Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-02-27
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Startling Developments That Enlivcncd
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Startling Developments THAT Eniivoned
p Dinnerto Ills Creditors
This story is going tho rounds at
Vienna: Among tho prominent citizens
Of the capital of the Austrian empire Is
q gentleman called Fritz. Hci is the pro-
prietor of a largo factory and is, more
over, we'll known as a jovial, whole
souled fellow, who delights to give large
dinner parties.
Not long since he sent out invitations
to all his business friends TO partako Of
his hospitality at a dinner party.
At first, as Is frequently the Gaze at a
dinner party at which there are gentle.
men only, the proceedings were some
what tedious. BY degrees, however, the
guests became more lively under the
stimulating influences OF the wines.
Their tongues became loosened by the
frequent lubrications, and there was a
How Of geniality and wit such as is
found only IN press excursions.
Good humor prevailed to an almost
alarming extent. Everybody present
was in a hilarious mood. Just at this
crisis Fritz stood up and intimated that
be would like TO make a few remarks.
"Bravol" said a fat mar with a red
face, pounding on the table with the
handle Of his knife.
Now we will hear something fun
ny" remarked another guest, getting
his mouth ready to laugh.
Speech, speechl' exclaimed several
of the guests who had contemplated the
wine when II was red.
There was a sOlemnity about the host
that almost Convulsed the merry gentle
meh present. "Gentlemen, I see around
me all my creditors, and / have some
important information to impart TO
you" And he paused. The fat man, to
whom Fritz was owing 20, 900 marks,
turned a trihe pale and seemed to be I'M
able to close his mouth, In which he
had deposited a morsel Of pate dc foie
gras. Several other creditors looked at
each other.
Gentlemen, E" continued the orator,
you viii regret to hear that I nm-a
bankrupt"
Roars of laughter. "That is good.
Over the Hills to the Poorhouse, , "
sang another.
The orator did not join in tho laugh
ter. With increased solemnity he said:
II wish, gentlemen, for your sakes
and for my sake that l were testing,
but l am not. or late 1 have expert
enced severe losses. 1t is impossible for
to meet my obligations. If, however,
you gentlemen are willing to give me
six months time, l can pay of every
thing and thus save my honor-and my
life, for''-and here Fritz drew q re-
volver-"I propose to blow out my
brains in yosr presence, =" and he placed
the deadly weapon to his temple.
The Mortified guests sprang to their
feet. A few Of the more courageous en-
deavored to wrest the revolver from the
desperate man, but they did not sue
coed. Fritz declared that he would not
give up the revolver until a certain doc
ument giving him an extension Of six
months was signed, and he suddenly
drew the document from his breast
pocket.
AS we have already intimated, all
the creditors, owing to the wine, were
IN a most genial mood, and in a few
minutes the document was signed by all
the creditors of Herr Fritz.
Then the merriment was renewed in
earnest, although there was a hollow
ring in the laugh of the fat nan that
told of an aching heart. Fritz put up
his revolver, which, so it has boon init.
mated, was not wen loaded.