Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-12

judgment again him one day. Sooner than
: have one penny of his money now, I'd
don't pull my hand, Hannah; / know what
I'm saying-Pd see my wife and children
lie dead in the streets. Look here, sir
/ look here; there is some of uncle Zeb's
work r.
. The man had suddenly barred his arm,
} and was pointing to ring of liyid flesh
/ that encircled it. @
"When was lad be hung me up BY
that arm, and bsat me with q rope, because
l wouldn't do his dirty work. / forgave
him that though, years ago, for got on in
the world without him, and got married,
and was happier than be had ever BEEN
But now that he tries to set my own chill
dren agen me, as he once tried TO set me
agea my wife, l wish the Lord may"
20, Richard, don't, don,tp His wife
put her hand upon his mouth, and stayed
the curse on bis lips. aDon't say them
bad words, don't Dick, dou't. Remember
what you tell the boys always. O.! my
poor manw
She clung to her husbands shoulder,
and wept there.
"You're right, my lass. I preach, but
l don't practice"
Richard Mallet drew deep breath, pas
sed his hand over his wet brow, and sat
down on the chest, with the veins all swol- |
len in his face, and his limbs trembling
with the effort to subdue himself.
ais there anything more to read, sir? I'll |
know it if there be, if you please
"No, nothing but the usual clauses for
| giving proper power TO the executors
merr matters of DETAIL" said the old law
yer, apparently i'll at ease
"Then, sir" said Richard slowly and de-
liberately, "I'd like to say once for all, in
the presence of you and my wife as wit
nesses, that / hereby refuse to have, and
renounce, for me and for my child, every
farthing of this mans money"
Richard uttered these words as selemnly
as though they lad been proper, legal
oath of remuneration, and then, with look
of relief, got up and kissed his wife,
Don't cry, my woman; we'll be going
home again."
"Yes; better do so, perhaps-better do
SO, Mr. Mallet" said the lawyer. But i
must remind You that-that the property
of the deceased is left to yoar child and
not to yourself. Il is in the hands of trus-
tees. You cannot therefore reuoance what
is not your own. However, we'll talk mat
tiers over together tomorrow, at my Of
fee" The cloud that came over Richard
Mallett's face at these words did not dis
appear again that night. He went home
in silence, nor spoke one word to his wife
all the way.
For the first time in his life, be drove
Jessie away from him, when she brought
her stool and knitting to sit at his feet;
and for the first time since they were born,
the boys went to bed without their fathers
kiss. |,
CHAPTER II-How THE REVENGE II
WORKED. IL
Richard Mallet never closed his eyes that
night He got up at six next morning, l
had his breakfast, and then, as thoug l
nothing had happened, went and did half
a days work before going 10 the lawyers ,
office. ,s
His wife stood and watched bis manly I
figure as be strode down the street in the q
blue light of early morning; and then, as {
he turned the corner, she went back to her i
6rside, and sat and cried as though her s
heart would break, till the milkman came o
round with the mornings milk. t
It was a long day at home. Jessie won 4
dered what made her mother so sad aud S
absent, and why she sat and looked at her [
so strangely at times. h
care you angry, mother7" asked the I
child once, as she caught one of those looks C
fixed upon her. r
"Angry, BARN? Don't talk-don't talk.
Perhaps it would have been better you'd v
pever been born, my poor girl. The Lord t
only knows" and the mother turned away d
from her little daughter with tears in her
eyes and forebodiDg heart. p
When Richard came home, his wife saw b
by the expression of his face that the mat
ter was decided in some way.
Hannah" said he, laying down his tools, d
and wiping his face with a handkerchief "
he took out of his cap-sit's as he said Il
Our child has got this fortune, ard we {,
can't take it from her. He tells me Jessie c.
is worth twenty thousand pouudsr il
"Twenty thousand pounds, husband = a
What? Twenty thou! Oh dear, dearw 81
The poor woman laughed and cried in "
the same breath. Twenty thousand pounds
It was impossible not to rejoice. Uncle B
Zeb's maledictions were forgotten for a $,
in thedazzling visions those words
raised before the mothers eyes. - m
"Call Jessie here" said Richard, sitting
down. see 3 a.-e,7s q. al
And Jesse came to her fathers chair and 3
looked up wistfally into his face. 1t was ST
new to feel afraid of father; but pl
Jessie did feel so, as she beheld the way in
which be looked at her. h,
"Jessie, my girl, I want to talk to you," re
began Richard. "Now listen to what Il
| am goin' to say: yours cute little lass, d.
and can understand me, / know. Uncle nj
lebedee's will has been opened, and we to
find that he's left all bis money to you.- AZ
You'llbe very rich woman one day, and vi
yon'll have big house of your own
The pale face of the. child flashed, and \.
her eyes sparkled. n
~You're very glad, Jessie, amt your sh
eyes, father, I am glad. Shall we have al
} home of our own, then and garden ?" m
ayes you will. And you'll wear fine d.
;lothes, and live with grand folks, who are oil
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