Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-02-24

tt1'fis AA-h Niln Dfi-hts uArk eyes A1urcs-
sed her.
Mrs Gneldi. presume.
Yes. sir
She asked him to walk in. and he did 80.
tie other folio-ing.
In ths littIe Parlor tAey sat down.
You are Mrs Hannah Gneidt. Oliver
Gneldrs wifes-
Yes sir. IL - about-about-exeus
me. you look IKE lawyer. and I fear It's
more trO9ble for Oliver
ReAssure yourself. msdane. Yoar
husband = not concerned. save tbroogh you.
and that ! hope pleasantly. 1osr name
~ss Burns. before you we're married?-
Yes ar. Hannah Barns
DO you r~unenbcr date. ueug-
NO. sir-
You have. perhaps. record. % taniiy
evenis--your Own birth. your parcns's mar
riags. your grandfafher's deaihY''
Hannah Gneli, ~Cnderiasly replied. II
have my mother. Bale. And they ten ne
is all there
Z" How far baok'-
To grandfaiher's birth. believe
grandiather Barns. be had one ehiId. and
am the only one my parents ever bad. oil
YER se' do-n our Wedding day. and our two
boys birihlay.-
d" And your great grAndiather. The rec
ord % his death is there7-
" I don't know yOa may see Wait. III
call Oliver.
Gong % the door. Hannah took down
born. used i0r that PurPo.e. and uttered
eau. Which brought Oliver Gnellt home
from The scli AZ once.
lie also seis alarm. bat explanation. quiet
81 him- Almost A. much a.ionisbed As b.
wife be brought ont the oil bible.
" The death of my ~ife's great grandla-
ther. ZebuioH Baras. Is not here. = be .aid.
90 The 6rst record Is IN ~. had. believe.
Il Is The birth q his eldest chHd.-
Z - h proved. and the lawycr looked Dis
Appointed.
lOu eannot remember The dAy Of his
death: Ae SAD. - mean the date Of it"
lie died long before I vas born. said
Hannah. % AM ibossh rich. leit nothing 70
grandfather. TLey had qsarrclled. l be-
less- Sae told Oh stories ofhsa. lie
must have been very eccentric. and 4 ser
want or hogsekeePer had great influence
over han she had The properly. iAink.
MArgey -Margery--"
Margery wilbsr. / think said The
lsuyer.
Yes. said IIaanah. II reneuber nov ~
loa arr quict people. not likely to talk
too Hlueh. sad the la-ysr. Il VII tell
yoa something. We have found a -in
among tbe eGccts % a legal gcntlem.a -hO
died 'ery suddsuiy IA a g of apOpleEy.
Don't bOPe TOO mach. Hasnd. A.in a yopr
iavor-tA@t is. nO- IA yogr f.sor. "a you-
father. only child
r Hsnnsh elstehed her LosbAad'. hand.
%" Ia . ~ritien BY one on his death bed.
dAssd tie i0th Of March. IL. and leave.
al h's property TO your father. his grand
son. ihon . 10y. Ilash. don't hore TOO
much. Margcry Wilbur or her hairs nov
hoid tbs property under a y ia dated Marcb
Is. H."
o. later viil. Sad Oliver. Then. of
course. they are TIE rigbsiui r-ossesor..
Nhat need oi al thisS-tbe latest rin must
stand
" Not u ri is a torgsry. = sad the la-yer.
Oliver laughed the bitter laugh q care
and disapPointment.
o. Wa can prove that Lo sad.
o. ~ one. perhaps. Yet the record Of
TIE cd mans death might
"A nsn whose diving band .ignedauiH
on thc l0th % Mar-h wouid sca-celv make
another on the i5th We believe ia for
gerry. written on obi psrchment. since iLc
discovery - ibe one { have spoksn o.
Margery wibor took possession 9Th no
legal forms. for ~ ore appeared o. contest
ler i'iis. Where ~as your rrest rrandf,-
tier bnricd'~
Here. 'ail Hannah They say b.
rss bfcught down A. his rrqrea ~.
Nil.rr a. chisi mourner. asd his son
granliafher--nof even sent for An ola
grase-yari somewhere. Ob. Oliver OIL
yer.-
sie turned quite uhiis. and uftercI
gy- Oliver that must b. ihe rrsve-vssd
on Graz place that b. dog over last -in,s-
.n the sam 'reii.-
Ihen It is gone said Oliver. and
our lat boz Efh it. 30. gentlemen. roo.i
lsck couh nsteF clmc to ~. Poverty
means to ,inr to us o. CO. ii.t. Iui,h
voa better ciirnt.-
Oliver. Oliver gAsped Hannah Gneil'.
.. ted ne cne fl.n- Zebu'on uas rrest