The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-12-29
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! w nat L am going 10 'tei you, SeHtiemei
happened when 1 was a very young man, and
when I was Just setting up in business ON my
own account. My father had been well ac
iquainted for many years with Mr.. Fauntleroy
of the famous London banking-frm of Marsh
Stracey, Fauntleroy, and Graham: Thinking
it might be of some future service to me to
make my position known to a great man in tpe
commercial world my father mentioned to his
high1y-respected friend that was about to
start in business for myself, in a very small
way, and with very little money. Mr.. Faunt-
leroy received the intimation with a kind APP
pearance of interest; and said that he would
have his eyes on. me. expected from this
that he would wait to see if | could keep ON
my legs at starting; and that, if he found l
succeeded pretty we'll, he would then help me
forward if it lay in his power. AS events
turned out, he proved to be a far better friend
than that; and he soon showed me that had
very much moderated the hearty and generous
interest which he had felt in my welfare from
the first. 20
While / was still fighting with the first diff
culties of setting up my Office, and recommend
ing myself to my connection, and SO forth, l
got message from Mr.. Fauntleroy, telling me
to call on him, at the clearinghouse, the first
time was passing that way. As you may
easily imagine, contrived to be passing that
presenting myself at the bank, was shown at
once into Mr.. Fauntleroy's private room
He was as pleasant man to speak to. as
ever met with-bright and gay, and compam-
ionable in his manner-with sort of easy,
hearty, jovial bluntness about him that attract
ed every body. The clerks all liked him
and that is something to say of a partner in a
banking house, I can tell you 5ei
"Well, young Trowbridge," said he, giving
his paper on the table brisk push away from
him, $50 you are going to set up in business for
your father, and great wish to see you succeed.
Have you started yet? No2 just on the
point of beginning Very good. You
will have your difficulties, my friend and 1
mean to sn1oothe' one of them away for you at
the outset. A word of advice for your private
ear. Bank with US" ~, ~
"You are very kind, SIR answered, "and
should ask nothing better than to profit by
your snggestion--if could. But my expen-
ses are heavy at starting, and when they are all
paid, I am afraid shall have very little left
to put by for the first year. doubt if / shall
be able to muster much more than three hum
lred pounds of surplus cash in the world, after
paying what ] must pay, before set up my
office. And I should be ashamed TO trouble
your house, sir, to open an account for such a
rifle as that" 5f s..
I1Stuff and nonsense ~ says Mr. Fauntleroy
9 4 re lyest a banker? w hat business have YOU
o offer an opinion on the matter? Do as |
ell you-leave it to me-bahk with us-ahd
lraw for what you ike. Stop! l haven't |
lone vet When you open the account, speak
o the head cashier. Perhaps you may find he
las got something to tell you. There! there !.
20 away-don't interrupt mc-good byc-God
,less you 2"
That was his way-ah, poor fellow that was
lis w;lyl 5 r--s.- '-t'a
| went to the head cashier the next morning, |
Then I opened my little modicum of an ac-
cunt. He had received orders to pay my
rafts without reference to my balance My !
heqlies, when / had overdrawn, were to be
shown to Mr.. Fauntleroy. Do many
oung men who start in business find their
prosperous superiors ready to help them in that
fay ? I'D, .
Well, 1 got on--got.s on very fairly and
teadily; being careful not to venture out of
ny depth, and not to forget that small begin
ings may lead in time to great ends. A pros
ect of one of these great ends-great, mean,
0 such a small trader as I was at that period
showed itself to me, when | had been some
tile time in business. In plain terms, l had
chance of joining in frst-rate transaction,
hich would give me profit, and position and
verything / wanted, provided l could qualify
lyself for engaging in it by getting good Sc
urity beforehand for very large amount
In this emergency, 1 thought of my kind
lend, Mr.. Fauntleroy, and went to the bank,
nd saw him ouce more in his private room
There he was at the same table, with the
me heaps of papers about him, and the same
earty, easy way of speaking his mind TO you
once, in the fewest possible words. | ex-
Iained5 the busines came upon, with some
tile hesitation and nervousness for / was
raid he might think that i was taking an un-
ir advantage of his former kindn ess to me-
hen had done, he just nodded his head,
latched up 4 blank sheet of paper, scrubbed
few lines on it, in his rapid way, handed the
riting to me, and pushed me out of the room
Y the two shoulders before could say sin
e word. | looked at the paper in the outer
ice. 1t is my security from the great bank
g-house for the whole amount, and for more,
more was wanted.
l could not express my gratitude, then and
don't know that l can describe it now l Il
n only say that it has outlived the crime, the $
sprace, and the awful death on the scafold. t
am grieved to speak of that death at all a
ut have no other alternative. The course o
my story must now lead me straight on to v
C latter time, and to the terrible discovery t.
nieh exposed my bencfactor and my friend C
all England as the forger Fauntleroy. P
l must ask you to suppose lapse of some s.
nc after the occurrence of the events that o
We just been relating. During this interval, fl
anks to the kind assistance had received at
e outset, my position as man of business "
d greatly improved. Imagine me now, if Il
u please, on the high road to prosperity, with n
cd large offices, and a respectable staff of
,rks and picture me to yourselves sitting
me in my, private room, between four and t.
e clock, on. a certain Saturday afternoon, n
All my letters had been written, all the c.
ople. WHO had appointments, with me , had ST
en- received Is was looking carelessly' over IL
e news paper jalid thinking about going home, N
len one of my clerks came in, and said that al
Stranger -iyishedftpsee me Immediately on to
fy important business. ,isfs1s2s al 9iilo ! 5i'
"Did he mention his name 2" l inquired! as
F'No, sir. ~ I5uzl - Z - ta51 .5<TT al