Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-06-03
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The old mans eyes frightened UP, and,
after glaring on me for moment he spoke :
d'f you can draw my will, do il; quick,
now, for | must save my BREATH a.iai
turned to the table where l found pa
per, pens, ink, and everything necessary I;
and by the light of two sperm candles in
heavy silver candle-sticks / was soon busi-
ly engaged al the will. ...., ,a..-..s5 70
will not trouble you with the details,
nor, in fact, do remember them; but il is
enough TO say that a large amount OF pro-
perty, real and personal, bonds, mortgages,
ETC., were left, in The words of the will to
'my good and faithful housekeeper, Ange-
line -, as token of gratitude for her
long, faithful, and meritorious service.'-
But the concluding words of the will shall
never forget they were written from his
own mouth, and made me shudder as
wrote them. There is something fearful
yes, devilish--in this deliberately record
ing, in what purports TO be your last writ
Ten wish, a curse upon your own offspring.
And | felt, as wrote it, an involuntary
desire 10 tear the paper into fragments, and
TO rush from the room, but the thousand
dollars were like so many anchors, and
staid and wrote. PN' - ''a'l-' 'ii a.."
Il leave TO my daughter DoRA all the
satisfaction she can obtain from my hearty
curse. When rags whip about her in her
only home, the street, and dogs share with
her the refuse Of the gutter, she may regret
that she disobeved him who once loved
her, but who, dying, cursed her. ....,...
There was something like chuckle in
the direction Of old Angeline as the dying
wretch dictated these fearful words but as
l looked and saw the stern face as rigid as
marble, concluded must have been mis-
taken. | could not, however, divest myself
oil certain feeling that all was wrong. A
rch old man, accompanied by an old
housekeeper, and dying in a strange city
her anxiety to have the will so strong: the
curse on his daughter, and the large fee, all
conspred to make me feel that was being
instrumental in the accomplishment of some
villanous object. Again l meditated
the destruction ofthe paper, and again my
fee and my wants conquered. The will
was finished, and read it over loud, the
old man groaning, and the old woman
looking an. occasional assent; but when |
read the terrible curse, new actor appear
ed on the scene. ,..- ...-.., ~. ID
'Oh! tear it tear ii Oh God you know
not what you do.'
The plaintive tones of the voice touched
my heart, even before my eyes beheld its
owner; but when saw her, heavens and
earth what an angel she was The lam
guage is yet undiscovered, Harry, that is
competent 10 give you description of that
face, the eyes dancing with excitement,
yet liquid with tears the mouth proud as
Juno's yet compressed with anguish. Bot
why do | attempt description? The most
majestic, yet the sweetest countenance
ever beheld appeared to me, and not in
vain; for while the old man, weak as he
Was, jumped from his bed screaming sKill
her! kill hern I tore the will into frag-
menis, and we both fell to the door, he
dead, 'and | stunned by blow from the
heavy candestick welded by the old hag,
Angeline. .sis-l 4.l -,
When my consciousness returned. I
found myself in my own bed at my board
ing house, my host and hostess my sole
attendants. My mind was clear the mo-
ment looked about me, and knew had
been brought home, and was now confined
from the effects OF that blow. l resolved
to keep my old counsel, and to ascertain
what could Of the subsequent proceedings
of the night. Upon inquiry, l found that
| had been brought home by young gen.
tleman in carriage, who had left funds
tor the employment of physician, and
had also left letter for me. opened the
letter as soon as was alone, and found
fifty dollar bank-no:e. with these words:
'fou did last night deed worthy Of
more gratitude than our present means en-
able US TO express. The property which
so nearly belonged TO the Infamous hag
who struck you, will soon be ours, and
you shall then hear from US. Nav the
same kindness which prompted you to tear
the paper, seal your lips hereafter as 10 the
painful scenes Of last evening. .t
... ..e Jos ... Gratefully yours,
... .4r Dora AND HER HUsBAND.'
My first act was to conceal the letter
beneath my pillow; my second to call my
host aud tender him the amount OF my
board bill to my astonishment he told me
that my companion paid il when he lefl
the letter, II seems raved little about
my inability TO pay my host while was
unconscious, and thus the husband of Dora
tior had no doubt il was ne who brought
me home) had ascertained the fact and
paid my bill. Added 10 this my wound
was not severe enough to need any surgery
more than was offered by my kind landla-
dy so when had recovered, (which was
soonl | had only my office rent 10 pay, and
then resumed business with the larger part
OF the tlly dollars in my treasury. made
cautious inquiries about the - House as
10 The subsequent movements OF my myste-
rlous clients, but could only ascertain that
'hs old couple arrived on that eveniful
night, the old man ordering a pleasant
room In which he could die that the
young couple came by another conveyance,
aud had taken other rooms thai the old
mans body was immediately boxed up and
shipped Tor the north under charge of his
inan'seFyani that the old woman went on
alone and that finally the young man paid
ths whole bill, aud len also with biz wife.
10 DO my worthy h0a and his kind lady
hall justice, must say that they never sysn
hih.sd Al the matter, and | nsvsf had a
qlssiion 10 answer they probably took Il
lof granted that had hssa lhs victim oi
some bFoil, aud avoided annOy ing me by
' any 3elgFeuCe u a.