Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14

/ I tSOaekt he u About to perforz II
sas0ly us0ss asents that must have br9ugi. his
Uranium inso DANA giag contact with the
clsan iasisr ander wlich ha Nns ssandifs
lii is not deiig sssil & How every one es-
peciaisy an attorney loves generous Civ
er e
Mr. Richards appeared 10 be rendered
somewhat uneasy BY these strange demon
STATIONS He knew Ferret we'll. and evi-
dertiy suspected that something WIS wrong
somewhere Perhaps Mr.. Outlet, said he,
'lyou had better read the viii at once
This Was done: the INSTRUMENT devised in
legal and minute form all the property. real
and personal, To Ginletti Goreiii--a neutral
born subject of his majesty it appeared, tho
Of foreign parensage, and Of particularly for
eign education.
ALLOW me to sag, broke IN Mr.. Ferret
interrupting me rs ] was about to speak
/ ALLOW nae to say, Mr. Richards that thai will
4 does you credit. ii is, should say, first
/ rate sltfaiir, for a country practitioner espec.
! tally But Of course you submitted the
draught to counsel =
Certainly did said Richards, sartiy.
..So doubt--no doubt. Ciearness and
precision like that could only have proceeded
that will, Richards, for future guidance, you
may depend, the instant it is registered In
Doctor Commons /
Testing all very we'll but it is quite time
the farce should end sss
/ aFarcel" exclaimed Mr.. Richards So.
1 'Farcei' growled doubtful Mr.. Outlet
Farce murmured the beautiful Giuletta.
2 | M 4
4 it Is about one of the most charming and gen
( teei comedies ever enacted on any stage, and
the principal part, too, by one Of the most
charming of prinla doRnas. Allow me, sir
don interrupt me ! tits too delicious to be
! shared it is indeed Mr.. Richards, and you
Mr. Outlet, will you permit me to observe
that this admirable will has one slight de-
4 feet p ~
i A defectl where-how r.
1T is really heart breaking that so much
skill and ingenuity should be thrown away
but the fact is, gentlemen that the excellent
person who signed it had no property to be-
queath p ~ y
aaHow? y s7 n8H
/. Not a shilling's worth. Allow me, sir,
| if you please. This piece Of parchment, gen
tlemen, is, have the pleasurs to inform you,
4 y Inarrlage settlement. q
"a marriage settlement exclaimed both
the men of law in a breath.
"a marriage settlement, by which, in the
event ofiMr. Harlowes decease, his entire
property passes to his wife, in trust for the
children, if any and if not, absolutely to
herself Ferret threw the deed on the ta-
/ bic, and then giving way to convusive mirth,
1 threw himself upon the sofa and fairly shout
| ed with glee.
! Mr.. Outlet seized the document, and, with
! Richards eagerly prerused it. The proctor
then arose, and bowling gravely to his aston
ished client said, "rhe viii, madam, is waste
paper. You have been deceived" He then
left the apartment. 5t5;s.,,s,,
The CONSERVATION of the lady and her at
torney may be conceived. Madam Corelli,
giving way to her fiery passions, vented her
| disappointment in passionate reproaches of
the deceased; theIoniy effect of which was
to lay bare still more clearly than before her
own cupidity and folly, and to increase
Edith's painful agitation. | led her down
stairs to my wife, who, omitted to MENTION
had accompanied us from town, and remain
ed in the library with the children during
our conference. In a very short time after
wards Mr.. Ferret had cleared the house of
| its intrusive guests, and we had leisure to Of
fer our coincidence and congratulations to
| our grateful and interesting client 1t was
long before Edith recovered her former gay
ETY. and health; and doubt if she would
ever have thoroughly regained her old cheer
fulness and elasticity of mind, had it not
been for her labor of love in experimenting
and directing the education of her daughter
Helen, charming girl, who fortunately in
herited nothing iron her father but his
wealth The last time that ! remember to
have danced was at Helen's wedding, She
married a distinguished Irish gentleman,
with whom, and her mother, perceive by
the newspapers she appeared at Queen Vic
toria 5 court in Dublin, one, L am sure, of
the brightest stars which glittered in that
galaxy Of beauty and fashion. s{