The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-08

districts, came in.
My dear Mr.. Steele said Roe. chow do
Won do? HOw's your wife! and Fred and
Betsey? and all the little oDcs:"
He huddled his questions on the poor par
son as if he would deprive the man of making
any inquiries himself. But that couldn't last
long.
.'Mr. Roe" replied the clergyman, without
taking any notice of Roe'S questions, 81 have
| at much Inconvenience come down to New
| York to get from you in person some infor-
nation which have failed to obtain from you
! by correspondence.
MY dear Mr. Steele began Roe, reproach-
fuly-But Mr.. Steele went on.
"My family are suffering, Mr. Roe, for want
Of the July interest on those Balderdash bonds.
| The coupons were returned to me- and wish
to know what is the matter"
MY dear Mr. Steele, replied Roe, sympa-
| thiZingly, "tha, company has failed"
Failed" shrieked the poor clergyman;
"why, Mr.. Roe you told me these bonds were
as good as wheat
Ny dear Mr.. Steele" continueilMr Roe
for he my deared everybody whom he victim
lied" thought they were"
but sir" persisted Mr.. Steele, what am
to do You know these bonds were purchased
with my wife's inheritance. and the remainder
from my own hard-earned savings; and that
| the sum total, ten thousand dollars is all my
| living since i'll health forced me to give up my
profession"
s.Prav don't speak of it Nh Steele" said
Roe; Il feel much worse about it than
you do"
Mr.. Roe" replied the clergyman. with
some severity, II have heard you make tina:
remark to other people, ard l would like to
know what YOU mean by it. You feel worse
than do, when l am in poverty and you are a
man of wealth. But this is tritling Let me
know what course you propose to take with
your own bonds, and may then Judge what to
do with mine"
"Why." answered Roe, the fact is. my
dear sir, sold out my bonds in April"
"You sod ont, sir, and left me to be ruined
by holding on y cried Mr. Steele.
at was the result ola mistake, my dear Mr.
Steele " cried Roe, Mr.. Burns of Albany,
wrote me to sell his bonds, and promised to
send them to me by express. l made the SALE
and to oblige the purchaser, delivered my
bonds aa interim The next day he counter
manded the Order-but my bonds were gone. !"
And pray, sir. D" inquired Mr.. Steele how
could you fail to notify INC, and at least give
me the option of parting with securities which
| your volunteered recommendation induced me
to purchase? But, at any rate, you must make
them good to me. The amount tritling to
| you, is to me absolute ruin"
my dear Mr.. Steele exclaimed Roe, You
cannot expect me to do that"
Il ask it and demand it." said the clergyman
| resoiutely you know that had that mo
me to sell the mortgage and send you the mo-
ney. to b more probably invested. l knew
nothing of the bonds you proposed to buy; |
trusted you, and you have ruined me. And if
you refuse to make good to me what Is lost
my curse and the curse of my family shall rest
on you" s.
Next Mr.. Burton appeared
Mr.. Burton is foreigner He came to
America about year previously with his fam
i.y. his worldly goods, and fifteen thousand
dollars in gold; which latter commodity, by
virtue of an Introductory letter, he had the
good luck to deposit with Roe for investment.
Roc, with his usual urbanity, undertook to
do a good thing for Mr.. Burton. He advanced
him a small sum by way of anticipated nte-
rest; and soon after informed him that he
(Roe) had managed to reserve for him (Burton)
fat slice of the TuscarOra convertibles. pay
ing ten per cent. per annum interest, at the
dog cheap rate of ninety-five on the hundred.
This gave Mr.. Burton an income of one thou
sand five hundred dollars. and surplus in hand
of seven hundred and fifty dollars The agree
able intelligence was communicated to Mi
Burton ut Roe's dinnertable after the ladies had
withdrawn Roe having thrown in a mOdicum
| ofsiyniticant smiles and hens, unfOlded the tale
of happiness, and magniticently tossed down
on the red cloth check for the seven hundred
and fifty dollars, less the small amount previ-
ously advanced to Mr.. Burton. He had not
even charged Mr. Burton commission for do
ing the business! Burton was SO elated that nc
made straig wake through an extra bottle
of green-seal.
III the month Of January thence ensuing
Burton was made glad by another check for
seven hundred and fifty dollars, being six
months interest on the Tuscaroras. But in
the following July there came hitch-a delay
"a Disappointment Nothing permanent, =: OF 81
it was disagreeable. Days rolled on IS they
always will do, Tuscarora or no Tuscarora
They bee me weeks They strongly resembled
months. And still no funds! A rumOr of fail
ure began to pelambnate.
Things were at this pass. when MI. Burton
called on Mr.. Roe, as aforesaid. Mr.: Burton
had heard the rumOr, and his cheeks were
slightly blanched as he inquired what II
meant
Il really do not know what to think of II,
said Mr.. Roe; lat any rate it is only tempo
rary:" ., -o,,ou,, ...,ou
you can advance the money on these cOu-
"That's a thing I never do" replied Roe,
magisterially, and as if such a thing were sim
full 'Holders must walt.
1T is easy to say that, Mr.. Roe" Burton re-
piled "but this interest is my entire income,
and may wait till my family"-hisv voice trem.
bled as the consequence rose to his mind-'tll
nv family ,cdnti"
my dear Mr.. Burton" replied Roe, "don't
give way to that sort of thing assure you,
my dear friend, feel much worse than you dc
about it,"
Roe was a kind hearted man! He always
felt much worse than his swindled customers;
IF you feel so much for my predicament,'
reioned Burton. have the goodness to re-
lieve me by giving me the money for these cou-
pons or" he added, with natural suspicion
as to the security of the whole transaction,
.restore to me my principal, and let me dis
pose of it elsewhere"
Il can do neither of these things, Mr.. Bur-
ton," said Roe
"Then. SIR" continued Burton, in alarm,
emake an immediate sale OF my bonds and
let me know the worst"