The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-06-12

and don't know where the money is to
come from.
81 buy your house2" said Charles.
Why, it would be madness to think Of
such thing.
Madness; no such thing, you could not
find better investment anywhere, in two
years. with trifing repairs it will be worth
double its present value; you will never see
a better opportunity again. Say, done, "
and IN off. "
And off be went leaving Charles no time
to put in word.
Two hours after, in walked Mr. How
sunpter, evidently not in the best Of tenn
Really, sir," he began you have taken
me quite by surprise. The house is indlS-
pensible to me- Reckoned on it as ifit we're
mine, and only offered eighteen thousand
dollars for it because the owner is embar
rasscd, and l felt sure that he would be
obliged to take them. With you it is diff
ferent so come to ask If you will let me
have it for twenty five thousand dollars.
| Five thousand dollars dropping into the
! lap of the poor fellow who had to work
hard to gain five hundred year Charles
was dumfounded.
! 81 cannot give you an answer just now,
sir, he said; ''but if you will take the troub-
lie to call again at five, I'll see what ! can
AT a quarter to five Nv. Howsunpter re-
appeared Charles said to him:
II should tell you sir, that | had no
| thought of buying the house till the owner
prevailed upon me to do SO. You say you
want The house; any other will suit me
equally as well, sol will accede to your
terms. a.
You shall have check for the amount
at once, - replied the pleased Howsunpter.
apparently echanted with this way Of doing
business. Il settle with you, you arrange
with the present owner, my object is to Sc
cure the property.
A check for twenty five thousand dollars
Charles wondered what he should do with
il. After celebration he resolved to ask
advice. So he wrote to the Boston bank
ing house of Spelter & Co., who paid him
enli-annuaiy the interest Of thousand
dollars left him few years before by a rel
ative, saying that having a large amount of
money ut bis command he desired to know
how he coul1 best invest it, and inclosed
the check for twenty-five thousand.
The following letter speedily reached him,
proving that the story Of his luck had
reached State street.
SIR We are in the receipt of your es
teemed favor of 18th inst, which reach
ed us just after the inception of a new
movement in Water Power and Pethelick
stock, in which our firm has an interest
Desirous tEat o'W friends should have an
opportunity Of participating in an invest
ment which we consider profitable, We have
taken the liberty Of placing a block, twenty
thousand dollars Of stock, to your credit
Should the amount seem TOO conSiderah bic,
the rise OF this stock admits Of your selling
out Ut a premium, We remain, sir, yours
"SPELTER 4 Co"
To this was added a postscript by the head
of the firm
we have heard with pleasure Of the re-
cent good fortune that has fallen to the lot
Of our old friend and correspondent, and
beg to offer him our services as occasion
may require. "
twenty thousand dollars? Charles let
the letter fan in sheer ama2ement. He
trent led with fear at the consequence
lie at once wrote the bankers that the sum
was much too large.
II have received no money" he said
from Santa Fc; and it would be imposoi-
ble for n to meet my engagements. -
An answer came by return OF post:
I'VE learn, with regret, thas you have
misgivings with regard to Water Power.
According to your orders, we have sold out
half the stock assigned to you which
brings YOU in already net profit Of eight
shousand dollars. With regard to your
property in Santa Fe, We are to well ac-
nuainted with the delays which bequests at
such distance must necessarily involve to
think for moment that you can be imme-
diately put in possession of your inheri-
tance; but your simple signature will suffice
to procure you all the money you may re-
dnire in the meantime We take the liber-
ty of reminding you of the advantages OF
making timely investments, lest, when the
legal arrangements are ended, you should
find difficulty IN getting good interest for so
large capital. With the hope that you
may entertain better opinion of coal stock
than YOU do Of Water Power, we hand
you a prospectus Of new coal company
forming among some of our most wealthy
men. You will please to observe that as
calls are only made at long intervals, it will
be easy for you to sell your shares, should
YOU change your mind, without you having
occasion to make any pi yIment. we have
placed eight thousand dollars 70 your crea
1t, and have the honoT M 10 Ien4lh' ~ e,c. .,o
Eight thousand dollars! NO doubt the
clerk had made some mistake in the figures.
Charles position was becoming emoarrasS, no
ing. Congratulations, poured IN from all
quarters, especially when ne MADE MS iaE ap-
pearance in black from head to 1901, I,. !; Ihe
Da,ty Gossip thought It nlghtt3 publish !,
biographical sketch OF ms uncle; ana the
editor wrote t, him asking tor further II par
tlculars. Ladies co"nected win all S9rlS VI
societies, begged that his name might be
added to their lIst OF supScrlpersi ana the
money he bad to pay iolr .postageWaIs alarm
ing. TO escape lrcm this ayalanch OF IN
quiTies he hastily dePpalted for boston.3 ;3