The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-30

80 desire YOU 10 mcti'nn this matter to
f Tom. aud trust YOU all both agree e.
settle the whole amouu, which ! leave
upon her.
For obvious reasons take This
method of informing you o' my wishes
and shan rest m my grave hciirN ING
thar my sons vii chcctfuliY comply
Nth the last wish OF 'hrir iaiher
lhis was u strange letter Not sat
ishcd wan giving away mhch oi ihe
properly before ms dcaih nay iaiher
wished Tom aod me 10 throw away the
balance OF our shares nov anc ! Va
the person selected lo uhdce l"'or Tom
10 sign away ms rights itt hurt
Tor II did not seem 10 me TO be quite
Tue th'ng' u was moi what expected
from so honorable man rs my ldher,
we we're to give up TO Nancy "bNF
Probably because she chanccd 10 he
glrL Gould We help that ! Oi course
not II was her misfortune i'csid's
she was young aud very pretty There
was n" doubt that soneiimr somebody
would marry her. Even II no gentle
man proposed to her she could by
Il''le management 'hro" herself IN the
way OF some old nch "idower. and
Then TIE nitllr "onld soon be ,cltlcd'---
! thought long ilme Over inns matter
slept unrasily the night succeeding
my lirst perusal oi IT, ! read II over
number o' tunes ana tired TO pnt some
other construction upon IT. was anN-
ionS' Us have been IN all instances TO
pursue lhe proper course ana hnallY de-
r'ded' as thought. honestly In tact J
decided TO burn The letter Now ! ND ihi,
pr'ncipaiiy' from regard Tor lom aud
Nancy and not from my own selfish
motive; Tor IN the hrst place. knew
Tom would arrede To my laihers re-
quest Inc Inn'neh' ht hrard II 'herrhy
from sentiment oi ihlNe generosity,
cheating himself ont "i h'e Ih"nsand
dollars In the second place, the whole
amount was too much money TO give
To n giH; the possession OF such sum
would MI Nancy WIN VANITY perhaps
plant certain independence IN her
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These unhappy results could prevent
by keeping The letter n secret. In the
third placc-and really do not thInk
mat iihs last consideration eNertcd 50
large an influence upon my mind aS
those Just mentioned with my share
OF The property, should he able TO en-
ter INTO the speculation above alluded
TO. SATISFIED, Then, that was fiSht, !
burnt my fathers letter.
10 divide The property. thought II
necessary tr sell the house, and told
them so. They begged me TO postpone
the sale. Nancy cried bitterly. and
ion sa'd ne co'lh not give up Inc
place where he had been born. and
where he had IiveG 50 long nni'l II was
absolutely necessary bu' IT was
matter OF business and was meSorn-
bic. They gave IN at last. Sister
Nancy went lhio the country whiie me
ne" owner razed me house out lom
renamed III town. n sullcn rs bear
lie hardly spoke to me inr wrek--io
me who was dong everything could
ior ms advantage
One evening after tea, day or two
subsequent to the DIVISION o' The estate
i"m called Nancy to him' ana handing
her package OF docn'nenl-' sad =
there Nancy dear take These cer''-
hea'es "i STOCK Tor h'e thousand n"iHrS
or Whereabouts, "h,rh "r''hrr Joshua
"a'"'e" nae 'o-',N' ,'r my 'l'hre "' lhe
es'''e' nav, ii.' '''e'' "'' ,'"''''r'
req 70 YOU ana 'h'' ""'"'' WI" yours
"'h' 'us'' "'""ys e''""'o yo" 10 'i'e
co'il,"I."''l,
~ ioh e''en N"n'y' h""r or NV"
'"'i"'s "n"n he' o"'eN 4 oa"'ot ac-
o'P, =.
i,"sh' Nancy rp'''' ON sinlllh9'
you kho" no'hln9 hpou' 'h'se 'hing''
! "sl''' anu you mus, even sunni
lou hhp" e'' SP",i S"'''y'HU ana nave
.'ch'y o' money '"r a'' my VANS ana
''e' :" naPiy III hp'',s ms '"Al You
ought 10 De a'h"'nr' o' yo"rceit 10
MAKE 'ne ''gl'es' 'n'"",n o' REFUSING
beside ! teAi'y ,h'hk' from u NM or
Two %, '"'"er 'nH n' III S'uc 'or' ei-
P'C,e', ''' ~ w w."
90 .,'''y ,'' ''o"'', m, ,'''''','s '"r,'1"
'o' 80 az ,"- - ~ 'I'n
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'Ia..'' " '""y my.
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