New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-11
A PATRIOTIC ATTEMPT TO SUSTAIN THE
STOCK MARKET,
PARTICULARLY THAT KNOWN "BY THE BOARD
A. nRnCk IsI ANn AND CHLCKAGn

PARTICULARLY THAT KNOWN "BY THE BOARD
As crock ISLAND AND CBTCKAGo."
BY "JEEMs PIPES OF PIPEsyILLE."
Some few weeks since felt little uneasy a: 'hs
slow method Of my pecuniary advancement, sna
having desire, like Master NOrval in the play, y
increase my "store" rushed out into the air, oos
JyaH.s,reet mind that omnibus, intending to sep
at the junction of that well.Anown thoroughfare and
A." William"
An incident of so strange and unexpected nature
occurred upon my getting into the omnibus, snc
closely connected with the fatal terminate IN OF IN
tragic sketch that / cannot resist the temptatlons
mentioning 1t.
Now must inform the reader that am little 10
of fatilist--s believer in destiny, and in "OmsS
for good or evil.
Seated in "a corner of that Bus was a gentlenaa
with whom enjoyed an acquantaneeshp-almH
amounting to an ntimacy-in that sgentlemans
probity had the profoundest faith, and 10 that gen
tlemsn revealed the astounding fact that strangsa
il might seem flor 1 had imagined him on a bedd
sickness and had not set eyes on him for monIhh
and aecer before met him in an omuibus)-Iny
strange as it might seem, ras then reHdiHs ny
WAY TO has office!
lie was surprised "You don't say So ssysA
Z" Well, that IS the most extraordinary circmnssnsS
| ever heard Of What brings you here
Charging him to keep the strictest secresy, IN
burdened my mind TO him, at the same time tei1ns
him that regarded this "accidentll meeting nv
only as strange coincidence, but as good omen i@
the future.
We proceeded to his office, and after closing 'h
inner door, stirring the bright coal fire for it was
nipping air), and taking of our oyercoats, oes4
10 feel, even before l had 4" stated my case, ma
the atmosphere inhaled and the presence OF my ~
valid broker, prospectively rlch.
then communicated TO lim' III q very ioS ~
of voice, the fact that had a few hundred oonaH
that wished to invest in some cafe stock, wDet
there was not the "shghtest risk" or WHERE 'ns
"tbing" WAS certain to $50 up" 10 all tnN ny
friend listened most patiently; his eouniensn"
tinged, fancied, with slight shade oil eonlni'en
ton, if not Of melancholy. -
"Well," says he, ON, the fact is, there
rick in all these Investments the stock nnh s,
il us tickle as barometer; there's no eeItdiAIyn
any one of 'em will advance. You must be Prepsw
10 take your chance; look upon II as lottery
words 20 that effect, as my friend Judge d. 20.
About this time / began to feel rather unea': q,
and thought I'd leave--sleep on it-aDd CONF 80
tomorrow; the room began TO feel unpies:sby ths
end the excitement produced upon my onsn .y,oel,
running through il of the different yarey .,
offered me by my friendly "adviser iei aPpnsos1
was almost too much for me. Az .p,. ,ao,ncyv,
(which will ever be 1kite stone ~ ny sntereT
and rorth good deal to mel, gelie'lN,o o
to whom was introduced BY ofOSs, safely eop6ds
"partner" and in whom ooIa sonn INST rus
poun Nd the esrner to see bow the "marke' S0''
then. -,.., case 10 Broksl
No. 9, who kindly gave me bis ear anu s "'s n ID
at the same time noticed pn laSrua Y
cor Oh DIS m0 smphsc style and eaDesne
ns Opeo of Y Broker No. no. arsps,s w
bim IN this little ebution of cse Or plss.a and
the subject 81 S being 10 me- entirely too grave NV
rious. 49,. In abbreyiateq
Dat of the mass Of stocks = t ,h".s who datb
names either alright or delight tSisS a the ad sk
those risky WATER proher No. and Broker NeJ
anS c TSnn's q and AMP
Both the Brokers were of Tho opinion .oa
permanent that word bss beer ia''y ap~''