The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-10-20

signs"
9 WHY. bless your soul. Sawyer, thar
i TIE deed yoa have GOT in your hands
Mrs. SalssS II you had given The
man. when he paid The money for die
lots. > sheet Of Blank paper. and be had
not looked II il. would that have been q
deedl"
.Of course no."
But yOu meant % give a FUN ias in
fee."
aYes."
q Well, thai Is not such 4 title, any
more than : sheet Of blank paper you
have not yet given the deed. Shall
draw : quit claim deed Cor you TO sign"
Mrs. Stiles looked al me, and looked
n the window, looked very much pug
zled, and somewhat ashamed. AZ last
she said, !. But don't the law say that the
land . mine, squirrel"
I" We can't tell thai" said Mr.. Saw
yer, "till the case is tried. Firsi,flet rs
get things straight. and have the bargain
complete, and then. il you please, wen
90 10 Law about H." "
The widow was fairly caught in the
corner. Al length, with gasp, she ASH
ed how much he would charge for a quit
claim deed; this charge, the attorney tnld
her, the other party would willingly pay,
he had no doubt. and taking down blank
proceeded 70 fill il. Before we left the
deed was signed, witnessed, and acknow-
lodged.
=. And pray" said the widow as we
walked hone, /" what sort Of a lawyer do
you call this man! verify believe he
cheated me out Of all them lots; I've q
great mind 10 60 back, and tear that deed
all TO flinders.
| assured her that il was not only too
late. but that she had done the proper
thing under the circumstances, and adj
yised her in future, 10 employ no one but
Mr.. Sawyer. Much 10 my surprise, she
took my advice, and that gentleman was
hsncefoFih her solicitor aud counsellor.
Last week, The widow Stiles died. lesy-
ing me her executor. Afler the funeral,
we opened her will, and found 10 our as
constituent, in her own hand writing:
know We all. )" il began. 4" that where
as am going TO give something To nv
attorney, ] write this myself-Ihst Is, !
Jane, relIcl of Jared Stiles, being Of sound
mind and body. know all men. tina, sal'i
attorney, IN wit, videlicit, James Sawyer,
Of this town that I'm Of. namely. the
town of Jackson, whereas | say, hrst led
me To see the folly Of giving my old age
to ihe folly Of heaping up filthy lucre'
and caused me TO turn aside from course
that was, as | have since seen, wholly
wrong. for which may he be blessed IN
this life and forever. therefore. know ye,
that as small token Of respect and love
for said attorney, to wit. namely, James
Sawyer. vino has Of late been unfortunate,
and much distressed in worldly matters
| do hereby give, bequeath, will, leave,
4 transfer, make over. aud pass unto afore'
said Sawyer. every cent I've got in the
world. goods. challels, lands. money
books. dress, and jewels. for hnn and hi
heirs good: leaving ii with him to give Il
my several friends such ARTICLES as ara
marked with their names. Wilness ny
hand and seal, November ooh. 1896.
| JANE STILEs."
| Knowing as | did, Mr.. Sawyers ,rou
bles in these hard times, ] shhuk his hanI
most joyfuIIy.
Ill is fee, my iriend." SAID he
1" that must thank you lnr."
She must leave s5O,O0O." replied
al was thinking" answered he, " no
of the money. but the change Of life an,
heart; that is the fee | prize"
| A good cause makes stout hear, an