The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-02-24
ANDERSON S. c. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1870

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kind. In what way would I furnish my
house? Samples of. cloth, groceries, ETC.,
were submitted to me for inspection. l
never knew Of SO many churches in course
of erection that were short of funds SO
many public institutions with depleted
treasures SO many orphans who wanted
fathers, and widows who wanted hus.
bands, or the Impoverished asylums, who
would bless my bounty. Missionaries
told me narrowing tales Of the poor chill.
dren in Timbuctoo dying of cold in the
dog-days. sPews were rendered tome in
twenty. seven churches in St. Louis and
Kansas City. l would be second Pea
body. I would be the Rothschilds of che
West, the Vanderbilt of Missouri !! Il:
Lewis and Shaw were. no where, COM
pared with what my pile of correspon-
dence made me-, But was ruined in
postage stamps and stationery. In the
midst of all. my riches, whether real or
imaginary, | had no money!. Fortunate
ly, from the moment / was held to be
rich, no one would take a. cent from me.
Everybody counted upon the honor Of my
patronage. 80 u,
: At last decided on going to St. Louis.
Immediately on my arrival + went to my
bankers, who received me with all the
honor due to an inheritor of great wealth.
81 regret" said the president, "that you
mistrusted that speculation, for railroad
stockohas again gone up. No matter,
however, you have some Left" ~ ..5..i.i:s
"Will you have the goodness" said /,
s.to tell me precisely how much ali these
funds. are worth you have bought for me?3
s.The calculation is easy,"' and taking
out pencil he ciphered on the back Of q
blank check for few minutes, and, then
said: Gone hundred and twenty thou,
sand dollars p .,@ -. - :. - =
I opened both my ears and eyes. =
aYou say one hundred and twenty thou;
sand dollars.are you quite certain p '...,.s
3"Pertectly." az ION. '..} . - 20.
Not wishing to appear 1T too >. startled, I
'That is WE'LL You spoke also OF a
bank ?'' i'@, - -
eyes; the establishment of the bank
has met with some difficulty, but the affair
is not less good. We are on the eve of
terminating it, and scrip is we'll up."
"Could that scrip, be also sold?'' 90, ,.t
eyes, and holding as you do, one hun
dred end fifty shares-one thousand dollar
shares-which are tolerably up, you can
realize thereby eighty thousand dollars y
"Although, as yet, | have paid nothing?"'
'sUndoubtedly."
GAIL right, since you say so. Now, I
would like to make good and safe invest
ment of the whole. Be so kind as to tell
me what you think" rr-.,.s
"You will need home here. Reserve
enough for that, and invest the balance in
6ve-twenties, seven-thirties, ten-forties
and other safe enterprises that will rise,
and the coupons and profits will insure a
nice income"
"By disposing of what l have in the
way specified" said /, "what will be the
net annual income ?"
"About twelve thousand dollars year
on all YOUR investment, which might be
iudiciously used in increasing it,"
"Twelve thousand dollars year l
guess / can manage to live on that" con-
tinued I. "When can l receive it.?"
Tomorrow, if you confde the trans
action to our house." os
"That, of course" was my rejoinder,
"what other house could inspire. me with
so great degree of coDfidence?"
The president of the bank bowed, and
asked me to have glass Of champagne.
Will it be believed in the midst of all
these treasures 1 felt certain embarrass-
mcnt in asking for a small amount, of
which stood In the greatest need. Ihad
not dollar in my pocket.
With some confusion, added:
"Can l, without indscretion, beg you
to advance me, for the time being, small
sum, which need in my progress through
this city?" s>@
"Certainly, my dear sir. Our safe is at
your disposal. How much do you want?
three, four, or ten thousand dollars Z"
81 do not require SO much just now
one thousand dollars will be sufficient"
After I got the United States bonds
and other securities, and the thousand
dollars wanted 80 precisely [ arose to
depart.
aMay I beg you," said the president,
leading the way as was going out, "may
l beg you to continue your favors to our
house ?'
"CertainIy, sir, you we'll deserve it," l
replied, conscious of having the vouchers
of twelve thousand dollar income in my
breast pocket, one thousand dollars in
greenbacks in my pocket book, and suffi.
,cient secnrities beside to secure lot and
build upon it a residence suitable to my
taste. -.
II have another favor to ask of you,"
said the President, "come to tea this eve-
ming: my wife will be so happy to meet
you"
81 regret that other engagements just
now call my attention for the day, and
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