The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-21

lar salary was money well expended to
produce desired result Every thing
was fully accounted for. Mr. Blaylinen
had been more unfortunate than anybody
dreamed Of Between shrinkage of val
ues and losses through bad debts the
the sinking of an uninsured vessel loaded
with merchandise; the losses through the
acts of dishonest nephew-all these bad
made terrible inroads into the capital of
the concern. The thirty thousand dol
lars switch he had borrowed. a confidential
debit of Durkee. a gentleman who acted
as his chief salesman. bat who was con-
nected with a wealthy family in Scot
land. to extend his business, had thus
melted away, with other property. At
the hour when he though he was, and re-
ally ought TO have been, substantial
merchant he awoke to find himself
bankrupt and beggar--as it were.
To was bad outlook fer the creditors.
They showed Il great deal of righteous IN
dieuatiou over the act of securing the
indebtedness of Mr.. Durkee, but at that
time they were penniless, so they made
up their minds to meet and listen to the
proposed offer of Mr. Blayiinen for a set
Element composition was at length
effected to accept ten cents on the dollar,
payable in six, nine and twelve months.
In four days time Mr. Blaylinen re-
covered sufficiently to return to his store
and business. and seated in his comfort
able office chair, iudulgedin the con-oling
reelection. which he softly though tri-
umphautly INDUCED in, that he had done
"a remarkably ever thing. He was
without doubt "a clever and complete
tradc-man He looked around upon his
fIy thousand dollars worth OF stock,
that he had $50 neatly conveyed as thirty
thousand, secure from the grasp of credi-
tors. and me looked forward to the two
thousand dollars (and more) in cash now
in Mr. Durkee'o tenacious keeping All,
lue true but tenacious Durkee-our Mr..
Durkee
We must have the place painted up
this spring, said Mr.. BlayHneu, address
ing Mr. Durkee, and there are several
little changes that / have thought of
making about which / desire to consult
Won one of these days"
" While ] congratulate you upon your
success in accomplishing your ends, sir"
returned the lamblike 1lr. Durkee, with
a new and firm tone. am afraid that
our connection must cease from to-day
What" exclaimed the clever and
complete tradesman, - don't mean
to say you want TO leayeSme2 was
thinking a junior partnership for you
" I'm very much obliged to you, sir,
I'm sure" said Mr.. DurEee, but must
positively decline IT,"
Well, returned Mr.. Baylimen, re-
siguelly, youth give me credit for hav-
ing offered TO do fairly by you? by the
10y. have you the bank notes and docu-
ments by You, Mr.. Durkee ~
~ have got the documents" replied
Mr.. Durkee, calmly. but I've disposed
OF the money.
Eth! you ve-what - exclaimed Mr..
Blavlinen, dumbiouuded.
"Aud what is more. my dear sir, I've
bought back the lease of these premises,
which you had mortgaged up to the neck
with Mr. Triquet's invisible capitalist
client. and I've also taken the extreme
liberty to order a new sign with my
name upon it, to replace that which now
ornaments it"
Mr.. Blaylinen was by no means fool,
and me took in the positions
Mr.. Durkee was by n5means a fool /
but wolf in sleeps clothing, and he
neatly took in Mr. BlayHneu. 1t was
perfectly evident to the most obtuse
person that Mr. Durkee intended to use
to the utmost the power which the docu-
ments he held gave him. and Mr.. Blayli- /
men found himself virtually kicked out
of his own store into the street.
I'm not altogether unproyided with /
means. Mr.. Durkee, II you are disposed /
to treat for a partnership said Mr.. B., /
accepting his utter defeat with entire /
IL think said MIR. Durkec, that 4.
we are better apart. You are worthy of !
something far better than am prepared I.
to offer"
Mr.. Blaylinen was thenquite disposed 1
to dose his patient and call Mr. DuTkee |
some very unpleasant, but perhaps APP /
names, to unload his mind of
the terrible wrath tbat was there eoncen-
.rated, but he didn't; he just left Mr.
Durkee in immense disgust. Mr. Blay /
linen was heard of some years later as an
extensive railroad contractor in the west. /
Whether our Mr. Durkee was the same .
Mr.. Durkee, who, about the same time,
was known as the first stone of a gigantic .
we are not prepared to posi- /
lively assert Asa SPADES.