The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-12-10

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Courant.
GLOW are you,
Eames?" asked the editor.
81 ought to feel happy / suppose,
said the young man, little ruefully,
''for I've just received notice OF a
legacy"
"Indeed! congratulate you"
"Wait till you hear what 1t
is"
t'Well, what is it?"
envy Aunt Martha has just died,
leaving $4,000"
"To you? / congratulate you
heartily"
NO; she leaves it to public insti
tuition. She leaves me only her silver
watch. which she has carried forforty
years"
"Hox is that?"
"She didn't approve of my becom
ing an artist. She wished me to be 9
merchant. If / had consulted hel
wishes ] should doubtless have beer
her sole heir. This small legacy Ii
meant more as an aggravation thar
anything else
"But you can make your own way.
al can earn a scanty living at pres
emit. hope to do better by and by
But you know my admiration FOL
Mary Brooks; If | had been my Aunt
Martha's sole heir | could have gained
her fathers consent to our marriage
Now it is hopeless"
81 am not so sure OF that. This leg
acy may help YOU"
"An old watch? You are joking"
mot if you will strictly observe ny
directions"
"What are they?"
'Simply this: Agree for one calen
dar month not to mention or conve.
| the least idea of the nature of you
aunt's requests. / will manage tn
rest"
81 don't at all know what you mean
Bowles," said the young artist, "but
am in your hands"
trThat is all / wish. Now remembe
to express surprise at nothing, but lie
matters take their course"
every well"
In the next issue of the Glenyill
Courant the young artist was SUI
prised toread the following paragraph
We are gratified to record a piece c
| good luck which has befallen our es
teemed fellow-citizen, the promisin
young artist, Charles Eames. By til
will OF an aunt, recently deceased, h
has come into a piece of propert
which has been in the family for man
wears. Miss Eames is reported t
have left $50, 1000.
"Really," thought the young mar
"anybody would naturally suppos
from this paragraph that ! inherite
| my aunt's entire property"
He put on his hat and walked dow
| the street. He met Ezekiel Brooks
president Of the Chenille nations
| bank.
Mr.. Brooks beamed with cordially
I "My dear sir, permit me to congrat
ulata you," he said.
"You have read the Courant?" sal
Eames.
"Yes, and am delighted to hear {
your good-fortune. Can speak t
| you on business moment2p
| Certainly, Mr.. Brooks.
/ you'll excuse my advice, but
know you are not business mai
while am. My young man. do 20
want to make some money!
| Certainly, Ishould be glad to d
So
flames Parker has 500 shares
the Wimbledon railway. Itstands {
So, a figure much below it's real valu
But Parker is nervous and wants t
sell out. ] want you to buy out h
entire stock"
| .sBut, Mr.. Brooks"
/ 81 know what you would say.
may go down, but it won't. ! ha'
advices that a speedy rise is aimo'
certain. Buy him out and you
make a handsome thing of it"
| "But how shall find the money!
"Of course you haven't receive
| your legacy yet. | know there a.
/ delays. No trouble about tina
Give your note on ninety days, al
| I'll indorse it. You'll sell out befo
that time at a handsome advice"
| II will place myself in your hand
Mr.. Brooks, but you musC mama
the business
certainly; shall only want yol
signature when the documents a
made out. BY the way, come rour
and dine with us, or have you anot
er engagement
Another cugagementl If James hf
had fifty engagements he would ha'
broken them all for the privilege
meeting Mary Brooks.s This was II
first time he had been invited to Il
capitalist Il table. The fact is, UNI
this morning Mr.. Brooks had scare
W vouchsafed him more than a co
nod on meeting; but his feelings hs
changed, or appeared to, and his !
havior altered with il. Such 10 &
way Of the world.
1t was avery pleasant dinner. II
young artist remained afterward.
II have an engagement, Mr.. James
said Mr.. Brooks, "a meeting of t
bank directors. But you mustn't 1
away. Mary will entertain you. !"
The young man did not 60 ava
aud apparently was satisfied by t
entertainment hereceived. He bless
his aunt for her legacy If only 1t hi
procured him this afternoons int
view with the young lady he admire
But it gained him more. Every +
DAYS he received similar invitatit
He could not fail to see that Eek
Brooks looked with evident comp
ceDcy on the good understanding
tween his daughter and himself.
"What will lie say thought |
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