Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-02-04
never thought of it. You do not imagine
would think of dunning you for such a pal

WOUlo lllihA VI NoihAbS JCo wi boSh ~ H~A
try triAc No, sir, I came to solicit you TO-
the manufacture Of your mourning suit"
"What mourning suit |?
sFor your uncle. No doubt you viii
desire two suits for a changc-silk hat
Grape, with shirt, black studs, ETC., etc."
"Just now, Mr.. Snip, such an order from
me would be impossible"
II hope you don't think, Mr.. Mac Arone.
Of withdrawing your patronage. You know
my materials are prime, my workmen frs
class, and my prices as moderate as you car
find them-evcn in St. Louis"
II tell you again, I have not yet receiv-
ed"
II beg Of you, my dear Mr.. Mac Arone,
not to speak Of money, | am not pressed, it
will come soon enough" aud Mr.. Snip, who
had already taken out his scissors, passed
his measure around. my waist. I was GER
tainly in want Of clothes, and, therefore,
permitted him to make his measurements
No sooner was he gone than another In
dividual entered. He began:
"Mr. Mac Arone, you must do me a great
service. Buy my house and lot. You are
rich. very rich, you want some real estate
in Kansas City. Forty Thousand dollars are
nothing to you, and at present I am in ur-
gent want Of money. Iexpected Mr.. Hard
cash to buy it, but he does not decide, and
I I have some pressing engagements to settle"
II buy your house ?-what nonsense ?"
"lG is no nonsense. 1t is a safe invest
ment. In two years it will be worth double
the amount. I have your word" and he
lefd without giving me time to reply.
7 So well did he circulate the report of my
purchase, that very soon Mr.. Hardcash, ap-
parently in a bad humor, honored me with
u hurried visit. He at Il C remarked
"Mr. Mac Arone, I cannot do without
that house. | thought it Yves already mine,
| offered thirty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars for it, believing that the owner would
soon and surely come to terms. But there
is 10 hope Of starving you into an agreement,
so without further preliminaries, l want to
offer you an advance Of fifteen thousand dol
lars on your bargain"
Fifteen thousand dollars coming to me !
I scarcely knew what to make of it. I, who
had SO muchtrouble to procure work l,
who had toiled so incressantly for seventy
five dollars a month
Although but little acquainted with bust
ness, I saw in a twinkling the advantage to
be derived from my position, and replied:
cit is impossible, sir, for me to give you
an answer just now. Return by five o'clock.
Meantime I will consider the matter"
At quarter before the appointed hour
Mr.. Hardcash was before me.
II had no wish for that house." said I,
land did not even think about it when the
owner came and begged me to buy it. As
it suits you and as any other will do as we'll
for me | accept your offer"
"You shall be paid in two weeks, in pa
per on ST. Louis" said he, delighted with
my promtitude in business.
Paper on ST. Louis I was 50 little ac-
customed to financial nomenclature and pro-
ceedipgs I imagined I should send it thither
for payment.
I accordingly wrote to a banking house
not far from the ~post-ofice, stating that l
had certain funds to invest, and asked advice
on the safest mode. It appears the phrase
certain funds" has different occupations
OQ ClidISC, oCCOluluS W tuG udiLC anu
the position Of him who employs it.
The news of my Inheritance must have
reached St Louis. No doubt found its way
into the missouri State Items" Of the. pa.
pers. Perhaps the mercaatile agencies be.
came posted. s'Certain funds" situated as
[ was supposed to be, was a modest manner
Of specifying a considerable amount. At
least I supposed SO, on receiving an answer
from the house to which | wrote.
They said my letter had just arrived in
time to take one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars worth Of Iron Mountain Railroad
stock just offered on Change. IF l thought
that too much, a large profit might be i'm
mediately realized, as it had rapidly gone
up. A postscript in the writing Of the
president, who is an oily hypocritical inan-
cier, congratulated HE on my access to for
time.
A hundred and fifty thousand dollars !
The letter fell from my hands. The amount
frightened me. [ telegraphed instantly to
my correspondent that so large a sum was
beyond my means, that [ had no remit
tances as yet from Helena, Montana, and
that was not then able to satisfy their
claims. III
My reply came in a couple of days saying
that IN accordance with my implied wish,
they had disposed Of the stock at a profit OF
seyeuty-fvc thousand dollars, which was
placed to my credit. They begged of me
not to be uneasy, as they were aware that
in consequence Of the troubles on the over
land route (the Union Pacific Railroad was
not yet in operation, remittances were slow
from the West. The prospectus Of a new
German bank was mclosed, in which one
hundred shares were secured for me.
S~eventy-fve thousand dollars /? Did the
clerk put in a few eiphers too many ? My
situation became embarrassing, I was over
whelmed with congratulations, particularly
when donned the suit of black-the black
silk hat, with broad Grape, black kids, black
tie and studs, dainty boots. etc. The editor
OF the newspaper thought himself obliged te
give a biographical sketch of my uncle;-
and asked me for additional particulars. ]
was beseiged with annoying questions o
every kind ! In4what way would furnisl
my house ? Samples of cloth, groceries, etc,
etc., were submitted to me for inspection.
never knew Of so many churches in course
of erection that were short of funds! 81
many public institutions with depleted trea
surles so many orphans who wanted
fathers, and widows who wanted husbands
or the impoverished asylums, who would
bless my bounty. Missionaries told me har
rowing tales Of the poor children in Timbuc
too dying of cold in the dog-days.. Pew
were rendered to me in twenty-sevel
churches in St. Lonis and Kansas City.
would be a, second Peabody. I would b.
the Rothschilds Of the West, the Wander