St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

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away. Mary will entertain you"
The young man die not 60 away, and
apparently was satis;ied by the enter
tainment he received. He blessed bis
aunt for her legacy, II only il had pro
cured him this afternoons interview
with the young lady he admired but
it gained him more. Every few days
he received similar invitation. The
young artist could not fail tt> sec that
Ezekiel Brooks looked with evident
complacency on the good understand.
ing between his daughter and himself.
What will he say" thought the
young man, when he finds out whaA
sort of lcg>cy I have received from
my aunt?' occasionally, too. he fe!i
nervous about his hasty assent to the
PROPOSITION to buy five hundred shares
o. railroad stock at ffty-six when ha
hadn't fifty dollars ahead. lie reck,
oued up one day what his purchase
would amount to. and his breath was
nearly taken away when he found II
amounted to twenty-eight thousand
dollars: Still, 1T had been In . man.
ner forced upon him. lie asked no
questions. but every now and then the
old gentleman said: IAN going well
Stock advancing rapidly"
With that he was content Indeed,
he was SO carried away by the love Of
Mary Brooks that he gave little
thought to any other subieOA One day
Mr. Brooks came up, his fxoe beaminR
with joy.
"Wish you joy. Eamcs,~ he said
"Wimblcdon has gone up like . rocket
to par Give me authority and IN sell
out for you."
The artist did 50. hardy realizing
what it meant till three days after hs
received little note to this effect:
DEAR EAMEs: Have sold out your I'VE hun
drcd shares Ct Wimbledon ut l0L As you
bought at So this gives you . clear pront a
forty-fvo dollars per share. or twenty-five
take tho tide and rcinvcss your surplus Call
ut my once at once Yours very truly,
EZEKIEL BROOKS
Charles Eamcs read this letter several
times before he could realize its mean
ing. Could it be that without investing
q cent he had made over twenty thou-
sand dollars? 1t must be q dream, he
thought But when he called at the
old gentleman's Office he found it was
really true.
"Mr Eames, how about this money!
Shall I rcinvest it for you?"
Thank you, sir. wish you would
I should like q little in hand, how
ever"
Certainly. Will that answcr?'' ana
the old gentleman wrote . check for
Eve hundred dollars and placed it in
the YOUR, mans hand 1t was more
money than he had ever before pos
sessed at one time. This was convinc-
ing proof of the reality of his good
fortune.
The next day he went to the city and
ordered q handsome suit of clothes Mt
. fashionable tailor's The fact was
his old coat was getting threadbare
and his overcoat decidedly scedy.
While he was about it he bought q new
coat and boots, as well as other needed
articles, and still returned with money
enough in his pocket to make him feel
rich. He changed his boarding house.
engaging q handsome room at much
nicer place.
1T seems to me you are dashing out
Eames," said his friend the editor
"You know I've had q legacy" said
Eames, laughing.
Il begin to think you have" said tho
editor.
When Eames appeared on the street
-, A.
firmation of the news of his Inherit
ance. His removal to . fashionable
boardinX-housc was additional con-
firmaticn. 1t was wonderful how he
rose in the estimation Of people who
had before looked upon him Is = shift
less artist. All at once il occurred to
him:
"Why shouldn't propose for Mary
Brooks? With twenty thousand dol
lars could certainly support her com
fortably. There is q very pretty cot
tage and tasteful grounds for sale at
five thousand dollars; this would make
o charming home" One morning, with
trcpidation, young Eames
broached the subject to Mr.. Brooks.
mo one I should like better for q
If Mary is willing" was
the prompt answer Mary was willing,
and, as there seemed no good reason
for waiting. the marriage was cele-
brated within q few weeks.
Charles" said the father-in-law
after the young people returned from
their wedding journey, 1T is time for
nc to give you IN account OF your
money affairs I have been lucky in
my investments, nnd have thirty-0nc
thousand dollars to your credit. or. de.
iucting the amount paid for your
house, twcnty-six thousand dollars. BY
thc way, have you received your aunt's
bcquest?"
..Ireceived it yesterday. ''said Charlie.
Indeed"
"Herc it is" said the young man,
md he produced q battered silver watch.
do you mean to say that is al she
eft you?" asked his father-in-law.
stupeiied.
''Ycs, sir" i
Ezekiel Brooks whist!ed in sheer
and his countenancc fell.
For q moment he regretted his daugh-
er's marriage, but then came the
hought that his son-in-law, through .
ucky mistake, was really the possesscr
# quite q comfortable property. which.
lnder his management, might be in
reased. so he submitted with good
race and is on the best Of terms with
is daughters husband, who is now in
tally with his wife pursuing . course
4 artistic study. Charles Eames care
ully treasures tho old watch. which
lc regards as the foundation Of his
,rosperity.-Jcwelers' Weekly.