Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-11-12

ter, however, YOU have some left.n' gssF
"Will you have the goodness said /,
g to tell me precisely how much all these
f6andsa worth which you. have bought
-calculation- Is easy,p and -takins
out . pencil, he ciphered on the back of a
blank check for few minutes, and then
said; "Four hundred and twenty thou
sand dollsrsr " TWNFETH e
( Iopened both my ears and eyes. "a
g You say four hnndred and twenty
thousand dollars are you quite cerhinf'
Not Wishing % appear too startled, ire.
piled briefly:
THAT is-wsll. You spoke also of
"Yes; the establishment of the bank
has met with some difficulties; but the af
fair IS not less good. We are on the eve
of terminating It, and scrip is well up"
"Could that scrip be also soldY"
"Yes; and holding as you do, one hun
dred and fifty. shares-one thousand dol.
lar shares--which are tolerably up, you
can realize thereby eighty thousand dol
lars.n
s5AhhOug6es Yeti Ihaue paid nothing'"
Undoubtedly"
! Gan right, since you say so. Now, I
would like to makeIa good and safe in
yestment of the whole, be so kind as to
ten me what you think"
"You will need home here. Reserve
enough for that and invest the balance in
five-twenties, -thirties and ten-forties
and other safe enterprises sthat viii arise,
and the coupons and pronts VIII insure
you nice income.
by dlsposing OF what l nave, IN the
way specined,4 said y what Will TIC the
nes annual annual lnc2me cS 4 81
ABOUT twelVe Inousaha uoliaIs year
on all your investments which might be
JudlGiouSly used IN increasing IT, g,
Twelve thousano dollars year l
guess Lean manage 70 IVe on thase, con
'lnuga nG l. Nv men can an receive IL .o
20. l5 you 0Oiiiif0 @ 'iie "a 1ii'N''
tion 10 our mouse. =. -
=, lhat, Oh course, was my reJolnuer
c}what otner loea coplu inspire me VIA 80
Inc presldenP Oh inc panK DoWeu, anu
asked me 10 nave grass oi chainP@Sne'
Will it be believed9 in the midst of all
these treasures felt certain embarrass-
ment in asking for a Tsmail'-smoant.-o OF
which stood in the greatest need, l had
not dollar in my pocket.
With some CONFUSION, asked:
Can l, without lndiseretion, beg you Y
| advance me, Tor the umef fnelnS4 small
sum, which lneed In my progress through
Certainly, my very dear sir. Our safe is
at yourdisposal How much do you want !
three, -four, or ten Thousand dollars?"
81 do not require so much Just now
one thousand dollars will be sufficient"
After l got the United States bonds, and
other securities, and the thousand dol
lars wanted so pressingly, arose to de-
part.
"May beg you," said the president,
leading the way as was going out, "may
l beg you to continue your tavors 10 our
house?"
"Certainly, sir; you well deserve it,
1 replied, conscious of having the
vouchers of a twelve thousand dollar in
comegin my breastypoeket, one thousand
fdollars in greenbacks In my .pocket-book
and sufficient securities beside 10 secure
lot and build upon 1t residence suitable
to my tastes.
y have another taVor TO ask OF you,
said the president; come to tea this eve
ming, my wife will be so happy to NEE
you"
" regret that other engagements JUS
i now call my attentions for the day, anC
will deny me the pleasure"
"To-morrow-any time; my house yor
may consider yours; you will always b'
welcome" ---- .,,--,. ,.a.s. - -..-, .-.-..
Thank you Good evening"
As parted from the banker began tC
realize my wealth-my Importance. Sc
curities for princely home and princely
income l had no doubt that was destined
to resuscitate the noble house OF Ma,
Arone from the dark ages of oblivion.
was now possessor of an income of twelve
thousand dollars year. When landed
in St.Louis, had not where to take my
trunk, and not much more than its 'bu
hire in my possession. But now ordered
= hack from the court house square, ant
taking my trunk from the Pacific railroad
depot, put.upJ in e. nice room at tn
Southern Hotel M
For several dagsI waAs tormented will
importunate visits. The entire staffs o
the four newspapers called about fift,
S'S5sI: sy i p:; ss SsSl IL
soirees, rose around me m odoriferiou
pyramids. Hungry editors came to asl
me if didn't want to run on the indie
pendent ticket for Congress, or for Mayo
at the next election. could have theI
supportS They could mold the American
GermanSand Irish elements in st. Louii
as the potter molds the plaster clay.
About week after my arrival at tn
Southern Hotel the waiter brought me q
the cards Of my friends Smithn9d Robin
I So, a0a.e y oIoereos !eem1 70 pe ssngNnuI
Ihey were astonishea at my Sl!uaton.
It's tne oeYll 10 De permltteu 10 &c
you, salq 4otn, nearly together.
II Efes1 Am besieged by persons with a
dear Sl snd yoa ?RH Will Pfis So Always
come. You are just in time to come wit
TO ifs ana iS to fsSs have
lar medieval castle, twill cost about on
hundred thousand dollars.
81 suppose it must be some considerabI
[ way from here, said Smith, with signit
; cant nod.
"Not far from the Fair Grounds" sal
Hilet me take YOU there i'm NV CA
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