Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-08-26

was a good chance to engage in business.
A copartnership was offered him, which he
accepted, and paid over his thousand dol
lars, the savings of years.
In less than twenty hours he discov-
cred that no had been swindled. The Sc
nior's politeness had vanished, the account
books disappeared, no customers about,
and he realized the terrible fact that every
dollar of his hard earnings had gone, which
to him were sacred, from love of those who
were dear to him, and for whose happiness
and comfort he had hoped to add to his lit
tie capital He plead with the one who
wronged him, he took legal counsel, but
without success, and, discouraged and dis
heartened, he determined that he must
again leave shore and family for life upon
the seas.
Another instance which occurred soon
after the above was that of a young man
from the country who was swindled by n
somewhat similar manner of four hundred
and fifty dollars, all the funds he possessed
in the world. Quite recently a smart intel
ligent young man, stranger to the city,
called upon q business agent. The young
man was very kindly treated; agent
thought he knew a real estate agent, doing
a large business, who wanted young man
to hunt up property for him, would intro
ducc him; did so, found real estate agent
very much pressed with business, needed
assistance, but thought he should hire no
more help, as he had been unfortunate in
| having young men who would drink, and
had determined that should he take young
man again he must have cash guaranty
| that he would keep sober and attend to his
| business-was willing TO try him on this
basis, viz; apledge Of two hundred dollars,
on which he would pay him interest, and
would give him twelve dollars per week
for his services. The young man told him
he had but one hundred and forty dollars
in the world, and offered to engage with
him as proposed provided this amount
would be satisfactory. The amount was
accepted and the money paid over.
1t took but very short time to convince
the young man that he had been victim
lied and he found there were those who
could sympathize with him, as two young
men appeared at the office who had been
deceived and swndled by the same party.
Soon the real estate operator disappeared.
The young man was informed by his CO.
workers that he had gone to Washington,
and that ii was uncertain when he would
come back to Boston, if at all.
We would take this occasion to say to
young men in the country, do not be too
an xious to rush to the city for business or
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leaves home who does so. But TO those
who do come we would say, make inqui-
ries of, and look only to those persons who
have a reputation for honesty of purpose,
and honorable dealing, and be very care
full about entering into suddenly-made CO.
partnerships with strangers, money pledg-
es for your good behavior, and anything
and everything which takes from you your
own personal ontrol Of what money, more
or less, you may have brought from your
country home.
Among those organizations in this city,
which are ever ready to do all they possibly
can for young men who come here as stran-
gers, are the "Young Mems Christian AS
sociation," fremont Street, opposite IRE
mont House, and the "Boston Young Mems
Christian Union" No. 300 Washington
street. The Unemployment Committees Of
these institutions, are always happy to rem
der gratuitously all the aid in their power
toward assisting young men in obtaining
business positions or employment, ano
their Boarding House Committee" in pro
vidng them with good and suitable places
TO board.
w. II. BALDWIN.
300 Washington street, Boston