American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-15
A Credit MObilier PecksnffE.

The Credit Mobilier examination of Mr.
Colfax on Friday last is as pleasant a lit
tie comedy Is we remember to have reat
since that chapter of ssMartin Chuzzle
witt in which Mr.. Pecksniff is seduced BY
Montague Tigg into investing in Anglo
Bengalee. Every reader of Dickens will
remember the account.
and turned again quickly enough in the ordinar,
course, Mr. Pecksni6. There is nothing Xix
building our fortunes on the weaknesses Of man
"sOh flel Oh ne, Oh fle, for shame.' criet
Mr.; Pecksnin. But they alllaughed again-espe
''sI give you my honor that zoe do it., sale
sOh de, iicp cried Mr. Pecksnir. you ar,
very pleasant. That am sure you don't. - Tn na.
I am sure You don't How can you, yot
again they all lsuehed in concert, and agar
Mr.. PecksniG laughed especially.
.'This was very agreeable indeed. It was con:
Mr. Pecksnif in the position Of being in gent.
way the mentor of the Party. The Creates
achievements in the article OF cookery that thu
the oldest and best wines in the Dragons cellai
saw the light ON that occasion; t3onsand bub-
Montague In the depths Of his pursuits, were con-
stantly rising to the stlrtace; and they were AZ
Nj. Pecksnifr thought & : pity (he said so) that
Mr.. Montague should think lightly Of mankind
and their Weaknesses. He was anxious on this
another he was constantly coming back to it; he
must make q convert Of him, he said. And n
about building fortunes Cd the weaknesses Of
mankind and added frankly, I'VE do t.! just q
sss sn am Ps sa1s Toe H 8s M %
you sn s.. laying greater s're's each time on
ON the part 81 Mr. fecisniS led i last to pi.yfI
answers on the part Of Mr.. Montague; but SITTER
s.ss anost e
ing that il Mr.. Montague w0ald give him leave,
be would drink the health Of his young kinsman,
Mr.. Jonas; congratulating him upon the valuable
and distinguished friendship he had formed. but
envying him, he must confess, his usefulness to
objects of that Institution with which he was
newly and advsntageonsly connected-knowing
them but imperfectly-t were calculated to 90
eos 1o way he esoasht
would be able TO lay hi. head upon his pillow ev-
The transition from this accidental remark flor
PecisniG in the openness Of his soaD to the dis
cussion of the subject rs matter of business was
sc0s saDs sslcs
fore them. : The returns began almost
Immediately, and were immense: The end Of it
partner and proprietor In the Anglo BenEalee.' %
And now for Mr.. Colfax. On Friday
last he and Cakes A,nes came to square
issue, he stoutly averring thathc bad new
er OAOOleO IN CrcWG AOOlucf, ana OAkeS
Ames insisting, and we think pretty thor
oughly proving, that he had. Then came
this passage at arms:
Mr.. Colfax.In tn cross-examination Of Mr..
question, is he still the owner Of that stock p
he replied 1T has never been transferred to him;
do not know whether he did not own that stock.
What DO you mean by that2''
'tOakes Ames-There it is; you must draw
your own inference; understood that you owned
Mr.. Colfax-When did tell you wanted
you to own it?''
eOAke8 Ames-l can remember what you sotd
abort It'll have had several conversations with
you. called once or twice On you at WOrmley's
and on one occasion went d0Hn to your private
room and talked the matter over; you told me
you thought 1t very singular what had said
about the interest; that you did not understand,
md that you had often thought OF what had said
How close the parallel! Mr.. Pecksnif
cannot get over what Tigg tells him about
preying on the wickedncss of mankind.
His mind runs on it. tsAow can you, you
know?" Mr.. Colfax has an insatiafe Gu
riOsity about Credit Mobilier dividends.
He thinks it very singular what Cakes
Ames tells him about tho interest. He
did not understand about it. He had Of
Ten thought Of what he had been told
bout 1t. How can 1t be SO large, you
know?
Sand the end of it was Mr.. Pecksniff
agreed to become owner and proprietor
n the Anglo-Bengalee.'' -Erchangc.