Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-08-27

be quarrelling among one another about the
money, when I'm gone, and want will that II
hinder them; and who would get to draw it
but yourself-thc first lawyer in the three king
doms and more betoken, my old friends son P''
"Really, Mr.. Geoghagan, | must try to be
excused; my interference with your affairs al
ready"
"Ah, now, avick machree, why would you be
talking about that, and cutting short a dying
mans breath; let me tell all first, and then sure,
if you're for leaving me- can't help you. I'm
going counsellor, dear-going quick-but I'd
like to do justice first; so just put in legacy
OF 1000 now to my dear and valued friend,
meaning yourself, avick, and make it so that it
cant he broken, now"
Kedagh-my dear Kedagh-this is good, so
generous-really, / must forget and forgive,
now, though to tell the truth, Kedagh, cas
angry"
"Ah, Anthony, my darling, that is just like
your father-rest his soul-but deed ] was
wrong"
" kedagh-now-my dear friend-this gene
rosity-"
Counselor, dear, always intended it."
&C. My dear friend, this is, indeed a very mel
ancholy duty, and trust me, all my talents can
do, shall be done for you, to secure your little
property"
"Ah, Anthony, my darling, give me your hand
where are you, ayick?-I was sure it was in
your fathers son to be so generous-so now sit
down, counsellor, dear, and let us to business,
and don't forget the five hundred"
The will was drawn and approved, not for
getting the five hundreds and Kedagh, after ut
terring profuson of thanks, for what Malone
assured him was a will that all the lawyers in
Ireland couldn't break, requested it should be
left with him to get copied, after which, when
completed, it should be left with himself. Ma
lone, of course, acceded, and day was appoint
ed when he should return and receive the sacred
trust from the hands of the dying man The
day came, and with it, the punctual counsellor,
who was no little surprised to find Kedagh out
of bed, and much improved in personal appear
ance.
| am better, avick," said he, "thank good
ness-a deal better, and able to sit up; but sure
who knows hom long it will last with all the
trouble I'm in. May be now counsellor, DEAR
you could advise me bit-heres the will, ayick
put 1t up in your breast pocket safe, for deal
depends on that bit of parcel-but | was talk
ing about the law-it's this way, avick."
And Kedagh proceeded with a long explana-
tion of all the ms and outs of his new troubles,
and received from his kind hearted friend such
assurance of assistance as completely satisfied
him. From this time forward, Kedagh became
better by beautiful gradations of convalescence,
until at last he was reported as quite well to his
disappointed expectants. His cause was under
taken spiritedly by Malone, and it is needless
to say, that i, succeeded-the friendship of the
councillor became now as conspicuous as the
contrary feelings were formerly, and excited the
surprise of all who knew both, which was still
more heightened when Kedagh was called to
his people at LASTLY Malone's attending his
corpse to the grave as one of the chief mourn
ers, and conducting all the affairs of the funeral
No sooner was our poor hero safely deposited,
than Malone announced to the relatives that the
will was lodged with him, and collected all of
them in his paror tor the purpose of reading
the important instrument to them.
All preliminaries being arranged the parties
seated, sentiments of coincidence expressed on
all sides, and Kedagh's honesty and goodness
boldly asserted by every one, and defiance
hnrd az AZ ganusaysrs the will produced ac-
ding as he proceeded and settled with each de-
visee or legatee, as the case was, "My poor
father" blubbered one of the fortunates, and
another, in due succession, as they ascertained
their luck, the clerks voice could scarcely be
heard among the general din. Malone was,
however, listening all the time with that quiet
sort of satisfaction which we feel, when we
know that hope and certainty are to shake hands,;
until the clerk had dispatched the sentence i'm
mediately preceding his part of the will and
continued on as it were, skipping the important
sentence.
Now, now, Mathews, my good fellow said
the counsellor, interrupting him, do not be SO
precipitate, pray-go on--in such serious mat
ters as these it is very unbecoming to be so gid
dy-go on, if you please-and to my dear and
valued friend go on, pray-don't you see itP'
Faith, SIR said the puzzled clerk, looking
over the whole document, / don't see e'ere a
dear and valued friend in it, from top to bot
TOM"
Mr.. Matthews, you are insufferably stupid,
and really this will not do at all; give me the
WILL SIR and seizing from the hands of the ter
rified clerk he looked over and over it, but in
vain; the title could no longer be suppressed it
was too bad
Kedagh! Kedagh. you lived rogue, and you
died rogue shouted the outwitted lawyer, and
bolted out of the room, amid the ill-suppressed
laughter of the company.
Kedagh, true to the last, copied every line OF
the well-drawn instrument, but the part contain
ing the legacy; and gained all his ends, and
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