Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-11

-as yen observed with great gis,i,.
Let her abide The conscquence.-s ST..
very properly remarked. Finch c!oi
she carry on tie oilmln's hasine.. I ISa'
say il will support her very we'll ,s''e
"Nhy, no. said Mr.. Collet. .p.;
died a bankrupt, and his widow and III ~
dren are dc stitute.' ''''i'
THAT does moi alter the oues;.,
said Peter Finch. Let Eriss's i;.miIr 'g !,
something for her. ~
$40 be sure!' said Mr.. Collet. apr;n.,
family are the people to DO some,l,:ng E.
her. She mustn't expect anyihias jlos, >,
must she John 2
Substitute, is she ? said John. .W;,
children. too Why this is another e. M
sir Confound it, I'm for letting her b.s
the hundred a-year.'
"Oh. John. John! What a breat dou.,,
said sIr. Goblet $50 You are ,ry;or,
follow Peter Finch through Stony Arab.
and turned back at the second s;epl Here,
a brave Traveller for yoa, Peter! Jobs
John, keep to your Arabia Felix. and lesva
sterner ways for very different men. Good,
bye, both Of you. I've no voice to talk anv
more. III think over al! you have sailp
He pressed their hands, and they lelitbe
room. The old man was too weak to
speak next day, and in three DAYS after
that. he caImy breathed his last.
As soon as the funeral was over, the will
was read by the confidential man of bust.
ness who had always attended to Mr.. Col,
let's affairs. The group that sa. around
him preserved a decrous appearance Of
disinterestedness, and the usual preamble
to the will having been listened to with
GREATNESS attention, the man of business
read the following in a clear voice:
81 bequeath to my niece, Emma Brfeg
notwithstanding that she shocked her fam.
Il lily by marrying an Gilman, the sum Of
four thousand pounds, being fully persuad-
ed that her lost dignity, if she could even
find it again, would DO nothing to provide
her with food, or clothing, or shelter.
| sJohn Mead smiled and Peter Finch
ground his tee,h-but in a quite, res9ec-
liable manner. The man Of business
went on with his reading:
"Having always held the opinion tina,
woman should be rendered rational End
independent .heings,-and having duly con.
| sidered the fac; that society practically
denies her the right of earning her own
IIiving-I hereby bequeath to Mary Sutton
the only child Of my old friend, Frederick
Sutton the sum of ten thousand pounds,
which will enable her 10 maras, or tore.
main single, as she may perier.'
| John Mead gave IA prodigious start upen
hearing this, and Peter Finch ground bis
teeth again-now in q manner hardly res.
prctable. Both, however. by violent
effort, kept silent. The man of business
wer, on reading Il have paid some al.
ter.;e., to the character Of my nephew,
John Mead, and have been grieved TO find
| him much possessed with feeling ii
philanthropy and with a general preference
for whatever is noble and true over what
lever is base and false. As these tender.
cies are by no means such as advance bin
in the world, | beq,ratE him the sum Of
zen thousand pomds-hoping that he will
thus be kept out Of the workhouse, and be
enabled to paint his great HISTORICAL pic.
Iture-which, as yet, he has only talked
about.
s'As for my ether nephew. Peter Finch
he views all things in SO sagacious and sell
fish way. and SO certain to get on in life.
! that should only insult him by offering an
aid which he does not require. yet, from
| his aliectionate uncle, and entirely asa
testimony of admiration for bis mental
acrteness, venture TO hope that he will
accept a. bequest Of FIVE hundred pounds
towards the completion OF. his extensive
library Of law book. ~
How Peter Finch Stormed, and called
| names, how John Mead broke into de-.
lirium ofjoy-how Mary Sutton cried and
laughed, add then cried and laugh To-
gether, all these matter shall MOI attend
to describe. Mary Sutton is now Nh
John Mead, and her husband has actually
begun the great historical picture. Re
ter Finch has taken no discolln,ing bills
and bringing actions on them, and drives
about in his brougham already.