St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-09

he haa been invited 70 the capitallsts
table. The fact is, until this morning.
Mr.. Brooks had scarcely vouchsafsd him
moro than . cool nod on meeting; but
had changed, or appeared to. and his be-
havior altered with it Such Is the
way Of tho world!
1t was > very pleasant dinner. Tho
young artist remained afterwards.
81 have an engagement, Mr.. Eames,
said Mr.. Brooks. - meeting Of the
hank directors; but you mustn't 60 away.
Mary will entertain you"
The young man did not 20 away, and
apparently was satisfied by the enter.
tainment he received. He blessed his
aunt for her legacy. If only it had pro-
cured him this afternoons inter
view with the young lady he had ad-
mired. But it gained him more. Every
four days he received . similar invita-.
tion. He could not fail to sec that
Ezekiel Brooks looked with evident
complacency on the good understanding
between his daughter and himself
"What will he say?" thought tho
young man, "when he finds out what sort
OF . legacy have received from my
aunt?"
Occasionally, too. Ae felt nervous
about his hasty assent to the PROPOSE
tion to buy four hundred shares Of rail-
road stock Ut ffty-six, when no hadn't
fifty dollars ahead. He reckoned up
one day what his purchase would amount
to. and his breath was nearly taken
away when he found it amounted to
tseenty-agM thousand dollars, Still, it
had been in . manner forced upon him.
He asked no questions. but every now
and then the old gentleman said: "All
going we'll! Stock advancing rapidly" !"
With that he WAS content Indeed,
he was 20 carried away BY love OF Mary
Brooks that he gave little thought to
any other subject
One day Mr.. Brooks came up, his face
Aeaming with Joy.
''wish you joy. EameA" he said.
"Wimbledon's gone up like . rocket to
par. Give mo authority, and I'll sell
out for you"
The artist did so. hardly realizing
what i: meant till three days after he
received little note to this effect:
DEAR EANEs:-Have sold out your nve hum
dred shares OF Wimbledon at l0i. So you
bought at 81 This gives you clear profit
OF forty-dvc dollars per share. o. twenty-five
thousand 1--WE hundred dollars. You had better
take the ride and re-invest Jour surplus. Call
at my once at once. Yours very truly.
EzEKIEL BROOKS
Charles Eames read this letter three
times before he could realize its mean
ing. Could it be that without investing
. cent he had made over twenty thou.
sand dollars? It must be dream, he
thought
But when he called at the old gentle
mans Office, he found IL was really
true. r4aHr
''Mr. Eames. how about this money?
Shall ] re-invest it for your
: Thank you, sir. ! wish you would.
I should like . little in hand, how
ever"
.'Certainly. win that answer?" and
the old gentleman wrote . check for nvo
hundred dollars, and placed it in tho
young mans hand
It vas more money than he had ever
before possessed At one time. This was
proof Of the reality of his
good fortune.
The next day be went to the city and
ordered handsome suit Of clothes at
tailor's. The fact was his
old coat was getting threadbare. and
his overcoat decidedly seedy. While
he was about 1t he bought new coat and
boots. - well - other needed articles,
and still returned with money enough
in his pocket to mako him feel rich.
He changed his boarding-house, en-
raging . handsome room at . much
nicer clearinghouse.
'It seems TO me you are dashing out
Eames." said his friend. the editor.
"You know I've had . legacy" said
Eames. laughing.
II begin to think you have" said tho
editor.
When Eames appeared ON tho street
in his new suit 1t was confirmation Of
the news Of his Inheritance. His re-
moval to fashionable boarding-house
was additional confirmation. It was
wonderful how he rose In the estima-
lion Of people who had before looked
upon him g . shistless artist.
All at once It occurred to him: "Why
shouldn't propose for Mary Brooks?
With twenty thousand dollars could
support her comfortably.
There was . very pretty cottage and
grounds for sale at i've thou.
and dollars. This would make .
home"
One morning. with considerable trepi-
lation. young Eames broached the sub.
ect to Mr.. Brooks.
mo one I should like better for .
il Mary Is willing" was the
prompt answer.
Mary WAS willing. and - there
eemed NO good reason for waiting, the
marriage took place within . few
weeks t
Charles" said his father-in-law,
'fter the young people returned from
heir wedding journey, ''it is time for
ne 20 render you an account Of your
money affairs. I have been lucky in
ny investments, and I have thirty-one
thousand dollars to your credit or. de-
lucting the amount paid for your house.
thousand dollars. BY tho
ray, have you received your aunts BE-
Iuest?'
Il received It yesterday" said
;harlea.
'.Indoedw
Here Il is." said the young man, and
% produced . battered silver watch.
DO you mean 70 say this Il all she
oft you? asked his father-in-law.
tupeAed
''Ycs SIR" A
R1ekiAl Rnooka vhiaflAA IN sheeF