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


francs?"
II do not ask so much, a thousand will
be sufficient. -
"Will vou have it in gold and notes2"
called the cashier. "May 7 beg of vou,'
said the banker leading the way as rose to
depart. ''May | beg vou to continue vour
good will to our house ?''
Certainly. monseur-you well deserve
it, | replied, with the confidence which
the certainty of possessing an income of
twenty thousand francs began TO give me.
There is vet one favor which / wish to
ask, " said NJ. Bergeret YOU are not vet ac-
quainted with Paris you have. perhaps
but very few relatives here-come and take
family dinner with us to-day; my wife
would be delighted to make your acuuain-
tance."
with the greatest pleasure"
eve dine at six: if YOU have no engage
ment for the evening, we shall have a few
friends, and hope you will stay"
There are few moments which I remem-
Der with more satisfaction than those of
my leaving NJ Bergeret's house. | be-
gan to believe in the reality of nv fortune
and had a thousand francs in my pockct-a
pleasure which had never before happeped
to me. The fifty golden Napoeons gave
me an extraordinary impulse; in fact |
stood in great need Of them. Possessor of
twenty thousand francs of income. | was
obliged on my arrivalin Paris to leave my
trunk at the Office of the lilieancc. not hav-
ing the means of paying for lodging. |
| now hastened tO redeem it, and afterwards
took coach to the first hotel pointed out
to me, where | established myselfin hand
some apartment and put on my suit of
mourning. | arrived with so much pune
tiality at Bergeret's. that he had scarcely
had time to finish telling my history to his
wife. She however had heard enough to
cause me to be received as friend Of the
house. Every one did the amiab]e to me:
| met beautiful woman. aud overheard
whispered remarks about me-molcst bear
ing great skill. splendid business talents!-
Thus, when NJ Bergeret entreated NE to
regard his house as my own, | promised,
willingly, although | could profit little bv
the invitation. Madame Hughes would
have me to dine when met with other in
Productions and invitations. Now that
was rich | could almost have confined my
expenses to some few presents and fees
Meantime my two friends, George and
A bert, had heard with alarm the success Of
their report the truth of which they dared
no longer deny They had been frightened
by my departure for Paris, which all the
world attributed to difficulties in the lQui-
dation of lily debts: and | had suffered my
self to he deceived by what was concert d
between us merely as Joke.
Three days after nv return from Paris,
my faithful servant announced their names
'Lct them come in, was my reply, for ]
did not receive all the world On seeing
my handsome timerpiece and gilt candeabla
aud the new furniture with which had de-
corated my apartments, they opened their
eyes in CONSERVATION.
There is much difficulty in gaining ad-
mission here, said Albert
Yes, | am bcsieged by persons with all
sorts of solicitations and projects; but YOU. !
my dear friends-you viii always be vel
come. Gou are come Just in time to accom-
rany me to an estate which | have some
thought Of purchasing; it is not large ut
tair-onc hundred thousand flames
Il take it to be some distance off, said
George, with significant jerk of the head
1.-TWO leagues only; but will take you in
my carriage
Your caniage!'
My carriage"
You have II acarriage? ~
"Ies. and two dapple gray horses, which
| brought from Paris; as yet have no sad |
die horse, that being more difficult to find, " |
My two friends IT tired to one Of the win
dowS whele they whispered to one another
looking all the time very lugubrious.
''D,ar Louis, they said, you know
that your cousin is not dead?'
81 don't know if he be dead, for | am
not very certain that he ever lived. =
You know that this story of your inher-
itancc is all a joke,
Il am persuaded that only you and | be-
Ileve so, was my answer.
I'VE have done great wrong" rcjoined |
my friends; great wrong in what was in
tended only as fun. 1t causes us much sor-
row.
'On the contrary thank you for il"
1t is our duty to di$ayow it; We are 60
ing in public to declare ourselves guilty
Il cntrcat you to leave things just as they
are a few more days Of credit will prevent |
the necessity Of diSplacng my funds"
Gtoge and Albert regarded me as COM
pletely derangcd
Come, said |, 'let us lose no time; the
carriage is ready | will tell you as | 20
along. have spoken to bookseller, Al
bert. who will print your manuscript.
Truth, however, always comes OUT
Some who were ON the watch were surpri-
sed that nothing arrived from Martinique;
well advised people shook their heads when
speaking Of me. The edifce so quickly
raised tumbled down with equal lapidity"
',,The best of it, said some, ''he has end
ed by falling into snare which he laid for
others. For my part | never believed it. y
| comprehended that the storm had bro
ken out on finding one day dozen notes on
my table. They were all nearly the style Of
the first one | opened.
IN, Grignon presents his respectful COM
pliments to NJ. Meran, and having an ur-
gent need OF money, begs that he will be SO