Next, if I send you as a third operation $100, will you send me in the end of 30 days, $200↑ If you will do this, I can have sufficient ground to go upon, in my efforts to arouse some of my rich farmers who would not listen unless the evidence was perfectly satisfactory and sure while they were yet ignorant of the method and details. I believe this method which I have suggested will be beneficial to all concerned. Please write by return of mail. Address Rev. J. D., B., Columbia Co., Penna. Awaiting your reply and hoping my plan will meet your approval, I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully, J. D. Called to account by one who watches the market closely and has an eye to business. He does not "make friends with the dog that bites him." MT. PLEASANT, Pa., Nov. 19. Yours of 14th inst. rec'd stating that you had lost my money. It is just what I expected. I lost confidence in you and expected to be "euchered," when you sent me the certificate and I saw that you kept my money 10 days before putting it into use for me. Squarely contradicting the answer to first question in your circular.-I would like to know what you were doing with the money during that time, while Western Union advanced about 13 per cent. And what was you doing with the combination from Oct. 29th to Nov. 6th, when you must have bought N. W. at 42 & sold on the 7th, the date of your first notice. During all this time the stock market was active, and several Stocks on the list advanced 1 to 3 per cent. Even N. W. advanced about 2 per cent. in this time. And again what was you doing from the 7th, when Western Union Sold at 934, to the 14th, when you must have sold a 974 as it closed on the 13th a 964. And in the same time there were others on the list in which money was being made by some person. And why did you put all the money into only one stock, when there were others just as good as what you dealt in, and you might have made on those; and why you was only able to make one turn each six days and that only on date of your report) would be interesting to know. I suppose you made sure of your comi'sn, or would you like to have us make that up to you. If the market had been dull during the run of the combination, I should have thought nothing of your losing, but with an active market and a wide fluctuation in prices of stocks, the case looks to me as one of downright fraud or damnable stupidity. And still you have the consummate "cheek" to want us to send more money, "when you will do all in your power to retrieve the loss to us"-As you would make over $6000 in a full combination, in one turn, and if you saved your comis'n on the last turn, (as you would likely do) you would be very well paid for your trouble. Besides the number of per cent. turns you might make and we know nothing of, in which you would cover your commission. I am much obliged to you for the offer of your services but as I never make friends with the dog that bites me, I shall decline. I think an analysis of the "Combination Stock plan" should be written up, as a warning to those who might be drawn into it. And I believe I can do your business as much harm as my $100 will do you good. Gents: I wish to say to you that you may go to Hell and be Damned which you richly deserve. But if you had been smart and made a good showing for me this month you could have Duped oure Town out of $200 Dollars next Month. But I am glad it turned as it did. I shall spend money on advertising you now and your Business free of charge, and have mailed several other letters for that purpose. Yours over the left, 0. 0. A RICH LETTER FROM A POOR MAN. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 14, 1878. Gentlemen: I received your leter and was not agreeble suprise by the Loss. The money in question, was bored money, and bored from a Widoed mother in hopes that I might make more for her but the Loss has just about skined her of all. Now if you will allow me 25 shares in combination F, (wich was the one that I wished to be conected with before you advised me otherwise) and charge me interest on the same so as to give me a start agin, and you will not be Lossers by it. Will you pleas answer this leter and let me know your desision. A sarcastic victim pours out the vials of his wrath. He waxes eloquent, but fails to get his money. MESSRS. LAWRENCE & Co. HARTFORD, Dec. 24, 1878. Gents: Your favor of 23d is received and contents noted. We had supposed that the vast combination we were interested in would have moved on for thirty long dayes, but Lo the supreme skill and mighty wisdom of Lawrence & Co. are brought in to play, and this immense combination is brought to a glorious & triumphant close (to L. & Co.) in the space of 2 short weeks. We do not propose to pry in to the mysteries of your movements in Stock matters, but suppose in our case you used those two unering rules of success you sent us in Pamphlet, we know not whether the Bulls or Bears were predominant in our case, but would just suggest that the Bulls were a little ahead, and just now the thought came in to our mind that likely as not the success of these mighty Combinations (to L, & Co.) were affected by the buying and selling especially the Sell part. When we look forward to the near future and see the results of these almighty and majestic Combinations revolving on their axis once a week and crushing out in their movements all pauperism and distress from the land, we are struck with amazement but what gets us and takes our breath from us as it were, is the to us liberal and munificent offer or rather gift of 100 Shares for the paltry sum of $50.00. This Princely offer was never before exceled and never equaled except by your last royal offer of retrieving our fortunes by kindly letting us invest again. Ye Gods think of it. $50.00 profit on 100 shares in one week. You say in Circular sent us that your patrons don't even let their friends and acquaintances know the result of their investment in your huge and all