The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-31

as clerk to the registry of the courts of law
Although bnt little acquainted with busi
ness, saw the advantage to be derived from
my position, and replied =
1T is impossible monsieur, for me to givt
you an answer at this moment; return al
five o'clock; meantime | will consider tht
matter.
At u quarter before the appointed hour
Monsieur Felix was again at my door
Monsieur" said |, Il had no wish fo
that house, and did not even think about it
when the proprietor came to beg me to pur
chase it; and it appears that the house il
now mine. As it suits you, and any 9th
er will do as well for me, | accept your of
fer
"You shall be paid in fortnight, papel
on Paris, exclaimed the purchaser, delight
ed with my promptitude in business.
Paper on Paris | was so little accustom
ed to that currency, as to imagine that il
would be necessary to send to the capital fol
payment, therefore wrote a Commercial
house, the only one whose address / knew
as from that | received regularly an annuity
five hundred francs left me by one of my
uncles and which formed II welcome por
ton otmy income. ...
With what impotence [ waited the expi
ration of the time, when | wrote to Mes.
sieurs Hughes and Bergeret that, having
certain funds to invest, | begged their adj
vice as to the safest mode. 1t appeared
that the words certain funds have very
different acceptatons in commerce, accord
ing to the name and position Of him who
used them The news of my inheritance
must have reached Paris. Certain funds,
situated as was was modest manner of
specifying considerable sum--at least
supposed so--on receiving in answer from
the finn that my letter had been received
lust before the close of the CortcS loan, in
which Il ey had purchased to the amount of
twenty thousand dollars; that if thought
it too much, large profit might be imme-
diatcIy realized, as the stock had gone up
A po>trcrlpt, in the hand Of the principal,
congratulated me on my accession of for
tune
Twenty thousand dollars! The letter
fell from my hands; the amount frightened
me. wrote instantly to my correspon-
dents, informing them that SO large a sum
went beyond my means; adding that no re-
mittances having been received from Mart
iniquc, as they supposed, | was unable to
satisfy their claims.
The answer came in day or two. stating
as ! did not appear to have confidence in
the Cortes loan, they had sold out my stock
at a profit of eighty thousand francs: and
begged me not to feel uneasy as rcmittancGs
were always slow in coming from distant
in the interim my signature
would furnish me With all the money | could
want The prospectus of German bank
was incloScd, 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 noughts
too many. My situation became cmbal ras-
sing. ] was overwhelmed with cougutula-
tons, especially when put on my new suit
Of black. The editor of a newspaper
thought himself obliged to give biography
Of my cousin .jaques, and asked me for ad-
ditional particulars. was bcSicged with
questions. In what way would
| furnish my house? what would | do
for public establishments Some benevo-
lent ladies wrote to recommend to my notice
tie institution under their guardianship-
| was ruined in postages for in the midst
Of all my riches, whether real or imaginary,
| had no money. Fortunately from the
moment | was to be rich, 10 one would
tlke Il sons from me, and tradesmen court
ed the honor of giving me credit
At last ! decided on going to Paris. I'M
on arrival, | went to my bankers
who received ne as the inheritor OF great
wealth.
Il regret said Bergeret, ''that you mis-
trusted the Spanish loan, for the stock has
again gone up. No matter, however; you
have some left. p"
"Will you have the goodness. monsieur,
said |, ''to tell me precisely how much all
these funds are worth, which you have
bought for me?''
The calculation is easy. Twenty thou
sand dollars, at 50 much the dolar-and
the sum already paid. If You sell to-day,
you will put about two hundred and twenty
thousand francs into your pocket >
! opened my eyes.
''You say, monsieur, two hundred and
twenty thousand? Are you quite certainy''
"As certain AS any one can be, within
few hundred francs.
| did not wish to appear too much the
novice and replied:
That is well. You spoke also of
bank?
Eyes, the establishment of this bank has
met with some difficulties; but the affair is
not less good we are on the eve of terlnina-
ting it, and the scrip is well up"
Gould that scrip also be sold?' l in
CURED
You hold fifty shares" replied the ban
ker, which have advanced four hundred
md fifty horins, making altogether nearly
sixty thousand francs
Although | have paid nothing"
Without doubt" was the answer.
THAT is singular, but since you say so
submit ! should like to make a safe invest
nent of the whole; would you be so kind
Is to specify one?'
Our five per cents--I know Of nothing
six. Understand that all these little mat
:crS worry YOU You will soon have to deal
with much larger sums.
by placing all that hold in the five per
,ents, | shall have an income Of
That is soon reckoned. Three hundred
or thereabouts; the quotation at
eight makes eighteen thousand francs--say
twenty thousand to make round sum-"
Twenty thousand francs of income !"
said I, when could I receive it?"
'.Oh, tomorrow, i you confde the trans
action to our house. ..s
THAT of course" was my rejoinder;
"what other could inspire me with SO great
a degree of confdence?' +.
The banker bowed. r
Will it be believed Tn the midst of all
these treasures, felt certain embarrass-
ment in asking fora small sum, of which |
stood in the greatest need for, after paying
the expenses of my journey had but five
francs left. Such, however, was the force
Of habit, that | could scarcely believe my
self legitimately possessed of more than my
which was not yet due.
Dare I ask, / inquired, with a blush
almost Of shame on my cheek, ''can with
out indiscretion, beg you to advance for the
small sum, which | want on arri-
val in n strange ety.