The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-30


tlrew IT SO rashly his "go- all" into each bold
adventure at time during the spring when
stocks were raising 80 rapidly, that his profits
without ceasing to be doubled with an in
creasing prosperity, soon amounted to DO
considerable fortune. When he Judged the
amount sufficient, he stopped and regulated
his affairs. Until then he had held Lis Cd.
perations as secret % possible, TO evade re-.
proaches and tke compliments Of coincidence
if the ediffce should ctrmble. and to the end
Of producing greater effect in showing
himself suddenly in all splendor.s The sum
which he had realized Amounting to the round
and a greeabie figure Of three hundred thou.
sand francs.
"Now,'' said he 10 hfmsehy 81 am present.
able that can, without too much presump.
tion,' demand the hand of the rich heiress. :"
At the very moment when he was arrang-
ing himself, to put bis measures into execu-
ton, ne received note from the father of the
young lady, inviting him to call to hold a
conversation with him. He went and met
from the rich proprietor reception the most
cordial.
my dear ffiend," said he to him al have
discovered your sentiments for my daughter.
Do not excuse yourself and listen to me-
You have not declared yourself; appreciate
your discretion, your modesty, your delicacv.
You should not have dared to demand in
marriage one so richly proportioned: il is
therefore for me to approach the first this
subject. am not one Of those who think
rare man y that fortunes should be eoual.
and that money necessarily should bring
money in q contract of marriage. You are
brave and honest boy, you suit me, you love
my daughter, you please her, give her to
you. - 80 sslg.5
"Good!" thought the young man to him.
self during this dis course; he knows that
have made some brill liant speculations, that !
have enriched myself. Leave him the merit
Of disinterestedness; have the air Of believ.
ing that he is ignorant of my recent prosper.
ity, and it is news which am going to learn
him.
Then with true and natural emotion
which gave an assurance of his happiness
he exclaimed:
"You are the most generous of men, and
my admiration equals my graft tude and my
joy. But re-assure yourself; it IL not alto
gether poor devil that you take for a SON. in.
law. Without being as rich as your daugh-
ter will be, bring into the marriage a for.
tune at least equal to her marriage portion. -
"What is that you sayi" replied the father
with establishment.
SLOW well he plays SURPRISE said our,
hero to himself; "wha tan excellent comedian
is my future father-in-law!"
And then continuing aioud: 81 say the
exact trsth; possess one hundred thousand
crowns"
"And since when!' I
"Since Yesterday"
"How can that be! yonr parents are no
longer living; you should not have an inher-
itance in perspective!"
81 have not inherited, have made my for
tune. For three months worked hard at
it,"
"a hundred thousand crowns in three
honths!"
eyes, think you will admit that is not a
bad, operation. The Bourse is marvellous
soil for these beautiful and rapid crops! /
have the crop, dell sure enough, success has
crowned all my speculations in the funds and
railroad stocks. Here you see are nv three
hundred thousand ffancs in excellent secu-
rites enclosed in this pocket book"
yu6f success, TsspohdsSf ee6fay tses 7:sihssa2!
shut this changes entirely my Intentions TO-
wards your success. responded coldly the
father; "but this changes entirely my inten-
tons towards you. wished to have chosen
for son-in-law a young man without fortune,
engaged in modest occupations; you are |
inancier, speculator, thrown into the field of
stock jobbing; in fine, you have hundred
thousand crowns you shall not have my daueh- |
ter"
Surprised in his turn at this denouement
which he had not anticipated the young man
'ried to combatth decree, but The father was
nexorable. ,s
This prudent proprietor found that the
'peculator possessed of one hundred thousand
'rowns gained at stock jobbing is a great dealt
poorer than the modest employee possessing
tut twenty-thousand francs patrimony. He
las left for the country with his daughter To
pend the summer, leaving the young man in
espair at having gained at the Exchange
hese three hundred thousand francs, for which
e paid go dear, since they cost him not only
is happiness but fortune much larger.
There's denouement for you!
HOW YOUNG MAN "DoNE" WISE OLD ONE.
young and graceful lady, Mademoiselle
aura D., the daughter of an artist of high
equation, was surprised some time ago
J the midst Of the Boulevard, by heavy
lin storm,with nothing 10 protect herself but
light parasol of white silk. As usual under
'ch circumstances, the carriages and omni-
uses were all suddenly filed to OVERLOOKING
I'D Laura found herself liz sDampo.
A Mitness of the embarrassment of the
'ung lady, young man irreproachably dres-
d and loved, offered her respectively his II
nbrella and his arm to aid her traverse the a.
nd Of the macadamised Boulevard, which he
enaced the integrity of her fresh toilette co co
e announced himself agreeable and modest II
; his language was impressed with shade to.
Germanism, and he respired altogether /!
rfume of such good company, that she found
without showing want of tact, II
refuse his proposition. exc
Gaining. but always by an exquisite reserve, lar