Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-09-02


| called on my bankers, by whom | was
received as heirsto large property are.
Sorry that you have such poor opin-
ion Of the Spanish stock said Monsieur
J Bergeret, there has been great rise;
! however, we only sold out half your
parcel
'Would you have the goodness 10 let
, me know what the present value Of the
remainder might bol' replied.
'Certainly, sir; ten thousand piastres
stock at seventy, (the piastres being al
FIVE francs. thirty five centimes) the sum
already paid being -. If you sell
out to-day, you will, with the proceeds
OF last sale, have some two hundred and
ten thousand francs.
Very well. You said something about
a. German bank, think
yes, the government made some diff
ficulty about granting a charter; but it is
all settled now, and the promised shares
have risen considerably
Can sell out!'
Certainly; you have fifty at four hun
dred and fifty forins profit; that will
bring you in about sixty thousand
francs
without any call to payl'
None whatever
THAT seems strange; but you are no
doubt well informed. | should like to
find a secure investment Tor those sums;
would YOU have the goodness to tell me
/ what vvo,tld he hextp s.-.f
You cannot have anything better
than our own five per cents. | know
nothing more secure, Mt the pressntprice
Of that stock, you get six per cent. for
Your money. can easily understand
that you should be worried by such tri-
fling details as these; you will soon have
more considerable sums to look ofter.'
Then If | invest the combined pro-
duce Of the German and Spanish stocks
in the FIVE per cents, what should ! get
a yearF
'Lct me see. Three hundred thou
sand francs-fund at eighty eighteen
--twenty-yes, twenty thousand francs
year. 40
| M, lHcuty luOuSdIu HdHCS yCdi4
And when can the investment be madeP
Tomorrow morning; that is If you
will allow our firm to conduct the trans
action .-..-..
Certainly; in whom could my conf
dence be better placed?'
The banker made a polite bow.
And now,' | continued, d should
feel obliged, il you would have the
goodness TO advance me few louis,
as | am rather short Of cash.
My dear sir, all the cash / possess
is at your service. How much do
you want--two hundred-lour hun
dredl'
Thank you, fifty will be quite suf-
icient.'
May | hope,' added the banker,
when | rose 10 take leave, that our
firm NAV be favored with continu-
ance OF your patronageP
Certainly | replied.
There are few moments Of my life
on which look back with more sat.
isfaciion than on those occupied in
my interview with Mr.. Bergeret. ]
doubt If should have believed in the
twenty thousand francs year, if il
had no, been for the fifty Napoleons.
In the meantime my .wo friends
were shocked at the success Of their
story, and were not little alarmed /
at my sudden journey TO Paris: which
was Mtributed by others TO legal bu |
siness. George and Albert then be,
gan to fear that ! really believed in
the authenticity OF the invention they
had concncted.
Three days after my return they
ca c TO see me, with long faces.
/ My dear Louis said George, 'yon
know your cousin is not dead
Il cannot be sure Of that | replied,
Por am by no means convinced OF
his existence
We'll, but you know that his in
he-itance is only hoax
TO tell you the truth, | think we
are the only people Of that opinion
sWe have been very wrongto orig
mate such foolish invention; and for
which we are sincerely sorry
'On the contrary, am much OBJ
Iiged to you
but il is our duty TO contradict IT.
and 10 confess how foolish we have
BEEN ,
| Truth cannot remain long conceal
ed; people began 10 wonder that no
news came from Martinique; The wise
and prudent shook their heads when
nv name was mentioned.
The most ludicrous feature in. the
case is said one. that he has ended
by believing in The truth Of his own
invention. For my part, | must say
that | was always rather skeptical
about that inheritance-' f
! 'And ], aIso,' said Mr.. Felix,
though it cost me fifteen thousand
francs.'
On seeing dozen letters on my
table in the morning, ! guessed that
the bubble had burst. Their con-
tents were much alike; for instance:
sMr. Movers respects 10 Mr.. Me-