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will consider. the natter .
Alta quarter before the appointed hour
Monsieur Felix was again at my door,
'Mensieur, said I, Il had no wish for that
house, and did not even think about it, when
the proprietor came to beg me TO purchase it;
and il appears the house is now mine. As it
suits you, and any other will do as well for
me, Iaccept your Offer
'You shall be paid in a fortnight, in paper
on Paris exclaimed the purchaser, delight
ed with my prompiitude in business.
Paper on Paris was so little accus.
toned to that currency, as to imagine that il
would be necessary 10 send il to the capitol
for payment, and therefore wrote to a com.
mercial house, the only one whose address
knew, as from that received regularly an
annuity of five hundred francs left me by
one of my uncles, and which formed well
come portion of my income.
With what Impotence | waited the expi.
ration of the time, when wrote TO Messiemrs
Hughes and Bergeret that having certain
funds to invest, begged their advice as to
the safest mode. 1t appeared that the words
certain funds have very different accepta.
tons in commerce, according TO the name
and position of him who uses them. The
news of my inheritance must have reached
Paris. Certain funds, situated as 1 was a
modest manner of specifying a considerable
sum at least \ supposed so on receiving an
answer from the firm that my letter had been
received just before the close of the Cortes
loan, IN which they had purchased to The
amount of twenty thousand dollars that if 1
though, it too much, large profit might be
Immediately realized, as the stock had gone
up. a postscript, in the hand Of the princi-
pal, congratulated me ON my accession Of
fortune.
Twenty thousand dollars The letter fell
from my hands the amount frightened me.
| wrote instantly to my correspondents, in
forming them that so large a sum went be-
yond my means, adding that no remttances
having been received from Martinique, as
they supposed, | was unable to satisfy their
claims.
Tie answer came in day or two, stating
that, as did not appear to have confidence
in the Cortes loan, they had sold out my
stock at profit of eighty thousand lrancs;-
and begged me not to feel uneasy, as remit.
tances were always slow in coming from the
distant plantations in the interim my sig
nature would furnish me with all the money
| could want. The prospectus ola German
bank was enclosed, in which fifty shares had
been secured for me.
Eighty thousand francs Either UNDER
stood nothing of commercial matters, or the
clerk had written one or two n0UghtS TOO
many. NV situation became embarrassing.
| was overwhelmed with congratulations, es-
pecially when put on my new suit of black.
The editor Of the newspaper thought him
selfobliged to give "A biography of my cousin
Jacques, and asked me for additional pariicu-
lars. | was beseigcd with annoying ques-
tons. In what way would furnish my
house?-what would do for public eslab-
lisqments p! Some benevolent ladies' wrote
to recommend to my notice the institution
under their guardianship. was ruined in
hostages for, in the midst of all my riches,
Fortunately, from The moment was held to
be rich, no one wuuld take a sou from me,
and tradesmcn courtcd the honor Of giving
me credit.
At last decided on going TO Paris
Immediately on my arrival went to my
bankers. who received me as the inherilor Of
great wealth.
Il regret SAID NJ. Bergeret, that you mis-.
trusted the Spanish loan, for the stock has "a
gain gone up. No matter, hover; you have
some left
win you have the goodness, monsieur,
said |, ito tell me precisely how much all
these fundsare worth which you have bough,
for me?'
ln g al,
sand dollars, at so much the dollar-and the
sum already paid. If you sell to- day, you will
put about two hundred and twenty thousand
francs into your pocket -aI
\ opened both my ears. 'You say, m,n-
sieur, Two hundred and twenty thousand 3
Are youquite certain 2 .... ......
AS certain as any one can be within a
j few hundred francs ae.
did not wish to appear too much the nov.
ice, and replied, That is well; you spoke al
so Of a bank 2
,, yes !; the establishment of this bank ha.
met with some difficulties but the affair i:
not less good we are on the eve Of termin
ating it, and the scrip is well up
Gould that scrip also be soldl inquired
you hold fifty shares, replied the banker
(which have advanced four hundred and fifi,
: forms, making altogether nearly sixty thou.
: sand francs
although as yet have paid nolhingl'
/! without doubt was the answer.
THAT is singular; but since you say so,
submit. should like to make a safe invest
ment of the whole: will you be so kind as ia
specify one z
Our five per cents, monsieur-our five
per cents : know nothing safer. Al the
} presen, rate the gam will be six. ] can easily
understand that all these little matters worr,
} you. You will soon have to deal with much
larger SUMS r.t a.u....f.
by placing all that hold in the FIVE pei
cents, should have an income of
!, That is soon reckoned. Three hundred
} thousand or Whereabouts !: lhe quotation a
, eighty makes eighteen thousand francs. Sa,
twenty thousand, to make round sum-
'Ah, twenty thousand francs ofincome,
! said !, when could l receive it,
'Oh, tomorrow, if you confide the trans
action to our house, .' 81
THAT Of course was my rejolndcr.W
other could inspire me with SO great a degree
of confidence E s.trt .sr,.--- II. 4
The banker bowed. - 'rs ..r. ff.
Will it be believedl In the midst Of al