New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04

speak with her, aud at this particular. uncure hsp
husband remarked: /" Mr.. Parkinson and are going
TO smoke cigar, my dear: shall we leave you bere"
The Lady bowed Careless assent, and we turned O01
!, steps toward the smoking-r
We spent the time there in earneet conversation,
} in which was principally lis,eDer and which as
suIned on the part of Mr. Harley most confidential
tone. lie give me an account Of bis past fortunes
the checks aud reyeses he had experienced, and bic
! present cheering prospects, He was soon 10 leave
for England, and should carry ont with hin several
notable schemes, to aitrac. the attention Of the
capi asts on the otter side Of the water lie pro,
duced some Of his papers, ard gave me brief ace
count OF the vaIons enterprises he bad At commando
Among these distinctly recoect the following:
Three California gold miDes.
i One Virginia ditto, Ia working order.
/ One Oh the isthmus.
Two magnificent Like Superior copper nines.
/ One Tennessee COPPER mine.
Charter from the State Of Virginia for Lal1
Company.
! Company.
| Plan Tor purchasing live-oak lands in Florida.
Invention alre ,dy patented for making payer Gus
of the bark Of certain trees.
| Ditto for smelling ores, with little or no fuel
| Ditto for generating steam ditto, ditto.
| Plan for manufacture OF French brandy ii Para,
ont Of whisky to be imported from America, and 70:
turned properly favoredsnd eoored and sold IN boaa
| in New-York.
Inyepion for MAJ ing steel out Of coarre pig-iron,
/ n
aairs which Harley csllet playthings out OF which
he 'couli always make few thousand pounds"
I" You see, he continued, {" have my hands fnl.
know what am about. l have made every pro-
psration in London. left there only three montht
ago. have secured Larry, Boxton, Wes'D"ath and
Hope for NY solicitors. the first In Their line IA
the city; very rich connections; had letter IRON
them Yesterday. Gynn and The London and West:
muster nix will act my BANKERS. shail get oR
as soon as possible. Now, you see, Mr.. Parkinson,
why want a Trustworthy msn TO repres~ u thla
SIDE while am on the other we can Joih iorces,
and in lees than a twevemonth | will promise YOU
half "A dozen fortunes, if one wont satisfy YOU.
IL was with such hopeful conversation that tao
evening was beguiled. Although | could not DO
blind 10 the fact that Harley Spectator, ready
! 10 embark ia any scheme that should promHe well,
knew at the .rne ii ne tia, there were opportuni.
,ies Tor making money out OF such matters and NAV
not uufrequeutly they DID turn ont well when 70
clever bands Now Harley was already acq ialn'eQ
in London, ard had laid TIE foundation Tor hm *
wac 70 do Why out OF all these enterprises nigns
not one turn out prize must say that ciIe ~
ingenious avowsls rather lowered my yfevioIn
standard of the mao felt a. sindly toward hirn ~
ever and, believe quite as nueh uuder LID 'nasHe"'1
wa- abou, to SAY magical, influence. ,,.A
Dining slight pause the cOnN ersaiion, bookS9
al, NV watch. lt was after 10 o oock. sodienly
Thought Of Downer ard my proulre 70 wa. his
,n.;ts What would they not suisf all The evening
,rnra The plaiued absence started up and 20,
claTed must leave. Dir. Harley would have aes
t,ined me but b. saw WIS urgent. 80 We moun'ee
AIN 10 IL. p.lor. wnere had LETT my oveicoat 70
SAY good evening" 20 madam 'he war ''''s' '"~
giidiy In one .. the rockine <oair7'
{" Ib,- j. a,nnys the wsy," rEe sad, "%isernop
invite. a guest. Immediately after dinner, on tnS
pen of Wirlsng sInoAe cigar, he dsapPeais WIZ
MN 20 the regions below, whence he emery coward
midnight ana where nc l"ihS o''N'ee'
=" Eor,,ive me-" I exclaimed, 81 think an The
offender tui. time not your husband, for permitting
myself to become ~ Interested IA whht lie ID oteS
n h.ffa p iHl
! Iae lady sailed, Harley smiled, aud ea'' @"ay'
A MILLIONAIRE.
! To ba Obliged 10 slend i've dollars day, and "
Lille IN earn bot three dollsr., gives one iooIny
! look into the future. 10 person accus, :, led "
doing business on large scal., 1t woma seem
very rsity affair to secure five dollars per disni-sQ
| med 20 think. But when one Is ousted rom onss
rni,ion ana divorced IRON one circumstance, IL Y
not e,sy 70 l.y hold of = new opportunity. 'hsrie@
the ooi,nan in becoming livery, giving conn sAs
i-,acton 10 his employer, al twenty-five o"i~sS
month III quite different rerson from CharIes ast
cba.yrd-in dirgrace--walking about IN very piaie
clothes not earning dollar, and eating INTO uis VA:
moaGhs wages very fast. You would not hnow y
WAS the same persin. lndeed IL Is aou 'Na' y
! Charles recognizes bimsef
Now stop one none nt reader In ms.inauoos
separate yourself from your position. lbihh howu
would lie with you. Cut OIL this instant, !oaF ousis
ness yolr income, Your Old associAtohr-aii. iurr
yourself thank GoD that IL is only imagination
loose ito the street and he told 10 earn b'e doilAn
! a d.v Az LEI i, be understood you and your chile
dren will sTaRvE If you don't earn II, ana ane
fancy how 10 DO il Beat your head agains y g de2o
wall. There il 10 door there which opens ~ door,
used 10 open 20 you. iou strive, yOu sgonze. io4
have had enough Of it. You implore to have th9
epell Dissolved and you returned 10 Your friendly 80
socGtions.
With ne it was not fancy work. but fat.
T. seemed AZ first ~ if should never get -isred>
/ The first money | made on this return hgsineS
ms three d,lirs on "a huuded-d liar note, aud thus
was through the agency OF Downer For "a, re wS
but one man In the street who would buy TIE palefs
! and his name was Frink. lie occupied a small hole,
literally .eyen by nine, up TWO pair OF sai In
.ide-rtreet leading out Of Wall. Downer ulfee'ed
me TO him. l tonnd a apparently aboI iXtye
! i've years old. He at work at his cue s-book
when entered. He did not even look up, ont conS
timed bis addition. Eat down. In about i've ,aS
utes he psu .ed from his labos and peered u; ove
his sIectacies. Z, ~, RI
:" viii YOU tato this note t'id, al tnet 'aS
| tine placing il IN his hand
! Ihereupon the following dialogue ensned;
What your name -
| " Parkinson
"Dont recoect seeirgyon before
! 4" Perhaps noi - "A
"Pirhin-on' lrrp.sting 70 himself. ""ht
Won in the eilk business III ~ T.
! " Yea "A
! nIw,. In tbe dry-yoods business myseL Nent
ont of il tae year boiorei thought remembered 100
name.
i Another pause.
i - You IA the note business! !"
/ "los"
Haven't been in it longi'
No. not long"
DO YOU know this man p looking a, the ro'e.
al don't know the maker
b what was II given for =
~ believe for castinss."