Ten years ago Henry Brink, of Melrose, purchased a few thousand
shares of stock in an Arizona gold-mine. In return for several
hundred dollars he received a great bundle of beautiful green
certificates handsomely engraved.
After waiting in vain for the mine to become productive, and
finally deciding that as an investor he was as green as his
certificates, Brink smiled over his loss and papered his room
with the souvenirs of his folly. As a mural decoration the stock
was worth par.
Now he has been informed that porcelain clay of rare quality has
been discovered on the mine site and that his certificates in
consequence were worth a fortune.--Boston _Journal_.
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