The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-14


delivered, Diplomacy kept u from getting
20 sea with tus En li,a-hullt ones, and II
wa, thou ,ht the same rea on kept tho
Frenoh-bu 10 steamers from gon 10 sea,
but that i not exactly tha fact We would
have succsele N getting tlen out II they
hal been fully paid for We male what
we thou yht wee ample arrangements
for completing the payments, but they
failed through our psr i'tont bad luck
For instance, take thu case OF these very
certificates. IL wa, necs'sar for ~ 10 use
all sorts OF precautions In buying this sort
OF goods to protect tha parties va dealt with,
for wa knew the Yankees would throw
every m lther's son OF them into court
Hence the money was deposited In various
banks In the names Of private pers ms, but
no that 1t coul not bs drawn unless the
certificates were indorsed In particular
way, This 10 a deposit you 500, OF Guntera
money payable 10 Brown on certain terms
In other words II 10 a Confederate draft sent
out by express messenger and payable when
indorssd by tho agent TO whom sent The
agent must indorse II In particular way,
and would not do 30 unlsss the messenger
brought certain credentials This system
OF checks AMI balances was necessary Tor
our financial security, but In this case, an |
several others like It, was fatal 10 our
plans
"The messenger 10 whom this particular
boz waa intrustid d--young Rlcaud, lromem'
Dor the very NOR ling | sent him twas In
slructed 10 go 10 Wilmington, crlss 10 Ber'
muda In the bllckade-runner Fannie, sail
4 an
and from him got further ordera Rlcau !,
instead Of going on tho Fannie took an
other steamer, the Gannet Tor Nassau The
Gannot wa' captured, Rcaud's dI'patch-
box went 10 fosl tho shark and Rlcaud
himself 20 rustcate at Johnson'i islam |,
Meantime wo, who knew Of tho Fannle'
safe voyage, wsrs congratulatIng 0ur elvAi
that our agent was on the road 10 Bor'
deaux, AMI va did not diic0ysr th, truth
until ID wa, too lato IN pr yidl ar'maly,
Tai, sort OF thing happ'nel several times
and pur French gunbo ~ neysr got to aoa,
"rhen those BOur lnleal still have our
moleyi' said Col ElloE
"Thit remains ~ he 'een. ! was Just com
Ing 10 that point Thl particular dopD 10
has never beon checked out; Of that | an
sure It. was quite forgotten RIcaul never
got south again until June, 1855 and then
his stor5 was only partly credited, But
whether AnImai FrersS will pay the money
or not |, quito another matter, ana depends
upon a variety OF oircum'tn" COS which II IL
clos b. speculate about A. | said,
want our young frlenl here 10 try and
hope ho will succeol.'
81 saying, Mr.. Thompon on took pen and
paper AMI wrote hurrIedly, "H're," said
ho, "ls check for 500 You NUT looh
upn II ~ your reward for 70 storing to ms
those dlnyorou, pap,rS | will pay your
expenses 30 Bordeaux and baoki 40, II you
gain nothing You will lo,e nothing, have
indoriol those certificates with my own
name TAX, them an thl' noto 30 London,
10 Mr. Brown, llo will toll you what fur
thor can bo done, II anything d. not OK
poet much. but at loa,t try - fortune may
favor you, and | am sure You deserve IT,
10 seemed indcol ~ it S.anhop' Ram
dolph', good fortune had begun, Taking
leave Of bis frIen ls no came over 10 Lnn'
don, found Mr.. Brown, and nude such n
friend Of that gentleman that ho undortool,
Dor ,unlly 30 look after tho matter which
Mr. Thompson had recommended 10 him,
Tho Ox.agent, VIII 80 In lura,mbnt was
needed, happonod at tho time b. bo In Nlco,
ami Mr. Brown went thithor with Randolph,
aud secured tho roqui Ito signatures Thon
ho ace coimpanlol him b Bourlouux. Alas
for tho bo b laid schcm,s Of mice anl manl
The firm Of X Anima' FrOro, wa, bank
rupt, and all thoir asrot' AMI affair, In tho
hands IT tho ,yn lie, Tho ollor brother of
the firm was dead, AMI thorc was 40 lttlo
hope Of g0ttng anything Out OF tho uuryiv.
Ing brother, who indood, did not bear tho
best Of names
Mr. Brown looked pOnsivo but told Ran.
dolph not 10 despair, "lt hos an honest
man we won't got cont Of cluroi but, ~
no seems 10 DO n slipp,ry follow, there's u
chance for II yet" Hecallol On tho synlic,
consulted notary or two IN town,
and then sent NJ, An mas mo, ago to call
upon him that night at his hotol NJ Animas
came, shallow, It'll, GNcin with purple
gills AMI an uneasy oyo, II, denjol ovory.
thing, OF opur,o and said that anyhow no
was totally insolvent- couldn't pay 10 con.
times In tho 100
"Exactly,n said Mr. Brown. "Ynur debts
amount 10 sOOO,OOO francA You have
gIyon In as,otS 10 the amount OF .. 800 900
francs You still have In your posses Ion
tho SUN " ., 200, 900 francs, property OF tho
lato Confodcracy, Brown, Gunlor, and all
that firm. This money you have not 70.
turned 10 tho ynic a. part NJ your assets,
but are trying 10 hide away Now, NJ
Animaa, II lsa question Of arithmetic DO.
twoon ~ My young trlenl h,ri has loyiti
mat, checks for 500 900 francs which ho 4,
entitled TO, aud wants You viii pay him
or el.O prepare tomorrow top1y tho ayndio
the 500 900 you aro conc1allnt aul otanl
trial for fraud b,,lloS"
NJ Animas wrlggod anl turned aud
,el,oi for time, u month, wbok, anything
"N,t a momont," bald Mr. Brown, do.
ddolly
"But my chlllron, my wlfo" pleaded NJ
Animas In despair
"Shall | call tho olllcorT said Brown,
saroastloally, laying his hand on tho boil.
cord,
NJ. Auima1 turned green, nnl thon pull.
ing out II plotlfrlc pockotbook paid tho
money aud that is how Stonhopi Randolph
got rich