The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-12-28

seph as soon as convenient after our arrival
| and hearing that we bad reached England,
MIR. Mellor had 6Ied the following day for
the funeral, which, at Uncle Joseph's re-
| quest was to be as quiet as possible, Charley,
myself, Mr.. Mellor, and the medical man
alone being the mourners. And so we laid
the old man to his rest, in the village church
| yard, and returned to the home which now
should know him no more. We partook of
slight lunch almost in silence, and then
Mr.. Mellor, unlocking a small but strong
box, said, "You will probably now wish to
hear the contents of my old friends will. -
We assented. He then began the usual
| form; it was dated only some few weeks pre-
vious to his death
Almost all of Uncle Joseph's servants were
| remembered with legacies according to their
term of service Mr.. Mellor and myself
each received $4,000, and then the remain
der of his property, which consisted Of
The Weir, and Al income Of about GS,-
| 600 per annum, was left to his dear rela-
tive Charles Lancewood, clogged with one
condition. Charley gasped and opened his
eyes, for here Mr.. Mellor paused, and q
panied look came over his face. The prop
erty far exceeded anything that Charley had
ever expected; he felt startled at the amount;
but what could be the condition. He beg
ged Mr.. Mellor to proceed, which he did,
and then he heard that all this wealth was
to become his at the expiration Of one year
from the time of Uncle Joseph's death, pro-
vlded that during that time, or at the ex-
piration of it he married Mary Whitfield,
or Stanley, as she was henceiorth to be call
ed, the beloved grand daughter of Uncle
Joseph, who during this year would reside
at "The Weir, which was to be kept up for
her residence, Charley receiving the sum of
FL 900 at once; but if, at the end of year.
he declared his resolution not to marry Miss
Stanley, they were each to receive fl 900
per annum, the rest of his large property
being lett to various charities and for chari-
table purposes. Such also was to be the
case in the event of either Of them dying
during the year.
We sat like statues, staring at each other
during the reading of this extraordinary
document; and then Charley exclaimed,
why he must have been mad! he never
was married. t. ...
II beg your PARDON" said Nr. Mellor;
Mr. STANLEY was widower at the time of
his death. lie was married abroad, but his
wife died at the birth of their first child
who was daughter, and lived to grow up;
but she formed an attachment very displca-
ing to her father; and, on his refusing to
sanction the marriage, she eloped with her
lover, whose name was Whitfield and mar
ried him. From that time her father heard
no more of her, until you had been gone to
Paris about month, when he received o
letter from Mrs. Whitfield, who was Wild
dow, written on her death bed from small
town in Scotland, imploring his pardon for
herself, and protection Tor her only and or
phan child. Mr.. Stanley went at once: but
before he reached the place, Mrs. Whit
field was dead. He saw her quietly buried,
and then returleu, bringing with him the
laughter, who has been an immense comfort
to him, for his daughters conduct had been
source of great sorrow to him, and her
sudden reappcarance after all these years,
and her death in the midst of great priva-
ton and suffering, was heavy blow, and
in my opinion it shortened the old man IS
days"
Have you seen Miss Stanley or Whit
field? Which is it to be?'' | asked.
Mr.. Stanley expressed wish that she
should take his name, replied the lawyer.
"She is quiet, gentle girl, and will make
your friend very nice little wife"
THAT she never will! exclaimed Char
ley impetuopsly. ''My Uncle must have
been greatly mistaken if he thought I was
going to seek and marry wife for the sake
OF obtaining a fortune. am sorry to give
up the old place, where | have passed so
many days, but | never expected to succeed
to 1t, therefore it is no very heavy disap-
pointm Mt; but rather than deliberately
marry Miss Stanley as matter of business,
=! would lose every farthing am abun-
IDENTIFY satisfied with the alternative, and, as
she is also well provided for, the rest may
go, for ought ] care. | will not marry her."
DO not be in a hurry Charley" said /;
wait till you have seen her before you de-
cide
II do not wish to see her'' exclaimed
Charley, violently, indeed, decidedly OBJ
Ject to making her acquaintance; and shall
avoid her by every means in my power"
knew from past experience that it was
useless to attempt to reason with him while
IN this mood. | therefore turned to Mr..
Meilor, and inquired if Miss Stanley was ac-
quainted with the contents of the will.
yes, replied Mr.. Mellor; Mr.. Stanley
had described your friend in such glowing
ccolors to his granddaughter, that she, anx-
ious to fulfill her mothers dying injunctions
to obey her grandfather in all things, prom
ised that, if Mr.. Lancewood wished to mar
ry her, she would raise no objection.
What are you going to do with yourself,
Harry. said Charley; for my part, the
sooner | leave this place the better. / sup
pose my belongings can remain here for the
present. he said turning to Mr.. Mellor.-
When have found resting place, will
send for them
You had better let them remain here
altogether, | think" was the reply; to
which Charley did not vouchsafe any re-
sponse, but turned to me, seeking q reply
to his first question. .. .a..
:, u must 60 at once to my fathers, said;
and shall be only to glad if you will stay
With me as long as you feel disposed so to
MY invitation was at once accepted but
we did not remain long in England, as by
my fathers advice we determined to finish
the course of study we had commenced in
Paris tried several times during our So
journ there to shake Charley's antipathy to
Miss Stanley, but it was useless. At last
our studies were concluded, and we once
more returned to my fathers house, which
he had begged Charley to consider as his
home until he had decidedon his future line
of life. ~
We had not been at home very long be-
fore ] received an invitation from Mrs.
Archer a widowed connection of my. moth
er's. to spend a few weeks with her, and
participate in their Christmas amusements.
She had two children--one boy of twelve
or fourteen, the elder one daughter, about
twenty-one. There had been s1ndry tender
passages between Helen and myself; but
nothing quite final had been permitted in
the way of an engagement until such time
as my studies were completed. Hence this