The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-23
now HAeK ~ goRrusE.

ships Of oar destlay.
wighoas money, one can do ResAiaS'
ssid George, were I 10 hil upon speca'
ls,ios tia. woald baye dose bonor 10
nslbsshlld, coming from PAapef 1iEs
mysslt no ono woald thluk IL worth At
lendiug to,
/, said Albert, have actually huisbed =
work whlch Woald Ieslsblish my rrpula'
ton As an author, II coald Only fad a
bookseller 10 bay Il.
have peti,ioued my employer tor a.
incfoase Of salary, ] exclaimed, anxious
10 contribute 10 the chorus Of lAmsuiA.
ton, aud be told me that for forty louis q
year, be could get lmore clerks than be
wan,ed.
II would not SO much matter, said
George, thoaghtlully, II, besides being
poor, We did not seem poor. Could one
OF us only be thought rich
Wha, IL the use Of the shadow without
the substaucey | asked.
OF every use, said Albert. agree
with George; the shadow sometimes
makes The substance. The next best
thing 10 capital il credit.
Especially, returned George, the credit
OF having good fortune. Have none Of
Us rich uncle 10 lndiag
a cousin Of mine went TO Jamaica or
Martinique, | forget which, said inno'
Gently aud be n.yer came back
Cspital that is sill one rec nires, ex'
claimed George. we will coDjure sp this
cousin Of yours, or could we not kil him
| Yes, james Merap, Of Martinique, De.
ceased, leaving sugar plantation, hSH'
dred negroes, aud fortune Of a hundred
thousand louis to his we'll beloved cousin,
Louis Meran,
We laughed at the joke, and thought
no more OF IL; but George and Albert
slightly excited by the fumes OF bowl OF
punch which had sent for to do honor
to the testator- lost no time in concocting
aud afterwards publishing full account
10 local newspaper of the fortune that
had been left me.
The next day, sundry friends dropped
Ia to compliment me. or course, ! en-
deavorcd to uudeceive them; bat they
would not take denial. In vain i as.
sured them II was a hoax; Ii was Of no
use. Several people remembered my
Cousin James very well, and had seen
him at Nantes before he embarked in
1889. Among others came my tailor, TO
whom owed small sun, which II was
not dnite convenient for me to pay at
that moment. No doubt the rumor OF
my cousins decease had sharpened bis
memory. | wished my two friends at
place that shall be nameless.
Good morning, Mr.. Mayer. | suppose
you have come for those fifty francsT
hope, sir, you don't think i came for
such trifle as that. No, sir, ! came to
fake your orders for suit of mourning
\ A suit OF mourning9
Yes, sir; cousins mourning. Dark
broaze frock, for morning wear, black
troGsers aud waistcoat.
! At the present moment, Mr.. Mayer
hope | have done nothing to forfeit
your patf0nage9
But, Irescat, | have received no money
at all.
hope, SIR, you won't mention such
thing; there ie no sort OF hurry, exclaim
ed the tailor, who busily employed him
self ia taking my measure with slips o.
paper
After all, my wardrobe did want some
a. 'dilions; and | sal | nothing more.
NJ dear sir, said the next visitor,
have a very great favor TO request Of you
Rpv NV house. You are very rich; yoL
must be O, tue lockout for safe aud Ia
eraliye in, sstmeul. sixty thousand
francs are not, ing ior you-a mere frac
ton Of your in, 'ome. thought Mr.
Felix had made up bis mind to purchase
the premises, aud WV neat NC nA
changed bis intention. "hs' ls - oe
come OF mel have ht IVY aehiahos u
meet, aud don't know wh vfe we hone!
/ Is to come from.
!, buy your bouse? Why, il W"'s4 y
madness to think OF such thing.
Madness? No snch thing; you e"''''
not ind a better investment any Nae
10 two years, with trifing repairs, ii V'-
be worth double Its present value; y,
will never see suca good opportunity
\ again. Say done, aud I'm Of
/ And he was of, without leaving me
time TO put in word
Two hours after, 10 walked Mr.. Felix,
evidently not in the best Of tempers.
4 Really, sir, be began, you have taken
me quito by surprise. The house is in
dispensable to me. | reckoned on Il ss
IL il were mine, and only offered fifty
thousand francs because The owner is en-
barAssed, aud felt sure that be would DO
obliged to take them. With you, sir, the
case Is different; so | came to ask II you
will let me have IL for seyen,y.fve thou.
sand francs.
Fifteen thousand francs dropping all al
once into the lap Of poor fellow who
had TO work hard to gain eight hundred
francs In year. cannot hardly believe
my eArs.
cannot give you an answer just now,
sir, said; ba, II you will take the
troable 10 cali again at five, lil see shat
I can do
Ala quarter TO FIVE Mr.. Felix made his
appearance. spske 10 him with candor
should tell yon, cir, that ! hsd no
thoughts Of buying the house TIL the
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