West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-05-30
WALTERS SPECULATION.
4 Life Sketch.

Life Sketch.
walter, | wouldn't do il. It., "A
business that we aint tit for. We are
doing very well now; at any rate, we
are walking With our eyes open and
managing our own affairs Think how
we have worked and contriycd. and al
most stintcd ourselves To get that thou
sand dollars into the bank. And what
have We done I for? Don't YOU still de
Sirc To own the CranSton meadow. and
don You mean TO put up the new barn
., Walter. if YOU will listen 10 mo Won
VIII tell Mr.. Plausible Spark Ter to take
care oil ms own business and allow Won TO
take care OF yours. Let Us own the beau
tllul meadow, as we have so LONG talked
al, AMI let us have barn-room cpou0h
Tor the cattle we can keep when that
meadow Is ours. q. think. my dear
husband, we'll have one of the best and
one of the handsomest farms i'm this
whole region"
YES, ] know, Jennie; but YOU don +
exactly understand You don't take
into account what is sure to come back
10 us. Think of the thousands well
have where now we've rot little on.
nothing. Why, bless YOU. look nj II
MIR. Sparkler has made me grand of
Ter. lie lets me have the stock FOR fgo
dotlGrS G.ld d-h0't and the par value j.
twenty dollars. Why. Id be a fool moi
10 take it He.worldn't do that to many
how, you bet
Walter, you are entirely carried
away by that llan'S wonderful fall,
Now, will YOU just listen to me for n few
moments. In the first place. YOU know
very well that Plausible Sparkler
wouldn't give you dollar to save Won
lie Is not one of that kind. Now
about the price of the stock. Look me
IN the eve, Walter; would that man sell
You horse for onc-4uartnr or onc-balf
OF what il was really worth All Won
know h" wouldn't. No. the very fact
That be offers the shares at that price il
PROOF that they are good for nothin~
Ana now there just one more thinT.
III the land of which Sparklcr tells was
so rich in minerals, i'm Coa'. and oil
and in such magnificent lumber. do Won
suppose he and his mates would he
around among poor folks likeus pickiup
up dollar by dollar? NJ. Won know
they would easily find the capital ncces-
sary to develop it,"
An. but, my dear wife. the very Oh.
Jcct OF this company j. TO keen ont thos.
wealthy capitalists, Those men nave
been poor themselves and they aro
bound to give poor men chance. And
You see, they must have money cant
taL-wlth which TO dcyc'op the pronar-
~. AMI putt into working order. There
are steam engines 10 he put mn. and
furnaces and FORCES To- be built and "a
branch road must be built Don't Won
sec' Our two thousand dollars win
'I~0 thousand. Why it was ONLY a
thousand the other dav.'
Yes ] know. but Il YOU see. ~.
1ust concluded that two tho sand viii
give me just double what one thou.and
WI give. aye, and more, too: for the,.
VIII make mo n present Of fifty STARE
outright J put in two thousand dol.
Ihrs. That would be eight hundred an I
MY shares; and i'm less than % wear that
STOCK VII br worth ten dollar, Iu two
Year, I' VIII be- 80 par. And wc'U live
U" sec u worth an even hundred. tell
You. jennie. IL big thing
But whora are you 10 raise tro
thousand dollars Waltor2
Why. WOW got 20 thousand iu tho
n7nh. and can raise "a thousand op tho
house and farm
tuomhied. ~hc.was fr-rht.rci f...
saw that her husband wa. orar,I, ~.
iaUa,rd Walter va. thfry ,,e.. ~
"ge - strong. steady Industrious Slim
riom'uiei man and -hc tbc vito ,,,
'"' wears Younger They IaI .r.,,
married eight cars. nrd flro, I,..,rf..i
children Blessed their homo Ky,r,,.
IaI received the fanr,.fr Dbl. sin. T..
i1d been hnr fathers BAD fb,rr hal
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