The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21
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continue your good willto our bouse?"
Certainly, monsieur--you well de-
serve it," replied, with confidence
which the certainty of possessing an
income of twenty thousand francs be-
gan to give me.
"There is yet one favor which /
| wish to ask" said Monsieur Bergeret;
syou are not acquainted with Paris ;
you have, perhaps, but very few rela-
tives here-come and take family
dinner with us, to day; my wife will
be delighted to make your acquain-
4 tance.paa d96-r ta,8 IA snrf X 4ff.is
4 with the greatest pleasure yal
! l"We dine at six !; it you have no
/; engagement for the evening, we shall
have few friends, and hope you will
4 stay.ns alYat 3oof 1 all Il 4e.,
1 ',There are few moments which ]
remember with more satisfaction than
those of my leaving Monsieur Ber-
/ geret's house. began to believe in
the reality of my fortune, and hao a
j thousand francs in my spocket--a
pleasure which had never before hap.
pened to me. The fifty golden Ma
| poleons gave me an extraordinary
impulse; in fact, I stood greatly in
need of them. Possessor oftwenty
thousand francs of income, / was
obliged on my arrival in Paris, to
leave my trunk at the Office of the
diligence, not having the means of
paying fora lodging. Inow fastened
to redeem it, and afterwards took
coach to the first hotel pointed out to
me, where l established myself in a
handsome apartment and put on my
suit of mourning. l arrived with so
much punctuality at Monsieur Ber-
geret's that he had scarcely had time
to finish telling my history to bis
wife. She, however, had heard
enough to cause me to be received as
a friend OF the house. Every one did
the amiable to me ;; met beauti.
full woman and overheard whispered
remarks made upon me - modest
bearing, great skill, splendid business
talent. Thus, when Monsieur Ber-
gerete entreated me to regard his
house as my own, I promised will
ingly, although could profit little by
the invitation. Madame Hughes
would have me to dine, when I met
'.if-wiCn oShSF ACKNOWLEDGMENT iBvita-'
lions. | was taken to the theatre and
parties. Now that Fwas rich, / could
| have almost confined my expenses to
some few presents and tees.
Meantime, my two friends, George
and Albert, had heard with alarm of
the success OF their report, the truth
of which, frightened by my departure
Tor, Paris, which all the world attrib-
uted to difficulties In the liquidation
of my debt, and feared that / had
suffered myself to be deceived by
what was concerted between us
merely as a. joke. Yl
Three days after my return from
Paris, my faithful servants announced
| their names. "Let them come In"
was my reply; for I did not receive
all the world. On seeing my hand
some time piece and gilt candelabra
and the new furniture with which /
, thad decorated my apartment, they
, lopened their eyes in CONSERVATION.
"There is much difficulty in gaining
> admission here" said Albert.
!: eyes, / am besieged by persons
with all sorts of solicitations and pro.
, iects; but you, my dear friends will
be always welcome. You are just
come in time to accompany me to an
, estate which have some thoughts of
purchasing. 1t is not large affair
Q 100000 francs"
II take il to be some distance off,"
said George, with significant jerk Of
} his head.
"Two leagues only; but will take
you in my carriage" 3.aa M,
t "Your carriage?"
, "My carriage" M
II "You have carriage ?n .a,, .s,
eyes, and two dapple gray horses,
; which l brought from Paris; as yet
] have no saddle horses, that being
} more difficult to find"
, My two friends retired to one of
the windows, where they whispered
! to one another, looking all the time
very lugubrious. @g
..Dear Louis" they said, "you know
that your cousin is not dead ?" t.,.
, u. don't know if he be dead, for 1
am not very certain that he ever
! lived"
Llf"You know this story about inher-
itance is all a joke p
q am persuaded that only you and
| ] believe So was my answer.