The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-29
The Wife's Dover.
BY a Skfikkb ArfOhNEf.

,emptiBIe men that was ever permitted to
walk the Earth. His brother Peter was not
whit Bettet--so that it wonld appear that
meanness ran in the blood Of the family
John was pretty well of, SO fer as this
worlds goods were concerned. His proper:
ty was all invested in d building, which had
cost him about thirty .thohsand dollars. He
did not marry until he was forty, probably
from the fear Of incurfihg unnecessary e4-
pense, and when finally he did take wife,
it was only as he would have taken Ro6se.
keeper or servant. 'H .aa,
Mrs. Gordon was poor woman, and had
been obliged to work very hard for living.
Probably, she married on purely prudential
considerations, for she could not possibly
have loved such an abortion Of man ss
John Gordon. She took good care Of her
husband, and treated him better that he de,
served, and waA,in every respect on obedi.
ent and faithful wife. All she received in
reture was the meagre support which her
husbands house afforded her. . IL. ......
When they had been married some three
geSrS, John Yves taken sick, and fingered
~ ny fot a year, during which time his wife
was an excellent and devoted nurse. Her
whole aim seemed to be to discharge her
duties to her lord with fidelity. She had
made bargain with him, and she performed
her part OF the contract with scrupulous ex-
actnessv ..s..r .-s.. ...q ........ .s.r..
Uhe DAY heard that John Gordon wus
dead. It was small loss to the communi.
ty, and | could rot think Of plying his wife,
for her lot would certainly be omeliornted by
his departure. She would be entitled to
one third of the incc me of his real estate,
which, for poor woman, as she has beeni
and having no luxurious tastes to crafty,
would be Princely stipend. 3. r p ,.r...
neither thought nor heard any more Of
John Gordon or his wife for two months,
when woman appeared at my flee and
introduced herself as the latter. .. ... r..
"Mine is very bad case, Mr.. Docket"
said she seating herself by my side.
'Indeed, Madam, I thought you were very
comfortably provided for. You have one.
third OF the income OF your husbands estate,
or about thousand dollars year."
ait seems I am not to have this" she re.
piled, sloomiiy. r.... -: y, a....
"Nut to have it!'' ...
"peter Gordon has takeb possession ct
.lie estate, declaring il belongs to Hin. He
says my husband sbla it 10 him few weeks
befose he aled," .l~ .r. .r..
"Hu& could that be!'' - s#- 81.
"Peter showed me the deed, aid says it
has been recorded"
"boes he! SO much the better for you,
madam. The law gives you one.half Of
his personal estate-" .. ..s ..-.
"But he sold it for enc dollar;" interrupt
ed Ms. Cord III,
"He could not sell It without your con.
cnrrence. Did you reease your right to
dover on the premises!" n..
"No, sir: Pe,et says did, though. and
shows me my naute, dty witnessed, OF the
deed" ..s.--. ..s ~. ,,.
"Didh't you sign it!" tg""
"Nb; Sir" 'a@ E2~@7 49,.
"Then it is forgery" ~. ~-.
81 suppose it is." ., ,f.4sg-
"You ure confident you did not sigh your
name to the deed!" .'."
81 am very sure did not, aid for very
good reason" W..a @s
How's thatl 'a.s. = ~- r- .s
81 cannot write; never wrote my name.
I wds b~nnght up in the country, where girls
did not gel SO much schooling as now. My
folks were very poor, uhd | never had
chance to go to school," replied Mrs. Cor.
duh, With some Confusion. -.f".71'
"tid your husband know that yot could
hot @tite I" eayts q l, a,a IL,
hSu; never told him." ,",s '.g
I dismissed Her wifi the reauest that she
she would call The next day. went to the
Registry Of Deeds, and found that tirt. Gtt.
don had told straight story. Her miset.
able, contemplate husband had given his
property 10 his brother, in his last days, so as
TO cheat his wife. who had cared for him in
health aud nursed him in sickness, Of her
just claim upon his estate q ~ @'N%'
He was villain / need not say thai
/ felt a deep interest in the case OF my cli'
ent, and resolved to bring matters to an issue
ct once. The next day, when she called,
she directed me to her sister, by whom it
could be proved that Mrs. Gordon could not
write her name; who had seen her make her
mark often, within very short time.
The person who professed to have wit
messed the signature Of Mrs, Gordon was
clerk in the Office Of Peter. My first move
was ID take steps to arrest him on a charge
A II fraud, and to sue his employer for my
clients share Of the rents, which he had just
collected, and which he had refused TO pay
4 over 10 her. 1s haa 40 rs yaif.aE
\ When I had proceeded thds far, ! receiv
ed a visit from Peter Gordon. y .ss Y
nWhat do you mean, sirt" be asked rathe
. sourly. }ai aGo ss.'se II iaa.tygi Eis% }at +
II mean to getjdsticesfot the widow"
replied. ~a,:l .stl N ,.,.s ,s.t Ia. M,
4 aHer husband was worth nothing when b