Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-16


est conviction
These words sunk into The heart =
tiernont. and revolving IN his saind he
strangeness or the whole AFFAIR." and ms
unaeccmmodating disposition o. the Pos
SCISSOR Of his fathers estate. be n len-Sa
came to the discrimination q parsalag
his friends advice. and Immediately
took the incipseat steps Necessary - 2
suit Al law for the recovery Or fnal sur
render Of the property IN question
Wormsly laughed IN his sleeve a tne
temerity Of the Young man slave I
not he asked himself with confident
seii-conplacency. have | not the power
easily to sustain nv claims who shall
dare 10 question facts. the truth o. talss-
- Of which i Is impossible can Be k1o~a
to any earthly being bur myself Have
not shown the will. first to the children
then 70 Hartley. who, poor fool. recog-
nlsed il instantly as the identical one le
witnessed, and then 10 othersl And ~Ao
has ever doubted It's Authenticity No
il shall be shown IN court and # the
young gentleman lriH have law. whv le-
him have It 70 bis cost
And the day Of trial came. and there
was Wormsly and ms talented counsel
with looks that spoke the confidence o.
their cause, and there was young Ger
mont and his friend Freelana- both 81
them with open and honest hearts, really
70 Join issue and proceed with the doubs-
ful contest.
The case was briefly opened By the
latter, and the examination into the sub
iect commenced.
4 AEs
was Joseph Hartley, one OF those before
whom old Mr. Clermont acknOw -esi
and signed his vii. the other witness hll
been dead some years Hartley sw0re
that the viii produced vas that made BY
CIermont; be remembered the form of .
the paper on which i was drawn. ana BE-
had no manner of doubt. he said, fhas
that was the identical viii.
Were YOU made acquainted with The
contents, Mr. Hartley, Al the timel'' en-
quired the counsel Of WOrms.y-
Il know that old Mr. ClermOnt di8
give ali his farms 20 Mr- Wormsly. for 3
heard him say so, and heard him read So
Just as and Mr. HarrOwmaa were laav- F
ing the room.n
rs this your signature p asked Free .
land
..YesL have no doubt that Be my
own handwriting. for put It theTe- II,ls-
where Il is. over Mr.. Harrowman"
'sMay it please the court said Mr. T
Freeland, Il would ask the defendant =
few questions in this business. leaving 4. 4
Of course. at his option whether u reply
70 them or not:-the object OF my clleaz
IS TO satisfy his own mind, thar thar APP
pears to him at present mysterious !
transaction, IS one Of justice and plaia 4
iealing: assuming this as the fact. as I r
presume IL doubtless done By my oppo- 4
lent, the defendant. think. can have 4
10 objections to answering the few ques-
ions l shall pat to him"
Certainly not, certainly nOs," res
bonded Wormsly, Il am ready 10 answer
10y thing the gentleman may desire any 4
hing at ALL But there Is the wiil- be
nay examine il again If be pleases.n D.
ldded, handing the Instrument over 60
Freeland-
-Was this viii ever recorded. ST.
aid the latter.
mo, Sir" replied Wormslv. -there
vas no law then requiring that 10 B.
lone in that part of the country, It was
to me for safe keeping an
las remained with me ever since, e
void accidents. however. shall have II
,iaced on record Immediately, but L
ras not then required. SIR. 10 oa- COUNTY.
$ | have no doubt the court know rs
Fell as do
The court nodded aceuiescence
s4Prav, Sir what was the amount 81
our claims upon Ir- Csermoat n the
ime he diedg7
.Ahl there YOU are playing thar
-oung gentleman over againi he wishes
o much to know the 4aounf his poor
ind father owed 70 me; Of What usa
you'd IL be for ne 70 show N this eqea
curt the embarrassment Of that klad.
God MANI"
.-It is what VIC wish 70 DC informed.
ir, and beg you win state the asnoau.-
at was very conside rable. SIR. thru
ands. Sir. thousands, money that soan-
i him. and on reference 70 nlv HsUa-
andum here" (snd be took out an ola.
forn-out pocket-book} I find, save ! fna
amounted altogether u the sum 80
xentv-six thousand. three hundred. fssir
Y dollars, forty-lour cents. exactly, ST.
Aactiy"
.-Was that As much as the estate vas
-orthl'
very nearly. SIR bat was % main
ain aud educate his children as VOC
I'LL find in the will before you. Slr-
A pause ensued. Freelaud examIna6
le will with the atnos. scrutiny; nor e
sitter escaped his penetrating eyes 1at
very thing appeared fair, not II ensure z
Of blot. aad sworn 70 BY the Oaly NH e
ess living. All seemed inevitably AMI
ldubifably to fix the title IN Woru.s.y- 2
tho grinned with 4 sell-satissacsioa Is
IRELAND poured over the document l. a
eject flaw. or . suspicious Eeatore, bas .
] vain
'.Have you any further eaesficus 70 !
SIX. Sirr inquired the court q Free s
md. s-as We must proceed With he
ocket :
Your honors vii pardon me n ma-
,ent,- replied the woxtay eounscll os.
for trespassin- upon your Pasienre n
ause OF such ma gni.udH: blt- be con-
Iaaed. still scrnrsnizIng the VII. hold
ac II before him Ii various sls1atscus-