Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-02

own lawyer What did you say was the
nece's nalne?"
"Wel, don't remember that Sawbridge
told me; he was in such hurry: but suppose
YOU 90 at once and look over the will p
"1rue; will do so; and away he went.
"This is very singular affair. Sharp" said
Mr.. Flint OIL his return from Doctors Com
mons, at ths same time corlposedly seati' 6
himself, hooking his thumbs into the arm-holes
of his waistcoat, crossing his legs, and tilting
his chair back on its hind legs. ga very sin
gular affair. Whom, in the name of the god
of thieves-Mercury, wasn't he called !-do
You suppose the bankrupt executors to be? No
other" continued MIR. Flint, with sudden
burst ethan Crowther A Jenkins"
"The devil land the niece then is s."
"Catharne Arrold--Tom Linden's, wife,
supposed to have been drowned in the Ern.--
That's checkmate, rather fancy-not only to
Mr.. Edwin Maioribanks, but some one else we
know Of The old fellow up stairs wont refuse
to acknowledge his daughter. law now, fam
cyw
This was indeed happy change in the for
tunes of the House of Linden; and we discuss.
ed, with much aacrity, the best mode of turn
ing disclosures so momentous and surprising to
the best account. AS first step, a letter with
an enclosure, was despatched to Belfast, re
quiring the return of Thomas Linden and fam
ily Immediately: and the next was to plead in
form to the action. This done, we awaited
Catharine Linden's arrival in London, and Mr.
Linden seniors convaescence for his mental
agitation had resulted in sharp fit Of Illness
to effect satisfactory and just arrangement
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Linden and Mrs. Ar
mold arrived by the earliest steamer that left
Belfast after the receipt of our letter; and much
astonished were they by the intelligence that
awaited them. Catharine Linden was for con
firming the validity Of the sale of the Holford
estate by her now authoritative consent at once
as a mere act of common justice and good faith;
but this, looking at the total loss of fortune she
had susteined by the knavery of the executors.
and the obstinate, mulish temper of the father
in-law, from whom she had already received
such harsh treatment, could not for a moment
be permitted; and it was finally resolved to take
advantage of the legal position in which she
stood, to enforce due present provision for
herself and husband, and their ultimate lsue.
cesson to the estate.
SohI hiiueii S'dHu'HJ Tec"eTtut anu aS
soon MS it was deemed prudent to do so, we in
formed him the niece was not dead, rs The plain
tiff in action Of ejectment had supposed, and
that of course, il she could now he persuaded to
ratfy the imperative consent she had former
ly subscribed, he might retain Holmford. At
first he received the intelligence as CLEAN of
light and hope, but he soon re . ,sed into doubt
aud gloow. What chance was there he
hopclcssly argued, that, holding the legal pow.
er, she would not exercise itP Il was not, he
said, in human nature to do otherwise and he
commissioned US to make liberal offers for
compromise: haif-he would be content to
loose half his purchase money; even greater
sacrifice than that he would agree to o-anything
indeed, that would not be utter ruin that
did not involve utter beggary and dcstilution in
old age.
Three days after this conversation, an
nounced to him that the lady and her husband
were below and desirous of seeing him.
what do they say!' he eagerly demanded.
will they accept of half-,wo thirdsl What
do they sayp
Il cannot precisely tell you. They wish to
see you alone, and you can urge your own
views and offers He trembed violently, and
shrank nervousl y back as placed my hand on
the door handle of the private office. He pres.
emily recovered in some degree his self.posses-
sion, passed in, and withdrew from the hu.
initiating, but salutary spectacle, of obdurate
tyrant power compelled to humble itself, before
those whom it had previously scorned and
trampled upon.
The legal arrangements which Flint and
had suggested were effected. and Linden senior
accompanied by his son, daughter-in.law. and
Mrs. Arnold, set off in restored amity for HOLM.
ford House. Edwin Majoribanks abandoned
his action, and Palser finding that matters were
satisfactorily arranged returned to England
We afterwards knew that he had discovered
the defert Of title, on applying to we'll known
conveyancer, to raise considerable sum by
way Of mortgage and that his first step was
to threaten legal proceedings against Crowther
u Jenkins for the recovery of his money; but
hint he obtained of the futulity Of proceedings
again-t them, determined him to offer the estate
at low figure to Linden. relying on that gen.
tleman's ostentatious contempt of lawyers that
the blot in the title, subject only to his common
sense spectacles, would not be perceived.
THE VALUE OF CnARAcToR.-We are afraid
that character is rather at discount just now,
nor can ability be worth much, If we are to
iud1e of the value of both by tie following