Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-26

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&f& III his ceaseless surge ana SVEN
r. fof far Futurity.
~ L. Salmon, in Once Week.
'.A $50 . s--
4 LI ERK'S LEGACY.
S5 ivenient to Inherit from
3 living People.
Eallace, a salesman in the
Store of Messrs. Fog 4 Mil
ctrified one morning by re-
following letter:
IS ordance with the provisions OF the
4 3 "a client, Mr.. Anthony Wallace, 1
~ inform you that you have fallen
Inn Of fifty thousand dollars, not
y Ever, till the end OF the year. In
iaif a YOU W II rece We the dividends
- the money Is Invested securely
emit, this Will amount to four thou
annually send you check for
1ollars In advance, snpposng that
RI its present use desirable. Yours
JOHN PODD. Attorney at Law
5rht Of James Wallace in re-
I'm epistle may be imagined.
ke had been confined to sal
"A ~ hundred dollars u year,
IN course. had compelled him to
HI modest manner.
J Z n ousand dollars! Four thou
Il lars year! Isn't it glo-
n von't make things hy?"
IN TT do you mean by making
III r. inquired his cousin, John
Iil who was employed in the
A. Establishments.
y my dear fellow / mean to
az if That's what | mean"
sDa& YOU enjoy it nowP" So
~ Nan l.. cooped up in this shop
1lmep No. the first thing
a. will be to discharge old Foge
6fl{3t. My days of slavery are
Il bpose you will go into some
III piness?"
N you suppose wrong. Will
NV 6e of four thousand dollars {
7 & Mont need to be tied to bust
W - you will devote yourself t.
idy and cultivate your mhd?'
ling OF the kind. l tell you
enjoy life"
N Eope you within the right way.
fIoE in your way. You're to-
doi1y-going for me. My plans ar
y 6franged, except that | shall go +
j VAUDEVILLE Hotel to board. and mex
eelxGive a grand blowout in homo
4 inSinheritance. VIII you Gomez
III &bn't promise. Might it not b
orr proper, considering Uncle Al
wv 4asrecent death, to postpone it?
ma bit. ! didn't know much c
II. haven't seen him since | was
y. BY the way, | wonder he didn
~ &ou something"
had a right to dispose of hi
IA ty as he pleased. :"
Ill. if you don't complain, Idon'
hat IS certain" ....
Times Wallace lost no time in wal
4 upon his employers, and tenderin
avery cavalier manner his resign;
on Of the clerkship which he held.
"a congratulate you, Mr.. Wallace
d your prospects" said Mr. Fog'
X you should determine to go I'M
asfness for you self, Mr.. Millet ar
lyse I will be glad to assist you vii
nv advice in the selection of goods I
d other points.
~ shall not go into business" sa
he Young man. II have had enous
fit
This was all the satisfaction his Ell
'loyers received for their disinterest,
ffer.
James Wallace lost no time in esta
Ishing himself in handsome rooms
be Relleville Hotel, which he refr
lished in "a costly manner, AT the e
- y " CCh ITO lSottCd INV IlftlOllS loI L
grand blowout" as he called
About fifteen young men were invite
lis cousin among them. John w
ace thought it might be churlish
'efnse, and accordingly accepted t
aviation, but withdrew at half-p;
EN- O'clock, finding the entertainmt
asst degenerating into n dtUnken rev
rhe remainder kept it up till neal
and few of them were in a
for business the next d;
James Wallace. being under no ST
necessity, did not rise till two o'clo
In the afternoon.
Al might be expected. his bill
furniture added to the expense of
consumed entirely
thousand dollars which had been S
him and all this in ten days. He
ever. the fact of his inheritance be
he found no difficulty in
taining credit any where.
Having been accustomed to havi
hia time fully employed, he found
hia present idleness that it hung he;
~ on his hands. His associates
being in Independent circumstan,
were occupied in the daytime. In
evening, however. "a coterie gathe
In his rooms, where wine and cie
were always provided.
II shouldn't think your life VIC
be very satisfactory said his Co,
John to him one day.
II wouldn't exchange with you
any rate john"
yet l think | am happier t
yol"
YOU find your happiness III 8
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