Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-02

tleman of the old school, with powdered
hair and gold spectacles, whose bland
and easy manners soon made them feel
perfectly at home.
Having requested their attention, with
a little preliminary congratulatiOn upon
their good fortune, he proceeded to read
the last will and testament of "Uncle
John" and folding it up continued,
You understand the intent and mean.
ing of this Instrument"
mot a jot by the living jingO" cried
honest job. It's all ti-tum-ti and glib
berish to me. Pray, sir, can't you give
it TO us i'm plain English?"
Mr. Robinson smiled.
"Well, then, Mr.. Cole, in plain En-
glish, this will bequeaths you the sum
OF one hundred thousand pounds, which
at present produce about five thousand
pounds u year, or nearly one hundred
pounds per week"
"The deuce it does!" exclaimed Job /;
land what are we to do with il, l
should like to know?"
Whatever you please" replied Mr..
Robinson; "it is entirely at your dis
posai.n
"My goodness" exclaimed Mrs. Cole.
| "Well, it is better to be born lucky
than rich"
"Hoid your fools tongue, do" inter-
rupted Job. " say, sir, have you the
stuff here, or where is the bibs? ?"
"The money is invested i'm Elves In
the Bank of England" replied Mr..
Robinson, "where 1 should advise you
to keep it."
"But, l say" remarked Job, ado
you think it is safe? I've heard OF
banks breaking, you know!"
1T is perfectly safe, depend on it,"
said Mr. Robinson, smiling. 1.-The half
yearly dividend is due next month, and
my clerk will go with you, If you please,
to receive it,
"Thank'ee! thank'ee!" replied Job
l shall feel obleeged if you'll just put
us in the way like, for | don't exactly
understand these matters. | s'pOse, old
woman, we must sell the sticks, and
cut the old shop? Perhaps, sir, it may
be i'm your way to sell it; it has a good
name and the returns are not to be
sneezed at; it's kept me and mine for
a good many years"
dare say we shall be able to dispose
of the concern" said Mr.. Robinson,
smiling at the importance he attached
to the shop; at the same time he nat
urally inferred that the honest retailer
of Goals entertained very inaccurate
idea of the fortune which had unexpect-
ediy devolved upon him.
"lf you will allow me, | will seek for
a suitable house for you in fact, you
will always find me ready to assist and
advise you, and protect your interests. "
"We're much obleegcd to you, sir,
I'm sure, amt we JOb?n said Mrs.
Cole.
Very" replied Job, lost in thought
for a moment. 81 tell you what it is,
I'm rather dazed with this luck, and
don't hardly know which way to turn.
Now, shouldn't like to make an ass of
myself, you know, nor exactly let our
ncighbors think AZ we was proud; so
wen consider on it. Meanwhile l
should like IA triiie Tor II shindy. There's
my Old chum, Tom simpson, the grocer,
he's got family, and know he wants
new front, cause he has talked to me
about il. suppose Il manner of TWEEN
ty pounds or so would set things to
rights in that quarter. DO you think
may go 81 far as that"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Robinson
"that is mere tritie; and although you
will, of course, move in different socie-
ty from what you have been accustOm.
ed to, think it will rebound greatly tc
your honor To remember those friends
you have tried, and from whom you
have been accustomed to receive friend.
ly offices. Suppose | advance you a
hundred pounds now, and | will see
you again tomorrow or the following
day"
~ should be afeared to have so much
i'm the house, indeed | should, sir ~ said
Mrs. Cole. Thirty will be enough
and to spare
Lots - said Job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole sat up nearly the
whole night talking over their great
fortune, and forming II thousand differ
ent projects for the future and after
putting the amount ON paper and puz-
zling over the sum for IA considerable
time, they at last began to have IA glim-
mer OF the extent and value OF their po-
sessions.
They were both illiterate, but very
good and right-minded people; and
Job, i'm the fullness of his heart, resolv-
cd to give away the remainder of his
stock to the poor families who regular
ly dealt with him, and the next morn
ing his shop was swarmed, and he was
happy.
By evening the shed was entirely
cleared, and he sent to the Blue Anchor
to borrow chairs and tables, and ordered
a hot supper with oceans of drink, for
all their friends and their families in
the ncighborhood, amounting to about
thirty persons i'm all. 1t was, in truth,
a merry meeting, and the conviviality
was kept up until Il late hour.
His chum, Tom Simpson, was elo-
quent and grateful, for job had dropped
IN on the morning to invite him, and
told him that he had 81 bit of good luck
in the way of a legacy; and then touch
ed upon the coveted new front to his
premises.
"I'll stand a trifle toward il. Here,
catch hold, Tom" said he, putting a
twenty pound note in his hand, land
don't forget to come at eight, and away
he ran, leaving the astonished grocer in
ecstacies at his sunostentatious iberality.
The next day the empty shed was
opened not NJ usual ; and at ii o'clock
Job and his wife repaired again to Lin
coins Inn-Fields. Fortunately they
had fallen into excellent hands, for the
firm was highly respectable, and the
Mr.. Robinson they had seen was a gen
tieman and man OF property, and felt
a great interest i'm the honest Iegatee.
He took house for them and furnish
ell it, and at once proposed that the two
girls should he forthwith sent to a first
rate boarding-schOOI.
In respect To the father and mother
there existed a greater difficulty, for, as
Job quantity observed, at was diff
cult thing to teach an old dog new
tricks"
Mr.. Robinson, however, recommend
ed young gentleman of polished man
ncrs, but blessed with no fortune, who
was tO fill the situation Of tutor, stew
ard. secretary and companion to Job;
and also provided Mrs. Cole with com
panion 'to larn her manners" as job
said iaughingly.
They both, however, had sense
enough to see the propriety of this ar
rangement, and in six months had
certainly made considerable advance,
especially Mrs. Cole, for women Of all
grades are naturally more genteel than
tire male pottion OF creation. AS for
JOS, he coulrI not for the life OF him,
giye w his accustomed pipe, and his
pint Df porter III the veritable pewter,
betore he retired for the night; and
this Baa the only luxury OF his former
days ti}at he could not be prevailed up
on 70 abandon. The girls rapidly i'm
proved, and job himself declared that
he WAS convinced that education was Il