Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-05-03

| Mexico. Among others came Charles tailor,
to whom he owed small sum.
A conversation followed, which may be
taken as a sample of many: q
"Good morning, Mr.. Schneider. sup.
pose you are come for those twenty dob
dars 10
81 hope, sir, you don't think came for
such trihe as that. No sir; came to
take your orders for suit of mourning
"a suit Of mourning2" ..
"Yes, sir. Dark brown frock, for morn
ing wear, black trowsers and waistcoat =
also full dress suit to receive friends"
"At the present moment, Mr.. Schnei-
DER
Il hope, sir, have done nothing to for.
felt your patronage" can, ..7
"But I repeat, have received no money
at all"
al hope, sir you won't mention such a
thing; there is no sort of hurry" eIclaim-
ed:the tailor, who busily employed himself
in taking Charles measure with slips OF
paper" N
The latter's wardrobe was not sumptnous,
and he said nothing more.
any dear sir" said the next VISITOR, al
have great favor to ask Of you. Buy my
house. You are very rich; You must be on
the lookout for safe investments. Twenty
thousand dollars are nothing for you--a mere
fraction Of your estate. With me the case
is different. thought Mr.. Howsunter had
made up his mind to purchase the premises,
and now, hear, be has changed his inten-
ton. What is to become OF me2 have
demands 10 meet, and | don't know where
fha ynnnav T., 20 crr,a f,c,,,
al buy your house said Charles
Why, 1t would be madness TO think OF such
a thing. .,...,.... +. ....
"Nadness? no such thing you could not
find better investment snywhere. In two
years. with triflng repairs, it will be worth
double its present value; you will never see
such good opportunity again. Say "done," F"
and Tm off"
Aud off he went, leaving Charles no time
10 put in a word.
Two hours aner, in walked Mr.. Hows-
unter, evidently not In the best Of tenn
pers.
Really, sir, you have taken me quite by
surprise. That house is indispensable to me.
| reckoned on it as if il were mine, and only
offered eighteen thousand dollars because the
owner is embarrassed, and felt sure that he
would be obliged to take them. With you,
sir, the case is diierent; so come to ask II
you will let me have it for twenty-five thou
sand dollars"
Five thousand dollars dropping all at once
into the lap of poor fellow who had to
work hard to gain five hundred a year l.
Charles was dumbfounded.
~ cannot give you An answer. Just now
la; ha hnt xxyiII tab tha
,rn,,,s n, E " ns,, n .,a;n o, svs rm 900 | ~ba. i
can do.
AT quarter to five Mr.. Howsunter reap
peared. And Charles said to him:
~ should tell you, sir, that had nc
thoughts Of buying the house till the owner
prevailed on me to do so. You say you
want the house; any other will suit me
equally as well so ! acceed to your terms.
| "You shall have check for the amount
at once" replied the pleased Howsunter, ap-
parcntly enchanted with this way of doing
business. settle with you, you arrange
with the present owner, my object is to Sc.
cure the property" f
A check Of 25,OO0i Charles wondered
what he conld do with it. After due delib
GRAFTON he resolved to ask advice. So ht
wrote the Boston Banking house of SpelteI
Il Co, who paid him semi-anuually the in.
terest OF thousand dollars, left him few
years before by relative, saying, that hav'
ing large amount OF money at his com
mand he desired 10 know how how he could
best invest 1T, and enclosed the check fol
$4,000.
The following answer speedily reached
him. proving that the story of his luck had
,ohas c. .,.
'"'u N'''' '"'''' ..a
"Sir:-We are in receipt of your esteem
ed favor of the l7th inst, which reached us
just after the inception OF new movement
in Water Power and Petherlc stock, In which
our hrm has an interest. Ieslrous that ouI
friends should have an opportunity of parfic'
ipatlng IL an investment which we consider
profitable we have taken the liberty OF plac-
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