The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-05-03

! made an offer of s 10, 900, believing that
the owner would surely come to my
terms. But there is no hope of starving
you intoE an agfeementy SO without
further preamble, come to offer yeu an
advance OF $4,000 upon your bargain. -
Fifteen thousand dollars coming /
knew not how-to me, who had so much
trouble in earning my eight hundred
dollars OF salary as clerk. Although but
little acquainted with business, / saw the
advantage to be derived from my posi-
ton, and replied:
1T is impossible. sir, for me to give
you an answer at this moment; return at
five O'Clock; meantime | will consider
the matter
AT a quarter before the appointed
hour Mr.. Hardy was again at my door
''Sir, )" said |, 81 had no wish for that
house, and did not even think about it.,
when the proprietor came TO beg me to
/ purchase it; and it appears that the
house IS now mine. AS it suits you, and
any osher will do as well for me, | ac-
.cept your offer.'' ss,I :,
You shall be paid in fortnight, :"
exclaimed the purchaser, delighted with
my promptitude in business sAsa &
+ was so delighted | wrote to Messrs.
Hughes and Bergeret that, having GER
tain funds to invest, | begged their. adj
vice as to the safest mode. It appeared
| that the words 'seertain funds" have
| very different acceptations in commerce,
according to the name and position
OF him who uses them. Certain funds,
situated as | Was,, was a modest way of
specifying a considerable sum-at least
| supposed so on receiving an answer
from the firm that my letter had been
received just before the close of the
Pacific Railroad loan, in which they had
purchased to the amount of $200,0O0;.
that if thought it too much, a large
profit might be easily realized, as the
stock had gone up. A postscript in the
hand OF the principal congratulated me
on my accession of fortune.
Two hundred thousand dollars The
letter fell from my hands; the amount
frightened me- | wrote instantly, in
forming them that so large sum went
beyond my means. adding that no re-
mittances having been received from
China, as they supposed, was unable
to satisfy their claims.
The answer came in a day or two,a
stating that, as | did not seem to have
Fconfdence in the Pacific Railroad, they
had sold out my stock at "a profit of
$50, 900, and begged me not to feel un-
easy, as Temittances were always slow
in coming from China; in the interim nv
signature would furnish me with all the
money | could want. The prospectus of
a bank was enclosed, in which shares
had been secured me.
Eighty thousand dollars! Either I
understood. nothing of commercial mat
terS oil. the'clerk had written one or two
noughts too many. My situation be-
came embarrassing; was overwhelmed
with congratulations. was besieged
with annoying questions. In what way
would | finish my house e?-what would
| do for public establishments? Some
benevolent ladies wrote to. recommend
to my notice the benevolent institutions
under theirguardianship. Iwould have /
been ruined in postage but for the lucky
stroke with Mr.. Hardy. which | did not
receive for a fortnight after, until which
time, indeed, had no money Fortu-
nately, from the moment was held to
be rich, noone would take cent from
me, and tradesrren courted the honor
of giving meleredita aSu ssvsi&
Having received Mr.. Hardy's check |
went to my bankers, who received me
as the inheritor of great wealth. I
81 regret" said Mr.. Bergeret, s'that
you mistfasted the Pacific SRailfoad 6in-
vestment, for the stock has again gone
up. No matter, however, you have some
left..' @4''
''Will you have the goodness" said I,
Ito tell me precisely how muchgall these
funds are worth which-you have bought
for mep'I -@s1I+- : s-4as Eeg 4
1.-The calculation is cash. Two hum
dred thousand dollars, at so much the
dollar and the sum already paid. If !
you sell to-day you will put about two
hundred and qtwenty thousand dollars |
ntoyouf pocket. Pa 7 sl3su1 lsaq ioifaet
opened both my ears.
''You say two hundred and twenty
Thousand. Are you quite certain?',,,
las certain as any one can be, within
a few hundred dollars"
!, did not wish to appear too much the |
novice, and replied:
"ihatds wepf sYpp spoke also of. q
bank?n Z. . f~AS
Eyes; the establishment of this bank
has met with some ldiffieulties;4ba the |
affair is not less good. We are on the
eve of terminatingit, and the scrip is
well up.pS E1ge gfgt% 90
'Could that also be sold?" Inquired. |
''You-hold fifty shares replied the
banker, (which have advanced four
hundred aud fifty dollars, making alto
gether nearly sixty thousand dollars.'
Although as yet | have paid moth
ing?n
''Wfthoat'a doubt, . was the. answer.
That is singular; but since you say
so, submit, Ishould like to make
safe investment of the whole; will you
be SO kind as to specify one?''
Our four per cents, sir--our four-p per
eents-I know of nothing safer. / can
easily undestsnd that safl these little
matters worry you, You will soon have
% deal with much larger sums y ..
by placing all that [ hold except this
TRAIT in four per cents should have an
income of -
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