Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-22
HOW | MADE MY FORTUNE.

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one would think IL worth attending to-"
a." said Albert, shave actually finished
work which would establish my reputation
rs an author II I could find bookseller to
buy it."
III have petitioned my employer for an In.
crease Of salary" exclaimed, anxious to
contribute to the chorus of lamentations
"and he told me that for forty louis year
he could get more clerks than he wanted"
at would not so much matter" said |
George, thoughfully, "if, besides being poor,
we did not seem poor. Could one Of us |
only be thought rich"
"What is the use Of the shadow without |
the substance ?" l asked.
"Of every use," said Albert 81 agree
with George the shadow sometimes makes
the substance. The next best thing to capi-
tai Is credit"
ESPECIALLY" returned George, "the credit
of having good fortune Have none of us
a rich uncle in IndiaY'
"a cousin of mine went to Jamaica or
Martinique, forgot which," I said, inno-
GENTLY ''and he never came back"
"Capital That Is all we require" ex-
claimed George. "We will conjure up this
cousin Of yours, or, could we not kill him 2
Yes; James Meran, of Martinique deceased,
leaving sugar plantation, hundred ne
groes and fortune of hundred thousand
louis to his well-beloved cousin, Louis
Meran."
we laughed AT the JOKE, ana i thought no
more OF IL put neorge ana Albert slighty
which had sent for to DO honor to the tes-
| tator, lost no time in concc citing, and after
| wards publishing, full account in local
| newspaper of the fortune that had been left
| me.
The next day sundry friends dropped in to
|
| undeceive them, but they would not take
denial. In vain l assured them 1t was
| hoax f; it was of no use. Several people re-
membered my cousin James yery well, and
| had seen him at Nantes before he embarked
| in 1879 Among others came my tailor, to
whom / owed sum, which was not quite
| convenient for me TO pay at that moment
| No doubt the rumor OF nv Cousins decease
| had sharpened his memory. / wished my
two friends at place that should be name
less.
| "Good-morning Mr. MAYER; suppose you
have come for those fifty francs?'
al hope, sir, you don't think ] came for
| sllch a trifie as that No sir. I came to take
your order for a suit of mourning"
"a suit of mourninpp'
| eyes sir: cousins mourning Dark
| bronze for morning wear. black trousers and
wastcoat."
"At the present moment, Mr.. MAYER
81 hope, sir, / have done nothing to for
felt your patronage? ?'
1 Il Il
at all"
'I hope. sir, YOU won't mention such
thing there Is no sort of hurry" exclaimed
the tailor, who busily emploved himself il
taking nv measure with siins of naper
After all. INV wardrobe did need some ad
ditious, and said nothing more.
"My dear sir" said the next visitor, 50
have a yerv great favor TO request OF you
Buy NV house, You are yery rich vol
t must be on the lookout for safe and lucratiy,
: | Investments. Sixty thousand francs arr
, | nothing for vou--a mere fraction of your in
! come. With me the case is different.
purchase the premises, and now hear h
has changed his intention. What is to be
o come of me? | have a heavy demand l.
meet, and 1 don't know where the money /
:, | IN come from
! ~ bny your house? Whv IL would b
| madness to think of such thing"
"Madness! no such thing; YOU could re
= find better investment anywhere In tw
r years, with trifiing repairs, 1t will be wort
= | double its present yalue; YOU will never Sc
4 | such good opportunity again Say done
:. and I'm off"
And he was off, without leaving me tim
y to put in a word.
@ Two hours after in walked Mr.. Felix ey
: IDENTITY not in the best of tempers.
wReally, SIR" he began "you have take
- | me quir nv surprise. The house - indi.
~ pensable to me- i Itc!icrod -6n Il
- we're mine. and only offered fifty thousan
At francs because the owner is embarrassed an
AT | felt sure he would be obliged to take then
l. With you, sir, the case is different; so
m | came to ask YOU If YOU will let me have il {,
H. sixty-fiye thousand francs ~
70 Fifteen thousand francs dropping all
u once into the lap OF poor fellow who had
work hard to gain eight hundred francs in
wear! | could hardly believe my ears
TO ~ cannot give you an answer lust nov
SIR" / said "but if you will take ii
trouble TO call again at five Iii see what
can do"
o At quarter to five Mr.. Felix made h
3 appearance. spoke to him with candor
:" | should tell you, sir, that / had r
III thoughts of buying the house till the own,
prevailed on me to do so. You say yo
le want the house any other VIII suit II
at equally as well, so i accede TO yot
terms"
Is You snail nave draft ON Paris Tor u
y amount IN iortnight replied Mr.. Fell
VINO Do"eo ana Withdrew, apparently ei
N chanted with my way OF doing business
Ie A draft upon Paris! The circumstan'
appeared so unusual to me that thought
. ought to send to Paris to get 1t cashed.
10 wrote accordingly TO Mrs. Flangers Beg
a ret the only firm l knew ther
% was in the habit OF receiving throug
y them the interest OF small sum tn
, had been lett me by an uncle informe
y, them that, having fuDds at my disposal
ie wished Tor Information as to the best moo
= OF investing them. Inc slgnihcance OF u
~ word "iunds varies very much accordln
10 the naie anu Posillon II III ne ol the sp9ake
Or iho Iuii2i VI my iesacy mao ,, ieeu =. arr ~
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