The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-06-12
EEOAXED INTO A FORTUNE.

| -. IIVefybouy Was !spScu'ublbg, wal otoohr
col per stocks, oil wells machines, enterpn
ses and schemes, were brilliant and pros
| Porous. -
The stock list in the newspaper was 9
| column in length. Men who went in
with one thousand, margin" for flyer,
came out with twenty thousand a span Of
horses and dictatorship in. four or five
companies in fortnight. Who does not
remember the lively days Of 1868 and GA:
| 1t was about these dayS,-as the almanacs
say, that three young men regularly read
| the city, papers. visited the metropolis two
or tklte times a week, and sat together II
a ncighboriug town railing at tate. :,
"0ne can DO nothing without money, "
said Ginseng; "a speculation, the cencep
tion of which does honor to Spencer of the
Boston brokers' board, jerome, or Bill Da-
Wis, coming from a poor devil like me-,
would a tract no notice.
IL" said Pea, "have finished an article
which would establish my reputation as a
Journalist; if | could orly find a newspaper
to buy it, g.tsl
II have asked for an increase Of salary, +"
exclaimed Denim third youngster, anxious
to contribute to the chorus Of jamentalon,
"and he told me that for 5000 a year he
could get more clerks than be wanted"
''How Just look at ack llasedc, one Of
the greatest fellows in the place, who went
to Boston last fall, he's speculated some
how or other in oil or cnppnraa, and came
riding into town yesterday with a spanking
pair of grevs. They say he has made ten
thousand dol ars. He must hay: dore it
on credit for he never had any cash beyond
his salary of$7O0 \ year.
"tt would not 80 much matter " said
Ginseng, "If besides being. poor, we did
not seem poor. Could one Of lis be thought
rich 80
"Whut is the use of the shadow without
the subs,ancc?" demanded Denml.
Much" said Plea; II agree with Cir
seng, the shadow sometimes makes the sub
stance. The next best thing to capital Is
credit, =" ....
''Fspecially," returned Ginseng, ''the
credit Of having good }omuEc. lave
none Of US rich uncle at the South:
Zone of mine went to Texas or Mexico,
| forget which, vantured Denim, = and he
never came back. y
Capital! that is all one requires *
claimed Ginseng; ''He will conjure up this
uncle of yours. or. could we not kill him?
Yes; Jahe2 Denim formerly Of this place,
who went to Santa Fe in 1856, deceased.
lcayinga plantation and half interest in a
silver mine, worth five hundred dollars per
snnunl, to his well beloved nephew, Charles
Denim.
The trio laughed at the ioEe, and made
merry over a bowl of punch sent for to do
honorto the testator Pea lost no time in
concocting and afterwards publishing full
of hn
that had been left to the modest DENIM.
1t read, when in type, as follows;
"We understand that ne Ms has lust been
received Of the decease OF Jabez DENIM,
ESQ, many years ago a resident OF this place
and for some time trader in Boston, who
went 10 Mexico in lS45. Mr.. Denim, it is
said died immensely wealthy; he owned an
immense fortune in plantation stock, etc,
but his chief wealth was hall interest in
one of the most productive silver mines Of
the country, the annual profit Of which is
reported ut over half million. We learn
that the whole of this immense wealth goes
to his only surviving relative, Charles Den
i'm, ESQ, who, by this freak OF fortune be-
comes one of the richest men in the State.
We congratulate our young townsmen,
etc.
The publication Of this, extrayagant as it
was, had an unexpected effect. The next
day sundry friends dropped in to comp|i-
ment the newly rich man. He endeayored
to undeceive them; but they would not take
deuial. In vain he assured them it was
hoax: it was of no use. Several peopl le re
membered old Jabez very well, end knew
he went out Mexico. Among Others came
in Charles tailor, to whom he owed a small
sum. pom
A conversation followed, which may be
taken as sample Of many.
Good morning, Mr.. Schneider; sup
pose you have come for those twenty dol
lars?" ,Etl @.a,..E 81.
81 hope, sir, you don't think | came for
such a. trife as that. No, sir, ! came to
take your order for suit Of mourning"
"a suit of mourningY
I "Yes sir Dark brown frock, for morn
ing wear, black trowsers and wescoat also
| full dress suits to receive friends.
AT the present moment, Mr.. Schnei-
der - d. giu
II hope, sir,I have done nothing to for
felt your patronage.
..But, repeat, | have received no mon
ey at ALL " IA uaa.., 'a.. LIZ. ',.. =. y
n hope sir, you won mention such q
thing there is no sort of hurry" exclaimed
the tailor, who busily employed himself in
taking Charles measure with slips Of pa
per. Z.
The latter's wardrobe was not sumptcus,
and he said nothing more .5.-
0My dear sir said the next visitor, II
have avery great favor to ask Of you Buy
| nv house. You are very rich you must
be on the lookout for safe and lucrative
4 investments, for youT-a mere fraction Of
YOUR estate With mo the case is different.
\ / thought Mr.. Howst1nrter had made up
his mind to purchase the premises, and now,
| | hear. he has changed his intention. What