The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-09

walter, I vsuidnt do it. It's busi
nsss We amt ft for. We are doing very
we'll new; at asy rate. we are walking
With our eyes open and managing our svn
Affairs. Think how We have worked aud
csntrived. and almost stated ourselves 70
gs, that 81, 900 in the bank. Aad what
have We done il forf Doatyou still de-
sire 10 own the Crantos meadow, aad
don't ron rnesn 10 pnt up the new baras
Oh. wslleri IL you will listen TO me you
will tell Mr.. Plausible Sparklsr TO take
care Of his swn business and allsw you to
take care Of yours. Let us swn the bean
tiful meadow, as We have 50 long talked
OF. and let ns have barn room enough for
the cattle We can keep when that msadsv
is ours. o. think. my dear husband, we'll
have sns Of the best and oss Of the hand.
somsst farms in the whole rsgion."
Eyes, / knew. Jennie; but you deaf
exactly uadsrstaad. You dent tako into
account What Il sure 10 come back 10 Us.
Think Of the Thousands we'll have where
now we've got little Or nsthing. Why.
bless you, lock at i'll Mr.. Sparklsr has
made nae grand offer. He let's me have
the stock .or 81. 80, and the par value il
$40. Why, I'd be . fsol not to take it.
He wouldn't do that to many-sow you
bet"
walter, you are entirely carried away
by that mans wonderful talk. Now, will
you Just listen to me for fow moments.
In the irst place, you know very well that
Plausible Sparkler wouldn't give dollar
TO save you. He is not enc OF that kind.
Now, about the price Of the stock. Look
me in the eye, Walter; would that man
sell you horse for one-quarter or enc
half Of what it was really worth? All.
700 know be wouldn't No, the very fact
that he offers the shares at that price is
proof enough that they are good for moth
ing. And now, there's just one more
thing. II the land Of which Sparkler tells
was so rich In minerals, in ceal, aud oil,
aud in such magnificent lumber, do you
suppose he and his mates would be around
among poor folks like us picking up dol
lar BY dollar? No, you know they would
easily find the capital necessary to devel
4 epe it,
"Ahl but my dear wife. the very object
ct this company is to keep out these
wealthy capitalists. These men have been
psor themselves, and they are bound to
givs poor men chance. And. ysu see,
they must have monsy-cspital-witl
whisk to devslope the property and put il
into working order. There are steam en-.
ginss 10 be put up, and furnaces aud forgei
to be built, and . branch road mus: be
made. Our 81, 900 will"
Two thousandl why, it was only
theusand the ether day"
"Yes. I know; but d'yeu see, I've con-
cludsd that 80, 900 will give me just double
what $1,000 will give; aye, and more,
too; for they will make me present ol
so shares outright il l put in $4,000. Thai
would be $50 shares; and in less than a
year that stock will be worth $40. In two
years it will be at par And well live to
SEQ it worth an even huudsed. l tell ysu,
Jennie, it's big thing'
bat where are you to raise the $1,000,
Walter?'
"Why. we've got a thousand ii the bank
and / can raise q THOUSAND on the house
and farm"
Jennie Withersll turned pale and trem.
bled. She was frightened, for she saw
that her husband was entirely infatuated.
Walter was 80 years of age; strong,
steady, industrious, simple minded man
and she. the wife, was two years younger.
They had been married eight years and
three beautiful children blessed their home
Walter had received the farm with his
wife. 1t had been her fathers. But
there had been thousand dollar mort
gage on it, and that mortgage he had lifted
with money OF his own wheR they were
married, taking the title deed in his own
name. Thus far in life he had been con-
tent to work honestly and industriously.
seeing his store increasing slowly butsure-
lly-a house carpenter and when there
vas building 10 do he could assume direc'
ton Of the work, receiving for his labor
sufficient TO hire three strong men on his
farm for the same time. He had the best
cows for milk and butter. and some OF the
very finest blood in the way OF horse flesh
ia short, he was one OF the most thrifty
and prosperous, in every way, OF the me-
| cbsuic. farmers in the state; and the pro-
iectors Of the Grand Orient Petroleum,
Mining and Manufacturing Company had
spetted him As one OF the finest Of their
1 victims; and 40 plausibly had they talked,
so grandilsquently lad they set forth the
golden possibilities Of their vast property,
j and so plainly had they given him to see
the wealth that must flow in upon him,
that his head was turned.
On the very next day after the conversa-
hon to which we have listened, Mr..
| Plausible SpArkler called at Walter With
srell'a b cuse, finding himself and his vile
both 10. He was man Of middle age
about 40 With light, fsxsa hair neatly
siIsl a.d curlsd. 40 immense hsxen mus
tsche, . pair sf eyes Of blush gray
which in certain lights. scintiilssed liks
The eyes sf squirrel; prominent 10
msa nose. like the cutwster cf BOAT
| With slopiak forehead. aud pair d ear'
that betokeosd asiniDs will combined viii
srsat caution. He vas dresssd IN the very