Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-10-12

Germ. On entering, there was not ihat
amonnt of business doing which l should
have liked to see; in fact, beyond two clerks
-one of whom was pairing his nalls WIN tne
office penknite, while the other, and more
elderly, was reading the newspaper-'..nnes
nlace was empty, stood quite five minutes
al the massive Spanish mahogany counter
apparently without either OF the elerks pe-
coming officially aware of my presence, SO
intent were they on their duties therefore
rapped on the floor with my umpreha,
which made great noise in the empty oi,
flee, which was like church Tor slze auu
echoes. The elder clerk looked up lmpA-
tiently from his paper, but resumed ns r.
rusal Immediately. The younger got on ms
stool. and went to looking-glass where ne
commenced arranging his hair with pock
et-comb -
aI have called" remarked in some
what loud tone, iiabout some shares in this
company, the certificates of which hoid.
"Eh ?' said the old clerk, at last de'ecuhs
my intrusion.
repeated my business. oa
in NV possession; in fact, bought them.
"Weil, what do you want Doyou wlsn
them registered in your nameY simpson,
| (to the young clerk), "get down tue t'auS-
nThat is the difficulty" said l. ''In the
event, for instance, of any one Claiming inc
shares. for they came into my possession in a
rather singular manner. 4
tNo difficulty at ALL You say you've got
the certificates, aud you've bought them
Just produce the scrip, and write me an
authority 10 register the shares In your
name" 49,.
He looked over the certificates, and then
counted them, while l wrote the required
authority. .
"But, said when had done, with
: view to satisfy my conscience in the appto-
priation of property, ~ assure you the CIR
cumstances under which l acquired the GER
iiicates are so singular, that"
"You needn't trouble about that" he ln-
terrupted; tour office takes no cognizance OF
the way you became possessed OF them. gu
are the holder and the registered proprietor
of the shares, and you may be quite sure no
| one else will ever claim them.
This sounded satisfactory in one way; but
, the mans manner of saying it did not, l
: confess, leave favorable impression on my
! mind went home rather uncomfortable,
and feeling so oppressed with the notion ol
, having property which my conscience would
3 not concede was mine in strict justice, thal
it would have been relief TO have had an
: accomplice with whom to share the procecus
Y and the responsibility.
: 1t may seem singular that when III town
0 had taken no steps to ascertain the value O.
NV property; but, in the first place, Know
+ very little of the ways OF the money marke
/ and the share list Is as great puzzle 10 mt
t as BradshalD and in the next, 10 tell IN, i
It truth, felt timid at asking questions Whlei
l. might lead me to betray how became III
d owner of the shares.
A month after this, l had been out for Tn
day TO a picnic with my wife. we Dol
n enioyed ourselves hugely, and come nom
l. flushed with the summer heat ana Draceu u
M with the fresh air. l hnd got over all M
10 nualms about the possession OF the property
10 and begun TO look upon it as promising
4 yery acceptable addition TO my income
H. am not sure had not been regaruing ~
Il scenery Of trees and sky and ripping Wa,'
/ with something OF unusual complacency,
feeling that the acquisition IA thousai
Il mounds removed me so much the turin
in from anxiety as TO enable me to ENJOY IL
be the greater peace .,,4
bit A great oblong official blue letter await
, / nv return. 1t contained a blow-most it
n tiers dated from Basinghall Street DO
It'll Re THE UNpENIABLE SECURITY AND U
Id, LIMITED DISCOUNT BANKING CoffoN
in T.uN (fs5sdIPED).
ice SrR: / beg 10 inform you an order has Il
'rt, day been made by the registrar, calling n2
!; a vOu as contributory in respect oil your II
ca f50l shares held in the above company en-
er- under winding-up order) numbered
Bit, spectively from 2,034 to 2,Os2 inclusl
the The amount OF the call is five pounds
he shillings (e5 10s) ser share, making 10
of two hundred and seveniy-hye poul
the e275l; which sum must be paid at my on
ley hetween eleven and four on Thursday nc
the Goth inst. ASlEheuli
.ble ORcias Assignee IN The Bankruptcy
h oh fooll l began to vaguely see now
lies, the clerk told me l might lie quite sure
lber one else would claim the shares: III
lie l were not only of no value, but their POI
pen sion was subject 10 heavy liability. An
an to be idiot enough TO 60 and claim u
when the company was acluallY uanA'
hVe and worse ,,.
big and see my wile's brother-in-law, Mr. Bl'
and He was barrister--bad been one Tor
two years-but never had bnei. -,
:, on 30, I shouldn't take any nolice oil IN
s. he said. 81 don't think they can hx you
tam; liability. I'l write 10 the assignee ana
, out age it for you. Let me know II you
we'll anv word of it. You are innocent
d;3n't Inv the shares, but the iron
Gin. Rnt how on earth did they know you
not the certificates" ..,...;,
rld.) told him | had given an authorii
ouse, have them registered in my name
with He drew in his breath, and produc
on, long whistle like sigh. "ihen you,,V
dorsed their possession. You should
man, consulted me. However, wouiuh u'
left about it. Leave it to me"
II would take too long to desclloe ihe
il, the assing nnxieties which each week Dr'
was me. while nv case as a contribntory
about drao rinp along, first through one corr
sed it then another: but the different lights
,r, but vaiions luminaries of the law shed O
pe to- unfortunate two guineas worth oeser
be particularized. ,... A.
nick Il was agreed that, in buying the
thn contents
ia was ihe safe was described in the catalogu
ID two safe. and nothing more, and thal,
,eriinr ouently. as had only bought a faie'
,ors in | ever was found in it was no more MIN
I'a two onv other distinct article in the cata
Ar and and l could not therefore be respnnsl
From liabilities attaching thereto. II was u
, smell by the opposing counsel, that sno, 81 ,,
adj pre- lordship acquiesce in the view ol :,
el back propoundedi certainly 10 ms ,4 as.1n's i,
re thev bv his learned friend, and deelde l
onrrv certificates were not purchased by II
/. noing mot therefore mine, he would agree tt
dirty dict, and Immediately indict me Tor
an out. for appropriating the shares to my oN
imme. authorizing their registration in my
IRE GER lie submitted that if had boug
in the shares was liable as conlrlnutory
ed Dis not, as a lelon. The learned Judge
);" OF. could not entertain the issue OF iel
nv two that was n question for distinct II
ming TO bnt lie was inclined to rule that had
lance of tile shares The conditions OF sale we
a thou ciently explicit to his mind on that
ich had 'the lots to be cleared WIN al, iau ai
errors of description Indeed, III
of going term employed by auction custom a. q
decisive. 'rhe item in question was ut
are not as "Lot 217-an iron sale. l. ,,,N
Ulot', which was put up to compeiillc
bought to use common expression. Mr. +
no name had bought "Me tot'-that Was,
:" lot" The question then arose; Coz
ctioneer held liable as contTibutory, when
y 1 had purchased the shares on the y
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