Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-13

now sir" | said; "but it you will take
the trouble to call again at five, I'll see
what | can do
At quarter to five Mr.. Felix made
his appearance. spoke to him with
candor -
"[ should tell you, sir, that 1 had no
thoughts of buying the house till the
owner prevailed on me to do so. You
say you want the house; any other will
suit me equally as well, 50 I accede to
your terms
"You shall have draft on Paris for
the amount in fortnight, " replied Mr..
Felix, who bowed and withdrew, appar-
emily enchanted with my way of doing
business.
A draft upon Paris. The circumstan-
ces appeared so unusual to me that
thought | ought to send it to Paris to
get it cashed. | wrote accordingly to
Messrs. Flanges and Bergeret, the only
firm | knew there. | was in the habit
of receiving through them the interest
of small sum that had been left me by
an uncle. informed them, that, hav-
ing funds at my disposal, l wished for
information as to the best mode of in
vesting them. The signlfcation of the
word funds" varies very much accord
ing to the name and position of the
speaker. The rumor of my legacy had
reached Paris; so that when l spoke of
'funds," it was evident that I meant a
considerable sum. This was proved by
the following letter:
Sir,-We are in receipt of your es-
teemed favor of the 18th current, which
reached US after the conclusion of the
last loan negotiated by the Cortes, in
which our firm has an interest. Desir-
Gus that our friends should have an op-
porturity of participating in and an in
vestment which We consider profitable,
we have taken the liberty of placing
twenty thousand piastres to your credit.
Should that amount appear too consider
able, the rise of those scurities admits
of your selling out at premium. We
remain, Sir, yours to command,
FLANGEs & Co."
To this was added postscript by the
head of the firm -
We have heard with pleasure of the
recent good fortune that has fallen to
the lot of our old friend and correspon-
dent, and beg to offer him our services
as occasion may require"
Twenty thousand piastres! 4 let the
ettsr ktai fall in sheer What
more conversant with the terms of CON-
merce. and more attentive to the en-.
closed account current, had seen that
what l took from the principal, was only
the yearly interest? 1 lost no time in
writing to my correspondents, that the
sum was much too large. 81 have re.
ceived no money" said, 'from Mar.
Unique; and it would be impossible fol-
me to meet my engagements,
An answer came by return of post -
"We learn, with regret. that you
have mlsgivings with regard to the Span
ish loan. According to your orders. We
have sold out all the stock assigned tt
you, which brings you in already mel
profit of eighty thousand francs. With
regard to your property at Martiniqe
we are too we'll acquainted with the de
lays which bequests at such distance
must necessarily involve to think for {
moment that you can be Immediately
put in possession of your inheritance
but your signature will suffice to procur,
you all the money you may require il
in the mean time. We take the liberty
of reminding you of the advantage o
making timely investments, lest, wher
the legal arrangements are ended, yol
should find difficulty in getting goot
interest for so large a capital. Will
the hope that you may entertain bet
ter opinion of German securities thai
you do of Spanish, we hand you pros
pectus for establishing a bank at Grun
ningen. You will please to observe, sir
that no deposit is required, and that, a
calls are only made at long intervals, i
will be easy for you to sell your shares
should you change your mind, withou
your having occasion to make any pay
ment. We have placed fifty to you
credit, and have the honor to remain,
&c.
Eighty thousand francs The amour
was a perfect mystery to me; no doub
the clerk had made some mistake in tn
figures. My position was becoming EN-
barrassing. Congratulations poured i
from all quarters, especially when
made my appearance in black from hea
to foot. The journal de Goubmouches
thought it right to publish a biograpt
ical sketch of my cousin and the editc
wrote to me asking for further particr
lars. Ladies connected with all sort
of societies begged that my name migt
be added to their list of subscribers
and the money had to pay for postag
was something alarming. To escaT
from this avalanche of inquiries, l ha
tily departed for Paris. Directly g
there l called on my bankers, by whol
l was received as heir to large propel
ty generally are.
"Sorry that you have such a poe
opinion of the Spanish stock" said MOI
sieur Bergeret "there has been gre;
rise; however, we only sold out ha
your parcel