The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24
VOL. XV.-NO 81
MY WESTERN ESTATE.

have just returned from q visit to my West
ern tate.
How do come to have an estate at the West?
The question is reasonable one, and proceed
0 answer it
About year ago my good aunt Deborah
bless her generous soul-heing under the ne
cessity Of leaving the world. bequeathed me in
her will the sum of Eve hundred dollars.
" Let that serve as n nest egg" recommend
ed one OF my prudential friends; "yOur salary
is quite sufficient to support you. There is nc
reason why this should not be invested, so that
by the time you have occasion to use it. instead
of paltrv five hundred dollars, you will have
twice or thrice the sum-"
The advice seemed sensible. had no pres
ent use for the money. and there was some
thing exhilaratng in the idea of being CAPT
talist-with money TO invest
My friends were very kind in the matter.
No less than twenty-five, at the smallest cal
culation. offered 10 take charge of the money
for me and lay legal interest. But, after all
at six per cent, or even eight some years mus
elapSe before my money would even double
accordingly thanked my friends for their con
siderate kindness. but told them had other
Views-that regretted exceedingly not being
able to ava myself of their generous prOpoS-
ais 80 under other circumstances l should
promptly have done. When pressed upon the
subject of my plans, maintained discreet 81
not defined as yet in my own mind | was
waiting, like Mcau ber, for something to
turn up Something did turn up.
One morning, on entering my place of bust
mesa, | found waiting for me q sick parsonage
with sharp restless ewes.
Mr.. tlint?' he inqui. ed.
That is my name"
And mine is Lynx. I am happy to make
your acquaintance, sir" and he grasped my
hand with fervor.
THANK you l replied. in some surprise al
this cordially from stranger.
After few preliminary remarks about thu
weather. which if remember rightly. were
not particularly original, Mr. Lynx gravcly
reu aiked:
Il am informed, Mr.. Flint that you have
some money which you arc DESTROYS of in
vestiEg."
But O small amount" | answered mod
estly.
g. 1t is precisely those smril sums which sc
often serve as the foundation of large for
tunes" returned Mr. Lynx with great ANNA
ton.
But, really FIVE hundred dollars" con.
tinuel, being dcsirous OF drawing ous my new
visitor.
- Five hundred dollars, sir! Think Of Whit
tington and lis venture What i Il cat to five
hundred dollars2 ard yet we are told, sir
that he made a colossal fnrtuue, aud even be.
came Lord MavOr of London"
aiWaNS fcrhfdoI LAa. story as apOcry.
phaf. ealG J. sailing.
Possibly it may be so Bat what of that
Il itn0t the illustration of q great principle ;
Since you object to this illustration. however
let rne give you another which came under my
own 90 serration. A friend of mine had two
hundrl dOiirS-a mere baga:ellc. lie came
TO the and asked my advice as to the mode OF
investment gave it. What is the result
Two years have passed, and he is worth to-day
twenty Thousand doliarS-all through a lucky
Investment "
Indeed. g" said I. pr,cking mp nv ears, and
considering that at any rate my fifty hundred
dollars would have become fifty thousand
May inquire how the money was invested
to produce such happy retuin?"
"Ctr;a:nly; | was about TO tell you. With
the two hundred dollars | purchased tOl
lin, quarter section of land, II one Of oul
Western toWrs. OF cOurce Won have heard o
their astonishing growth. This land was cen
tfaliy located, AID was required for building
lots. 1t rose in value astunishingly aud m,
friend made d snug little fortune, as have
said"
Ny mag tiaton VAS fired az once. No more
chaLca o.. letting out my money at a paItry 81,
per cent. when such golden harves:s We're to
be had for the gathering
II SUPPOSE" said hcsltatingly, " that such
Opportunities arc OF rare occurrence"
Rlrc occurrence, my dear sir. Not all
admit ihat it requires tact ard Judgment to
make choice OF such as are most eligible. Vi
course, one who is familiar with the business
has great advantages"
Bat ara lot"
Certainly not. Permit INC to say, howev
e., that am and that | shall be happv to as.
siSt you to The best of my ability. In fact
devote the chief part of my time to an ogency
oil This description and have the gre,t salts
faction OF knowing that l have placed more
than one youn%s, man OF small means on the
road To fortune"
began to have a high ide, of the abilities
and benevolence of MIR. Lynx, which was not
materially diminished when he acknowledged
that he was in the habit of receiving certain,
commission-Say ten per cent-for etfecting an
investment.
Have you any favorable chances for invest.
ment now on Land?" inquir Cd it'll some
anxiety.
Tempting sir, tempting" was the reply Of
Mr.. LYNX. Il have some lots now in Con-
StantinOpe."
Constantinople!" repeated in some un
certainty. The associations which the name
recalled were of certain city lying between
the Sea of MarmOra aud the Bo>phorus U
course Mr. Lynx could not mean that, or if hs
did, had too little confidence in the Turks to
venture my money there. My doubt wa:
row removed by the further remarks OF Alr
Lynx.
Constantinope, eaid be, sis town il
MINNESOTA, which. venture to say III course
| of ten years will contain twenty-five thousand
inhabitants"
II do not think ever heard of it.
~, That Is not surprising Thirty years since
Cnicaso was mere trading post. AMID tht
| wigwams Of the Indians Now it bids fair tt
rlfal our largest eastern cities l might point
you 10 many ''ther examples. but it is needless
1ou sir, 90 not need to be informed of the nj
most magical Owth of our Western towns
ana cues. Never was truer stanza pennet
than this by Bishop Berkely:
westward .he course of empire takes its way
,, he four first acrs already passed,
Inc ni.n snal. Close tie drama with the day
llmes noDieSI offspring is its last