Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-12-27
aAlI very fine. But where is a green.

MS naart, nGO III IL tQuCh Vi the suDllIne
cit is not for modest man like me Il
vaunt himself or his qualifications but
--msou gu O0aI pafs8--have lived in Londor
all my life, and | have not lived with nay
| eyes shut. Although am, just now-why
attempt to deny it Pin some measure un
der a cloud, my fortunes, am proud
to say. have not always been al
their present low ebb My wife
she is dead now, poor creature at one
| time kept her brougham and pair; and
| down at Melton. But those days are gone
never to return. Drink up, sir, and lei
| us have another CLASSY was ruined in
the year of the great panic. All the more,
then am I fitted, after passing through
judicious Mentor to inexperienced youth
| with capital at its back. Sir, my humble
services are yours to command"
"Well," said with dubious air, cit is
just possible that you might be able to put
me up to useful wrinkle or two. But in
any case, this Is not the spot to discuss
such matters Come and have bit OF
dinner with me at my rooms, and we can
talk things over afterwards, with the assist
ance of a pipe and lumber"
GA bit of dinner, pipe, and O tumbler
Ha. hal | will attend you, my young
| friend, with the utmost satisfaction"
l hailed the first cab | could find, and
we ratified off to my lodgings. No con-
versation took place while we were going
over the stones; but, In imagination | saw
before me a certain sweet, fearful face, and
| felt more determined than ever to go
through with the scheme, wild and pre-
posterous as it might have seemed at an
other time, which had flashed suddenly
across my brain while was following the
rascal by my side up st. Martins lane.
Having instructed my landlady to put
down another outlet, and to send out for
one or two extras, we assembled to my
room. a
"In the hope, my doar sir, that our
friendship will be long and Furnishing
one" said my unwelcome guest, " allow
me, as needful preliminary, to present
you with my card"
He handed me, as he spoke, very lin
pid and rather dirty piece Of pasteboard,
which he had had some difficulty in find
ing among his SIMULTANEOUS pockets, and on
which was inscribed the name of "Mr.
Reginald Tracy" OF course, I could do
no less than return the compliment.
Dinner was served a few minutes later ::
and, while 1t was In progress, the CONVEX
sation between Mr.. Tracy and myself was
of the most intermittent character.
gathered enough, however, to enable me
to discover that he was man Of some edu-
cation, and must at one time have mixed
in superior society. BY the exercise of
what knavish arts he had contrived to
forfeit the position he once held, I could
not, OF course, tell : therein, no doubt, Law
hidden the great secret Of his life Poor
wretch 1t was easy to see, from the style
In which he got through his food, that a
plentiful and wholesome meal was what
he had not partaken Of for some time. At
length he lay back in his chair in state
of happy repletion. "Not another morsel
my dear boy !" be said, with q benignant
smile. Positively, could not. Letgood
digestion wait on appetite-you know the
rest. A bountiful meal! But Providence
tsmpers the wind to the shorn lamb
And now for the pipe and the tumbler
Ha, ha | have not forgotten"
AS soon as we were fairly under way
with our first tumbler, Mr.. Tracy broke
ground on the subject that was evidently
uppermost In his thoughts. off, sir" he
said, "you would favor me with hint as
to the special class of investment in which
you are DESTROYS Of laying out your capital,
and would also furnish me with some idea
as to the amount of tho capital itself, l
should then have some positive data to
work upon, and could give you the benefit
of my experience in that particular line
OF procedure which your inclinations may
lead you to prefer"
"Capital, three thousand; line of in.
vestment not decided on" said. "Some.
thing light and genteel would be pre-
ferred."
"Such as an importer of wines and
spirits, for instance ?" said Mr.. Tracy
"That would do capitaIly, dare say,
only | happen to know nothing In the
world about it,"
"Quite unnecessary, my dear sir, that
you should. Only find the money, and
will engage to find the brains, and to
make your fortune into the bargain" Mr..
Tracy sighed deeply, took q long pull at
his tumbler, and then proceeded to en-
tighten my ignorance as to the various
methods by which extraordinary profits
may be realized, without the slightes {
risk of failure, by any one who, combining
| capital with brains, might choose to APP
| pear before the world as an importer OF
wines and spirits That some of the
methods indicated by Mr. Tracy were
| several degrees on the shady side of hon
esty, might at once have been predicated
from tie character Of the man but he
certainly had very neat way of wrapping
up and labelling his tricks Of trade" 80 as
to make them look as much like genuine
article as possible.
His exhortations and his third tumbler
came to an end together
Have you ever been in the Tn tied
| States?" l suddenly asked.
Never, sir. AS a patriotic English
man, my love for travel never took me SC
| far from home
"Then you never tasted any Of those
delicious drinks, which, under various
strange names, are so popular among the
Yankees"
"Once more negative must be my an.
sWer But, my dear young friend, if you
will only decide to lay out your capital in
accordance with"
A moment, if you please" l said
Before going into any further business
details what do you say to change of tip.
pier / think we have had enough of this
stuff. Let me try whether I cannot brew
you one Of those delightful American
drinks of which spoke just now. / ha6
the recipes for several Of them from
an uncle of mine, who Is captain of 6
liner"
"Just as you like, cher ani-just as yor
like, he said; though don't think much
improvement on this delicious toddy i;
possible"
eve can come back to 1t again, if the
other does not prove to our liking"
said.
"And not be flouted for our inconsisten
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