The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-02-24

glpg letters lay in. piles upon my taOle.
Invitations to supper, evening parties and
soirees arose aroNnd me in ,odoriforous
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. l could have their
support. They could mould the Ameri-
can, German and Irish elements Of St.
Louis, as the potter moulds the plastic
clay. " .i.''''' 10 :. '.''-..
About week after my arrival at the
Southern Hotel the waiter brought me
up the cards of my friends Smith and
Robinson. I ordered them to be shown
up. Theyawere astonished at my situa-
tion. ~ -t; ss.-: --t.o & ~ isa .
"Its the devil to be permitted to see
yon," said both nearly together.
eyes; Lam besieged by persons with
all sorts of. solicitations and projects; but
you, my. dear friends, you will always be
welcome. You are just in time to come
and see site / have purchased, ard
where 1 am about to have erected a regu-
1 lar medieval castle It will cost about
one hundred thousand dollars" . - y :
81 suppose it must be some consider
able way from here" said Smith, with a
significant nod sa f..'
"Not far from the Fair Grounds,m said
I. "Let me take you there in my car
riage. "rs '.sss 90 - -'ii - 5ssi7 r.
@Your carriage?p .ss
"Mv carriage.."1' 'aH.;s - ~
"You havera carriage2" ,sa
4aYes; and spanking team, I bought
two days ago. t
t"My two,friends retired to the window,
where they whispered to one another,
looking all the time very lugubrious.
| aMac," said they, turning to me, do
1you know that your uncle is not dead 2
81 don't know if he be dead" said |,
"for am not certain that he ever lived
| "You know that this story about your
inheritance is all joke ?"
awe have done you wrong" rejoined
the twain; "great wrong in what was in
tended only for fun. 1t cost us much sor-
row." s''''s '''2f'' ''''+' 80 -
The friends thought I was forced to
leave Kansas City by the pressure OF
creditors, who expected pay on. the
strength of the joke. % sAirr -, ,-.i-
"On the contrary, / thank you cordial.
ly for it," said /. ~ 4.
! at is our duty to disavow. it; we are
going in public to declare ourselves gull
ty."
81 entreat you to leave things just as
they are A few days more Of credit will
prevent the necessity Of displacing my
fnnds.'' .
Smith and Robinson regarded me as
completely deranged.
Come l said, slet US lose no time ;
the carriage Is ready, 1 will tell you all as
go along. Smith,, / have secured you a
good 'posish and Bobinson, l have made
arrangements with publisher for the
getting out of your book"
Truth, however, always comes out.
Some were on the watch for express pack
age from Montana for me. Well-advised
people shook their heads when speaking
of me. The rumor 80 quickly raised
tumbled down with equal rapidity.
"Tho best of it 49," said some, she has
ended by falling into the snare he laid for
others. For my part, / never beloved t."
comprehended the situation BY find
ing on my table some twenty notes. They
were all nearly in 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 lie has
the honor to inclose."
Ny answers were all alike:
"Mr. Mac Arone thanks Mr.. Snip for
the bill which has been so long looked
for, and herewith sends the amount"
Only one letter contained no request
for money. 1t was from friend whom |
had almost forgotten. Fearing that had
been duped, he wrote to lend me FIVE hum
dred dollars should wish to remove from
place where so many rumors were cir
eulated prejudicial to my character.
~ am rich, not by Inheritance, in which
| never believed, but because it was de-
termincd IN spite of my protestations,
that should be rich. | have in reality
been made very rich-I scarcely know
how. This is what. l would wish you to
say to those who would talk of me-"
Iowe more than fortune to my singu-
lar situation, since it has assured me that
have friend on whom may count in
adversely, should it ever visit me. For
another week I was common topic for
public conversation.
"He has been fortunate, if you will; but
I say he is clever fellow, who knows
how to take advantage of circumstances.
1t is not everybody who could maneuvre
in this way"
For my part, was for moment tempt.
ed to applaud my own genius; but lit,
tie reflection convinced me that talent had
nothing to do with it. quietly took my
place in society as the possessor of twelve
thousand dollars year and still keep it..
Moralizing on my sudden change of
position. L can only look upon it as one of
those stranga freaks Of fortune which all