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

lar salary was money well expended to
produce a 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 a dishonest nephew-all these had (
made terrible inroads into the capital OF
the concern. The thirty thousand dol |
lars which he had borrowed. "a confidential /
debit of Durkee, a gentleman who acted /
as his chief salesman, but 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, a substantial !
merchant he awoke to find himself a
bankrupt and a beggar--as il We're.
1t was "a bad outlook for the creditors.
They showed a great deal of righteous in
dignatiou over the act of securing the /
iudebtedne=z OF Mr.. Durkee, but at that |
time they were penniless, so they made I
up their minds to meet and listen to the |
proposed offer of Mr.. Blaylinen for set
tlement. a 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. iudulgedi i'm the consoling
reflection. which he softly though tri-
umphantIy INDUCED in, that he had done
remarkably ever thing. He was
without doubt a clever and complete
trade-mau lie looked around upon his
fifty thousand dollars worth OF stock,
that he had so neatly conveyed as thirty
thousand, secure from the grasp of credi-
tors, and he looked forward to the two
thousand dollars .aud more) in cash now
In Mr. Durkec's tenacious keeping. All,
the true but tenacious Durkee-our Mr..
Durkee.
We must have the place painted up
this spring, said Mr.. Blaylnen, address
ing Mr.. Durkee and there are several
little changes that / have thought OF
making, about which 1 desire to consult
you one of these days"
While l congratulate you upon your
success in accomplishing your ends, sir, s
returned the lambIike Mr.. Durkee, with g
a new and firm tone. IS am afraid that I
our connection must cease from to-day 7
What exclaimed the clever and y
tradesman, You don't mean y
to say you want to leave me? was e
thinking junior partnership for you P
Pm very much obliged to you, sir, q
I'm sure" said Mr. Durkee, " but must d
positively decline it," d
d" Well, returned Mr.. Baylimen, re- I'll
.ignedly, you'll give me credit for hay n
ng offered to do fairly by you? BY the d
1y nave you the bank notes and docu- Y
aents 10y you, Mr. Durkee 2" N
j have got the documents" replied -
IT, Durkee, calmly, " but I've disposed I
t the money"
.laylinen, dumbfounded. vi
s'And what Is more, my dear sir, I've of
ought back the lease of these premises, an
-hich you had mortgaged up to the neck co
18th Mr.. Triquet's invisible capitalist th
lent, and I've also taken the extreme Oh
berty to order a new sign with my
anne upon ii, to replace that which now fe
ruaments it in
Mr. BIaylinen was by no means a fool, II,
nd he took in the position. of
Mr.. Durkee was by no means a fool, in
ut wolf in sleeps clothing, and he ne
eatlv took in Mr.. Blaylinen. 1t was fiji
erfectlv evident to the most obtuse sv
erson that Mr. Durkee intended to use oy
, the utmost the power which the docu- fe
rents he held gave him, and Mr.. Blayli- to
en- found himself virtually kicked out
f his own store into the street. in
60 I'm not altogether unprovided with to
leans. Mr.. Durkee, if you are disposed Iii
D treat for partnership" said Mr.. b., th
his utter defeat with entire cl
W
&. think" said Mr.. Durkec, that m
re are better apart. You are worthy of til
,mething far better than I am prepared AZ
D offer" lii
Mr.. Blaylinen was thenquite disposed "
, dose his patient and call Mr.. Durkee o.
3me very unpleasant, but perhaps aP- n,
ropriate names, to unload his mind Of oI
be terrible wrath that was there concen- w
rated. but he didn't; he just left Mr.. w
)urkee in immense disgust. Mr.. Blay- "a
men was heard of some years later as an in
xtensive railroad contractor in the west. ne
Whether our Mr.. Durkee was the same eff
IT, Durkee, who, about the same time, ar
-as known as the first stone Of a gigantic be
lbernacle, we are not prepared to posi- he
vely assert. ASA SPADES.