The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21
! THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURFST.,


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Eighty Thousand francs Either I
understood nothing of commercial
matters or~the clerk had written one
or two naughts too many. My situa-
ton became embarrassing, l was
overwhelmed with congratulations,
especially when I put on my new suit
/ Of black. The editor of the news
paper thought himself obliged to
give biography of my cousin Jac-
ques and asked me for additional par
ticulars. Twas besieged with annoy
ing questions. In what way would l
/ finish my house ?-swhat would | do
for public establishments Some be-
nevolent ladies wrote to recommend
to my notice the Institutions under
their guardianship. | was ruined in
hostages; for, in the midst of all my
riches, whetherreal or imaginary, I
had no money. Fortunately. from
the moment | was held to be rich, no
one would take a sou from me, and
tradesmen counted the honor of Civ
ing me credit. maeI 81
At last ] decided to go to Paris.
Immediately on arrival went to my
bankers, who received me as the in
heritor Of great wealth. s36a
ii regret" said Monsieur Berg
eret, shat you mistrusted the Span.
ish loan, for. the stock has again gone
up.au No, matter, however, you have
some left.r9 an. .,,,es
s"Will you have the goodness, Mon
sieur," said ], "to tell me precisely
how much all these funds. are worth
which you have bought for me p 1e
"The calculation is cash, Twenty
thousand dollars at so much the dol
lar--and the sum already paid. If
you sell to-day you will put about
two hundred and twenty thousand
francs into your pocket" p ta3et
Iopened both my ears. nl
"You say, monsieur, two hundred
and twenty thousand? Are you
quite certain ?" eM
'sAs certain as any one can be, with
in a few hundred francs.n eal
did not wish to appear too much
the novice, and replied
"That is well. You spoke also of
bank ?"
"Yes; the establishment of this
bank has met with some difficulties !;
but the affair is not less good; we
are on the eve of terminating it, and
the scrip is well, Nttp
! 61sss1sa ~ orig az sSSss's s. !
inquired. ...e
| banker, (which have advanced four
hundred and fifty forms, making al.
together nearly sixty thousand
francs. f..,a ie,,...'4. ~.
although as yet I have paid moth
ing?" 5a M rs IL saa
Without a doubt" was the an
swer. W Is,
| THAT is singular, but since you say
| so submit. l should like to make
a safe investment of the whole; will
you be SO kind as to specify one ?"
Sour five per cents, monsieur
our five per cents-I know OF nothing
safer. At the present rate the gail
I will be six. / can easily understand
t that all these little matters worr,
you. You will soon have to dea
with much larger sums" sni
5 SPY placing all that | hold in tn
five per cent should have an income
> Of" ,s5.
$ THAT is soon reckoned. Thre'
= hundred thousand or whereabouts
1 the quotations at eighty makes eigh
teen thousand francs-say INVENT.
thousand, to make round sum-"
Gas twenty thousand francs of in
1 Gomez" said /, "when could / receiv'
t it ?"
A sob, tomorrow, ii you confide tn
g transaction to our house" 10 = /.
THAT OF course" was my rejoindel
g 'what other could inspire me with s.
< great degree Of confidence" IS
e The banker bowed. 3fe. r
| Will it be believed +? In the mids
OF all these treasures, / felt certain
e embarrassment in asking for small
g sum, of which / stood in the creates
! need; for, after paying the expense
: OF my journey, l had but five franc
: left. Such, however, was the, fore
!. OF habit that / could scarcely beliey,
a myself legitimately possessed 9
$ more, than my little annuity, which
was not yet due. oet aof@E.g
!, TDare / ask" l inquired, with
blush almost of shame on my cheel
!, can l without discretion, beg yo'
> to advance me for the moment
small sum, (which l want on arrival il