The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-13

The following Amusing t>abple sc I" Dock Keep.
ing. ~ the Rich Man IN - itr of HIMSELF" (sa,s
the June number e HUpt'S Meotja,,) vas pb.
tshad sonc year. ago. aud WIS nj The time d'e'a ei
Co ie a perfectly authentic anecdoc ~ an old New
Nmk merchant
l., oid times il wa The custom of the merchants al
,hr ri, of New York a. keep their ocroints IN
pounds shilling. aud trnce rutr'~ry. About o.,
wears ago iiug n. industrious Scotch merchant, well
known Ia the ihta small Wo,taar community al the
city. had. u, dint 81 fatnnnte commercial adventure
an,l erunu,n,. brt, enabled ~ save sonuihog like
tour Thousand ponnds, n considerable sa's of woae,
a, that tctod, and one which secured ~ IL posses.
sm degree 81 enviabh Independence. Iljs places
of b,snesR AMI residence were. ia Wns customary ~
IN II tae. undpr the same ruOL lIe had u cl1k iii
his employment whose reputation ~ ~ Hcc,dN,inUt
insr,cd The oimpsl confidence of his master, whose
hnrA hshtts be Initiated With the true split and
feeling II n genuine 'ncdonaa. II was n.,mI f,r tin
arraun,an, To- make ~ annual balance sheet. fr The
Inspection ~ hs ",s'ef, ia "te, TIA, be- miali soe
whn, hal rrn The profits IL ha business ~, The tnsl
year. On this occasion The balance sheet showed ~
The r,rdt of thr hnsmesa ss lH,sapd po"ads. "hel,
su,cuhal nsipnshod The iptfedupis merchant.
4" I, cann, h.. snid h.. ",n had better ro,in 90
rrrn. diana hok hn' had sau pto6abIe me,.
ness ~ the tcpr's,nis,"
The rlr,k. With he us,nl patience. ,e.es,,nim Il
the s,scmcn,. aud declared tint II wna "a' ,iah',"
nna that h. Was uilhg IA wagnt his .n'aty upon W.
rm,tc,nrsa The a,,n what puzzled merhnih srtnieli.
81 his head with s,uIuise, nnt commenced idiing ~
ho,h sihs 81 ,he account lor hia,scf II p,ove1
tight. $1,000.
!" did M ,hinh." snih h., I" ihni ! was wotih
o,er Ion, ,hoos,m r,,u,i.. bm " ba' made M u
nurh ,i,hr, mnn. W,e. we,I, may ha' been 0mir
.v.rrssEL than had iho't. md ~ M ,jrtte W.
m,-el' 10, bcins ou,th ,is Thousand Instead"
A, ea,, cai,lle light The state wa regularly rlaea
4, lhr faithful ar,o,ut,nnii md IA soUn ~ h. had
none. M sotp,, ,@,ph sed nui iartedaiu. maeha~
v.,u,utcd h' iani,l tack NJ Hplpl over MD es''g'
jnna III the accounts fot himself Might afet bshi
did h. h,lw, N hs solitary counting it'se n'one, ~,
km,k CT the tt,u, bUt every examination com 'med
the e,u,tt,uess II The cl,a mn, he old HrMehn,ai
twsan ~ believe u p,ssibe Thai he Was really ~o'th
"sa. N a,sand t,aads,
s,,mula,pi h, This addition ~ his wealth. he s0oh
kh 4 desire ~ lmttote The condition ~ h,s h'use'
hui, ant With Tint view trade purchase al new
Cuoi,ute, ta,U,s, mud other eleganels, consistent
With ,ha position uf n man t,os.nssDg lbe large fts
sune ~ .,s thousand poinhis Palb'es Hnh ea'pe0,
tets wp,e 81 ~ Wo,k ~ ieat d0wB md blll pi ana
~ shot, 'ime The ah,on, h,ohaa fesldnDre w a0ne
Euep, Nns renovated ~ such tpgits ~ ~ a'tthe'
the eWias,,, aud eMS 1t all his ueig,lsrs, The
doub,s ~ ,ie old NTH Would ETH. hoWsvef, 0ldiDde
themselves upua HE mlnt and he determined ODra
mo,e ~ mahe 'hotough esamlaatoa VI his NO.
counts,
b,r.. with the pa,'.a, investigating sphM II u mar
differentiated ~ Itolw the matter " ths very iWt0B,--
Il waa pas, ,hs houf u midnight. ,el h. Ind M bset
able ~ detect sWs'e ef!W bat s,il' s went oa,--
liz heart ,ea, high with hope, t'r hs had Dearl,
tuaehad ,ha end " HE nbor \ Gulek suspicion
selsed HE mind ~ ~ ons its,n IN lhe account NJ
eIa ile had found II. with 'be frenzy ~ y mad
man he drew u ,,oad.btlm,nsd white bat O.st bl
eyes, aud rushed Io,o the street. Ibs min @ed so'u
view amhug Ia h,m. liz hurried ~ The ,e,ldeme ~
h,s ,le,k, IN Wall street, reached The door, M,
sr,,ed the handle ol 'hr huge knpcker, With whel
ne rar,md w,,l the asighl,ahood was ro''sod vii
the "lud alarm"
Thu unfortunate ccrk poked hi. nghieap ont u
mn umm, w,ndow. a,,, demanded
Wha's iieie "
all. me, van .ro,,ndrel 7" ,ntd ihe hensird msr
chan, " v,'r ada,d up fhs yea, II ar Lai,d amaal
N, pounds !" ma ,u,,. -
our Lord anona the item. lnd -~elled .he t'''u.c
,he mesvhaM so,ue iwo thousand pounds beyond ID
amount,