Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-02

II ,,'nSnt an BvinB 70 90 something now,
tea table.
| What are you going to do now7" asSed tn,
Mne, nough not with that exhibition Of inter
ess wnlcn would have been expected under tn,
circumstances. ~. ~ =
III have taken the agency for q large insur
ance company in New York. I'm eoin0 b
open an office, and am satisfied that 1 shall max,
my fortune In few years."
i ~ nope you may" replied the lady, tbouRt
ane appeared to be rather incredulous.
know shall; there is not the ghost of 4
doubt in regard to It. The commissions The
company will give are very liberal, and can
nelp making good thing out Of il. Now
WARY, IL you want piano, you can have one y
rernaps you had better wait until you have
hope" 'l,- "" -"' '''
There is no doubt in regard to that;
would not give anybody sixpenoe to guarantee
me three thousand dollars q year, and Won
Know, with our economical way of living, we
sum-" " '-''
every easily, if you can only get il 10 save
from. You have never made more than seven
or eight hundred year, and most of the time
slnce We we're married, you have made bat Ave
nunQfeQ."
"Bqt it's all right now. have always been
nnlucky. have turned up vein now, and all
l nave TO do is to coin the money. II had
80! sne chances five years ago, should have
been rich man now"
i don't believe much in It yet, Peter, replied
Mary, with very incredulous smile.
why not, MaryW asked the enthusiastic
husband apparently much hurt by the doubts
OF mis- more prudent partner.
FORE" H's ''e' W
"What do you mean by that1"
'nayent you changed your business half a
uozen Times In as many yearsf And each time
you we're confident your fortune was already
Within your grasp"
answered Peter, who could not deny that he had
often built strong hopes upon cherished
"May you not be mistaken In thls1" suggest
ed the lady.
ut is utterly impossible that in this can be
mistaken. have figured up tie affair with
the utmost care, and I'm dead sure am right
this time"
"Well, hope you are, Peter"
feter' chagrned at the incredulity Of bis wife
proceeded 10 demonstrate the practicabili,y of
making fortune out of the agency be had &C
oepted. will not trouble the reader with the
elaborate calculation he made to convince Mrs.
PENDANT OF the feasibility Of the plan and the
certainty of success III y
II have only reckoned what regard as GER
tam. expect my income will be yery large,
ana then my fortune will be made in short
90 "But suppose your income is not 50 large as
II don't think you want TO believe in nv
good fortune, Mary" replied Peter. a little
I ri Am sure do" .s. .urI
Then why don't you believer"
because l think it foolish calculation" )"
"Foolish, Maryp I-l
"Certainly. l have heard you talk 60 be-
lore' nope your calculations may prove cor
well, wait Mary, and you will aud that /
az ~ hope shall. What are you going to do
with your present situation7"
am going to give it up. Igave notice TO
mi. Simpson this afternoon 10 that effect"
~ fear you will repent H." ~.
CSme, come, now, Mary, don't be go obsti-
. q 4, am not obstinate. What did Mr.. Simpson
"ob, he was very sorry to have me 20, and
stay " "''''
II should think you would, Peter"
Inink would! Continue with him for
nlne d. hundred when I can make three thou
I'M mine !, hundred is more than you ever got
That's true, but can do better" ,.
inere Is Jacob Green; he has fifteen hun
dred. he owns the house he lives In and has
money at interest besides"
Jacob is lucky dog"
ne was married at the same time We were, ),
and had q smaller salary than you then" a
"He 10 lucky fellow. As for me, have
always been unfortunate" -.
Whose fault was that2"
"Why, nobody's that know of-I have been
unlucky, that's all"
we Will tell his story and the reader may
decide whether that Is all or not. =
Mr. tendants business career had been an
eyenttul one, as the world goes. He had pass.
% through many changes, which had seldom
D6en improvements, in q pecuniary SENSE
when he was married ha Eaa the recipient
was sbortIv .t.s,~.,a ss a;aSs nIno,ea Gola which
An opportunity otts,ina % -. ~ h;a San nan0rea;
business witb a D.ssns. % y, sh..dnu nt% 70 20 lnso
~ ana Iaunn ".h paIeneI, ne abandoned MS sala-
In one wear he fsiIsd ana S uo IN nus own DARK
to bis SALARY of Eve bunSrsS s aoIn au ", .esurn
snosbsr sdva", nop' nis N PSSision, ana tnen made
scbsma Cher an ~.s ,V.io " ,s;,,. ne was mistaken. The
unon = r;tssrcs Sso, So,s anJ tssln no was tnrown
nrora;.a p''Hseu INV scnemes Oh doubtful
r H. h.d L,. nan.
and bis ;nSSmsn. & e n.mnS;s' Du: sIie stability