The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-29

viii deny me the pleasure"
''To-morrow-any time; my house
you may consider yours; you will al
ways be welcome"
THANK you. Good evening"
As parted from the banker began
to realize my wealth-mY importance.
Securities for a princely home and a
princely incomes had no doubt was
destined to resuscitate the noble house
of MacArone from the dark days of obliv-
ion was now possessed of an income
of twelve thousand dollars year. When
/ landed in st. Louis, had not where
to take my trunk, and not much more
than its 'buss hire in my possession.
But now ordered hack from the court
house square, and. taking my trunk from
the depot, / put up in nice room in
the Lindell hotel.
For several days was tormented
with importunate visits. The entire
staff OF the newspapers called about fifty
times to solicit my subscription. Beg
ging letters lay in piles upon my table.
Invitations to suppers, evening parties,
and Soirees, rose around me in 0doFifer-
GUS pyramids Hungry editors came to
ask me if didn't want to run on the in
dependent ticket for congress, or for
mayor at the next election. could
have their support. They could mould
the American, German and Irish ele-
ments in st. Louis, as the potter moulds
the plaster clay.
About a week after my arrival the
waiter brought me up the cards of my
friends Smith and Robinson. I ordered
them to be shown up. They were as
tonished at my situation.
cts 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 be al
ways welcome. You are Just in time to
come with me to see a site have pur-
chased, and where am about to have
erected u regular medieval castle. 1t
will cost about one hundred thousand
dollars"
II suppose it must be some considers
BILE way from here" said Smith, with a
significant nod.
mot far from the fair grounds" said
I. Let me take you there in my car
riage."
''Your carriage?'
MY Carriage"
"You have a carriageS"
eyes, and a spanking team l 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 ?''
''for am not very certain that he ever
lived"
"You know that this story about your
inheritance is q joke ?" .,
81 am persuaded that only you and !
believe so - was nv answer
I'VE have done you wrong" rejoined
the twain; great wrong in what was
only intended for fun. It cost US much
sorrow" ....-
The friends thought 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
" for it." said l.
at is our duty to disavow it; we are
going in public to declare ourselves
guilty"
81 entreat you to leave things just as
they are. A few days more of credit will
prevent the necessity of displacing my
fund"
Smith and Robinson regarded me as
completely deranged.
Come" said, "let us lose no time
the carriage is ready. / will tell you al
as I go along. Smith, have secured
you good 'posish'; and, Robinson,
have made arrangements with publish
er for the getting out of your book"
Truth, however, always comes out
Some were on the watch for express
packages from Montana for me. Well
advised people shook their heads when
speaking of me. The rumor so quickly
raised, tumbled down with equal rapid
ity;
fallen into the snair he has laid for 9th
ers. For my part never believed it,
cOmprehended the situation by find
ing on my table some twenty notes
They were nearly all 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 enclose" .-
My answers were all alike.
''Mr. Mac Arone thanks Mr.. Snip fol
the bill which has been looked for, anC
herewith sends the amount"
Only one letter contained no reQues
for money. It was from friend whom
Lhad almost forgotten. Fearing that
had been duped he wrote to lend me five
hundred dollars should I wish to re
move from a place where so many RI
mors were circulated prejudicial to my
character.
My reply gave the necessary explana
ton, which concluded thus:
II am rich; not by an inheritance, II
which never believed, but because i
was determined in spite of my protesta
tions, that l should be rich. I have, In
reality been made very rich-I scarcely
know how. This is what / would wish
you to say to those who would talk o.
me-"
owe more than fortune to my singu
lar situation, since it has assured me-
that have friend on whom / car
count in adversely, should it ever visit
me. For another week was q common
topic for public conversation.
He has been fortunate, if you will
but say he is clever fellow, who has
known how to take advantage of circum
stances. 1t is not everybody who could
maneuver in this way"
For my part, was fer moment
tempted TO applaud my own genius; but
little reflection convinced me that tai
ent had nothing to do with it. quietly
took my place In society as the posses
sor of twelve thousand year, and still
keep it.
Moralizing on my sudden change o.
position, can only look upon it as one
of those strange freaks of fortune which
all the world allows to be unaccounta
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