Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-28

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He is
We'll, go and drink his champagne
Always get whatever you can and
then tell him that you will see him
L certainly will, sir, if you advise
it. And them"
And then-leave it to me. And,
young man, think l heard a year or
two ago something about you and my
girl Rosie"
There was something, sir. Not
enough to trouble you about it,
she told me-Rosie tells me all her
love affairs"
rs She-iS she unmarried"
ooh, yes, and for the moment l be-
lieve she is free. She has had one or
two engagements, but somehow they
have come to nothing. There was the
French count, but that was knocked
on the head very early in consequence
of things discovered. And there was
the boom in GuanO but he fortunately
smashed, much to Rosie's joy, because
she never liked him. The last was
Lord Evergreen. He was a nice old
chap when you could understand what
he said, and Rosie would have liked
the title very much, though his grand
children opposed the thing. Well, sir,
I suppose you could not understand
the trouble we took to keep that old
man alive for his own wedding.
| Science did all it could, but twas Of
no use" The fnancier sighed. THE
ways of Providence are inscrutable.
He died, sir, the day before"
THAT was very sad"
"a dashing of the cup from the lip,
sir My daughter would have been a
countess. Well, young gentleman,
about this estate Of yours. / think
see a way-I think, am not yet sure
that l do see a way. Go now. See
this liberal gentleman and drink his
champagne and come here in a week.
Then, if l still see my way, you shall
understand what it means to hold the
position in the city which is mine"
''And-and- may l call upon Rosie?"
Not till this day week-not till
have made my way plain"
And so it means this. Oh, Rosie,
you look loyelier than ever, and I'm
as happy as a king. 1t means this
the world. He buys my property for
EGO, 00O-f6O, 600. That's over $4,000 a
year for me, and he makes d company
out of it with G150,999 capital. He
says that, taking $4,000 out OF it for
expense, there will be a profit of ESQ.,
600. And all that he gives to you
100000, that's $4,000 year for you,
and 100000, that's two more, dear
est Rosie. You remember what you
said, that when you married you
would step out of one room like this
into another just as good?"
"Oh, Reggie!'-she sank upon his
bOsom-"you know [ never could love
anybody but you. It's true I was en-
gagged to old Lord Evergreen, but that
was only because he had one foot in
the grave, you know, and when the
other foot went in, too, just day too
sOOu, I actually laughed. So the pater
is going to make company of it, is
he" Well, l hope he won't put any of
his own money into it, I'm sure, be-
cause of late all the companies have
turned out so badly"
But my child, the place is full of
gold"
"Then why did he turn it into a COM
pany, my dear boy? And why didn't
he make you stick to it? But you
know nothing of the city. Now, let US
sit down and talk about what we shall
do. Don't, you ridiculous boy!'
Another house just like the first.
The bride stepped out of one palace
into another. With their $4,000 or
$4,000 year the young couple could
just manage to make both ends meet.
The husband was devoted; the wife
had everything she could wish. Who
could be happier than this pair in a
nest so luxurious, their life SO padded,
their days so full Of sunshine? It was
year after marriage The wife, con-
trary to her usual CUSTOM was the first
at breakfast. A few letters were wait
ing for her-chiefy invitations. Among
them lay one addressed to her hus-
band. Not looking at the address, she
opened and read that as we'll:
Dear Reginald venture to address
you as an old friend Of your own and
schoolfellow of your mothers. 1 am
widow with four children. My hus-
band was the vicar of your old parish
you remember him and me. 1 was
left with little income of $500 a year.
Twelve months ago | was persuaded
in order to double my income-a thing
which seemed certain from the pros
pectus-to invest everything in a new
and rich gold mine. Everything. And
the mine has never paid anything.
The company-it is called the Rynard
Gold Reef company-is in liquidation
because, though there is really the
gold there, it costs too much to get it.
I have no relatives anywhere to help
me. Unless l can get assistance my
children and / must go at once-to-
morrow-into the workhOuSe. Yes. we
are paupers. 1 am ruined by the cruel
lies of that prospectus and the wick
edneSs which deluded me, and 7 know
not how many others, out of my
money. l have been foolish and am
punished. But those people, who will
punish them? Help me, if you can,
my dear Reginald. Oh, for Gods
sake, help my children and me- Help
your mothers friend, your own Old