Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-03
MS FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

NtS FINANCIAL OPGRAVtONS.
"speaklug Of plunging," observci the
msu In the mscklntosh, "dli ! ever tell
you the run made on the bucket shops
some years sgoY'
.Dont think you ever did"
at made some talk nj the time. To
begin With, I hadn't q cent Of money
not q c~ut. Had luck at the races had
cleaned me out. wonder u any OF you
have ever known What u is To be abso-
lately strsppe,i."
slot. Of times" srowlei the man Ia
the sloach hat. 500 ahead"
"well, I had q friend an Change. lie
Vas lean faced M On, With long nous
tache aud thiu, prominent nose. lie.
on Change yet for Ill that matter. !
heard him heavr q deep Sigh one day
aud .sy be- Wished he had 500 Ia In
v.st In MAY wheat. lie sald 10 vas
bound to 90 up fiftecn ar twenty points
la spite of the crosk.rs, hut De Was run.
ming corn deal, aud hls money Was all
tied up, aud be hadn't q dollar Ia stake
ou wheat. A fellow who sesme'i to have
more money than brain, % judge from
hi. hook. aud the sire oi the MAD he car
rici. Was making q pretty big vrnture
on May wheat. a thought struck me.
I sstd To himi
"'My friend. u you'll divide your prof.
it, with me on ihi. deal, In ease there IL
any, I viii undertake 20 assume all
your losses In case you lose."
THAT looks like fair Offer" he sald.
"lIa,c you got anything 10 put back ny
Nothing but this watch and chsin,
I answered, "but I'm wllilng Ia rick
them." Aud put them In the hands of
the bucket shop man.
"was u gold wstchy' Inquired the
msn with his feet on table.
at looked like gold" replied the man
In tb. msckinto.h. gu,riSiiy, and had
q stone .ct In IN. case that looked like
q diamond. That's all you need To know
about it."
That. all Ne want Ia know" ssid
the msn With th. cigar. "Of cours" "
VA. gold To bc surc u sas gold Aud
the diamond wss genuine. Go ou."
"w.ll, the fellow .,udici . moment,
and then hc said;
"'I'll 20 you.' The bucket shop msu
.siI they would b. wiin-..e. to th.
sgt-ement ani went away sni borrow
81 q quarter from . friend to pay Tor .
dinner AZ a cheap cstlug housr."
"lIow dbl you come oct ou tie deslf
asked the m,n With the very gr--n neck
tie.
Thrive w..k. from that DAY met the
man according to the agrc,msni and
Ne divided equally q profit ~ 500,
Wheat had gone up some sixteen points.
"Well. what thcnr'
"for a.. neat q months ! hung
around that broker With the prominent
mo-. aud long moust,che. sni When ]
hcarl him dup any hints "a 10 how mar
Let "a. going I scis,i on thsm. sui at
end of that time I had .ome $1,000 Ia
elcsa cs.h Ia the hank"
..Gol u out ~ the backet .hops''
Every cent 10 H."
Then yua ssltci u downf
The msn IN the macintosh sas silent
Zoe . lsug time. Then h- .sid
cone dsy I heart ny broker friend
heaV- q deep .lgh and s,y b. wlshe'i he
had $1,000 to put Into me.. pork
That "a. enough for inc. vent Z" the
bucket shop. sni--iiin't son- Que ak
me " hal .slte,i down 'h,t s!D,0D'
Ne.. I .al,s,l u dosn. all~i IL dosn
Va mes. pork
"Welif'
That. all ther I. ~ IT," aid tho
man In the m,ckinto.h. gloomily. II
never got Il oui ~ the brine. u !. there
yet"
Nobody .sh anything for some min
uic., bat q, last the man Who wore gos'
gle. sskei:
"wh~r. !. the gold watrhF'
II don't know. put that to soak
s,,ou, N. same time. Hut ! got So
far It," addict the m,n In the mickip'
to.h. considerably ch-cr-,i by the re,~
oll.ctIOn. Chicago Tribune.