Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-08-23

vet uetkhed 10 eeou an answer have lett
our address here with his seoundrally attor-
neg IN case he should condescend TO favor
me with reply"
AT this moment, a knock was heard al the
door, and in answer Go the 'aCome ina of Mr..
barley. a lawyers s!erk presented himself,
and with no very respectful demeanoar, held
out letter.
"A letter. From whome"
'From Mr.. Cutchem. Docs il wait an
answer"
Ernest hurriedly glanced il over
"Ne, There there he said. as soon as
they were again alone. "aelcut, indecd!---.
Read t."
Emily took the letter and read.
"Sir, SIN desired by Sir Edward barley.
Bart, 20 inform you. that no begging letters
will bc received; and further, am desired
TO inform you, that SIR Edward barley holds
Acknowledgements from you for the sum of
$500, advanced 10 you while at Oxford
Measures will be taken 20 exact payment OF
the full amount forthwith. Your obediene
servant, "SfMoN CLurcuEMn
Then We sre indeed entirely ruinedlp said
Emily, with sigh
.sDo you doubt IL? so we have been apy
day this three months y
"But can he really claim that money!
81 suppose so. tie always took my &C.
acknowledgements Cor the amount OF my years
allowance, solely, he said, TO enable him to-
keep hrs books. As be bad always taught mo
60 consider myself his heir, never thought
he would produce them against me; but stay.
have you looked on the other page OF this
notcP"
up ST. am further requested TO beg your
presence to- day, at haiti past B, to be witness
to an important decd
At the appointed hour Ernest was punctu-
ally at MIR Clutchem's Office There, sitting
IN an easy chair, to his great surprise he saw
his uncle. He approached with a gush OF
feelings at his heart, but the baronet fercely
ordered him back
"Stand there" he said, "iiIl I tell you the
reason for which have summoned YOU here
to-day. You recollect the old long tailed no
ny you rode when you were little boy at
school. which turned out for life at your
| request"
81 do" said Ernest, wondering to what
this request tended.
IL had him shot the day before Yesterday
Your dogsp you no doubt recolect them weiIl
Bruno, and Ponio, aud Cesar--and the ola
Newfoundland that brought Miss Merrival--
! beg your pardon, Mrs. Ernest barley, your
amable wife. out OF the lake, when your
awkwardness upset the boatp"
81 do--tbe faithful ailec tionafe creature
81 hanged them all at the same time You
recoI'ect Abraham Andrews whom you n>
stalled in the fancy cottage in the park, end
his mother, and his family, that you we've so
much Interested in? They have left the cot
tage; they have been paupers on the
parish for sometime.n
"Sir!" cried Ernest, elf you only summon
ed me here to listen TO the recital Of suchin
famous, inhuman''--
"spare your hrroics. young man, You will
listen TO something more before we part. But
come. we're wasting time. New hear me-.
iou married that girl You asked no leave
Of me. DO you know. sir, what reason I
have TO hate thems Answer rue that. sir.p
f'Her father and mother have long been
dead, SIR never knew any cause you could
have 10 dislike them
'sBislike!--use better words, sir. Say
hate ---detest--abhor them Obi you d;d
NOT yen osght to have asked sir-yon
would have known that the mother ruined
nay happiness--that the father attempted to
take my'iiie-thatI loved her, sir--iiercely-
truly-and she taught me 10 believe that She
returned my love iil--tillit suited her pur-
poses, and she proved herself a.
''Stay, sir. | will hear no such ianguaca
applied to the mother Of my wife,
'.four wiie Oh, is she gonr wife, sirp and
has her equipages. no doubt, and her eoun-
try house, and her town house-your lady
wife strand her mother wasn----
ii shall stay here no longer, sir"
swat, wait MIR Gutehem, is the deed
allproperly prepared wossied SO that the
iaw can find no flaws int"
1T IS, Sir Edward
sftben give me pen, Mr. Chitchem. it
wants but my signature TO make il efficient
This deed, MIR. Ernest Darey, is nv
wildly which bestow irrevocabIy, land
houses, money. goods, mortgages, &c &c.
on certain charities. for which care nothing
SIR, but that know my bequest will be less
beneficial, so applied, than by any other
means; aud leave you, sir, and your ines
timable wife the baroneicy-- 1 would not
have You deprived OF that and a Jail, sirs
and here, sir, have called you to be a wit
ness. The ink, the int, Mr. Ciutchem,n he
continued, and held out his pen 10 dip it in
the infstand, keeping his eye still savagely
fixed on his unfortunate nephew The clock
struck Ska sudden light flashed into tho
room--and Ernest thought be heard, for one
moment, the creaking OF wheel.
The bsronet's hand continued in the same
position his eye still glared upon the coun-
tenaBce OF his nephew, and dead silence
reigned IN the room. At last Mr. Clutchem
adyanced-"1ow's Tins? bless me, Sir Ed
ward IS quite cold Help therc-run for Sir
Ashley. Ali the passion was too much for
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