The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-12-25

"vYould you have the goodness to let me
know what the present value of the remainder
might BET" / replied:
"Certainly, sir; ten thousand piastres stock
at seventy (the piastres stock at five francs,
thirty-fve centimes) the sum already being
paid. If you will sell out to-day, you will
with the proceeds Of last sale, have from two
hundred and twenty thousand francs"
"very well. You said something about
German bank, think!'
"Yes;the government made some difficulty
about granting charter; but it is settled now,
and. the promised shares have risen consider
ably"
Scan / sell OUTS
"Certainly; you have fifty, at four hundred
and forty fiorins, profit; that will bring you
in about sixty thousand francs"
"Without any call to pay"
"None whatever"
"That seems strange; but you are, no doubt,
well informed. should like to find secure;
investment for those sums; would you have
the goodness to tell me what would be the
best!'
"You cannot have anything better than our
five per cents. know of nothing more Sc
cure; at the present price of that stock, you
get six per cent. for your money. ] can
easily understand that you should be worried
by such triiing details as these; you will soon
have more considerable sums 10 look AFTER"
"Then, if | invest the combined produce of
the German and Spanish stocks in the five
per cents, what should get a'year!"
"Ah! twenty thousand iancs ayear. And
when can the investment be made"
Tomorrow morning; that is, if you will
allow our firm to conduct the TRANSACTION"
Certainly; in whom could my confidence
be better placed!"
The banker made polite bow.
"And now" continued, 81 should feel OBJ
liged if you would have the goodness to ad-
vance me few louis, as am rather short of
cash."
"My dear sir, all the cash / possess is at
your service. How much do you want-two
hundred--four hundred!"
"Thank you, fifty will be quite sufficient
"May hope" added the banker, when
rose to take my leave, "that our firm may be
favored with the continuance Of your patron
tage"
Certainly" I replied.
There are few moments of my life on
which ] look back with more satisfaction
than on those occasions in my interview with
NJ. Berget. l doubt if should have be-
lieved in the twenty thousand francs a year,
if il had not been for the fifty Napoleons.
In the meantime, my two friends were
shocked at the success of their story, and
were not little alarmed at my sudden jour-
ney to Pars-which was attributed by others
to legal business. George and Albert then
began to fear that really believed in au-
no rif IF ipv had
ted.
"Three days after my return, they came to
see me with long faces
"My dear Louis" said George, "You know
your cousin is not dead!"
Il cannot be sure of that" I replied, "for
| am by no means convinced of his exis-
tence."
"Well; but you know that the inheritance
is only hoax."
"To tell you the truth, think we are the
only people who are Of that opinion.''
1--WE have been very wrong to originate
such foolish invention, for which we are
very sorry"
"On the contrary, am very much obliged
to you.'
"But it is our duty to contradict it, and to
confess how foolish we have BEEN"
Truth cannot REGAIN long concealed: peo-
lple began 20 wonder that the news came from
Martinique; ), he wise and prudent shook thier
head sominously when my name was men,
toned.
"The most ludicrous feature in the case is, y
said one, shat he has ended by believing in
f the truth of his own invention. For my
: part, must say that was rather sceptical
about that Inheritance
"And also," said Mr.. Felix, "though it
. has cost me fifteen thousand francs.''
On seeing dozen letters on my table one
morning, guessed that the bubble had burst.
, Their contents were much alike; for instance
Z"Mr. Mayors respects to Mr.. Meran, and
having heavy payments to meet, Will feel
, obligbd by check for he amount of the en-
closed"
, My replies disarmed all doubts of my per-
feet solyency.
, "Mr. Meran's thanks to Mr.. Mayer for
having at last sent in his account, and en-
closes check Tor the amount"
My cool and unconcerned demeanor kept
curiosity alive for few days longer"
"What lucky fellow,' said one.
"Luck has nothin to do with it," rejoined
another; "he has played his card well, and
has won.''
"Once or twice, confess, felt compunc-
ton of conscience; but moments refec-
ton convinced me that my own exertions
had no share in my good fortune, and that
owed oil to universal public worship OF the
Golden Calf, and to the truth of Albert's
axiom, 'the next best thing to capital is
credit"