The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-12-02

10 the gold regions several years ago
He was mortally wounded by a party
Of Indians, and after being carried tc
Helena, had just time to make hiswill
and leave the bulk Of his savings
some S3.50O,000 to his nephew, Mac
Arone, who now occupies the humble
position of book-keeper at Brown d
Co.'s grocery house on Main street
We wish Mac Arone, Jr., joy of bis
good fortune: and as he was always {
hearty, jovial kind Of fellow. he has
now three and a half million additional
claims on our regard"
The evening papers and the other
morning papers rehashed the itcm, and
the two fellows retailed the story will
all the seriousness imaginable.
The next day people came in groups
to compliment me. NY employers
wanted me to go in partnership will
them and extend the business. / disa-
vowed the report, az matter ofcoursC
but nobody would believe me. Many
in Kansas City knew my uncle we'll
they had met him in different mining
districts Of Montana and California.
Some had been fellow.t travellers of his
from one place to another. Al put
him down as a lucky, shrcwd, intelli
gent miner.
Among tho number Of these visitors
was one not the most agreeable. With
the within Of a young man, had some
time previously ordered fashionable
suit of clothes to 90 out in. 1t was
nearly worn out, and was yet owing
about half the price of it. There had
been GOODNESS between The tailor and
myself. His opportunities / wished
to avoid. The rumor Of my legacy
made him hasten to fnd me Such
was the penalty paid for the foolish
pleasantly Of my friends.
Good day, Mr. Snip" said with
some embarrassment, Il suppose you
have come for those Fifty dollars l owe
your"
by no means, my dear Mr. Mac
Arone; ! never thought OF it. You
do not imagine L would think OF dunn
ing you for such paltry trihe? No,
sir; came to solicit you for the man
uiacture Of your mourning suit"
"What mourning suit ?''
For your uncle. No doubt YOU
will desire two suits for changes silk
hat, craped, white shirt, black studs,
etc
C"Ju.t now, Mr.. Snip, such IN order
from me would be impossible
81 hope you don't think, MIR. Mac
Aronc, OF withdrawing your patronage
You know ny materials are pr,me, my
worklncn first class, AMI my prices as
moderate as you can find then--cyon
in St. Louis"
Il tell you again, have not yet re
ceived----" ..-
II beg Of you, my dear Mr.. lIac
Aronc, not to speak Of money! am
not plessed--it will come soon enough
and blr. Snip, who had already taken
out his scissors, passed his measure
round my waist / vas certainly I'M
want of clothes, and therefore permit
ted him to take bis measurements,
No sooner Was he gone than another
individual entered. He began;
"AIr Mac Arone, you must do me
great service. Buy my house and lot,
You are rich--very rich; you want
some real estate in Kansas Civ. Forty
thousand dollars are nothing to you,
and at present ] am in urgent need Of
money. / expected Mr.. Hardcash to
buy it, but he does not decide, AMI !
have some pressing engagements to
settle"
II bay your horsc-what nor-
scnsew
at is no nonsense. 1t is safe in
vestment. In two years it will he
worth double the amount ! have
your word" and he left without giving
me time TO reply
So we'll did nc circulate the report of
my purchase, that very soon Mr. Hard
cash, apparently in bad humop, honor
ed me with hurried visit. He st once
remarked:
"Mr. Mac Arone, | cannot do with,
out that house. | thought it was al
ready mine. l offered thirty-seven
thousand five hundred dollars for it,
believing that the owner would soon
and surely come to terms. But there
is no hope Of starving you into an
agreement; so without further pre-
liminaries, l want to offer you an ad-
vance of fifteen thousand dollars on
your bargain"
Fifteen thousand dollars coming to
me! ] scarcely knew what ID make OF
it. I, who had SO much trouble to
procure work: l, who had to toll so
necessarily for seventy-fl,e dollars a
month
Although but little acquainted with
business, saw in twinkling the adj
vInksge to be derived from my posi-
ton, and replied:
at is impossible, sir, for me to give
you an answer just now. Return by
five o'clock. Meantime l will consider
the matter"
At a quarter before the appointed
hour he was before me,
II mad no wish for that house, said
I, "and did not even think about it
when the owner came and begged me
to buy it. AS it suits you, and as any
other will do as we'll for me, l accept
your Offer. =. 80.
"You shall be paid in two weeks, in
paper on st. Loius," said the pur-
chaser, delighted with my prOmphtude
| in business.
Paper on st. Louis! / was so little