Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-08-26

the occasion. | was not doomed - be
disappointed.
1t is n habit Of mine rather 10 be too
early than to be too lSle, and IN the press
enl instance lJaisl il 3 mes.. uspfdlmo,
: for really almost doubt if should have
got into the chambers Of MIR. Shaw at all
ii had been later than was, ! had fair
Iy to push Ms. Mary Graham in, de.
spite " vigorous opposition, and man
st"pPc! my o"n entr1ncr, crying
'Who IRE you What relation are
.rH a
Ills grandGalher's uncle said | : 'and
il You doll'' make way there, III pull
the nose off your face
1t was we'll that DR. Shaw occupied
very spacious chambers, or otherwise he
could not have accommodated one.hall Of
| the persons who cane to he reading Of
the will, and never in my life did | see
such Malignant hooks pass from one to
an>tic:, ae shot fcom the eyes of the re-
Ioli - 5. 1t was most pi'iul picture Of
| human nature.
Ladies and genilemen,' said IGr. Shaw
'ahem ahem! =
There WAS death like stiffness.
Ladies and gentlemen, ! am commits
stoned t. read TO you the--the-- what sholl
call il it is hardly a wil'--of the late
Mr.. J0'.ian. No, 1t certainly ought not
to be called q will, properly speaking. is
tcslamcntay-
Read, read, read p cried dozen
voices.
:Wei' ladies ard gentlemen, | am glad
10 see you are all in respectable mourn
| ing
Except oro,' said the younger brother;
there's his JLary that he was So Iond of.
Oh, dear me, she only comes for what
she can GET
Mrs Irantham burst into tears. There
was .tlle shabby piece of black Grape
upon her arm, an another upon lhe arm
OF her lid.
i coh,J not she said could not do
more. Gcd help lie | had not the
means
.'leai, read = cried all the voices.
'Ahem.' said Mr.. Shaw, reading i.
john james Jordan, heing very poor, and
having in vain called upon every relation
have in the word for assistance. and
found none, have To Stale that my heart
was filled with bitterness and uncharita-
beaeSs towards rhem. But still! tank
! hey are nol dead t. feeling and this
Being my last wili and Testament, | de
Sire iilat my deb's. Amounting % The sum
Of &c pound. three shilIings. and eigh,
pence, be pld tori'wlthpul of my estate;
bat nay funeral be strictly private in
Barnes churchyard, where | las, parted
with one whom | loved. But who has gone
abroad, am told and to one of my re.
la'iops who viii erect tomb stone, be.
qreath-- N
'!laak viii you p cried one be qu,
ct. Go ou-yes, yes, Oh you wretch,
where's your feelings? G to tie
Really, ladies' and gent'emon,' said l,
it is most iuder ,r0us'
! bequeath,' cunInned Mr. Shaw, my
dying blessing and forgiveness.'
Mr. Shaw then folded up the will. and
put il in hi, pocket, saying
Il wish you all good morning, ladies'
and gentlemen. sold The few clothes
ana other matters he did possessed Of
and pad for Ihr funeral, and his debts ;
being myself, minus one shilling and four
pence, which nupe you will some of you
pay
1t is quite impossible by any words to
fairly depict to the reader the appearance
OF Mr.. Jordans relations at ,his moment.
If the tabled Gnrgon's head had suddenly
appeared and transformed them all %
stone, they could not have looked more
completely para'ysed and panic-slricken.
a tombstone
"A tombstone said Mr.. Shaw. A
small one would not cost much. You
cnnG put on it O suitable inscription.
Here lies
Lies here mind said the bro!h.
er. Never nind.'
You are hurnbug,' said the mascu-
line woman, to Mr.. Shaw, 'and so was
old stupid Jordan
Go to the deuce, all Of you,' shouted
another.
"A tombstone, indeed
Mr.. Shaw was wiping his speotacles.
ladies and gentlemen, allow me to
add
Oh, stuff, stuff; bother. A tombstone
indeed. shan't stay another moment.
An cid thief. a tombstone ough. to have
been down his throat. Come on. A sell. ;.
sBut ladies' and genllemen!'
They were quite deaf 10 the remon-
srances of Mr.. Shaw, and in few mo-
menls the chambers were quite clear, with
The exception Of Mrs. Mary Grantham,
who was sobbing bitterly. She then rose
and looked at me hesitatingly. Then
she looked at Mr.. Shaw. and she seemed
to be struggling to say something. She
placed her tand in her bosom, and drew
forth a ring tied to black ribbon, and
then with .convusiye effort she spoke
-.This this ring, is my only valua
BILE pos session. 4 was given to me thir
~ years ago BY him who il now no n,ore nfe,l !.