The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
The WiEc's Bower.
BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY

knew him to be one of the meanest and
most contemplate men that ever was
permitted to walk the earth. His bro
ther Peter was not q whit better; so it
would appear that meanness ran in the
blood of the family.
John was pretty well off, SO far
as this worlds goods were concerned.
His property was all investedin build
ings which had cost him some thirty
thousand dollars, which he made pay
him an income of about three thousand
dollars. He did not marry until he was
forty, probably from the fear of incur
ring unnecessary expense; and when,
finally, he did take wife, it was only as
he would have taken housekeeper, a..
servant. N.
Mrs Gordon was q poor woman, and.
had been obliged to work very hard for
aliving. Probably sho married on pure
fy prudential considerations, for she
could not possible have loved such an
abortion Of a man as John Gordon. She
made a mistake, but she meant right.
She took good care of her husband,
treated him better than he deserved, and
was in every respect an obedient and
faithful wife. All she received in re-
turn was the meagre support which her
husbands house afforded her.
When they had been married somes
three years, John was taken sick, and
fingered along for n year, during whic
time his wife was an excellent and de-
voted nurse. Her whole aim seemed
to be to discharge her duties to her lord
with fidelity. She had made a bargain
with him, and she performed her part
of the contract with scrupulous exact
ness.
One day I heard that John Gordon
was dead. 1t was q small loss to the
community, and ] could not think Of
pitying his wife, for her lot would GER
tainly be amcloratcd by his departure.
She would be entitled to one third Of the
income of his real estate, which, for a
poor woman, as she had been, and hay
ing no luxurious tastes to crafty, would
be princoly stipend.
neither thought nor heard any more
of John Gordon or his wife, for two
months, when q woman appeared at my
office, and introduced herself as the
latter.
s. Mino is q very hard case, Mr..
Docket said she, seating herself by
my side.
- Indeed, madam, thought you were
very comfortably provided for. You
have onc-third the income Of your hus-
bands estate, or about a thousand dol
lars q year"
''It soems I am not to have this,% she
replied, gloomiIy.
Not to have it -
''Potcr Gordon has tal1en possession
of tho estate, declaring it belongs to
him. He says my husband said it By
longcd to him a few weeks before his
dcath.'' -
"Iow could that be ?" &.
"Pctcr showed me the decd, and says
it has been recorded"
docs he! SO much tho better for
you, madam. The law gives one half
of his personal estate--''
But he sold it for one DOLLAR" intor-
ruptcd Mrs. Gordon.
sIIe could not sell it without yom
concurrence. Did you reltase ysu1
right to dover in the premises !":'s
''No sir; Peter says | did, though,
and showed me my name, duly witness
cd, on the deed.''
Didn't you sign it - , ..
F'No, sir.''
'Then it is forgery"
AZ suppose it is.''
s'You arc confident you did not sign
your namc to the dced!"
81 am very sure l did not, and for 8
good reason"
sIIow's that 2"
81 cannot write; | never even wrote
my name. / was brought up in the
country, where girls did not got SO mQcl
schooling as now. My folks were very
poor, and / never had Il chancG.to rs
3, Sc1,I1T' - rC,,li,I Mrs. Gordon Will