The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-29
THE OLD SILVER WATCH.

Indeed, l congratulate you"
Wait till you hear what it Is"
\ We'll, what is it 2"
h My Aunt Martha has just died
wing fifty thousand dollars"
5 10 YOU? congratulate you heart
i"
ii .ssiflo; she leaves it to a public in
!, lsNstihlp II She leaves lle. aaly her
sAytFr watch, which she has carried
forprty years"
"Eow is that"
"Sle didn't approve of my hecom-
ing "h artist. she wished me to be
a merHaut. If had consulted my
aunt's wishes should DOUBTLESS have
been made her s0le heir. This small
l. gacy ismeant more as an aggrava-
tinn thai anything else"
But YOU can make your own
way ?"
II can earn a scanty living at pres
ent. hope to do better by and-by.
But you snow my admiration for
Mary Brooks. If | had been Aunt
Mar!ha'S soIe heir. / could have
gained her fathers consent to our
marriage. Now it is hopeless"
II am moi 50 sure Of that. This
legacy may help you"
"An Old watch? You are jok-
ing !"
Met if you will strictly observe
my 'tirtriF"nr."
"What are tney >"
"Sjmp'y this: Agree for one calen-
dar month not To mention or convey
the least ida rf the nature of your
aunt'5 legacy. l will manage the
rest"
Il don't know at all wat you
mean, Bowle<, :" said the young man,
'!ut am in your hands"
That Is all | wish. Now remem-
bpr to eXprtS. SurpriS" at nothing
but let matters take their course"
VERY we'll"
In the next issue of The Glenyille
- ST<ttftS, this Dung artist was sur.
IN tsed to read the following para
3p";
We are gratifip,l 10 record piece
Of good la k which has just belalleI
our esteemed feil0w.riiizen, the
prominent young artist, Charles
EameS. By the will of an aunt re-
! ceutIy deceased he comes into po--
session OF a piece of property when
has been in the family Tor many
years. Miss Eames is reported to
i have left fifty thousand dOnarS.
Really" thought the young man,
"anl body would naturally suppose
from thi, paragraph that | lad in.
hp1ited my aunt's entire property. "
He put on his hat and walked
down the street. He met Ezekiel
Brooks. president of the Glenville
| National Bank.
Mr.. Brooks beamed with cordial
ity.
MY dear sir, permit me to con.
graduate YOU" he said.
"You have read the COurGnt ~
said EamSs.
"Yes and am delighted to hear
of onr good fortune. Can l speak
to you on business a 2"
"Certainiy, Mr.. Brooks"
"You'll excuse my advice. but
kaow sou are not a business man
while l am. My young man. do you
want to make some money?'
Certainly. should be glad to dc
ST."
james Parker haa five hundred
shares of the Wimbledon RailWaW
1t stands at fifty.six, figure much
57ss-@iow its real value. But Parker is
nervous. and wants to sell out. !
want you TO buy out his entire
stock"
"But Mr.. Brooks"
II know what you would say. Ii
may go down - but it won't.
have advices that speedy rise is al
most sertain. Buy him out and you
will make handsome thing of it,"
"But how shall find the money ~
"Of course you haven't received
your legacy yet. l know there are
DELAYS. No trouble about that
Give your note on ninety days and
I'll endorse it. You'll sell out before
that time at a handsome advance"
II will place myselfin your hands
Mr.. Brooks, hut you must manage
the business"
! "CertainIy; l shall only want you
lsignature when the documents art
Hmade out. BY the by, come r0unC
and die with US, or have you an
other engagement.
| Another engagement IF Fame
had bad fiftv engagements he woult