The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-05
old Hsill Making his yyi.l.

Siu Dlll IL.--------, was q close and
cute on 'em.' He married about
twenty years since the daughter OF
Mrs. c., who had but one other
child-a a son. She had about TWEEN.
ty 'wolly heads of which she gave
her son Lem H, three, and liy-
ing at old Billy's house, she had not
thought proper to give him any prop.
erty at all. He had the use Of the
servants, and his good manma.in-law
thought that was enough. But the
old lady was very kindheartcd and
credulous; and yet with all these
good qualities in his favor old Billy
had planned and plotted for years in
vain, trying to introduce sour man.
ma Gas he called her, to give him
a title to the darkies. At last a new
idea found its tangled way into his
organ of acquisitivcness.
Old Billy was attacked very sud.
denly and very severely with cramp
chollc. lie went to bed, rolled.
groaned, grunted, and tumbled, con-
tracing his arms and legs. His
wife wanted to send for a doctor.
ooh! ! Mely,' it's no use, can't t
revive it. I'll snspire fore night.
Espatch Cato to Captain Murry to
write my last willin' testament.
Capt. Mnrry came and found the
dying man in great pain; his end
was at hand. After the Captain had
mended his pen, ard placed his wri-
ting 'hxins' all ready for use, the
sick man whined out in faint and
weak voice;
'Nlely, AK our mamma to come in
The old Lady conc greatly dis
trcsscd and sobbing.
.Oh ! Mamma whispered old
Billy in husky tone, 'I'm ended
and don't know how to make my
will. Can't you tell me what you're
gwlne to do with dem niggers ov
.yo'ntr'n? You needn't be .alraii to
& give theni TO nie;;E N gssirga1 rg1t 70 give
the most on Nn TO Betsy any how
Betsy was old Billy's only daughter,
and a name sake and great favorite
Of the old lady.
.Well Mr.. Il, you've always
been mighty good to me. I'll give
them all to you, and you can lust
place 'em on your children to your
own liking
Put dat down Captain Murry.'
The captain beng somewhat ac-
qnalnted with the forms in such ca
ses made and provided, wrote bill
OF sale and silently mo,ioncd to the
old lady to sign it. When she did
50 the dying man exclaimed
Witness dat Captin' Murry.'
The Captain signed his name rs
witness to the paper, and laid at the
back OF the table, next to the bed,
and prepared to write the will. Then
seeing the dying man SO quiet, he
thought it was stupor, and called out
to rouse him
LIN ready to write, now sir
Old Billy turned in his bed took
up the paper, and asked in voice
wonderfully improved
is dis a good biIcr sale, Captain
Murry 2
'Ccrtainlv--T think So
We'll, Nelly, look hind the press.
and bring dat ar bottle; may be
Captin' Mury would like to take a
little on it,
The Captain barely touched it to
his lips, then setting the bottle on
the table, asked,
'What shall | write ? :"
why, Captin' l feel 'silerahly
'lievcd Ill csponc it day or two
Then sitting up on the bedside,
he reached out his hand to the bottle,
and the comfort commenced running
down this capacious spirit-duct, at a
rate, that il continued as long as the
moral law, would have made a com
mon fish pond of the Atlantic ocean.
Then slipping the bill Of sale into his
pocket, old Billy exclaimed, in a full,
strong, voice
Well Captin' IF 7 keep on men
din LII 30 up to Carolton in the
mornn' and have dis here bilicr sale
corded. Then let Lem H-be
botherln' Inc, I'll teach him who
them nssers belong to-
Captain Murry 'yamosed,' and
even now he goes into convusions if
any any, man mentions the writing of a
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