absorbing Combination. I don't know as we blame them, but as for us we are no such Men. No Sir ce we give you full liberty to use our names and give to the World at large, the result of our venture, in fact for a small compensation we would ourselves make known the result by publishing it in a few of the leading Papers of the day. Yours, J. B. B. N B. So sure are we of the success of your prodigeous Combination we would like 50 more Shares on the same terms and conditions we received the last 50 on, you furnish the capital the profits to come to us the same as in the other case precisely. We havent figured yet the exact length of time it will take us to become immensely rich, by sending our spare change to you, but will in a few days and send the result. A loving spouse treading on dangerous ground. DUNCANNON, Pa., Nov. 28, 1878. Yours with Certificate for Five Shares came to hand in due time and thanks for the same. I am just as much obliged to you for your offer presented to me as if I could have sent you the $20. My wife has in her own name Registered Bonds in am't $700.00. I shall try and get her to invest in your Combination if you will insure a return of $3000, to $3500, and should I prevail upon her investing could you get her Coupon Bonds in place of the Registered Bonds? I would accept your kind offer but it was out of the question for me to do so. Please answer the above in all of the particulars if I cannot get my wife up to invest the $700, I will try hard for her to try $50 anyhow. Yours with kind regards, P. F. M. A WRATHFUL EPISTLE. CANTON, O., Nov. 24, 1879. MESSRS. LAWRENCE & Co. Sirs. I received your answer to my former letter saying you never paid any attention to such letters as I had written you, but one thing and that is this before two months go round I will get an answer of you that will be worth more to me and the country at large than the Five Dollars. I have made arrangements with several Firms and allso written to the Mercantile agency for terms for Advertising your rascally piece of buisness, and further have written to a Friend in New York to look this up for me. You will see by an enclosed letter what one Firm says of you and I can give other proofs of your doings and as I don't care if I ever here of you again you may bet your life you are going to hear frome me and that when you will least expect it. Such men as you should be entirely cleaned out of good society the same as they are now doing in Leadville and if I am not badly mistaken I think it will come soone. I remain Yours Resp't, JNO. MCF. D. P. HERRICK. FRANK A. EGAN. OFFICE OF D. P. HERRICK & Co., BANKERS AND BROKERS, J. McF., Esq. Dear Sir-Yours of 20th to hand. The set of swindlers who do business under the name of Lawrence & Co. are to well known to need any further explanation from us. We do not know the agency through which they advertise. Respectfully Yours, D. P. HERRICK & Co. Of course, the clerks had a laugh over this, and the pith of the joke was that Egan had formerly been a clerk of Buckwalter. Subsequently this firm, who are filled with such righteous indignation, were themselves compelled to abandon their fraudulent business. A Letter Carrier wants to make money out of his companions, and asks for more "material evidence" than printed circulars. CHICAGO POST OFFICE. OFFICE OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF LETTER CARRIERS. May 28, 1878. MESSRS. LAWRENCE & Co., BANKERS, &C., 19 Broad St., New York. Gentlemen-I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of Circulars &c. and intend to canvass in a few days. Like most men, when entering upon a new enterprise, I desire to pot in "telling licks," and thereby make it interesting for all parties concerned. To accomplish this, or rather to insure successful results in the undertaking, beside using a good deal of talk and references to successful operations by other parties, it would help the matter along far better, if material evidence could be produced, to back up the illustrative talk on the subject. Why not then for once deviate a little from the usual course of doing business, and act upon the sugestions hereinafter proposed. The class of my patrons as I have stated before are among the 500 Post-office employees of this city and a much lesser number among the clerks of commissionmen in every Carrier's District and on my route. All of these receive their respective salaries about once a month; (either the last or first of each mouth, and they are rich only about that time for a few days. Now to the point: If I had for instance a communication from you, stating "that my investment, personally or as Agent, of a privious date, had secured me a gain of a certain sum," and the same were really accompanied by a check of fifty or more dollars, my being able to show that would have a telling effect, and would enable me at the proper time to establish a provitable business first for you and me, and later (with good luck), for our patrons. I know from experience, that it is a hard matter to break the "Ice" to begin with, if your artillery used in battering down the outerworks, are not a little more convincing than Circulars and statements. But if you can show in addition to those the muzle of a "60 pounder" in the shape of a check as above suggested, the victory is yours invereably. Of course to act upon my sugestion you would have to trust an entire stranger to you, and that would seem to be reason sufficient not to enter into the plan, even if you should decide on deviating from your regular course of doing business. But I don't care which way you decide, only I know, that if I could enter into such an arrangement with you, you would be no looser by the confidence placed in me, and I would be enabled to add a desirable item to my future income, and perhaps more than that, pave the first stepping stones to pleasant and profitable employment in the future. Whatever your decission may be, I desire that you take my proposition as |