The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-29

turn at five O'Clock: meantime l will
consider the matter"
hour Monsieur Felix was again at my
door.
!" Monsieur" said ], az had no wish
for that house, and did not even think
about IL, when the proprietor came to
beg me to purchase it; and it appears
that the house is now mine. As it suits
You, and any other will do as well for
me, accept your Offer"
You shall be paid in fortnight, in
paper on Paris" exclaimed the pur-
chaser, delighted with my promptitude
in business.
Paper on Parish ! was so little ac-
customed to that currency, as to
imagine that it would bs necessary to
send to the capital for payment, aud
therefore wrote to a commercial house,
the only one whose address knew, as
from that / received regularly an an.
nuity of five hundred francs left me by
an uncle, and which formed a welcome
portion of my income.
With what imp tience awaited the
expiration of the time, when I wrote to
Messrs. Hughes & Bergeret that, having
certain funds to invest, I begged their
advice as to the safest mode. It ap-
peared that the words " certain fundsn
have very different acceptations in COM
merce, according to the name and po-
sition of him who uses them. The
news of my Inheritance must have
reached Paris. Certain funds, situated
as was, was modest way of specifying
considerable sum-at least, Isupposed
so-on receiving in answer from the
firm that my letter had been received
just before the close of the Cortes loan,
in which they had purchased to the
amount of $20,U0); that if thought it
too much, large profit might BE- imme-
-diately realized, as the stock had gone
up. Aspostscript in the hand of the
principal. congratulated me on my ac-
cession of fortune.
Twenty thousand dollarsl The letter
fell from my hands, the amount fright
ened me. wrote instantly to my cor
respondents, informing them that so
large sum went beyond my means.
adding that no remittances having been
received from Martinique. as they sup
posed, / was unable to satisfy their
claims
The answer came in day or two,
stating that, as I did not appear to have
confidence in the Cortes loan, they had
sold out my stock at profit of $4,000
francs, and begged me not to feel un-
easy, as remittances were always slow in
coming from the distant plantation3; in
the interim my signature would furnish
me with all the money could want.
Nf n Io
enclosed, in which shares had been se-
cured for me.
Eighty thousand francsI Either
understood nothing of comm ercial mat
ters, or the clerk had written one or two
noughts too many. My situation became
embarrassing; was overwhelmed with
congratulations, especially when put
on my new suit of black The editor
of the newspaper thought himself
obliged to give a biography of my
cousin Jacques, and asked me for ad-
ditional particulars. was besieged
with annoying questions. In what way
would / finish my house 3-what would
/ do for public establishments Some
benevolent ladies wrote to recommend
to my notice the institutions under
their guardianship. | was ruined in
postages; for, in the midst of all my
riches, whether real or imaginary, / had
no money. Fortunately, from the mo-
ment /. was held to be rich, no one
would take sou from me, and trades:
men counted the honor of giving me
credit.
At last decided to go to Paris. I'm
mediately on arrival ! went to my
bankers, who received me as the inher-
itor of great wealth.
"I regret said M. Bergeret, tsthat
you mistrusted the Spanish loan, for
the stock has agaia gone up. No mat
ter, however, you have some lett"
Will you have the goodness, Mon
sieur, said /, to tell me preci9ely
how much ali these funds are worth
which you have bought for met"
The calculation is cash. Twenty
thousand dollars, at SO much the dollar
-and the sum already paid. II you
sell to-day you will put about two
hundred and twenty thousand francs
into your pocket"
opened both my ears.
You say, monsieur, two hundred
and twenty thousand3 Are you quite
certain 9'' ~
eAs certain as any one can be, within
a few hundred francs"
did not wish to appear too much the
novice, and replied
+ " That is well. You spoke also of q
bank i''
g Yes; the establishment of this bank
has met with some difficulties; but the
affair Is not less good !; we are not on the
eve of terminating it, and the scrip il
well up"
acould that scrip also be soldP
inquired
banker, which have advanced fou1
hundred and fifty forms, making alto
! gether nearly sixty thousand francs"
Although as yet I have paic
nothingf'
Without doubt was the answer
That is singular; but since you So.
SO, submit. should like to make
safe investment of the whole; will yol
be so kind as to specify one r
h"Our five per cents, monsieur-ou
five per cents-I know of nothing safer
|. At the present rate the gain will be six
4 / can easily understand that all thes
little matters worry you. You will 500
have to deal with much larger sums"
By placing all that hold in tn
five per cents / should have an incom
Of"
"That is soon reckoned. Three hui
dred thousand or thereabouts; the gut
tations at eighty makes eighteen thol
sand francs-say twenty thousand, I
, make round sum-"
"At twenty thousand francs of il
E comep said L; @when could l r
ceive itP'
a :" On, tomorrow. if you confide Il
. transaction to our house."
r "That of course" was my rejoindel
: g what other could inspire me withal
J. great degree of confdencef'
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