The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-25
EDGAR AsnCR0sr's BAD LUCK.

Tie morning; for in general he was
given to late evening hnunt-, and get
ling up in the morning whcnever b,
felt Ike il. lie d,l not pause until b,
reached the door Oi plain brick huu.c
IN quiet : rect Ringing the bel,
rather eXcitedly. he asked the ,cryau,
who answered hi, sumnJns. whether
her master was 10.
Yes. SIR
Hand him my carl Az ask him 81
he viii not see me-
The servant qIickly rclrren-rl.
with the request that Edgar y oqli
follow ncr into her MASTER prc.onc,
Edgar Ashcroft W. usherr.l into "a
pleasant sitting room whore h,. f lend
Charles Holden, - Sc late man ut l"ae
ten yc'rS older than himself. WI, .eatci
At a table on which rested = small trunh
all OF nu'incs, docum,nfs. which hr
he had brought homo Tor examination
his bus ness bciug that Of u lawyer
"Nha. brings you hear u; TIN, early
hour, Ashcroft 2 asked The lawyer 10
surprise.
Bad nows," sad Edgar. thru.,in.
his hands ia hi, wli-'cuat pockets an.l
speaking in au excited tone.
bad news. am sorry To- heai
that. But what !, H. ?"
"iou remember | consulted YOU
three months ago about investing NV
money in a copper mine somewhere up
IA tho Lake superior region"
Il remember it perfectly. al
yl~ed you 10 barc nothing to do with
it,
Il wish hal taken your alyicc
but | was fool enough 10 bc dal..eu
by the brilliant promises - the direc-
tors and tho long aud short Of IL H..
invested my entire fortune ia tn.
coaccrn."
rs it possible ?'
IL wish it wasn :. but it IT,
We'll, how has it turncd out?'
The shares are selling Tor i've dyi-
lars, where | paid hundred.
"llow many have you -
Five hundred. Tha; j.. invested
fifty thousand dollars. and could only
sell out for twenty. i've hundred to-
day"
Sell out" said Holden. lucon;cal'y
" What! and sacrifice uinrteen-
twenteths Of my fortune ?"
Better that han the whole"
But do you think it is not worth
anything p
"Not a cent
" There are some good mines there
True, but this was .ot up by swim
iIers to cheat the condiiag public out
Of their money. It will - dowu to
nothing
Blu, twenty-five hundred dollars
wont support me, said Ashcroft in
disuay.
DO as | DO then
What o"
Earn your Ii'iu. by your own ez
ertionsn
But | have never been broash; up
to work.
Every body ought to 10 somsthin.
But consider my delicate health.
Ny constitution Is very weak, c!c
assure you
Il should think il might be You
turn nigh; into i.y and day into i:ht
Late hours AZ parties, soirces and thea.
tres ars enough TO undermine anv
constitution vhen carried to hs excess
you are carryins them
DO you really th,nk'that ="
tes' 40,
l never 'houShI oi tnaL Perh1pS
you may De Flio' : nnt u 'ero aoic
"l"' eou'I 90 "ao would engage
he as c'e'N -,
nov "nu'1 you "Ao 10 Io'!ov NY
Pro'eSS'o"' a.,
As .a"ysF
tss,
'lsn II hah WORK
VI course 30 Anyooay mat ex-
poets 20 SacceI ~ aoy profession mus
'oo< ,or~ar' % na'a "orG.
'u'u 70" 'eVomLi'nd IL
I'm -oH'" rt'o'n msnd you 20 Try IT,
i 's'' 20" sh'' tIi DO III engage
you as 'aJ o'ace clerk and pay 200 tny
uo''A's = 'n"',.h' mat "',i Dc ell you
can ,,M sSFn 'he nrs' year perhaps more
ous u agree % give 10. rhsn YOU cs0
..l., sen on. yoar sH saarss lnd get ooa hun-
dred and any dollars annral interest,"
VI "nS' : ls,'' isaE "iil give you
seven nuuured aud nily dollars a wear