The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1869-07-29


Others are out of town, and here i
am owing To your stupidity, with
ont money or clothes, and cannot
attend I'd my business Ygu had
eeter send james at once TO- Ban2
bury to bring me some linen, and
tell him to get fifty pounds from
my secretary. @s15lo9 Ggisna6
When the servant had taken his
departure, the baker ran Co his
drawers, and laying hands on. the
best hnnsn he had, carried il to
Mr.. Vickham, and begged the
honor Of his, ReaFingit.T He also.
laid Fifty pounds on the table, and
expressed a hope chat his guest
would mot tak8 80 arhiss5if he of
fered these slight tokens of his re-
speCt and regard. 5Wiakham at
first refuse, but, was not proof
against the pressing solicitations.
Of the 2.Obsequi6usb baker. Three.
days aft6rWard the footnan au.I
peared in gorgeous livery and
with tho missing trunks. and the
baker mUf6 satisfied than ever bsI
had to do with MIR. WiOkham. one
of the richest and noblest of gem
tlemen In the kingdom, made it
moro and more. his business to
give fresh marks Of bis respect
and attachment. In short, Mr..
Wickham did the baker the honor
of accepting from him three kun-
dred and SIXTY guineas, for of
which he gave him his note. .a.t..,I
nAbout six weeks after the open
ing Of this adventure, the afable
and Gond esCending Wickhan, while |
enjoying. himself al d tavern, was |
seized with q violent headache, I
accompanied, by d burning fever. |
As soon as he found himself III,
he went home 10 his lodgings,
where he was waited upon 81 one
of his footmen, and assisted in
everything by. the good baker, who
advanced all money that was want
ed and passed bis word to the
doctor, ap0thecaries and eFerv-
body else Meanwhile the patient
grew worse and worse, aud Oh the |
fifth day was given over. The ba-
her, grieved to the heart ut the
Of his illustrious friend,
ialt bound TO tell him, though with
much reluctance, what the dOCtorsi
thought Of his condition. Wick
nam received the news calmly,
and with all the resignation of q
rue Christian fully prepared for
leath. He desired & aminister 70
be sent for, and received Che COM
the same day. The next
the distemper and dam
ger increasing 10 an alarming
height, Wickham told che baker
nat IL was not enough to have
AIKEN care of his soul he ought
Also to set his worldly affairs In
1rder, and desired that he might
make his viii A scriiysner there
ore was Immediately sent for, and
he viii was made and signed in
roper form before several Wit
lssses. Wickham, by this win,
,equeathed all his estate, real and
Jewels, coaches teams, ]
ace horses, packs Of hounds,
eady money, etC., and 3 house
Nth al appdrt5nances and Deepen
lancies, To the baker. Never was
more noble or generous.
This doaa, Wickhan called the
,aker % him, loaded him and his
phole family with banediCtions,
nd told him that immediately af-
III his GecsaRs he had nothing 20
10 bat 90 to his lawyer, whUHould |
i've him full Instructions how % !
lroceed. Soon after he fell into !
0nvulsions and died.
The baker first applied himself
nGiraly 10 carrying out Che pro- I
iisions of tie win, omitfing moth
lg that was ordered to he done,
Ehe body was not To ba inferred ]
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