Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-08
WHOLE NO. 1856.

F1OW Strange. Sdlu MI. Levi btu
you advertise for him in the public pa
pers?'
why, no, said Esau; We had no par
ticular interest in bringing him here to-
night you know; but we drained out the
fish pond al Scrimbleto,,, and had The riv-
or dragged, but he didn't turn up in Ell
ther."
Very strange. indeed; and must say
very mysterious, toop said the man OF
law, with lowering countenance.
All. poor fellow!said Mr.. Hucklebones
do you remember the observation which
he made when we were all here last sum-
mer. Il may die. or Esau,' said he. IT'S
very strange. | hope his words may not
turn on: true as to himself.
well. said MrLevi, 'now 10 business
MS time is precious. Since our last meet
ing have made all necessary searches.
and find the pedigree of the family has
been stated correctly. II seems to me.
therefore. tina, the only person who will
be in q condition 10 claim the legacy Is
Mr.. Esau Scrimble, supposng that any
thing has happened to his cousin JACOB.
which, conless.I have much reason, from
he peculiar circumstances of The case. 10
fear and again the lawyer looked lower
ihgly at Esau. Are you prepared sir, To
prove. by certificate atiested by the
proper authoriiy-I mean when the time
comes-your age OF twenty-oneP
Certainly sir. Here is a copy of tho
registry of my birth, and it is duly Ger
tilted and signed by the rector af the par
ish and by Squire Bolderly, tho nearest
justice Of the peace. Be Sd good as 10
see tina. j! is all right"
Put up the paper, put it up. sir, please
for the present. said Mr.. Levi, very cold
ly, thrusting back the proiftred document:
The time is not yet come-many a slip
between the cup and the lip. Mr.. Esau
Who knows but your poor cousin jacob
may arrive before midnight
We'll, maybe he may, Mr. Levi, repli-
head, I've no doubt he will, if he's any
where within the British cominionS.--
Jacob was always wide awake fellow.
and just the man not 10 neglect the min
chance
At this moment, there WIS loud knock
at the door Of the outer chamber. that
made every one start, and Esau turn pale.
mir. Lewis clerk opened the door, aud
ushered man muffled up in cloak into
the inner department. The man ook off
his cloak very deliberately and then So,
down, after which he took his watch from
his fob. and looked at the hour, md said ?
II, 43 min. % Sec.
May ask sir, said Mr.. Levi. your
business
oh, said Mr. Hucklebones. I'll tell
YOU what brings him here. This is Mr.,
Pinionwheel, the great chronometrican.
You know you said. Mr. Levi. that limo
was the essence OF the contract, and so
thought it best TO have the highest living
authority upon that point; and requested
Mr. Pinionwhee! TO attend here tonight.
TO keep sharp look out upon the time.
Il can't sufficiently admire your fore
thought, sir. said the lawyer. with rs
nenr an approach to a smile as he allow
ed his features the relaxation of indulging
| in. Pray, sit down. Mr.. Pinionwheel.'
Tint gentleman took his seat. aid tho
next instant the clock Of ST. Pauls told
the third quarter.
Right. within three seconds said Mr..
Pinionwheel. again consulting his watch.
while we are waiting. Mr. Hucklebones
said one Of The foriieth cousins, 'peshaps
you will be so kind as to tell us some
thing about our deceased relative. Did
he leave much PROPERLY
"A pretty considerable amount, sir
something over S200.O00.'
How much may that be Of our mon
ey?'
well, about 100000
Indeed, and did he leave any requests
to his relatives in general--nothing TO
buy morning rings, you know?'
NO, cent
| And who gets all these dollars, may |
TASK. sir9"
| oh. certainly, he left 81 900 to Lilly,
and 81 900 to SNOWFALL. beside giving
each Of the girls her freedom-remarkablc
nice niggers they are-twenty dollars TO
each slave on the farm, trifie Of $40. :
600 to each myself and co-executor. and
the residue to the Cosmopolitan Ragged
School Of Cincinnati. Ohio
suppose. sir. the will is NIL regular
4 We'll, am sure don't know: but Mr..
Levi, can answer that question. sup
pose
All right and formal. said the gentle
man appealed TO. The duplicate is in
my possession. and may be inspected by
nny member Of the family Of Scrimble,--
Here it isgentlemen''
The lawyer spread the will on Tie ia
, bic, and the company amused themselves
by reading i, over. by way Of passing
time. [, was hopeless investigation,
there was not n cent. as Mr.. Huckiebones
said, LEFT 10 any Of the Scrimbles, exceP'
the SIS 900; and there was not a flaw in
the document, nota blot. nor erasure:
and at the foot was the testators name, in
big, sturdy. independent characters, with
dash at the end. as much as to say
There's the handwriting OF man OF
sound md disposing mind. memory. and
discretion, who knows what he's about,
and doesn't care q straw who is pleased.
and who isn't, by jiugop And SO time