The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-11-20
VOL. IX.

with his numerous frights, that he was fast
sinking into sleep, when the same voice, in
singing tone exclaimed
"Good night, good night, old Sammy Pell
And recollect twill be well,
That nought of this night IS scene you tell ;"
Tim now made his escape from Peters
room, and went home. The next morning
he called on Mr.. Fletcher, and after due
consultation with that gentleman, the sub
scribing witness to the will, Mr.. Sampson
was found, and before mig hit the will was duly
proved and put on record.
"Do you intend to keep the willl" asked
MIR. Fletcher.
NO." replied Tim. Il intend to return
iit.-There is no danger of Forgery now,
since it has been proved and recorded"
Fletcher laughed. Tim had, of course,
confidently communicated to him all the
particulars as to the manner in which the will
had been obtained. Fletcher replied that
Tim would make an excellent lawyer.
Pell rose next morning after his nocturnal
scene, pale, and troubled in mind. Peter,
in answer TO his numerous inquiries, stoutly
commended that he had neither seen nor heard
any thing the night before, except the acct
dent of upsettng the table and exiting uishing
ats very strange said Pell
On looking for the will, he found that it
had gone and he no longer doubted that it
was the apparation of the deceased testator,
who had visited him the night before as he
was in the act of mutating the instrument by
forgery, and had spirited it away in mirac
ulous manner.-He kept his room most Of
the day, gloomy and moody, and recollecting
the appariton's parting warning, he was ST.
lent on the subject Of the last nights scene.
Night came on. and he retired to rest. He
made Peter sleep in the same room, but al
lowed him to put out the light. Nothing &C.
CURED during the night TO disturb his SUM
bers, but what was his establishment in the
morning, on finding that Peter had left him.
and WAS snoring away most unmuslcally IN
his own room. Ii this little fact surprised
him, how much was his CONSERVATION in
creased by finding the centre table upset, the
candle lying on the floor, and the will also a
few feet from the PROSTATE table, all in the
same situation as they probably were when
10 his fngh, he had overturned the table the
night previous to the last
Old Pell now cautiously approached the
will, as it lay on the 1oor-first touching it
with his cane. and then listening, but hear
ing no noise he grew more bold, and at last
grasped it up, and hurried it into the iron
safe, locked it, and put the key into his pock-
ct. lie went into Peters room, and after
awakening him, asked him ''what he meant
by leaving him and going into his own room
to sleep, when he had been charged to the
contrary
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