Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-06-20


what James though ysa have en-
thousaad dollars. and I Rave save,
only four hundrvd. wil FuArantee
10 case you DO no, change you course
thsl ~ the end II ten years viii n
ths richer 81 the two"
what's four hundred dollars's ex
siatSnrd Jamoa. coatemPtaoasly.
Not murh, I grant bat IA l. a nesl
Gag, aad a. may fairly count on a,
ihrrease u salary. n will steadily IL
ersass~
VERY we'll you mas 70 your va
shd ! will 80 mine ~ the way. VII
don Z yea arup in ~ an evcaingP
geteraily have . little company.
To ~ trunk, lam afraia shouldu'
oD,oy a. Jam.s ! asaslly spond my
~ aings in reading u u all the tln.
huve. and doht Ike 81 lu~a A.
A. the end of six mouihs jane
v eiiaee had nos only spent his s.ni
snnaNl Income. bat ~ much more. -
thna - wAs noa two thoa~and dollar.
IN sleha Thla aAl nol trosshle hin
mucl, howescr " thought 81 ths
hity thousand duBars. aud had al
rrady iormed plans for disposihg 81 Ia
odr morning ab0ut thi. time -Oi
aftrrnoou rather iorit was one O'Clock
James Wallace wac told that q gvn.
tluman was brlow who wished 20 scs
him
show him W, said the young man.
An old gentleman, apparently about
sixty Ave. Ia an old.iAshion~d c,,-au ume.
sas ushervd In ~ The servant
James Nall'.ac had given an cuter-
iaiumeut the e~ening before. lasting
till = lat. hour. and the effect. wcr,
plaiuly pcre~ptibsr in his hagrarl fac,
81. be- lcaned neggigcutly agains the
mautsl. -iaoking a cigar
Jusi behihd HAN Was an ornamental
lrrueh clayk. anJ the cutiro apart.
msut wus elegantly furnished
4 come from Mr. Podd. said the
old gentleman. VERY quietly. lie has
rycrivrd rrtar-t from yuu a. "a.
vance poriilu 81 the money you
wrrc Ca recriyu a ths end ~ the year
H. is surprised st,such REQUEST H-
supposed your ihsOuo ample,to defray
yuur "a ueh~Cs
We'll. sald the Young man. Il
hay, t-ru a. considersbi. expense a.
90 up these ruoms
Not over thousand -,nllars. /
should sny." said the old gsntleman
louking about him
That u ahout the hrurc~
And the other thousand I should
suppose would have b-rn -ufiTient to
maiutain you during ia monthr"
Thea you suPpo-od wroHg The
inri b. old gentleman. YOU dont kaow
how much Il co-ts 70 support a younA
man iB style
Probably not but Z, l. good rule
not 10 excecd yoar iRcomr
4 dont want any adyice." said
james. hauRhtily
Il am afraid n will do you little
good May I inquire the amount oi
your salary beioro this iaeerisanoe
eams tu yeusH
Il starved on a salary Of sir hundred
dollar
DO sou know how much your cousin
rcoelvysP'
seven hundred uos a. did ~.
gsi,o the same with me last year
"llos much are sou IN debt'"
"About two Thousand dollar-
80 you have -pCnt four thousand.
or your outire years Income In sIH
mouthsPr
80 % aprcar-, ' said James. non
shalantly
What am I % think of thaig'
Really. uld gentleman, for haven'i
The plaasur, ~ knowing your maine.
you appear % concern yourself con-id,
rrabIy in my AFFAIR May ! suggest
that dout Frr auy necessity for a."
Perhaps you will when you know
my name
An right 1T me know a."
II am Anthony Wallace
What" exclaimed The young man.
starting ~ u De- had bcsn shot ny
ancle' Are sou not dead them"
II am ~ much alive ~ ever I vas 4"
Il donf understand h. satd the
ncphes pale with alright
Then ! vill explain. I have no
others 10 tnhcrit my property except
you and your Cousin John Not wish-
iug ny money 20 b. wasted In cxtray.
aganeo. and hoing able 10 think ~ no
other ordeal took the course I did
To my modification. hnd that you
have r4n = carccr ~ extravaganza and
dissipation. r~call the inhcritance.
and shall make John. ~ whom hear
cNcaleui rcpnrts. my heir. A for you. /
will pay your deb4 and will allow
twelve dollar . weck for three months.
During that time advise you 70 ob-
tain q situation After obtaining 4 |
shall watch your course. aud II Il
meets my approval ! viii give you an
inooIne u atty dollar. a month. Tha,
is the utmost you need expect. Had
things beon different you should have
rcocived the ATTY thousand dollars
which Il but ouo-half Of my prop
erty."
james wallAce's modification was
extreme. bat be had No one 10 blame
but himself Ills cousin received the
inheritance Of which be made a
worthy and noble use. aud has since
inherited The balance of his entire
property. James ls SIN q clerk ca q
small salary iloratlo Alger. Jr.. In
Yankee Blade.
a Doubls- Shotted Conuadrun.
Bromley, whose pate {. rather bald.
was NJ the mirror In aha ronfugnl