Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-19
MOSES & co.
From the New York News.


| Well, and so Moses & Co. stood through
it all, ever ready, smiling and affable
now their great antagonists, Smith
Jones & Wiggletail, were broke, " utterly
dead, as we said; they once more thar
/ flourished, and their word was as gooc
as their bond.
was young man then just starting
into business-rather a bad time, you
say, just at the close of the war; bu
young men are hopeful, you know and
beside | was in love Emma was hel
name, and / loved her truly, as ! may
say, with my whole heart, and with this
incentive any one will attempt almost
everything. You see, then thought, in
my youthful ignorance and folly, thai
to be earnest in love was quite right.
have since learned from the papers thai
\ it is not, and such things go quite by
the fashion.
All, well To make long story short
her family were rich and was poor, SC
\ had to make my fortune before cOulc
win my prize.
\ went to New York in the spring tC
buy goods for my business, and then
first met Moses d Co., or rather the Co,
| Mr. Rhinehart, who was the very person
i. ication of bustling business man, {
G erman, one who evidently sought Il
D lease, and who reached its fullillment
/ do not think ever saw man to whom
| on first sight took such a liking
g Moses" as he was invariably called by
the clerks and all, and to whom ! wa'
afterward introduced, was quiet little
fellow, in fur cap and blue coat will
brass buttons, quite an old-fashioned lit
tie chap, indeed, something like the pic
lures Of men we see on old-fashioned
snuf.boxes. l. lrrLll
So quiet was he in fact that at FRS
took him for one of the under clerks, OF
something of that sort takes no in
teresth" he said, Il only sits and looks;
and thought he did, he had something
H so peculiar and fixed about his eyes
n somehow these eyes became fixed in my
mind, and | always connected them with
some misfortune. However, to continue
i was so much pleased with Mr.. Rhine
hart that | intrusted all my affails in
New York into Moses & Co. hands, and
aided by them, or rather him, ! was soon
| enabled to purchase what stock wanted
and return TO New Orleans.
On my arrival, i Of course called on
| Emma, who met me smiling at the door
and who, after hearing of my visit tc
New York, and all about it, said Nov
since you have made so successful q
start, papa says when you can show that
you have made ten thousand dollars IL
business, we can get married, and then
we will be so happy; won't we, lover
smilingly kissed her, and replied, : \ es
sweetheart, and let us hope that it will
be soon"
Every one will remember how dark fol
commercial enterprises was the winter
succeeding our war; and SO |, in con
junction with the other business men
fought hard for existence, to find ouI
prospects in the spring little brighter
and our way clearer ahead. 'l la4
| Moses & Co. still aourished, and theiI
quotations and bulletins " in gold" were
known wherever there were business cir
cles or business men.
SO the years passed, and for young
house / stood well; but | was still un,
married, having never yet cleared suf
ficient amount to enable me to marry
Emma, while she grew loyelier and love
lier every day
1t was one evening of the winter Of
81 that / shut my office door with q
more than satisfied feeling. had that
day RENTED to Moses & Co. my bill
OF exchange for all owed, and my
books showed a clear balance Of my
more than desired amount, and as have
said, ! was more than happy. .Hj
| deferred my JOY in telling Emma
until tomorrow, as i knew by that time
my exchange would be received, and
then could claim her as my bride. |
do NOT remember whether | slept much
that night or not; probably as / was
then in earnest, and not in tue fashion,
Z laid awake.
/ have forgotten to say that Moses &
Co. had gone into gold and were now
one of the leading men of the ring. !"
My friends had warned me OF this, but
/, deeming them perfectly safe. left all
my business still in their hands.
Next morning / went smilingly 20
work, thinking with glad heart of my
Joy in telling Emma in the evening how
all stood.
Well, the day wore on, and the New
York dispatches having arrived. ] went
out to hear the news. As | was passing
along, met an acquaintance, and ask
ed him was there any thing new from
New York. mo, he believed not; yes,
there was too Moses 4 Co., bankers and
brokers, have busted in gold; sold mill
lions short; don't believe anybody in
our city hurt, though.
Moses & Co. busted in goldI mo
body hurt / hastened to the bank.
My exchange had been drawn. ] was a
ruined man. rn
/ Ireturned to my office, buried my face
in my hands, and burst into tears. 1t
was my first loss, and / felt it most;
maybe we grow callous as we grow older.
Presently / recovered myself, and began
to think Not so bad as / was at first;
there were my ten thousand dollars which
| had saved-t1 thought Of itwith sigh;
i must go to save my credit, and we,
Emma and |, must wait.
In a week l had paid every cent !
owed, and still had enough to carry on
business; felt safe enough in this, but
it was with sad heart that | went to
carry Emma the news of my misfortune.
She ran to the door to meet me, sur
prised at my long absence, and immedi-
ately asked me concerning it. ] told
her my misfortune, and VIXEN it was all
over she said
Well dear, we win have to wait for
our wedding-day."
But it never came. Next morning /
received polite note from her father,
requesting me to discontinue my visits
at the house, adding: know you are
gentleman enough to cease to any
longer aspire to my daughters hand,
perceiving, as you must do, that you
have kept her waiting already longer
than was at all desirable, and / have
other objects in view.
She married another man, rich old
merchant - persuaded into it by her
fathers commands and mothers en-
treaties and tears. ] never will believe
her false for the love Of the days that
were dead.
! am confirmed old bachelor now,
and will never marry, which ] believe is
quite 10 the point, and-thOugh 1 say it
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