The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-23

knsw there. ws in the habit OF re.
ctiving through them tbs Interest Of q
snail sum that bad been lefi NE BY 50
uncle. l informed tbem, that, haviag
funds At my disposal, wished ior infoT.
nation a. 70 the best mode Of Investing
them. The slgniacaliou Of the word funds
vsries very much according 10 The name
aud position Of the speaker The rumor
Of my legacy bad reached Paris; so that
when spoke OF funds, u was evident
that meant 3 considerable sun. This
was proved BY the following letter:
Slr, We are Ia receipts Of your esteem.
ed favor OF the lIth currtent, which
reached us aiter the conclusion OF the last
loan negotiated by the Cor,es, ia which
our drm has An interest. Desirous that
oar friends should have an opportunity
OF participating 10 and an Investment
which we consider profitable, we have
taken the liberty OF placing twenty thou.
sand piastrcs 10 your credit should that
sm0unt appear too considerable, the rise
OF those securities admits VI your selling
out al premium. We relasiu, sir, YOURS
10 command, FLASGEs & Co.
To this was Sdded postscript by the
head Of the frm;
We have heard with pleasure OF the re-
cent good fortune that has fallen TO the
lot OF our old friend and correspondent,
and beg to offer him our services as occs-
sion may require.
Twenty thousand piastresl | let the
letter fall IN sheer Amazemeut. What
would have been my astonishment, II
more conyersant with the terms OF COM
merce, aud more attentive TO the enclosed
account current, bad seen that what !
took from the principal, was only the
yearly interest? lost no time in writing
to my correspondents, that the sun was
much 100 large. have received no
money, said, IRON Martinique; and it
would be impossible for me TO meet my
engagements.
An answer came by return OF post:-
We learn, with regret, that yon have
misgiVings with regard to the Spanish
loan. According to your orders, we
have sold out all the stock assigned to
you, which brings you in already net
profit OF eighty thousand francs. with
regard to your property at Martinique,
we are too we'll acGaaistcd with the de-
lays which bequests at such distance
must necessarily involve TO think for a
moment that you can be Immediately put
In possession OF your Inheritance, but
your signature will suffice 10 procure you
all the money yon may require 10 the
meantime. We take the liberty OF re-
minding you to make timely Investments,
lest, when the legal arrangements are
ended, you should fnd difficulty in get
ting good interest for SO large a capital.
With the hope thai you may entertain a
better opinion OF German securities than
you do OF Spanish, we hand you pros
pectus for establishing bank at Grnn-
niBgeU. You will please TO observe, sir
that no deposit iE required, and that, as
calls are only made at long intervals, 1t
will be easy for you to sell your shares,
should yea change your mind, without
Your hsyiHg OCCASION TO make any pay
ment. We have placed fifty to your
credit, aud have the honor to remain, &c.
Eighty thousand francsl The amonnt
was perfect mystery to me; no doubt
the clerk had made some mistake in the
figures. My position was becoming EN-.
barsssing. Congratulations poured IN
from all quarters, especially when made
my appearance in black from head to foot.
The Journal de G0ubmouches thought II
right to publish biographical sketch OF
my cousin; and the editor wrote to me
asking for further particulars. Ladies
connected with all sorts of societies beg
ged that my name might be added to their
list of subscribers; aud the money | had
to pay for postage was something alarm
ing. To escape from this avalanche of
inquiries, | hastily departed for Paris +,
Directly got there ] called on my bank
ers, by whom | was received as heirs TO a
large property generally are.
Sorry hat you have such poor opin-
ion OF the Spanish stock, said Monsieur
lergeret, there has been great rise
however, We only sold out bali your
parcel
Would you have lhe goodness 70 let me
know what the present value Of tue re-
msinder might be2 replied.
Certainly, sir; ten thousand piastre'
stock at seventy CHE pias,re being at five
francs, thirty-fve centimes), the sum al
ready paid being. II you sell out To-
| day you will, with the proceeds OF The
last sale, have irom two hundred aud ten
/ thousand 10 two hundred an twenty
thousand irsucs.
Very well. You said something abou
6Jsa man bank, think!
Y4s. the Government made some diff
.uhy abon. granting charter; but it i
I settled no v, and the promised share
ia, risea cons. iderable.
Can | sell out?
Ger Sinly, you bt We MY ~ iour huh
ared !, ,d iny aorih profit; that viii
bring YOU about sixty t. 'ousand francs
Wlthou any calls 10 pA
none fbHtSfSi' 80, - a.,
That 6 ,ems strange; bus you ste y
doubt We II informed, sho. va IKE y
find a sec ure investment for The 70 sums
would You have the goodness TO 'e'' IN
what woul be the bestf ~
You csnuoI ha We anything better '"a
our own five per &C p,s. know OF no.
ing more s,Enre; at The present price 0
that stocI, you get six per cent. tor you
money. can easily unl 'erstand that yo'
woald be worried by such trlhing de'Aii
"a these; you will soon ha We more con
siderable sums 10 look after.
Then, II invest tbe combin, vi proaue
OF the German aud Spanish sto, As !" ~
Eve per eeuts what khould I 0e year