The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-21
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"Oh, Arnold! What am to do with al
inheritance"
THAT depends on what 1t Is Perhaps
it Is a landed estate; in which case W.
shall not be much better Off, and can go OF
with our work; perhaps thare will b
houses; perhaps it will be thousands Of
pounds, and perhaps hundreds Shall ",
build castle in the ala to suit our inheri
lancer
"Yes; let US pretend Oh, grand father
stop one momenti Our castle, Arnold, shall
be, first Of all. the most beautiful studio in
the world for you. You shall have tapestry
blue china armor, lovely glass, soft car.
pets, carved doors and painted Panels, tall
mantelshelf, old wooden cabinets, silver
cups. and everything else what one ought tc
like, and you shall choose every thing for
yourself, and never get tired OF It. But you
must 60 on painting; you must never STOP
working. because we must DO p'oud Of you
as we'll that you like. Oh, but ! have not
done yet Ny grandfather is 70 have two
rooms for himself, which he can fill with
the books he will spend his time in collect
ing; Lala Roy will have two more rooms,
quite separate, where he can 81. by himself
whenever no does not choose 10 sit with me;
/ shall have my own study to myself, where
| shall go on reading mathematics; and we
shall all have, between US, the most beauti-
full dining-room and drawing room that you
ever saw and garden and fountain; and
-yes-money to give to people who are
not so fortunate as ourselves WIll that do,
ArnoldN
ayes, but you have almost forgotten your
self, dear There must be carriages for
you, and jewels, and dainty things all your
own, and boudoir, and nobody shall think
Of doing or saying anything in the house at
all, except for your pleasure; will that do
IrisY'
~ suppose we shall have to give parties
Of Some kind and to go TO them Perhaps
one may get to like society. You will teach
me avn tennis, Arnold; and should like, i
think, to learn dancing. suppose ] must
leave Off making my own dresses, though
know that never shall bs so well dressed
| il do. And about the cakes and pud-
1ings-but. oh there is enough pretend
ing"
| at is difficult said Lala Roy, "to bear
adversely. But to be temperate in prosper
ity is the height Of wisdom"
"And now suppose, Iris" said Arnold,
that the inheritance, instead Of being thou
sands year, is only few hundreds"
"Ah. then, Arnold, 1t will be ever so
much simpler We shall have something to
live upon until you begin to make money
for us all.n
Eyes; that Is very simple. But suppose,
again, that the Inheritance is nothing but
small sum Of money"
why, them" said lris, 1--WE will give it
oil TO grandfather, who will pay of his
creditor. and We will go on as IL nothing
had happened"
"Childl" said Mr.. Emblem, "do you think
that would take your little alp
"And suppose again." Arnold went on,
that the inheritance turns out a delusion,
and that there is nothing at allf'
THAT cannot be supposed" said Mr.. EN-
blem quickly; that is absurdl'
"If It were," 81 id Iris, 1--WE shall only be,
tomorrow, just exactly what we are to-day.
am teacher by correspondence, with FIVE
pupils Arnold is looking for art-work which
will pay; and between us, my dear grand
father and Lala Roy, We are going to see
that you want nothing"
Always Lala Roy with her grandfather,
as IL their interests were identical, and, in
deed, he had lived so long with them that
Iris could not separate the two old men,
1--WE will all live together" Iris continued,
''and when our fortune is made we will oil
live in q palace. And now, grandfather,
that We have relieved our feelings shall we
have the story and the opening Of the papers
in the safer
(Which will you have firs,r Mr.. Emblem
asked again.
ooh, tho safe" said Arnold. 1.-THE story
can wait Let us examine the contents Of
the SAFE"
"The story" said Mr.. Emblem, sis nearly
all told in your fathers letter, my dear. But
there is little that would tell you first,
before ] read that letter. You know, Iris,
that have never been rich; my shop has
kept me up till now, but have never been
able to put by money. Well-my daughter
Alice, your poor mother, my dear, who was
as good and clever az You are, was de-
termined to earn her own living, and so she
went out as governess. And one day she
came home with her husband she had been
married the day before, and she told me
they had very little money, and her hus.
band was scholar and gentleman, and
wanted to get work by writing. He got
some, but not enough, and they were always
in poor way, until one day he got a letter
from America--it was while the civil war
was raging-from an old Oxford friend. in-
viting him to emigrate and try fortune as
a journalist out there. He went, and his
wife was to join him. But she died, my
dear; your mother died, and year later
had your fathers last letter, which am
now going to read to you"
"One moment SIR" said Arnold. Before
you open tho safe and take out the papers,
remember that Iris and can take nothing
nothing OF all for ourselves until all your
troubles are tided over"
"Children-children," cried Nh Emblem.
600, my son, to the DESERT observed the
sage, standing solemnly upright like pro-
phet of Israel. "Observe she young stork of
the wilderness, how he beareth on his wings
his aged sire and supplieth him with food.
Tho piety of a child Is sweeter than tho
Incense Of Persia offered to the sun; yea,
more delicious Is It than the odors from a
field Of Arabian spice"
THANK you, Lala," said Mr.. Emblem.
"And now, children, we will discover tho
mystery"
He unlocked the safe and threw il open
with somewhat Of q theatrical air. ''The
roll Of papers" He took It out "'For
iris, to be opened on her twenty first birth
day' And this is the eve Of IT, But where