Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-02-24

huuminr q luuc. He Affected to receive
Ton. advances with great indifference, made
brief replies, and went on humming his
tune.
By degrees. however, Tom brough, him
to business and they began to hagclo about
the terms on which the former was to have
the pirate treasures. There is ono condition
which rccl not be mentioned, generally un-
drrs,ood in all cagcs, where thc devil grants
layors but there were others, abou, Which,
though or!cs, importance, be was iGryibly
obstinate. lie insisted that the money found
through his means SHOULD be employed in
the black traffic. THE. however, Tom ab.
soluicly refused hcvas bad enough iu an
conscience, but ,hc lryil himself could moi,
temp, him To turn slave dealer.
fIrdiug Tom go ,qucamtsh on this poiu,
he did no, insi,, upon i,, be- proposed instead
hc should turn insurer, thc devil being cN-
crcdIngl, anxious for De increase ofunras,
looking upon them a. DIS peculiar people
To ,h., no objection was made, for i, was
iur, 60 Tom, taste.
" You shall open a brc,cr's shop ia Dos
Com n-N, month" ," said ,hc black man
"I'll do 10 'oIn1rrov, if you wi.h," said
Tom Walker.
" You shall lend money a,,uo per cen, a
mou'l."
"Eral nm charge mtr," replied Tom.
Yol shall c>,ou lrn'., loroc'osa mont.
-arc-, drive Doe mrrIrH, lo han.mr'r}-'
"IU drive h.m go 81. devil" a.i Ium
Walker, eagerly
"Yuu ace ,hc usgur fr my money +" enid
ilc l'ari'rr with delight, When io yon
wan,,hr rhno"
THE Very night"
"Doac" said ,hr devil
Done" a.l Tom Walker, so they shook
hand. aul struck bargain.
4 fru days saw Tom Walker seated be-.
hnl h.s deck in a counting house in Boston.
H. reputation lor ready moairi man, Uho
would lend money ou, lor good cousilGu.
lIoa, soon spread abroad. Everybody re-.
members thc days or Governor Bclrhor, when
money was so particularly scarce. l'wEs 4
time for Paper credit. The country bad bcen
l,lu-rl with government bills, ani lhc q.
mous Land Bank lad been established ih'
rroplc lll run mad with schemes fr ncwscI
dement's, im building cities in the wilder
ness. aul.IohLors wen, about with maps OF
grant. and townships and E'lonias, l..rl
nobody knew where, but which everyday
vas read, To purchase. In word, the great
.pcculaun. fever which breaks ou, now an'
then IN the country, had ragged ,o an alarm
log dc.rcr, aal everybody va' '.---..0 cd
s1Ilrn fortune. o.. ''''-'
As usual, lhc fever bad subsidized iI'
dream had gone OF, the imaginary Guunc'
uiaIi. ,hc patients were len In a dol'iu
r'iem, anl ,h, whole country rrsourlri viii
,Is CRY Of "ha1 umc.."
r.. mn.
~, '".' particular '''.' W ''. III
door was soor ,h,onccl with ru,'omcr.-
The need, aud lhc adventurous, lhc gam
bling Spectator, ibr lanIjo,'cr,hc lhrin.r'.
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