The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-03-16
LOOKING ON BOTH SIDES.
\ LIVELY COMMERCIAL YARN.

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The Boston Commercial Bulletin tells
this story: 49,
aMnchis said to those whose prospects
are under cloud, or who have met
with disappointment in life, of the ne
cessity of looking on the bright side.
No doubt this necessity exists, as there
are people who persist in looking at
only one side, and that generally the
least attractive. An amusing lllustrac
ton of the advantage and necessity OF
looking at both sides has just come to
our knowledge.
Gas every one is aware, the failures
in business that have occurred at the
opening of the year have made all
business men keenly alive to every re-
port or rumor affecting mercantile cred
lit, while the losses of some firms by
Ishrinkage of values and the misiort-
unes of customers have caused them TO
look after all available means pretty
sharply. A firm of this class which
had been prospecting as to how to
make every dollar possible, the other
day had an interview with RESPONSE
BILE customer of long standing, with re-
gard to the latter's discounting his own
paper, which they heldto quite a large
amount. The transaction was nearly
concluded, but left quiet for day or
two by the firm in question-not wish
ing to press too hard in quarter where
they expected to realize so favorably;
then one of the partners found, to his
CONSERVATION on going tothe merchants
counting room, that he had left very
suddenly for the west the day before.
"a council of partners was immedl-
ately held. How should the money be
raised? In the midst of the discussion
the letters just arrived by the mail from
the west were passed in, among which
one bearing the absent merchants we'll
known chirography was detected.
"Ah?"' exclaimed one of The trio,
here's something from old Bulge, but,
what the deuce is he doing at Erie adj
ded he, glancing at the post mark OF
the epistle, let me see.'
"The letter was opened, AID the
partner holding it, proceeded to read as
follows:
""EmE, Penn, JAN lS1l.-Messrs.
SHORTER, PIKE, RUsr Il Co.; Ge1,tlemen-
1t was unfortunate that did not see
you before leaving town i'll respect to
the proposition made to take up the
paper. was compelled by pressing
circumstances to leave. You may
think it singular to hear from me here,
but things were going wrong at Chica.
go. You yourself mustknow the worst
by this time; have failed"
"'Busted, by all the gods !ejaculatcd
Pike dashing the letter down upon the
floor The games up, gentlemen, our
goose is cooked
"Failed, is it said the CO. That's
the very word roared Pike, failed,
and just $l05, 900 gone to pot, because
you were so cursed slow about the
matter
"Slow; what dye mean by that?
shouted the other. If was as fast
as some men in this firm, it would have
gone to the wall months ago.
well, well, gentlemen, said old
Shorter, don't quarrel; let US see what
can be done about it,
"Done,' said Rust, putting in his
oar, nothing can be done Our firms
done. You won't get ten cents on the
dollar. always knew old Bulge would
go under some day; (Rust was one OF
those men who always told you so
when anything happened); Bulge has
got away off in Pennsylvania to get
rid of his creditors-you'll whistle for
your money. But one thing is certain,
sixty thousand more has got to come
into this party before Thursday noon
or there'll be another failure
"The Co. evidently thought serious.
| ly of the 'whistling' effort for he fol
lowed his partners assertion with a
long drawn, expressive whew-w. Send
up to Brisket's office, and get out an
attachment. Come; let's get in first
among the mourners, at all events said
Pike, leaping to his feet and Selling his
hat.
"'Wait Bit said old Shorters, adj