The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-02-09
THE INVESTMENT ;
OR. the Two Merchants.

OR. the Two Merchants.
Can you loan inc two thousand dollars T,
establish myself ia a small retail business 2" ia
Puircd young man not yet out of his teens, {
middle aged gentleman, who was poring Owe
pil" ~ lcdgers In the counting-r00m of one q
'he largest establishments in lIOston. The perso
addressed turned toward the speaker and regard
ing him moment with look Of surprise, ia
puircd
" What security eau you give, Mr. Strosser
Noihng but my note, replied the youn.
mnu promptly
Which fear would be below par in u.ark.,.
replied the merchant smilingsD
" Perhaps 80, - said the young man hut
Mt. barton, remember that the boy j. not III,
man the time mgy come when Hiram Slrosscr
n"ir viii be- ~ readily accepted as that Of M,
other man.
True, very true, replied Mr. barton mid
", hui you know business men seldom Loaf
money without adequate security they
might soon be reduced 20 penury'
At this remark the young mans countenanc,
hecame deaihly pale, and having observed a 81.
lcncr 81 several moments he inquired In voic,
wh".r i"nr' indicated his cpdisappoinimcnt
Then You cannot accommodate mc. eau
7 sou
Call upon ne Tomorrow, and will Civ,
I '"u nt reply sail Mr. kaTiOn aud the Young
man retired.
Mt. lArion resumed his lnbOrs AT the desk, but
his mind was 50 much upon the boy and his siuvu.
lar crrand that hr could not pnrsne,his task with
any correctness and after having made several
sd hiunders. hc closed the ledger. and took hi.
hat, aud went out upon the street. Arriving oI,-
posiie the store of = wealthy merchant upon Milk
'ifeci, he entered the door
O. Good morning Mr. ilawl,. said he. ap.
pt"hth hing a." proprietor of the esiahlishmt d,
"h" W.. seated at his dcsk counting over the
profit, Of the week
Good morning replied the merchant
hlandiy happy to sr" you have q scat Anv
news how S trade p
Without noticing ihes. in,errogations. Mr
Barton -Aid
) h.ng Sirossor IS d.siruus of establishing
himself IN a small retail business IA Washington
street. and called this morning TO secure of rne .
io,u Of twn thousand dollars for that PURPOSE
Indeed exclaimed llawley, evidently sur
pris,d Al thc announcement " but you do not
think Of iuaning that SUN. do YOU 80
10 not know replied Nit Barton. Mr
Struss'r D. a young man ui business talent aud
strict n'rriiy. and will hs likr, 'u su,..'d "a
Whatever hc undertake.
f,fhirs 30. replied Nr llawle,. little
doubtful 90 hui am heartily tired oi hc.ping To
Ic-csiahiish 'h"'" Young a-rirani' for r"mmcrritl
honor,
iiAyr you ever suffered au, from .uch a
cogrsc inquired Mr.. Barton. at the same time
No replied the latter, for never felt in
clinel 20 make an investment of that kind :"
Then here D. a hnc opportunity 10 10 80. Il
may prove heiicr than the stock u the Lank A.
f'.r ms s'li hav' concluded that II YOU viii ai.
vance him on. thousand ."i!'rs will rouifibui.
au equal .uu
~, single iAr,hinr would advance Gr
such a pgrpO-' aud II son MAKE an Investment
nf that kind shall consider you vcry foolish
Mr. Barton observed a silence Of several rnln-
uics and then arose 10 depart.
II you 10 10, feel disposed to share with me
in t.I. cni,rifi.. shall advance ,hc whole sum
nos. II
T,n ,ru. have ja.s-pd away since the ocruf-
l,ut" % ihr conversation recorded N the preceding
d,alu.., and Vi Barton. ,ale and agiiti,d. u
.'iud,n. 81 ihr same 1esk as when fist intro.
aE'' j ilih' tc.teI attention IS page after i,gv
. he punlrroGs ledger was examined his des-
pain hccam' i'cier and decfor iill a, last he e,.
claimed
im ruiu,d-uticrl, ruined
How So in.uiscd Hiram Srtoss'T. Who ru-
: t"rci the coating r"o'm in season tn hear Mr
bttiun tcm.sfk
The last European steamer nfought news a.
the failure OF the house a. Perlch jackson a Co.
