East Saginaw courier., 1864-08-31
HOW TO GROW RICH.
FROM THE FRENCH.

NOtnlng Gun DC uOne WlluOub
money" said George peevishlyl 81
had brilliant project in my head,
but nobody will listen to such poor
fellow as l."
We were three friends, met togeth-
or, bewailing the rigors of fortune.
Our lamentations, however took
the turn they usually take among
companions whose age does not ex-
ceed twenty years.
"And l." said Albert, shave fin
ished work which would create my
reputation, could a publisher be met
with willing to undertake the expen-
ses of printing"
81 have asked our principal" add
ed /, ''to increase my salary, after
four years of assiduous service; and
he answered, that of such clerks he
could find as many as he wished for
six hundred francs q year"
"My dear fellow" interrupted
George, although we have neither
one or the other any hopes of making
fortune, could we not get the credit
of being rich"
''To what good ?" asked /.
'It gives one q position in the
world; large inheritance augmonts
the consideration, in which we are
held-everything becomes easy"
"I remember" was my answer,
'shaying heard in my child of cousin
who went to Jamaca or Martinique,
and never returned"
"That is Just what we want; we
will bring this cousin to life, or
rather we will kill him. Yes;-Ja-
ques Meran died at Martinique, leav-
ing a sugar plantation, fifty slaves
in short, fortune valued at two mil
lion francs-all to his dear cousin
Louis Meran, from attachment to the
name."
We laughed heartily at the joke, of
which / thought no more, but my two
reckless friends, George and Albert,
spread abroad the tale when we broke
up, with all the seriousness magma
bic.
The next day people came in to
compliment me. 1t will of course be
understood / denied all cause; but no
one would believe me--my two friends
had affirmed the truth of the report.
In vain did L assert it was joke
Manyl remembered cousin Jaques /;
some had actually seen him embark
at Nantez, in 1889.
Among the number of these visits
was one of the most agreeable. With
the whim ofa young man, 1 had some
time previously ordered frock coat
in the new fashion, without having
the means of payment the garment
was worn out, and / yet owed half
the bill. There had been for some
time a GOODNESS betweea my creditor
and myself, whose opportunities /
wished to avoid. The rumor of the
legacy made him hasten to find me-
Such was the penalty paid to the
foolish pleasantly of my friends.
"Good day, Monsieur Matthew" L
said, with some embarrassment as he
entered; "you are come for the fifty
francs ?"
"Does Monsieur imagine that / am
thinking of ruch trihe? No, 1t was
for the mourning"
"What mourning
"The mourning for your cousin,
monsieur, the mourning of an heir at
law. Without doubt you want a
complete suit?
"At this time, Monsieur Matthew,
it would be impossible"
81 hope Monsieur does not think Of
Withdrawing his favors from me-
Coat, vest and pantaloons, black
frock of dark bronze for the mourn
ing"
IL tell you again Monsieur 1 have
not received"
81 entreat Monsieur you will not
speak of money; 1t will come soon
enough" added the tailor, who had
already taken out his scissors and
passed his measure around my waist.
L was, in truth, in great want Of
clothes, and permitted him to contin-
ue. No sooner was he gone, than
another individual entered, who i'm
mediately began
"My dear Monsieur you must do
me great service. Buy my house.
You are rich, very rich, want real es-
tate. Fifty thousand francs are moth
ing to you-only the half of your in
come, and at present l am in urgent
want of money. l Iexpected Monsieur
Felix to buy it; but he does not de-
eide, and L have some pressing en-
gagements to SETTLE"
II buy your house What folly!"
It is no folly. 1t is safe invest
ment. After some repairs, in two
years it will be worth double. have
your word :" and he left without CIV
ing me time to reply.
SO well did he propagate report OF
my purchase, that in two hours after
wards, Monsieur Felix came to me in
a great hurry, apparently out of hui
NOR.
"You have cut the grass from un-
der my feet, Monsieur" said he, on
entering; 81 cannot do without that
house, and thought that it was already
mine, as 1 had made an offer of forty
nine thousand francs, believing that
the owner would surely come to my
terms. But there is no hope Of starv-
ing him into an agreement so, without
further preamble, / come to offer you
an advance of fifteen thousand francs
upon your bargain"
Fifteen thousand francs coming
knew not how--to me, who had SO
much trouble in earning my eight
hundred francs of salary as clerk to
the registry of the courts of law. Al
though but little acquainted with bu-
siness, 1 saw the advantage to be de-
rived from nv position. and roplied