The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-05-07
50 METUING ADVANTAGEOUS
A FAMILY FRACAS,

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once attended avery poor old man.of the
name Of Jordan in his last illness. call him
poor, vet he was not in want and had about
h;m the comtor.s OF lili.. When he was near
bis end, he sad to me:
"Doctor,l want to know the truth from YOU.
am not N the haiti of being tlatterpd bv the
world. There was a time, indeed when it
fooled me to the top of my bent: but that was
time long ago. DO not tlatter me, but tell
me your real opinion. Shall soon die, or
shall VET ling"r on a brief career in world
am quite willing to y" done with: :"
You desire me" replied |, ito be candid
with YOU, and will You are on YOUR death
bed"
How soon shall be immortal"
"lhat | cannot say. But vour hours, 50
far as human experience can teach me to
predict, are numbercd.'
He was silent for moment, and a slioht
Spa>m passed across his face.
! "Wcll, it is the lot of all. have lived
LONG enough
is there no friend or relation Mr. Jordan,
to whom Won would wish TO send? You are
here. as vou have often told me- quite alone
IN lodgings. Perhaps YOU would like to re-
yve some old recolections before YOU leave
the world"
"Not one" lie said
Are YOU so completely isoiatei?"
Most completely. have tried all rela-
;Ions, and found them wanting. But still
have remembered them, and made Nv will
I 1t is now between the mattress and the sack
/ INC OF nv bed: and MIR Shawhc ONLY honest
attorney have met with. and who resides in
7 Llncoin's Inn FieliS,wil carry nv intentions
into ciirrt was rich in ny early life. How
dark a day
! "What day:"
/ "lo-oiav. How dark and misty it has be-
come, doctor"
! His >i4ht was going fast and felt rcr:air,
that 1t would require but little patience and :.
small sacrifice Of timt TO see the last Of Mr.
Jordan.
/ "lrS," he continued. speaking in an OIL
>la>nodi" fashion, YES, was rich. and ila!
manya crawling >vrophant about mr-manv
4 ei..iIng face at NY hoar'| hat there came a
reverse, and like t3ir flowers al a sudden
roSt,ny kind friends hil their hca!,. wa,
Ea, ,'.,I'' ,' '''lIlH'I'@ al" 0'''''" .
! '''' W. Nv VI n"''s "o"u Hr >'rnh" enough
TO ne, in my di>treS>cS those with whom
claimed kindrcl.and who had been delighted.
,;.;to," '''''' ''''' ''''' went 70 IA 4
And 'ai'r4."
''''' ~ you say: i"'v Hr"E:"d
.!;I ""'' '''l'''' !ri''"''rh''i
n'5!I.. ''''' were E'f'' h"m':'"!n'
'''' ,"'''~"' "'''l nav" 'rrh "'rAdiai!y
"''' ~ '"'' were t"'' iH''';
',''' ''' '''".' ','' a,>i'i I"". Doors were
49," ~ it ' ~ M!o'"W hln'i> pN'IrI dnWt
=, "a> NAN'hcH aS a m'>'I.rhrr
'''' ''.''''> were III ->.ny step trrhIr from
"'''' % '''l'i;''n nee r'.'>>ll">; and an "!! >hoo!
''' ''''"" ,I''i III ;''' "ro' indir>. and let
','' "r''r ''''">,h' 'n'ihh,' winch received
'"'""-" me .'ahh> of Mr Shaw.
y "'rIr '''Ghe-ann Vonr relati"n>:'
'',i IT, "'',' "r,' ''','"c. disappear
~ ''"''' '"'i' al rom thas day to tins they
,"'' '.'" ~. "'"'u "i me 10 YOU love Wild
'''"rr>
y, w III mowers;
3. lerp"rc h'ap>. Just from the te"m-
!, NO e"rlIh' LOOK TOO how yon rh"rnb t"in"~
them IN her har The stream flows deep to
''''nL-N, M
N'r "or''a"' SIR erred, MIR jor'ian, do
'"n .'C',s En'~ ,.:.' n'r;
",'' ''''hFr' T Ia,'"hlng SPIRIT bring hIthrl
'u' '''P ., ',"ra' GEMS Yes know this
IS the sweet violet. Mary. my Mary, God
N'n"S 'n'' / 'o'e'' To"
- N'> l strange INN" At thaf moment but
'''' "',,'" VI '''' "'"'''"; "ilifh nat drawn
"' !" '''e '"l'' came suddenly rafting down
':' ~, I".,''' was f",'' 'iarH. ra''"d It a
""n, AMI then turned To the bed. Mr. Jordan
Va, ~ :! corpse
,iI' .h " a., In'"1r % na'' IN lew moments come
,ao h,d au !; ,;'.a' ''.' % '',' >n'fP INES OF
ave 'an AL >a.'p'ar"h.and thrr" was calm,
"'i-H It >I'''s>lo" upon me SfI't iratures'such
'' J." NE n".'r "a" 'h'm wear.
1r,. 'r>l''IS T., S:mF't Is at p"arc, | SAID
a. '''' '"r '"e WILL wh"r" ne tod me II was
i""'' ana 'o'lh' H. II was merely tied az
WIZ" ", Il piece o, rea tape, and addressed to
VT ',''"' ~ i-'nroIn> Inn Fields; so re-
solved to trust 1t to no other Messenger. but
10 carry 1t mvseif, | told the landlady that
her 'odg"r was no more, and that she would
no don't near Immediately from his solicitor
ana then 'ft.
""ei'' Mr. Shaw" said, after | had men
'Ionr' to HIM the manner of Mr. .Jcrdan's
death here Is the will, sir: presume have
nothing farther to do than TO thank Won for
Your courtesy, and bid you good even
In@-
Stay moment" he said "Lct me look
AZ the document. llnmph, a strange will =
tie leaves the form Of an advertisement here
when Is to be inserted in the morning papers