The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

| tneSe treasures / felt certain embarraSS
ment in asking for small amount, O.
which | stood in the greatest need. had
not dollar in my pocket.
With some confusion, asked:
"Can l, without indiscretion, beg you tC
advance me, for the time being, a small
sum, which Ineed in my progress through
this city,"
"Certainly, my very dear sir. Our safe is
at your disposal. How much do you want
three, four, or ten thousand dollars?'
81 do not require so much just now
one thousand dollars will be sufficient"
After / got the United States bonds, and
other securities, and the thousand dol
lars l wanted so pressingly, arose to de-
part.
MAY beg you," said the president,
leading the way as was going out "may
l beg you to continue your favors to Our
house ?"
Certainly, sir; you we'll deserve it,
L replied, conscious of having the
vouchers of twelve thousand dollar in.
come in my breast pocket, one thousand
dollars in greenbacks in my pOcket-book,
and sufficient securities beside to secure a
lot and build upon it residence suitable
to my tastes.
"I have another favor to ask of you,
said the president; come to tea this eve
ming, my wife will be so happy to meet
you"
IL regret that other engagements just
now call my attentions for the day, and
will deny me the pleasure"
"TO-mOrrOw-any time my house you
may consider yours; you will always be
welcome"
L.
AS parted from the banker began to
realize my wealth-my importance. Sc
curities for a princely home and princely
income had no doubt that was destined
to resuscitate the noble house of Mac
Arone from the dark ages of oblivion. /
was now pOsSesSOr of an income of twelve
thousand dollars year. When landed
in st. Louis, l had not where to take my
trunk, and not much more than it's bus
hire in my possession. But now ordered
hack from the court house square, and
taking my trunk from the Pacific railroad
depot, put up in nice room at the
Southern Hotel.
For several days l was tOrmented with
importunate visits. The entire staffs of
times to solicit my subscription. Begging
vitations to suppers, evening parties and
soirees, rose around me in odOriferious
pyramids. Hungry editors came to ask
me if didn't want to run on the inde
pendent ticket for Congress, or for Mayor
at the next election. / could have their
support. They could mold the American,
German and Irish elements in st. Louis,
as the potter molds the plaster clay.
About week after my arrival at the
Southern Hotel the waiter brought me up
the cards of my friends Smith and Robin
son. ordered them to be shown up.
They were astonished at my situation.
"It's the devil to be permitted to see
yOu," said both, nearly together.
"Yes; am besieged by persons with all
sorts of solicitations and projects but you
my dear friends, you will he always wei
come. You are just in time to come with
me to see site / have purchased, and
where l am about to have erected a regu-
lar medieval CASTLE twill cost about one
hundred thousand dollars"
81 suppose it must be some considerable
way from here" said Smith, with signifi-
cant nod.
"Not far from the Fair Grounds" said
/. "Let me take you there in my car
riage."
"Your carriage?"
My carriage"
"YOu have carriage?"
"Yes, and aspanking team bought two
days ago"
My two friends retired to the window,
where they whispered to one another,
looking all the time very lugubriOus
Mac" said they, turning to me, "do
you know that your uncle is not dead"
"I don't know if he be dead" said 1;
"for am not very certain that he ever
lived"
"You know that this story about your
inheritance is all a joker"
IL am also persuaded that only you and
believe so," was my answer.
1--WE have done you wrong" rejOined
the twain; "great wrong in what was in
tended only for fun. 1t cost us much sor-
row."
The friends thought l was forced to
leave Kansas City by the pressure of
creditors, who expected pay on the
strength of the joke.
"On the contrary; / thank you cordial
ly for it." said l.
1T is our duty to disavow it; we are
going in public to declare ourselves
guilty"
"I entreat you to leave things just as
they are. A few days more of credit will
prevent the necessity of displacing my
funds"
Smith and Robinson regarded me as
completely deranged.
"Come," said, "let us lose no time;
the carriage is ready. will tell you all
good 'pOsish; and, Robinson, / have
aoAo pfo oh frr
the getting out of your book"
Truth, however, always comes out.
Some were on the watch for express pack
ages from Montana for me. Well-advised
people shook their heads when speaking
of me- The rumor so quickly raised, tum-
bled down with equal rapidity.
"The best of it is" said some, "he has
ended by falling into the snare he laid
for others. For my part never believed
it,"
ccmprehended the situation by finding
on my table some twenty notes. They
were all nearly of this style:
"Mr. Snip presents his respectful COM
pliments to Mr.. Mac ArOne, and, having
an urgent need of money, begs that he
will be so good as to pay, in the course of
the day, the little account which he has
the honor to inclose."
My answers were all alike:
"Mr. Mac Arone thanks Mr.. Snip for
the biz which has been so long looked for,
and herewith sends the amount"
Only one letter contained no request for
money. 1t was from a friend whom had
almost forgotten. Fearing that had been
duped, he wrote to lend me five hundred
dollars should l wish to remove from a
place where so many rumors were circu-
lated prejudicial to my character.
My reply gave the necessary explana-
tiOn, which concluded thus:
IL am rich; not by an inheritance, in
which never believed, but because it was
determined, in spite of my protestations,
that should be rich. / have, in reality,
been made very rich-I scarcely know
how. This is what would wish you to
say to those who would talk of me-"
f,xva morn fboy, f,rf,,v,o x<, o.