The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-05-10

: in his business That is why put that
money away in New York for the cross
eyed mans wife. i ~
II is true rumor came that the cros:
eyed man formed q stock company O.
capitalists, and sold them his patent for
100000. I didn't believe it-who
would? If he did it he couldn't have
been such fool as he looked. And
Chicago men are not so very liable to
be fools, either. .-s -...-....-. -.
bad been doing business with Dewey
& Blossom, of New York, for many
years, and had found them rsliable. But
Of late their account sales were not quite
satisfactory, and the money was never
ready when due. Something was wrong
They owed noe great deal of money
and while If might not be wise to press
the immediate payment, it would be
very imprudent to increase the debt. /
stopped further shipments to Dewey &
Blossom. Two weeks later that firm
failed. --a ' 5.' 20 .'-..' -.--
Dewey telegraphed to me: 'f ---
Better come on and see things for
yourself" - --1.s &. --f .sos.s
l went and saw that things were bad
enough for me. The liabilities of Dewey
& Blossom were $4,000. ? The princi-
pal creditor, myself The assets were
very little beyond two young wives, with
the largest afd best assorted wafdrobes
ever saw-Nothing available for a
bachelor creditor from nlnois. Two
twenty thousand dollar ontftsi and not
one garment that would fit me or any.
body belonging TO me. I.wss rough. =.
Dewey & Blossoms wife was a great
deal too costly. Fifty cents barrel profit
on flour the whole year through would
scarcely pay her dry goods bills And
1t was true. -, .....-,f
Blossom said if Deweys wife had only
been satisfied when she had set the.
whole female part of Long Branch ready
to drown themselves at the sight of her
costumes, they could have paid seventy
five cents on the dollar and resumed
But. then Long Branch was wholly yinaa
equate, and Mrs Dewey was unhappy
unless she could rent the Grand Union
at Saratoga and run the Springs too,
why, the flour trade wouldn't stand it.
And that was true, also. .- II
The firm Of Dewey 4 Blossom was
+hopelessly bankrupt. The principal suf- !
+ferers, after all, would be those foolish |
wives.-They would now have TO learn
how many minutea it requires to cook |
soft-boiled eggs, and some other useful, |
but not snowy matter. -.
; The only thing Of any possible value
to me among the assets of my bankrupt |
correspondents was the good viii of |
their business was then an Illinois
miller, but, if there was money in II,
why not become New York -four
merchant Why nota z.---s7 a--
Dewey & Blossom turned over their
accounts to me; gave me detailed .re,f
port Of the commercial Standing of each
customer and correspondent The sign Of
Dewey & Riasson was taken down and
the sign Of aJohn, MiddIetown., Flour"
went up in its place. Then l became
-four merchant. -. IL
The failure Of that firm was the be
ginning of bad luck, and more followed
It. For six months it seemed that all |
the flour dealers IN New York had con
spired together TO cheat me, and they |
had very gratifying success. i told old |
Plumb, 3 neighbor, about 1T and he I,
laughed heartily s--oI -I'E E-:o1J5t
Mosquitoes are always most eager for
fresh bleed. These -four bazzsrds, are.
always looking for fresh signs, new firms
and fresh blood 's~..., .,,-ag III - Il
Old Plumb was right. BY bis advice,
two of those buEzards found lodgings in
Ludlow street Jail for, q time; after
which there was general p,easantness in
the flour trade. ..esinE aiIEsT II
Among the country correspondents of
the late firm of Dewey & Blossom, was
of Springfield. The CONNER |,
cial sanding of Edwards wss estimated fy
thus; ;,.,... .,..i ,,...g- -., y,-. ri .v-Ilst,
Good but a little slow, Too honest
and kind hearted for this wicked world"
That WAS a singular record to make
the credit value Of . person.
fremember reading it over the second
time, and wondering what Edwards had
done as business man that he should I
be beIpronounced too honest for the rest of
US. But there it was: and the state
ment was made BY one who knew Ed
wards well or no such singular statement |
would be made z-ai-1Hi 3 lai,.@l Gts
Edwards owed the late firm some
thing, and that debt had now become
mine. To write Edwards that a change
had taken place wss matter of course 4
also that a settlement Of the balance due, g
was desirable at an early day. Edwards I
promptly with a. draft for j
half the amount and an old excuse for
not sending more. os.s-s ..s z.-.... Iii
"Grand-hiher was worse, and she had
gone up to Chicopee to zee him. can't
cave the store to go collecting till she
comes back" .-..-- -. ..-. lie
1t vas signed "a W Edwards. per {
John- ID
&c W" stood for George Washington, !
30 doubt, but just what this grandfather l
It Chieopee had to do with the -four o
,ills was not plain. ~She" was probably
hs better and stronger half Of the poor, "
zen pecked Edwards Some men act 8
hat way. They neyerdare to call their q
sifes by their own proper names, but
'ay she or her. as If they were afraid. Z
Perhaps they are. As for John, he de- Il
served spanking for writing ridiculous 8
'chool boy letter. / showed it to my d
ambitious Office boy. and warned him Of '
he shame he would bring upon him :
eli if he was ever guilty OF a similar let 7
er. -.-.z
The balance due from Edwards was /
asYer paid, but Edwards urged the ship c
nsnt oFlarge lots Of medium and. low a
yradeiHotr. The tfour was sent. After Ii
] length of time suf6cient for Edwards I
% sell uand remit the proceeds, I wrote h
Edwards. suggesting tt,st neney wss s
he next thing in order No money q
came, but q prompt reply, and an .eI I
;use as singulsr % that first one ofJohns I
The mlh at Chicopee are idle now, Z
but they will soon start up agzin- In ,
lhe meantime they must eat, even If [
they can't pay" 7d g -r,g : ie
l have always thought I could judge
; man's character by his hand writ {