Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-29
JEREMY DIDDLER IN NEW YoRK

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their German readers, notice the fact, that
from the country is not vietimizcd by sOmo
scoundrel or another, who inserts an adver-
tisement in German paper, proposing, for O
small sum, partuership in some " "fHerattrs
tnstneSs, where $500 or $500 can be made
weekly" Another mode is by brokers sdver-
| using 10 loan money 10 applicants on easy
terms, and for either long or short periods
ihese advertisements are, in ninety mine cases
IN the hundred, made by worthless vagabonds,
| who, by this means, make large sums of mon
ey. The other day we witnessed one Of the
columns Of our contemporsneous to this effect:
"A PARrsER wAsrED-In grocery store,
| situated In a business part Of the city, and
| doing prohtable and increasing trade The
| senior partner on account OF sickness wishes
to sell out his share at great sacrifice, and
so TO the West Indies for his health. Any in
| telllgent person Of good character will be ad-
mitted by the other members Of the frm a. a
partner. The best Of references given and
required.
"Apply to No. - Hudson street."
On seeing this, Smith called at the place,
| and met Jones and Brown, and one or two
| others acting as clerks. The store seemed
| pretty full Of groceries, and there were a num-
Der of other persons in it, who appeared like
| customers.
"Good morning, Can do any thing for
you to-day" says Jones, with q placid look
| and a bland manner. Z" Is this the place
where you want to get partner? saw the
advertisement in the newspaper, said Smith.
"Step-step up stairs sir; my wife speaks
German, and we will talk about it, SAYS
Jones, turning round at the same time to the
clerk Tom Tom say, IL that man comes
here about the pipe of wine, tell him to call
again" (" " But what about the man with the
potatoes; said Tom 30, purchase two hun
dred and fifty bushels from him We can sell
them all by next Saturday" And we might
sell five hundred more, added Jones, imme-
diately, "if these damned Know No.hinrs
had not stopped emigration by their folly.
and made every foreigner so suspicious they
VIII not trade with Americans any more. So
think If you come into the store IL will
bring us large German business" "I
think so too" said Smith, who was won by
the attack on the Know Nothings AID the fne
\ appearance of the shop.
| In the room up stairs was Mrs Jones, knit
ting her stockings, the temporary wife Of
Jones. She instantly began talking IN Ger
man; asked Smith how long he had been here;
1t ne was much acquainted in New York and
spoke Of several we'll known Germans.
This preface to business had quite an effect
IN sottenlng Smith suspicious. Jones just then
car1e in. He said he had been detained down
stairs by some new customers. lie told Saith
| has partner, Brown, a cross, sickly old
man, who had done much injury to the bust
| ness by his unaccommodating manner but
| that he was now Obliged to leave on account
OF sickness, and would take Sl5o for his share
X he stors. Jones then produced bis books
| and convinced HIM the concern was making
from S175 to $500 per week, that the rent was
| only SEQ year, and thai he intended enlarg-
| Ing the store soon; that there was no mortgages
on 1t, and that all the debts he (Jones) owed
was only %. He eoncluded by hoping be
would purchase out Browns share at once
| that day, as he was anxious TO get rid Of for
the reason just-given; but tif be would not make
up his mind to-day, he must do by the next
day, as there were several persons who would
purchase, if he did not.
Smith went away in ecstasies. At Secbach's
saloon he met our incredulous friend, Femme
/ berg, and told him he was going into business
| with an American, and remarked how much
| easier 1t was 10 make IN agreement with a
Yankee than German, and Fenneserg gave
him q sober warning, with a serious face but
1t was Of no more use than the warnings of
4 CaSSandra.
The next day he calls again on Jones with a
friend. Jones tells him he made mistake in
not purchasing out Browns share the day be-
fore. Brown, says he is a very uncertain
man. and although he offered 10 sell last night
for sl50, he will take nothing less than $500
today, and be seems getting out of the notion
| OF selling altogether. Jones recapitulated the
same statements to Smiths friend that he did
to Smith the day before, and advised, conf
| dentially, to buy out Brown at once
Smith said he had only $50 with him. It's
no use to offer that without another $50
brown is an obstinate old fellow, and will not
take cent less than he says, said Jones
Just then Brown came in-he was a tall, thin
| darh-complexi man, with q Puritanical
face, white neckcloth and quaker hat He
refused to take the Sl50 in q rough, abrupt
way, and remarked, the business was so good
he was going to put his son into the store
/ However, he added, he might take $500 if
paid down at once
| Smith goes with a heavy heart TO the bank
draws out another $50, blaming himself for
not having purchased the share the night be-
fore.
The money was all paid down. Brown sur
! renders his right in the business, and Jones
draws out long partnership agreement in
due form between himself and Smith which
was executed with as much solemnity as if IL
had been treaty between two nations
! The next day an Irish woman came in for a
bottle Of whisky. Having broke her jug in
the street, Smith handed her a corked bottle
Of whisky from the shelf. In a few moments
after the woman came in furious; she told
| smith he was cheat, q rascal, and vile de-
| ceiver; that he had sold her a bottle of uhis-
KY, and that il was nothing but bottle of
| water, and such bad water that none but a
mean looking hound like himself could have
made it. Smith thought she lied. However,
he gave her back the money for the sake of
| quiet, and after she left opened one or two
other bottles, which, instead of being brandy
| or gin, were water.
Smith now begins to imagine himself cheat
| ed, and goes 10 a lawyer, who informs him
there is a mortgage for IS on the store-be
then runs to the person holding the mortgage.
who promises him in writing that he will not
| foreclose the mortgage The next day duus
begin to como in thick as bees, and Jones sells
out his share to another person, who keeps a
large wholesale liquor store in Greenwich
street-one johnson Davis-who comes the
next day aud informs Smith he is his partner
and that evening removes all the effects in
the store, under the pretext Of keeping Jones
from stealing them. aftl
Smith, however, dislikes giving up TO the
| frst misfortune, and is persuaded by Davis to
give $3.50 for his share, which he had pur-
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