The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-21

SHARP FINaNcIERIsG-Int the times of a3e
fherere dwelt in the pleasant town OF Tt,
smooth oily hammered gentleman, who Differ
SIZED common place pursuit by some exclfn
episodes Of fnance-dealing occasionally mex
change, buying and selling uncurrent nonaey
&c We will suppose this gentleman's ndn
to be Thompson. i happened that Mr. Tip
lev OF North Carolina was in T., having sem
sf2OO in North Carolina money, and desirsn!
TO return to the old North State with bis friends
not wishing to encounter the risk Of robbar..
through the Creek country, in which ther
we're rumors of hostilities between the whftc
and the Indians, he bethought him Of buying
exchange On Raleigh, as the safest mode 0
transmitting his money. On enquiry he wa
referred to Mr.. Thompson as the only perzor
dealing in exchange in that place. lie calieo
on Mr. T., and made known his wishes. Will
his characteristic politeness Mr.. Thompson
agreed to accommodate him with sight bill
on his correspondent in Raleigh, charging him
the moderate premium of five per cent. for it
Mr. Thompson retired into his counting room,
and in few minutes returned with a bill and
letter, which he delivered to Mr.. Ripley, at
the same time receiving the money from that
gentleman plus the exchange. As the inter
locutors were exchanging valedictory comp1l-
ments, it occurred to Mr.. Thompson that il
would be a favor to him, if Mr.. Ripley would
be SO kind as to convey to Dir. L. 5 correspond
cnt package he was DESTROYS Of sending,
which request Mr.. Ripley assured Mfr. L., II
would afford him great pleasure 10 comply with.
Mr.. Thompson then handed Mr.. Ripley pack
age, strongly inveloped and sealed, addressed
to the Raleigh banker, after which the gentle
man parted with many polite expression Of re-
gard and ciyility.
Arriving without any accident or hindrance
on the banker and present his documents He
found him at his office, presented the pill anG
letter to him, and requested payment for the
former That said the banker will depend a
good deal upon the contents Of the package
Opening which, Mr.. Ripley found the identi-
cal bills minus the premium he had paid Mr..
r., for his bill; and which the banker paid
over to that gentleman, who was not Ettle:E
surprised to find that the expert Mr.. Thomp-I
son had charged him FIVE per cent, for carry I
ing his own money to Raleigh, to avoid the |
risk and trouble of which he had bought the !
exchange.
t. used to remark that that was the safest !
operation, all around, he ever knew. He had
got his e1change-the buyer had got his bill i
and the money too--and the drawer was fully
protected There was profit, without outlay
or risk.
The Boston Traveller says that gentleman
of that city recently married a woman reputed
to be rich, who turned out to be poor, and
some 5000 in debt, which debt he had to-
liquidate She assured him however, that the
debt was contracted for ornaments, whlsh she
bought to captivate him. Think of fish pay
ing for the hook with which he is caught
Some ingenious yankee @down east" has in
vented kind of Glove letter ink" which is an
effectual safeguard against actions for Breach
of promise, as it fades entirely from the paper:
in two months Another yankee purchased a
hundred boxes of the ink, for which he gave
his note, payable in ninety days. The note
attested the excellency Of the ink, as At the
end Of the three months it was found TO be
only piece Of blank paper.
A rather seedy individual entered restau-
rat the other day, and called for some cold
fowl On being asked what part he preferred, /
he replied, sfhe wing After making very
hearty meal, he proceeded to the bar, and told
item to charge it. The bar-keeper, who was
somewhat of a wag remarked, "that he had
heard Of time being on the. wing, but this was
the first instance he had ever known OF get
ting a wing on time"
Several centuries ago, old bishop Aylmer,, i
seeing his congregation pretty generally asleep,
took his Hebrew bible from his pocket, and
read a chapter, which reused attention, when
she old minister sharply rebuked them for Sleep
ing when they might have understood him, and
listening when they knew not word he said.
There is nothing in this. world like good,
happy disposition; it will help sustain one al
most through any adversely or misfortune
IT is within ourselves that we may fud strength I
when troubles come, and we are put TO the /
test. We can find a good example in French
man; he is generally ready for any emergen-
ey-any adverse fortune; it is in his nature; !
in his bringing up; whatever his look may be, I
still he continues in good spirits. He will
manage to kick off with his heels upon Sun
day, all the cares of week-and then be 1
fresh for new struggle. Happy people.
We remember reading twenty years ago, 81
short paragraph, which We have always re-
and we trust, profted BY it. Here
it is:-"Nothing is misery, unless our weak
ness apprehended it so. We cannot be more
faithful to ourselves, than to make misfortune
as contemplate to ourselves as it makes us to 1
Others
Good old Burton in his anatomy of melan-
choly, thus quotes one Mercius Ticinus:--
Live merrly, 0, my friends, from cares. per
plexity, anguish, grief of mind-live merrilv.
Again | request you to be merry. If any
thing trouble your hearts, or vex your souls,
neglect and contemn it-let pass. And this
I enioin you, not as a divine alone, but as Al
physician; for without this mirth, which is The !
life and quintessence of physc, medicines and
whatsoever is used and applied to prolong The
life of man, is dull, dead, and of no force."--I
And We say with this jolly old brick" be
merry.
Like colored bottles in chemists window,
rouge on the cheeks of maiden attracts PAS
sers by; but no body is taken in by it.
The Sunday Atlas, in a fit Of revolutionary
enthusiasm, ays-s'Hurrah for the girls of
TO-" Thunder" cries New Jersey paper,
that is too darned old. No, no-hurrah for |
he girls Of l7!' e