The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21
How to Grow Rich.

How to Grow Rich.
Nothing can be done without
money" said George, pettishly; g
had splendid project in my head, but
nobody will listen to such poor fel
low as l."
We were three friends, met to-
gether, bewailing the rigors of for.
tune. Our lamentations, however,
took the turn they usually take among
companions, whose age does not ex.
coed twenty. ,.,.
"And T." said Albert, shave finished
a work which would credit my rep
utation,, could a publisher only be
met with willing to undertake the
expenses of printing"
II have asked our principal" added
], ITO increase my salary, after four
years of asslduous service; and he
answered, that of such clerks he could
find as many as he wished for 600
francs a year.
envy dear fellows" interrupted
George, although we have neither
the one nor the other any hope of
making a fortune, could we not get
the credit of being rich ?"
"To what good ?" asked I.
cit gives one position in the world;
large Inheritance augments the con-
sideration il which we are held
everything becomes easy"
II remember" was my answer,
shaving heard in my childhood of
cousin who went to Jamaica or Mar
Unique, and never returned"
",rhat is just what we want; we
will bring this cousin to life, or rather
will I'll! him: :, Us Y =. I !.
sMeran died at zss sc "a leaving iss a
sugar plantation, fifty slaves-in short
fortune valued at 100000 of
trancs-all to his dear cousin, Louis,
Meran, from attachment to the NAME"
We laughed heartily at the joke,
of which thought no more but my
two reckless friends, George and AL
bert, spread about the tale when we
broke up with all the seriousness i'm
aginable. ~ $3.50
The next day people came to com.
pliment me. 1t will, of course, be
understood that l disavowed all
cases; but no one would believe me
my two friends had affirmed the
truth of the report. In vain aid / as
sert that it was all joke. Many
remembered my cousin Jacques
some had actually seen him embark
at Nantes in 1889. Among the mum
Der of these visits was one not the
most agreeable. With the within O.
young man l had some time pre-
viously ordered trock coat in the
new fashion, without having The
means of payment; the garment wal
worn out, and yet owed half thu
bill. There had been for some time
GOODNESS between my creditor an(
myself, whose opportunities | wished
to avoid. The rumor of the legacy
made him hasten to find me. Sucl
was the penalty / paid for the fool
ish pleasantly OF my friends.
0OOu udyj MOAolCuI MdtUIlCu,
said I, with some embarrassment, al
he entered, "you are come for the
fifty francs" saf4a5 3.ail
"Does monsieur imagine that an
thinking of such a trife? No, it wa
for the mourning 1 a@
what mourning ?" t9a..4l
"The mourning for your cousin
monsieur; the mourning for an heir
at-law Without doubt you want
complete suit" a -.lad as.iii3
SAT this time, Monsieur Matthew
it would be impossible" Ehaa4
| iD"I' hope monsieur does not think O
Withdrawing his favor from me
Coat, vest add pantaloons black
frock of dark bronze for the mourn
ingp o1 %. aa.4 sj iiet!
aosI tell you again 1 have not re
ceived-" fTo1l ~ J .bnsli
81 II entreat monsieur not to speal
of money 1t will come soon enough,
added the tailor, who had alread,
taken out his scissors and passed hi
measure around my waist 1a.'l no
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