Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Of your authority to act for Mr.. Molinos Fitz-
Roy
OF course lost no time in getting the gen.
tleman beggar to sign proper letter.
On the appointed day came q communica-
tion with L. Il F. Is seal which I opened not
without unprofessonal eagerness. 1t was as
follows:
In re Molinos Fi,z- Roy and Another.
SIN In answer to your application on
behalf Of Mr.. Molinos Fitz Roy, we beg to in.
form you that under the administration of a
paternal aunt who died intestate, your client
is entitled to E2jOO IS I'd, 3 per cents, $500
19s I'd, per cents Reduced $1,000 long
annuities, $500 bank stock, E3jOO India stock.
besides other securities making up about
10000, which we are prepared to transfer
over TO Mr.. Molinos Fitz-Roy's direction
forthwith"
Here was a windfall It quite took away
my breath
At dusk came my gentleman beggar, and
what puzzled me was, how to break the news
to him. Being very much overwhelmed
with business that day, had not much time
for consideration. He came in rather better
dressed than when first saw him, with only
a weeks beard on his chin, but as usual, not
quite sober Six weeks had elapsed since our
first interview. He was still tho humble.
trembling, low-voiced creature ] first knew
him.
After prelude, said Il find Mr. F..
you are entitled to something PRAY, what
do you mean to give me in addition to nv bill
for obtaining iti' He answered rapidly
''Oh, take half. If there is 600, take half :;
il there is $500, take half"
No, no, Mr. F., I don't do business in
that way l shall be satisfied with 10 per
cent"
1t was so settled. then led him out into
the street, impelled to tell him the news, vet
dreading the effect not daring to make the
revelation in my Office, for fear Of scene.
l began hesitatiugly, Mr. Fitz Roy, am
happy to say that l ind you are entitled to
$1,000"
Ten Thousand pounds, he echoed: "ElO,-
600 ~ he shrieked: "Elu, ,OOO!" he yelled
seizing my arm violently ''You are a brick
Here cab, cab. Several drove up-the
shout might have been heard mile of. He
jumped in the first
Where to - said the driver.
TO tailor's, you rascal"
Ten thousand pounds ha, La. la =" be re-
peated hysterically when in the cab, aud
every moment grasping my arm Presently,
be subsided, looked me straight in the face
and muttered with agonizing fervor
What a jolly brick you are -
The tailor. the hosier the bootmaker, the
AhAA AAIn1Nlr were IL AIu f4blltl Dy the poor
pagan Of externals As, BY degrees. under
their hands, be emerged from the beggar to
the gentleman his spirits rose his eyes
frightened be walked erect but always ner-
vously grasping my arm fearing apparently
to lose sight Of me for q moment, lest his for
tune should vanish with me. The impatient
pride with which he gave his orders to the as
t0nished tradesmsn for the finest and best Of
everything, and the amazed air of the fash
iouRble hair dresser when he presented his
matted locks and stubble chin to be ''cut and
shaved, may be Acted-t cannot be de-
scribed
By the time the external transformation
was complete, and l sat down in n cafe in the
HAymarket opposite haggard but handsome
and thoroughbred looking man, whose air
with the exception Of the wild eyes and em-
Drowned face, did not differ from the stereo-
typed men about town sitting around Us Mr.
holinus Fitz Roy had already almost forgot
ten the past he bullied the waiter and crit-
cised the wine as if he had done nothing else
but dine and drink and scold there all the
days of his life.
Once he wished TO drink my health. and
would have proclaimed his whole story to the
coffee-room assembly in raving style When
I left he almost wept in terror at the idea of
losing sight Of me. But excepting these eb-
uHuons-the natural result Of such 8 whirl Of
events-he was wonderfully calm and self
possessed
The next day his first thought was to dis
tribute $50 among his friends the cadgers, at
house of call in Westminster, and formally
TO dissolve his connection with them those
present undertaking for the fraternity" that
for the future be should never be noticed by
them in public or private. cannot follow
his career much farther. Adversely had not
taught him anything. He was soon again
surrounded by well bred vampires who had
forgotten linn when penniless; but they anus
ed him, and that was enough. The E1O, 900
were rapidly melting when he invited me TO
8 grand dinner at Richmond which included
6 dozen Of the most agreeable, good looking
wel-dressed dandies Of London, interspersed
with display of pretty butterfly bonnets
We dlned deiIciously, and drank as men do
of iced wines in dog days, looking down from
Richmond hill
One Of the pink bonnets crowned Fitz Roy
with a wreath Of flowers and be loOked-less
the intellect-as handsome as Alcibiades In
tensely excited and flushed he rose with a
champagne glass in his hand to propose my
health.
The oratorical powers OF his father had not
descended to him. Jerking out sentences by
spAsms, at length he said
l was a bsggar-I am q gentleman
thanks to this
Here he leaned heavily on ny shoulder a
moment, and then fell back. We raised him
and loosened his neckcloth
Painted !" said the ladies.
Drunk ~ said the gentlemen.
He was dead.