Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-20
D'9OGllANW .
From the German.
Question for Financial Men.

| How is it possible for several persons to
be ut the same time, and for the same sum
of money, mt once debtor and creditor to
each other?
ILLUSTRATION.
Mr.. Dandcrly had son and a son-in-law
i The son-in-law Was very curious to Know
whether his parent-in-law was altogether
easy in his circumstances, and whether his
extreme economy arose from ayaricc or ne
ccssity.
In order to discover the truth, he re-
qucstcd from Mr.. Dandcrly the loan of ff-
! ty dollars. Mr. Danderly, who really was
extremity short of money, but notat all inch-
ned to let his son-in.law discover it, replied
to his request, that lie would obigc him
with pleasure, but that first he must change
larger bill, us lie had not so small an
amount at hand; and if his sou-in-luw
would wait an hour, he would bring him
the money.
OF hurrics Mr.. Daulcrly, and in order
to acccdc to the request Of his son-in-law,
applies to his son for the loan of fifty dol
lars, but without saying word of the cir
cumStauces.
The son, who, like his father is aiiogcth-
or moncyiess, but anxious to obligc his fa-
thcr, also conccals his inability, and bcgs
him to wait for only half an hour, az he
must get locksmith to remove the lock
from his desk, he having most unfortunate
ly lost the key. The son then hurrcs away
in his turn, and, in order to help his father,
(but without mentioning his rcGucst,) APP
plies to the soh-in-law for the required sum,
which he innncli,tply oltoins
Then he hnstcns with it to accommodate
his father, who as quickly hurrics to obligc
his son-in-law with the requested loan; and
thus, each one of the three becomes at the
same debtor and creditor for the same fifty
, dollars.
The FEMALE SwINpLER-M Abby
a. Goddard is supplying the Boston jour
nails, probably against her own will and de-
sire, with many more entertaining stories
of her financial operations. She obtained
apclicy of insurance from the wife of a
sick gentlemen in Troy, New York She
cleared 500 by the operation. From an
other lady in Troy she obtained $500 to
! finish her school with. She obtained from
a clergyman his name on piece of paper,
and the signature turned up afterwards
with promissory note for $1,000 above it,
There was no loss to any one from this
transaction, as she was made to give it up.
An old gentleman of Troy endorsed two
notes for $500 each. From another gen
tlcman of that place she got 5000. A sin
gle lady in Lowell, Mass, was induced by
her to lot her have twenty-five shares in a
Fire Insurance Company. She subsequcn-
tly surrendered them to the lady's lawyer,
but said she would have them again She
was up to her word obtained the shares
and sold them The original owner lost
twenty .ouo hundred dollars BY the transac.
ton. At one time she had one hundred
and two scholars in her school at Troy.
GETTING TIRED OF PoLYGAMY.-.- let
ter from Salt Lake City June II, notices
the remarkable fact that the institution Of
polygamy is, becoming unpopular among
the Mormons since the accession of the
recent large cmigratons from the States ;
and that Brigham Young is bcset with APP.
phcations for bills of divorce. In consc.
duencc of this state of affairs, the " Propll-
let" has issued orders to suspend the ccrc-
mony of "scaling"
THERE is man in Exeter whose memo
ry isso short that it only reaches to his
knees. Per consequence, he has not paid
| f2y his last pair of boots.