Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-11-10

tle score Of Miss Ayers. The old uncle hae
frowned upon him as he entered the house. ans
had given him sundry hints that Eliza was not fo
him; while at the time he had attempted to
lay h1 commands on Eliza respecting her accept
ance cf Benson. This Hncle's name was Pell-
He was the sole Executor of the will of Eli
zas father. Ain item IN the will was to this ef
fect-that if Eliza married person of moderate
| fortune, the Wh9le estate amounting to sixty
Thousand dollats .vas to become hers on her mar
i riage dag or when she become of age-but if hes
| husband was hinotelf heir to thirty thousand dol
| lars half the estate became the property of her
| uncle--vhich sufficiently explains the anxiety on
the part of PeIl, ,nat Eliza should marry Benson
Tim visited Eliza one evening and found her in
tears. Qp his ensuirlng the cause, she informed
him that Benson ad that day repeated his suit and
had again been regected-that on learning this her
uncle had come Il, and upbraided her, and threat
ened that if she id not accept Benson, to dispose
her of her property alleging that he possessed the
means Of doing SIS, as NOBODY had ever read the
will of her tathersexcept hinselEthat the sub
scrlblng witness cid not know the COMMENSURATE
| probate bad never been taken of it-and that it
was IL his power TO insert therein clause requir-
1 ing thaf If she married it must be with the con-
(, sent oil him, as her guardian and the executor of
i the viii, and that if she married Tim it would be
| withort has consent, and she would thereby be
| come distnherited forever.
| "Cah't:you get possession of the will ~ enquir
ed Tin, ct Eliza.
Il ssotd think it impossible, as my uncle keeps
| ii well secured In an iron safe"
lie manage it my 9ear'' replied Tim, f" and
will got the; viii from the old tyrant, or am no
conjur6r. Sou lave told me ! think, that your
uncle fa8 Very superstitiOus O.
''Hetis, said Eliza. "He imagines often that
he hea.s the voices of Mr. Jones' and others of his
former: tenants who are now dead-and no Won
der, for has expressions were the ruin of those
poor men,
I'm what part of the house does your uncle
lodge, inquired Tim
"On the first f1o9r of the wing at the extremity
of the bullding,' she replied i.
Tim babe her good evening, and then went TO
consult Mr.. Fletcher, his attorney. After some
time spent in consultation, Tim departed andwas
vending his way in brown study towards his
boarding house, when he was accosted by Peter,
the black servant os - with,
"Fme evening, Niassa Jocelyn, | want to speak
to you"
Tim stopped and turned round to the negro
He was stout, humorous looking fellow, some
what aged, and approached Tim very respectfully
He had been brought up by Elias father, and
was farorite domestic of that gentleman In his
life time. Peter commenced
~"Look here, Massa Jocelyn: you not know
what been going on at Massa Pcs since let you
out de gate dis eyenin' Dat teller. Benson, he
come again TO see Missus, and she scamper off to
her room and shat herself up and den Benson
I v
old chap, Nassq Jocelyn,) come and call young
0lissus o5tt, and tell her she must marry dat Ben
son in a nonth, or he turn her out door. Poor
young Nlissus cry and take on so dat couldnt
stand it, and sd / fell a blubering to-caze, you
see she NV old Massas darter and carry her in
my arms when she little picanniny. Dat old
Massa Pell very cruel, Massa Jocelyn, and he
says she hab no property if she no marry Benson.
Now, MasSa JoceEn what to be donea Can I
you hex that Benz on2 Besure you can
Peter Ass here Interrupted by Tim, who finding
from the tone of fine negroes conversation, that
ne did not like his present master overmuch, and
would therefore, be of serviceeto him in furhering
the plan he was about to propose, asked where ne
| slept?
/ an little roo1s in de wing close by Massa
PeIrs bed room He make me sleep dare, because
he fraid, and SOM times ne talk in he sleep and
| say he sc ghost; and den he call me sit up all
night wid candle
Tim here inforSlng the negro of the circun-
stances relating tc, the will, that he anxious
to obtain possessiln of it to have it proved and
recorded, and thels it would be out of old Pell S
power to iniure his young mistress. Tim have
said v-as=a yentrfoquist He explained this to
! Peter-s-a they together formed the project Of
frightfling old Pei out of the possession of the
will. IL was arranged that Tim should come TO
the negroes rooms at about twelve o'clock that
! night--anj their preconcerted management when
there, IS n1w- aboat to appear,
/ 1t Mas dive msnutes of twelve o'clock. The
I night jas dark asd gloomy the wind howled over
the tops Of the r~es, and croaked the shutters OF
the mansion. or Pell had retired to his room,
and had undressels himself, put on his night cap,
| and was busy In slind respecting the thirty thou
sand dollirs he HAS TO obtain If Eliza married
Benson. t1e weut to the iron safe, and took out
the W II, ;ead it over, and thus sohloquised Tile
jade must be con1pelled to submit she gets no
property.:-Herc 5 blank iii the will sufficiently
large = i,sert what is necessary-and as drew
| il originally II VIII be the same hand writing
and neser detected So III just insert here, where
it says: Ehza Is to- become possessed of ner prop
! erty or her marriage day--provided she rnarrles
| with tue ronsenl of Samuel Pell, whom have
constituted guardian, and sole executor OF thi S
my iasa wiz ard testament. Peters room was
adjoining tEsat of pells-there glass window
in the door ")etiveen them, and there one who
had been avs attentive observer and listener to the
conduc: and soliloquy of old PelL The old scamp
had Dipped is pe:a in the inkstand snoothed out
the folded pslrchnlent and crooked his elbow TO
write-syhaa-
~Forxe1gv' cried a deep-toned, hollow and SUI
pernatura ioce 1T his elbow. Forgery reit
Grated the SHINE voice again In another part OF the
room: and again the horrible word Forgery
was slowly pronounced and Its tone gradually SUM
F in the earth, beneath the floor.
Old PelI .uddellly dropped the pen, and shrunk
back pale snd trembling with horror and fright
depictca onsh countenance. Having little re
covered frosl his astonlshment, he looked arourc
his apartmtsnr ana under the bed Nothing was
8 to be seeak He listened Nothing was heard bu
the sno.ing!of Peter in the adjoining room Ht
0egan 10 think II an illusion-was fast recovering
, his courage--and. was about to take up the vii
again v)herias so,n as he had placed ms hand up
: on If,
"For,gy:" agyin cried the voice in tone 2
thunder
Pell .1rey: away his hand as if he had receives
an eecs Eric shock, and leaving the will on the cen
tire tab:s rtn into Peters room and tcake;isd hiH
/ "Wh.ts Gle troable, Massa Pell g asked the nc
E aGet.up,s said fPell, shaking with fright, g an
- Peter according