Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-02-05

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swer, ana stepped aside.
E sWell, neyer,' exclaimed one Of the young
! ladies
Who could have toue in added another.
sBe silent will yong cried the irritable
@iai len, or tell me where can fnd it,
'lihY, it is in Deacon Gray's hat pressed in
50 tightly that We cannot remove IT,
80, he upon you, aunt! Sncb hint, and
f.l9 deacon only recent whiower,' exclaimed
sho laughing nephew.
Auot Sally seized her muif, but tllo hat ad-
hered most a9ectionately TO it, BY an angry
wrench IT was liberated, and the anoffendine .
Pat flew acrorS the entry, projected by the Wig
QroilS ioot OF the ncensed luaien. When II
arrived at the rerminus of It's short Journey.
it bad assumed most questionable shape, and
rs condition might certainly have been termed
Shooting bad.
III pay yon for this, young man.
Don't trouble yourself, dear aunt. So far
es / ain concerned. you are entirely well
come
ou will perhaps tell me that you have ha,l
nc hand IN this natter
No, ! will tell you no faIsehood about il;
ba' | intended it as 4 joke upon the stiff dea-
con as much or more taan upon yourself
'At least, 1t is but an i'll trick YOU have
played upon me, aud now mark ms words: You
Shall have reason to remember this mnfT TO the
!atest day Of your existence
s41s you please. aunt, since yon take 1t so
ssrously, but didn't think that silly joke
'sould have thus offended you
Time TINS passed on, and young Strong
Rrospered famcusly in his business. He had
stDasSed sufficient means 10 be enabled 10 nay
his aunt the sun she had loaned Em. bnl she
declined receiving il. alleging that she prefer.
ff1 to have it m interest. 10 the meantime he
iiaa also persuaded the gentle Lucy to share
iiis fortunes. As for aunt Sally, singular
iaania seemed to possess her. In matters of
real estate, stock, &C.. she hal become a per-
feet alehemiSt, turning al to gold
The neigbors all looked on aod wondered,
hnt none dared demonstrate with her. She
gas often seen 10 visit the office %. Squire
-, and il wss ruu,ored tlas she was
making the final arrangement for the bestowal
OF her property after her decease. TIE alf.ir
of the mutf was not forgotten, and it was cur
rcut VITA the good villagers tha, Fred would
have to psy dearly for the 'ioke
One morning the village was ali ac,iop.-
During the night the spirit of the redoubtable
lady had taken its fight She was found dead
in her chair, ana had died - she lived, alone.
She had alarmed no one, during tie night. nor
had she suffered previous illness CURIOSITY,
ot conrse %as iutense on the subject OF her
will, aud it was produced as soon as decency
would allow. All her connections we're pres
ent, and their eager, hopeful suxions couurc-
nances would have furnished rare subject for
the pencil Of an artist. The reading OF the
will proceeded, until it was finished except
single codicii. Elch Of her relatives, except
her nephew, had been remernbered-some to :.
greater extent than others, but noue consider
able.
At all events, not oue-third Of Der fortune
had been dispensed, aud as the co6icil only re-
manned, all eyes we're turned 10 Frederick
Strong IS the lucky one after all But what
was their surprise, when they found thar it on
y made him the recipient OF her old sable
nuf aud contents. The word contents again
excited their cGripsity, aud to satisfy them,
tie article was produced and found 20 contain
i simple paper sewed on 10 the lining. When
detached aud opened, in the bold haul writing
OF Aunt Sally were found these words:
DEAR NEPREw.-You will doubtless APP
pTeciato this, the last joke shall ever be gull
~ Of, as appreciated yours on certain time
yon remember God bless You and yours
Farewell
Frederick declared he was satisfied. The
old lady had fairly retorted upon him, and he
certainly deserved nothing better at her
hands.
But what bad become of aunt Sally's money!
that was the mystery, aud it became MOI e
and more mine days wonder to the worthy
villagers who discussed it on every occasion.-
She was known to have large sum of money
at various banks, but all this the anxious rela-
tves ascertalned was drawn out few days be-
fore her death. Squire A. was consult
cd, who had drafted the will, but he stoutly
that the will covered the whole Of
her property, and he would have nothing fur
ther to do with il.
One evening, about six months after the old
lady 5 death, while Frederick was conversing
with his wife, the subject of the muff was intro
duced.
THAT was a costly joke ofyo urs, dear Fred
said bis vito gaily.
But gos the muff at al events, Lucy, and
HDdt - oStleI' 10 oHe las Conle forward 10 claim
the three thousand dollars which she loaned me.
| feel confdept she intended 10 present it to-
me and therefore destroyed my note'
'Iiet us have a look at the old relic, Fred, if
the moths have not eaten il wholly up | will
return with it in q moment.
The muff was produced, and, as Lucy pre-
dictcd, the lining was wofuly moth eaten.
MY dear wife, You must look 10 this. for
prize it dearly on good Aunt Sally's account
think you had better rip out the lining, and
renovate the whole with campher'
Lucy took her scissors and commenced at once
on her task,
What can the ol lady have stuffed it with
1 wonder! Why, Fred, instead of cotton she
has waddcd it with dirty brown paper.