The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-12-03


That piece of ground beongs,unquestion-
ably, to my estate
What" The brother was startled at this
announcement for he saw purpose in Ed
wards mind to claim it as his own, if he could
prove that the right referred to did actually
exist.
That piece of ground is mine"
"Whv do You say so ?"
at originally belonged to the property !
have purchased"
IL know it did But Morgan bought it
from the former owner, more than fifteen
years ago"
But never met his payments, and never
got full title"
"llow DO Won know that :"
Il have the information from good author
itv-thc best persume, in the county,
From whom :"
"Adridge. And he saws he can recover it
for me-"
Did Won purchase it, Edward ," asked
William, looking >tcadtaStlv into the coun-
tenance of his brother.
Il purchased Glcnwood. and all the rights
and appurtenanccS thereto belonging. and
this find 10 he, lcralIv norton Of the cS
tate-anl a valuable one 1t Is minc-ani it
has been one Of nv maxims in lit;. always to
claim mv own
An INDIGNANT rcbuke was on the tonouc of
William ! but he renrcsSed itS utt.r,rrc
for c>tranocmcnt. and ronscnn,nt loss of in
nurnce. would have been IN. >urr ronS.-
uYonrc
he said. ..look very infinitely into the history
Of thc transaction between NIora,n and tL,
,r.yiou> owner Of G',nwnod III. late NJ
Er>kin. MORGAN was his gardener. and had
laid Mr. Er,kin under debit nf .,r,+;.rI,
bv>,y;no the life ofan only SON at the ;nn,;
ncrt risk ofbis own \. som. rcturr H.. ot,
,,rrl him thc .o+t,oc IN which H.. lived nm,
tLn ten acre. Of ,rrnunJ hv which !, v.,. ,,r
rounded At a very moderate valuation. Nor
ran to pqv him a small sum. arrr.I unnn
every v.,r. The place was artY,rv wor,r
three or fnur time, wha, Nor..,n W., +, civ,
for il Mr. Er>kin a, first +bonnLr Of. trans
scrring il TO him as trec-will oifrrinr hu
he believed the benefit would hc really grcat
.r. if Moraan. hv Industry. croonmv. an,
soIt.denial. earned and saved snifiricut to "a,
what was asked for the PROPERTY AZ H.,
end of a wear the gardener brought the mon
cv due as the first in>ialmcnt Mr. Er>kil
felt A reluctance to take it. and. after ulr>
tioninr him as to the product of the farm fl
nallv told him to expcnd the money in Al
improvement designated by himself Sick
ness. and bad cro,rS, during the next wear
prevented the payment of the second install
mcnt The third and fourth wears wcr
more prosperous. The only sums pad t
Mr. Er>kin were received hv him durin
these wears
$50 am informcd," said Edward "tn
| learn, farther. that no transfer of the pro
crtv was ever made in due legal form. NJ
Er>kin died intcStatc."
"IIc did and his son came by hcir>hip in
to possession of all his property"
".tnd he. diving few wears later, diSpo>
cd of the estate hv WILL
mot naming Morran's farm" said William
'whch ne fully believed had been. durin
his fathers lifetime. properly transferred
the present po>>c>>or"
"A very serious mistake, as Moran wi
fnd." SAID Edward
"You do not question his title to this proI
ertv Edward -
II as>urcdlv will"
"IIc has a large family. 1t is his ALL"
..No matter IL. has never maid for !
and # i NOT therefore his nropertv Gle,
; wood s inst 50 much the less valuable bv tn
; abstraction Of this norton. and lam. in 60,
t scuu.ncc the sufferer. Had he paid for ii
= land =, he had enuarcd TO do. the none
would most probably. have been expcnd,
. IN ;mnro,emcu.s So. Won see, nv riuhts a,
V clear."
e ..Ab, brother, Won cannot find it in vo,
e heart to ruin this worthy man. He has
: large family, dependent on the products c
It his farm, which barely suilices to give the