The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-06-10
you are lawyer; are you good for any.

you are lawyer; are you good tor any |
things"
NV insul,ed dignity was controlled by
an effort, and answered tha, tia,tered
myself that possessed some talent for
my profession, or should not have cho-
sen 1t.
"Well, well, no gas; can you draw a
paper g
Here again ven,ured to remark, tha,
it depended somewhat on its nature, but
| saw from her impatient manner that
she wanted no trfling. Before finished
the sentence, she interrupted me with
ferceness of manner exceeding her Tor
mer rough one saying:
Il wan, a will drawn; quick hurried
ly! but so strong that all the turies in
HI can't undo il Can you do it e and
she fairly glared a, me with impatience
for my answer.
Now you know, Harry, that my legal
education was obtained entirely III sur
rogate's office, anG you may presume that
on the law and forms of last wills and
testaments felt myself sufficiently post
ed up. | therefore assured her that
could draw will which, although could
not warrant it to pass the ordeal she men
, toned, would, was sure, be proof a
galnst the efforts of all the lawyers in
. Christendom.
A nd now her manner changed from
the fierce and bold to the anxious and
hurried.
Come, then, quick quick young
a man, and you shall pocket one thousand
dollars for your nights work" she ex-
claimed.
And, amazed and bewildered as ] was
found myself a, the neighboring corner
e stepping into hack, before the startling
but comfortable words, Zone thousand
dollars for your nights work 2 had ceas'
ed ringing in my ears. My conductress
followed me, and without orders we Were
ID ratified furiousIy along the streets to the
- house, then the largest hotel IN thu
city. Ny visions of one thousand brigh
dollars kept .Ay tongue bridled, and
was led in silence up two flights of stair
!, into suit Of rooms comprising pario
and two bedrooms. Tue parlor, how
ever, was occupied by bed, IN whic
Law an old and evidently dying man. -
4 A servant was with him. but he left, up
on a motion from the hand OF my com
panon, VINO approached the bed an
SAID:
Il have an attorney. here, Sir; sha
he proceed Z!
The old mans eyes frightened ul
n. and, aifer giarng on the of moment II
spoke:
III YOU can draw my will, do it; quicI
- now, for must save my breath.
turned to the table where foun
paper, pens, ink, and everything nece'
sary; aud by the light OF two sper
candles in heavy silver candlestlcks
was soon busily engaged at the will.
will not trouble you with the detail
nor, in t,ct, do remember them; but
TO Il enough TO say that large amount
rn property, real and personal, bonds, MOI
,ill cages, etc, were left, in the words oil Il
et viii. to any good and faithful hous
e. keeper, Angellne -, as token
me gratitude for her long, faithful, and me
es, i,orious service" But the concludll
ar. words of this viii shall never forge
I'VE they were written from his own mou'
ost and made me shudder when wrote thel
md There is something fearful--yes, devill
in. in this deliberately recording, IN wh
old purports to be your last written wish
,ost curse upon your own offspring. Ant
ng, felt, as wrote it, an involuntary des
sv. to tear the paper into fragments, and
lph rush from the room, but the thousa
pes dollars were like so many anchors, ant
ced s,aid and wrote.
be- Il leave TO my daughter DoRA all
veil satisfaction she can obtain from my he
TO ,y curse. When rags whip about her
les, her only home, the street, and dogs sh'
,tIe with her the refuse of the gutter, $
,m. may regret tina, she disobeyed him "
roe once loved her, bu, who, dying, ours
,es, ner.'
,ry There was something like chuc
this in the direction of Angellne as the
vow ing wretch dictated these fearful wor
hi, bul as | looked and saw the stern iace
NV rigid as marble, concluded l must HI
,.Iy been mistaken. could not, howes
:. .na diyesl myself Of certain feeling that
lorn was wrong. A rich old man, accom-
TO-. MED by an old housekeeper, and dy
n. IN strange city her anxiety TO have
will 50 strong; the curse OF his daugh
o.. and the large Tee, all conspred to M
low me feel ,na, | was being instrumental
bv the accomplishment OF some villain
n.. object. gam | lnedi,aled the desll
foo,. ,,ou OF the paper, and again my lee
~ snd my wants conquered. The Will was
w ,au isled, and l read over loud, the old !
mo s groanlng, and the old woman looking
'oal, occasional assent; but when read
:, ;" ter,ible curse, new actor appeared
,e,aI the scene.
,,a, "UA, tear it tear it Oh God,
.o know no, what you do!''
The pla,ntive tones of the voice to-
rd ea NV hear., even before my eyes be
J. the It's owner, bur when saw her, hea
anl earth. what IN angel she wa.
man TIE language is vet undiscovered,