Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-22

name on them to indicate whose they are"
But had you not better see the auc-
f0undS"
"Why, no, bought the lot, faults and
errors Of description, and all aud II is as
much mine as If | had paid thousand
pounds for It."
Yes; but some poor man may be
ruined 10y the loss of these shares"
, -AWell,' said l, "what will do will be
to 60 up to London, to the company's
offices, and ascertain whether these certifi
Gates are claimed on behalf of any one
else, and if not, to claim them for my
self" kF t#f
found the offices of the sUndeniable
Security and Unlimited Discount Banking
Corporation (Limitedi" most imposing
ediiice of~Italian architecture, rand inn.
mense platesglass windows, and Purbeck-
marble columns, and the name of
The company in medipval gold let
tiers, running the whole length of
the building. Evidently very pros
porous concern, On entering there
was not that amount of business doing
which l should have liked to seej in fact,
beyond, two clerksF-One of whom was
while the other, and more elderly, was
rea,iing the newspaper4-th place was
empty. stood quite five minutes at the
massive Spanish mahogany counter APP
parently without either of the clerks be-
coming officially aware of my presence, so
intent were they on their duties. / there.
fore raped on the floor with my umbrella,
which made great noise in the empty
Office, which was church like for size and
echoes. The elder clerk looked up impa-
tiently from his paper, but resumed its
perusal Immediately. The younger got
off his stool, and went to looking glass,
where he commenced arranging his hair
with pocket-comb.
al have called" | remarked in q some
what loud tone, "about some shares in
this company, the certificates of which l
hold"
) "Eh ~ said the old clerk, at last detect
ing my intrusion. - a. q 49, 'e
l repeated my business.
Is Certificates Nos. 2034 to e0S3, they
are in my possession; in fact, l bought
"a Well; what do YOU wantsl Do you
wish them registered in your name? Simp-
son, =" 60 the young clerk), "get down the
transfer book"
"That is the difficulty" said I. "In the
event, for instance, of any one else claiming
the shares, for they came into my posses
sion in rather singular manner"
"No difficulty at all. You say you've
got the certificates, and you've bought
them. 1t dosen' trfnatterf to us il you've
stolen them. just produce the scrip, and
write me an authority to register the shares
inyour name"
lie looked over the certificates, and
Counted them, while wrote the required
authority.
But" said, when had done, with a
view to satisfy my conscience in the ap-
preparation of property, l assure you the
circumstances under which l acquired the
certificates are so singular, that ="
You needn't trouble about that" he
interrupted; "our office takes no cogniz-
ance of the way you became possessed of
them. You are the holder and the regis
tered proprietor of the shares, and you
may be quite sure no one else will ever
claim them"
This sounded satisfactory in one way f.;
but the maus manner of SAYING it did not,
Isconfess leave favprable impression on
my mind I went home rather uncomfort-
able, and feeling so oppressed with the
notion OF having property which my con-
science would not cOncede was mine in
strict Justice, that it would have been a
relief to have had an accomplice with
whom to share the proceeds and the re-
sponsibility.
1t may seem singular that when in
town had taken no steps to ascertain the
value of my property; but, in the first
place, know very little of the ways of
the money market, and the share list is as
great a puzzle TO me as ,BrddStdiC. And
in the next, to tell the truth, felt timid
at asking questions which might lead me
to betray how became the owner of the
shares.
A month after this, had been out for
the day to picnic with my wife. We
had both enjoyed ourselves hugely, and
come home flushed with the summer heat
and braced up with the fresh air. l had
got over all my qualms about the posses
sion of the property, and begun to look
upon it as promising a very acceptable ad-
| dition to my income. l am not sure had
not t;been regarding the scenery of trees
| and sky and ripping water with some
thing of unusual complaceney, for feeling
/ that the acquisition of thousand pounds
removed me so much the farther from
anxiety as to enable me to enjoy it in the
| greater peace.
A great -oblong official blue letter await
ed my return. 1t contained a blow
most letters dated from Basinghall Street
| do.
Re THE UNDENIABLE SECURITY AND I'm
LIMITED DISCOUNT BANKING CORPoRA.
+ TON NnnTED). (
7 - 4SIRs beg to inform you an order has
this day been made by the registrar, cali
ing upon you as a cOntributory in respect
of your fifty (50) shares held in the above
company pow under q winding up order)
numbered respectively from 1904 to I, ,O8:
inclusive. The amount of the call is five
pounds ten shillings (e5 10s) per share
making a total of two hundred and seven
ty:tive pounds (e275); which sum must bt
paid at my Office between eleven and foul
on Thursday next the Goth inst.
(Signed),
Official AsstgIee IN tie Bankruptcy.
o fool began to vaguely see now
why the clerk told me | might be quit,
sure no one else would claim the shares
They were not only of no value, but tIthei
possession was subject to heavy liability
And l, to be idiot enough to go and CLAIM
them when the company was actually
bankrupt and wOrsel ~
III \ Night as 1t was, | IideteEmined Ito 90 a
once and SET my wifes brOther- in law
| -iAAs A'AOACs ~ NeAo a DdlAlbbG--hteu UtGl
one for ten years-but had never had
brief
90, shouldn't take any notice of TINT,
he said, II don't think they can fix yoI
with liability I'll write TO the assigne'
and dnnnage it for your Letme know i
kyou hear any word of L. Yoh are an in
nocent party; you didn't buy the shares bu
the iron safe. But how on earth did they
know you held the certifcatesg"
told him had given an authority t
heye them registered in my name.
kHe drew IN his breath, and produced. a
long whistle like sigh. "Then 'you'V,
indorsed their pessessi0A.--~-HO houlC
have consulted me. However, wouldn'
\ trouble about it. :. Leave, il 10 may
i Itwould take too long TO describe tn
harassing anxieties which each weel
brought me. while MY case asa .cpntribu
tory was dragging aiong fiEsi 4hf0,lgh on,
court and then another; but the dilleren
lights which various luminaries Of the Law
4 uhad nm NV ,1nfnrfunafa txvo art,iuaae q