London. who are indebted To me in the sun Of
nearly two hundred thousand dollars. News ofihr
failure has tccome general. and my creditors
pauic-siiickcu. are pressing in my papers 10 be
ca,hc,l The hanks refuse me credit aud have
not tbs means Ia meet my liabilities. II could
pa.s tais crisis. perhaps could rally again. but
u j. impossible mt creditot- are impOriunaic,
aud ,annoi keep above the tide. replied Mr
Barton
What j, The extent u your liabilities - in
,i,if't Strnssst
S'''n,, -asc 'hou.,nd dollars, replied Mr.
H.lion.
Would thai Sam hy sufficient To relieve you.
~ Wuuid
Then 81 ,ou .hsll have l.: said S,russer.
b. Stepped UP 10 the desk, ald drew a check
fnr .rvcut,. five thousand dollars.
" Here take this. aud when Sou need more do
u"i hesitate iu call upon me- Remember thai u
W., iiom y"u revived money TO establish 'm,-
.ri 10 hu.iuc,>
p l,u, that d,ti VAS cancelled several y,nis
ago. frrii'd VI. barton, hs ray Of hope shut
a.ro.- his troubled mind
True. replied Sirusscr but the debt Of yrai-
GU'h thar "Nr Nou has never teen cancelled anI
uuN thai tli- .av is turned deem IL my dui,
io come io ,hr rrscur.
At ihi. singular tara Ia the tide Of foriun" W.
barton firl, ~crt furiu,.
liis lainr vas taken ~ ~ iastas IL was .tnt
10. and ~ less lhan month he had passed the
crs,s aud stood perfectly safe and secaf' his
credit increased and his business improved,
while several other firms sunk under the hlnN,
aud could not tally. among whom was W. haN-
l,, alluded 'n ~ the commencement Of the story
How did ,"u manage Ia keep above the tide
inquired NJ llAwlcy of Mr. Barton. one mornin.'
several months after the events last recorded ~
hc met the Latter upon The sir'-i on his va, Ia
{" his place of hnsiuc-s
" Ncft a. iA indeed .tn as.ur tau te
piled Barton
e Nell 10 tell nir how, continued NJ. HsN.
ley d., cl,im tn good d,gi.- - -h-~.;
u'ss. bat thu strongest exercise of ms wits dii
not sa,e mr and Vet you. whose liahiliiiss were
twice as heavy a. my own, have stn ii the shork
aud have rumc of even bciierci b., the storm
The iruih -, replied NJ H,r'"n. 10 cash
sd ~, papers 10 vas sent in
30 suppose a. sad Mr ll.Nl-, regarding
Mr. u with look ~ surprisr, bat how did
YOU obtain the funds rs for NV part ! could
not obtain = dollar credit Tho hanks refused 20
take my paper. aud my friends even deserted M %
\ little investment that ! made some ten
years ago replied Mr.. Rarion. smiling, "ha.
recently proved exceedingly profitable -
" luvcstmen' rrho'd VI llawley. what IN.
vesimcnt
why, do you remember how I established
Young Strosscr IN business some ten wears ago7'
81, yes. replied Mr.. llawley. as a ray ofsus-
pi,ion u, uP his counienance hut what ui
l that ?
d" lie Is nov one Of the heaviest dry goods
dealers In the city. aud when this calamity catne
on, be came toward. and very generously ad-
yanccd me seveniy-hvc thousand dollars You
| know told you on the morning called 10 offer
you an equal share OF the stock. that il might
prove better than an investment in the bank -
During this announcement. Mr.. nawiey's ewes
were bent.lniently upon theground, and drawing
a deep sigh, he moved on, objected and sad
while Mr.. Barton reiurnsd To his place ofhusness
with his mind chsered and animated by thoughts
OF his singular lnses,msn, HortA and Tsshh
SHARF.-A man in Connecticut obtained q
winters supply ofexcellcnt potatoes in the FOL.
lowing cute manner. He gave out word be was