The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-05-01
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Mr.. FlIZ HUMeS EXPERIMENT,
AND HOW 1T succEErrp.

AMI uSW IL oVOtEEEEE
Mr. Augustus Fitz.Humo sat III
his luxurious bachelor establishment
in Mayfair, and pcndered deeply.
Tho object Of his cositatiots wac q
wire, or rather how 10 got one.
There were enough young ladies
who would be glad to bless their
lucky stars for tue privilege Of be.
coming mistress OF his home. rs be
well knew but hs also felt tolerA-
bly, we'll assured the home was all
they cared for. For the fortune, they
would wed it's owner
Hang the mouey he exclaimed
II wish I'd never had penny, aud
the-but botheration ! I on /
should have been too poor to marry
anyhow. Why couldn't | have jr.st
wealth enough for my wants, ani
nothing more I I'll foil them tn ,nsu
tue mean adventureresses =
A furious pull at the ball rope
brought the housekeeper to the
room in hurry.
"Pack up your traps. Mrs Ash.
field, ha exclaimed. abrutly, for 1
ON going to close tho house
IL was evidunt hs hal con, t.
some conclusion.
"Shnt up the house, Mr.. Fitz
Hume I ei iculated the h ,usekeerer,
almost bsiievins she hal lost hsr
reason. "Why, snch thing ha. not
occurred sircs your lsmen,ed ducle
took possession fve-andforty years
ago y
"That mahos no difference Im
IN lster here nov. aud | shall close i,
for the present. Meanwhile your
wages can still g on, anl that OF
such domestics rs you consider in
d,spensablc. Have yon no relatives
You wish to visi, 2 hs inquired.
That settled it. Tbs pr,fr of
continued wages removed Mrs. Ash.
fields scruples quite effectunlly. She
then remembered she had friends
she bad II 1t seen for Years.
Three days later, Augustus Fitz
Hume WAS safely dpmicile l ii aqniet
lodgiug-hous., and shortly after
wards began to sell hi, dismoui
rings, and seals, aud other pArphe-
rnslia OF fashionable lie, as we'll as
dress himself in palmer clothes. A
rumor that bis property had beeu
lost through an uoiucky speculation
was soon ahoat.
He lost friends rapidly. by twos
and threes they cease to know him
as be met them in the street N.
only laughed aad snapped his I'm
gers at them behind their bucks.
Had his adversity been real. he would
not have felt inclined to laugh.
Then CAME the time wheu his cir
ole OF acquaintance got narrowed
down to three. But three of all his
former friends still tluug to him,
true 10 adversity. Il 10 no wonder
chat be grew misanthropic.
In Regent street, one day, he met
b carriage Containing some Of bis for.
per acduaintaucss, who had been
absent from town since he closed his
house He thought they would not
notice him hut eadh inmate Of the
carriage bowed politely as OF old.
"They have not heard the news"
he muttered, cyuicaily.
He was mistaken. That night the
owner Of the carriage called to SEQ
him.
"Rather close quarters, MY frienl,
he said, ~ he took q calm survey Of
Augustus's not very pretentious sur.
roundings.
"Pretty close, indeed said Mr.
Fitz. Hume, icily. "But since lost
my property. Of which I suppose you
hsvn't heard, / have become quite
economical
"But I have heard / cried his au-
ditor, abruptly, 'aud that is why !
came. knew you needed friends
noW II ever , add the fact is-swell-
my daughter, sir-l uiean csuie 10
offer you the position Of hsad-clsrk
in my counting house. VIII you sc-
eept itf'
"Ahsm | Well, I think of IL. but
u Isl long way from my lodging
house
"Hang your lodsiog-house You
csn live In my family " a-wsll ~ =
sort VI guost, you kuow.
Augustus looked him over closely.
Mr. Stanley WAS wealthy msn--vsry
wealthy, hs was called --an.t in hls
lace tlivre was nothing TO warrsnt
ths AuspiSioa that hs.bsd learned
Augustuss ssarst, ,snd wishsd "
eurry lssers b sidisg him ~Gils uus
Der IN apparent ol0pd / ~ that idss
Aah Alee3 3ily blsn10esd. Oi course,