Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-08

dred dollars, which he held on their farm Of
| High Peak.
The third item commenced with pane
gyric on good servants in general, aud, in
particular, mentioned the names of Fanny
-, the cook, aud Mary -, the house
maid of lie testator, whose opinion 1t was
that the sum of fifty dollars for mourning
and two hundred and fifty dollars in cash
to EACH would be no more than a decent
acknowledgment o. their past faithful servi-
ces. And as such was his opinion, such al
50 was his will
AT the reading Of the first bequest, Mrs
Griffin shot an indignant glance at the two
gentlemen therein named. But when the
second was made known, her virtnous in
dignation was reused at such shameless
violation of decorum. Good gracious me p
she whispered loud enough TO be heard
six hundred dollars TO couple of hussies
i couldn't have thought Of his being such
4 mani
The next clause in the viii was of more
serious import, beng no less than as respec-
ted the house aud landed property of the
deceased, situated in the parish of B.,
and sewhers.
As acre after acre, aud tenement after
tenement, were carefully aud deliberately
pariicuIarzed and miuutely described, Mrs
Griffin, by degrees, reganed her compos-
ure. With every successive addition to the
future rent-roll, her eyes opened wider aud
wider, and beamed brighter and brighter
Then her shor, Fat fingers began to move
conyul-lvely aud rapidly, as though they
were already handling the gold
All and every Of the aforesaid lands
and teuemenls, continued Mr. Pennepoint,
ia the words of the document do hereby
give and beqneath my nephew, limo
Inv Baker
What wbor gasped Mrs Griffin
Timothy Baker replied the sentenilous
lawyer
Mr.--Mr Peunepoint, there must be
some mistake am sure nay cousin meant
+ 10 leave them lands and houses to me-
There IS no mistake madam, assure
you. Here is the WILL and there is the sig
nature of the deceased, duly atested. as you
. will perceive And suiiug the action to
the word, the unmoycd Mr. Penuepon, held
out the will ia his lclt hand aud pointed TO
it with his right
Go on, SIR 90 on, groaned Mrs CRIT
fin; and accordingly the lunclonary went
on
The next paragraph made mention of GER
tain moneys "a The funds (here MIS-. Guilia
, became somewhat composed AGAIN. which,
to the amount OF fifty thousand dollars, the
detunct did give and bequeaih TO his we'll.
beloyeduephew, Timothy Baker
Mr. Pennepolni, shrieked the unlortu-
D.. nate lady, this Is conspuacy-a-a-a
horrid conspiracy 10 cheat me out Of my
rights. know that cousin Smith meant
, that for me
2 Pray madam, be cain, interposed the
e co'd-biooded lawyer. There is something
mors yet, $40 ehaoii ysv ave iutores,ed.'
Ba calm, sur, you say. after ! have been
robbed of hly Thousand dollars in this scan
r. daIous mannerl Wen. sir (Ath a mighty
N eGari,) rW bee calm
5. TO Jairus Grfhn, of Carniwell and T..
lzabeth Griffin, bis wife, aud tire cousin OF
my late dear wife
if Nj Griffin, who had hitherto turned coll
% 90 from green to blue. aad from blue to
q green again, now opened his mouth and
o. Mrs Griffin setded herself firmly IN hei
chair, so that the old mahogany creaked a.
IN loud
To Jarius Griffin, Of CarLiwell, an,
of my late dear wife, | do give and bequeali
At ALI my manuscript poetry, which will be
N found IN the large oaken chest at my bed
ir side, as likewise all other manuscripts ofth
G.. same nature which may elsewhere be loun'
I'd alter my decease, aud all memoranda bear
ing upon the matter of publishing the afore
SAID poetry, aud which are in my desk, tee
,d up with green ribbon, and inscribed wit
CT the names OF the aforesaid Jarus and Eliz
abeih Grilhn. Aud lest the world shout
as think me unjust IN alternating SO exiensiy
and valuable portion Of my property lror
nd my helr-at-law, do explicitly slate that
I'm ever was my intention that this propert
nd should descend 10 bin, and | had olherwis
?. provided Tor my dear and excellent relations
ce Jnrus ana Elizabeth Griffin But havin.
he h my SORROW, observed evident symptom
lie. that my nephew utterly despises the afor,
nd sad property, while my dear cousins, esp'
le- cially my dear cousin, Elizabeth Griffin, iu
he " understand, its value, have thought
* night aud Just 10 make the aforesaid b.
to quest, and ii is my desire that as soon--
But, doctor where are your eyesl Loo
nd at Mrs Griffin, doctor. My stars wl
nd she is in fit
b
eir ing the reading of the last part Of the wi
ne, both Timothy and his wife, as well as Il
rs. doctor, were seized with tickling IN Il
IAN nose and throat-probably arising from Il
,ar dampness of the room, which was often u
re, ed--which brought upon the trlo a sim'
wo taneous fit of coughing aud sneezlng,
ere that their whole attenton was taken up
by their own individual aud personal affairs
be- If this had not been the case, there won
he have been no need for Mr. Pennepoin
ud warning. which, well meant as it was, car
Just too late, for, before the doctor cou
to spring to her assistance, Mrs. Griffin "
as fiat on the carpet.
eve Bless my heart this is very uniort
for nate, said the doctor, trying to raise he
" a dear, dear, how black she Is in the fa'
,ck- and how heavy Here Mrs. Baker, un
cad her cap strings be so good as to cut 'hei
aud her stay lace, you may as well cut Il
Hrs. also You are right, Mr. Pennepoint, I
les as in fit. All good news IS fatal sol
lies times must bleed her, that's evident
ere where is Mr.. Griffin Where is her b
lcu- band Bless the man Where is he gor
!. Mr.. Baker, be SO kind as to lend hal