The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-02-09


be deceived by what was concerted be-
tween us merely as joke.
Three days after my return from Paris,
my servant announced their Inames -
" Let them come in," was my reply ;
for did not receive all the world. On
seeing my handsome timcpiece and guilt
chandclabra, and the new furniture with
which had decorated ny apartment,
they opened their eyes in CONSERVATION.
"There is much difficulty in gaining
admission here" said Albert.
Yes; am besieged by persons with
all sorts of solicitations and projects /:
but you, my dear friends, you will be al
ways welcome. You are come just in
time to accompany me to an estate which
| have some thoughts of purchasing
1t is not a large afair-one hundred
thousand francs"
&c take it to be some distance off,"
said George with significant jerk of his
head.
"Two leagues, only; but l will take
you in my carriage"
Your carriage!"
My carriage"
You have carriage %
Yes, and two dapple-grcy horses,
which brought from Paris, as yet !
have no saddle-horse, that being more
difficult to find"
My two friends retired to one Of the
windows, where they whispered 20 one
another, looking all the time very lugu-
brious.
{" Dear Louis" they said, "you know
that your cousin is not dead -
I" don't know if he be dead, for am
not very certain that he ever lived.
You know that this story about your
inheritance is all joker
81 am persuaded that only you and l
believe so,' was my answer.
We have done great wrong. rojoined my
friends; great wrong in what was intend.
cd only as fun. 1t causes US much SORROW"
. On the contrary, thank you for it,"
at is our duty to disavow it; we are
going in public TO declare ourselves guilty"
" | cntrcat you to leave things just as they
arc; few days mere of credit will prevent
George and Albert regarded ME as COM
ple,ely deranged.
Come" said I, d" let US lose no time: the
carr age is ready; | will tel! You as VIC GO
along. have spoken to a bookseller, Albert
| who will print your manuscript"
Truth. however, always comes out. Some
who were on the watch were surprised that
nothing arrived from Martinique we'll ad.
vised people shook their heads when speak
ing Of me. The edl(ce so quickly raTsed
tumtlcd down with equal rapidity.
THE best OF it is, said some. -" he has
ended BY falling into the snare which he laid
for Others.
For my part. never believed in it,
comp,ehcndcd that the storm had broken
out. on finding one day dozen notes on my
table.
They were all nearly In the style Of the first
opened:
an. Grignon presents his respectful COM
fpliments to NJ. Aleran. and having IN urgent
need ofmoncy bcsS that he will be so good
as to pay in the course Of the day, the little
account which he has the honor to enclose"
| My answers were al. alike" M. Meran
thanks NJ. Grignon for the bill which has
been so long asked for and sends the amount" "
One letter only contained no icqu st for
money il was from friend whom | had
almost forgotten. Fearing that | had been
dupcd, he wrote to lend INC five hundred
francs, should wish to remove from place
where so many rnmors were circulated pre-.
judicial to my character. My reply gave the
necessary explanation, which | concluded
g. am rch not by all inheritance, in which
never believed. but because It was deter.
mined. in spite Of my protestations that
should be rich: and have, IN reality, been
made very rich, scarcely know how. This
is what would wish you to say to those who
talk of me-"
owe more than fortune to my singular
situation, since it has assured me Of friend
upon whom can count in adversely should
it ever visit me. For another week was the
subject of conversation. He has been for
tunate." if you will but say he is clever
fellow. who has known how to take advan
tage of circumstances, il is not everybody
who could maneuvre in this way"
| For my part, was for q moment tempted
to applaud my own genius, yet little rsflec
ton convinced me that talent had nothing t.
do with it, I quietly took my place il
society as the possessor Of twenty thousant
francs Of income. ana still keep it.
Moralizing on my sudden change of posi-
ton, can only look upon it as one Of thos'
strange freaks Of fortune which all the worl,
allows to 6e so unaccouDtable.