The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-21
Lawyer Crumstone ;
OR
WEEDS BEFORE wID0wH0oH

On>r move thev jumper lnb VIZ hs->ANs
III .sy, .t said .hs driver, :. The s,sorn,yt-S
on the carriage aep-
what's n my nanr"
81 didn't bargain for this YOU Know.
"f6nt bargain for whGtf'
IVY, 70 tahs hup a fresh party ~ every ouse re
stop At. begsh -ith the lsdy, then you Timp, M
then the parson folIs~> then the Admiral sud -
goes Al this rate, ny orso Won't 'und W. 10
alone The ANletree"
Confound your impudenec, rr. Drve n Car.
tain HGlysru's II Bellevue Face - said the lS~yeV
an.rly
The ny was drawn With some difficulty W tho
above address In consc Iueucc = he horses sAyins
at two ehasily muies Who stood on ths s,p. 90
either side 4 the door Admiral sent his eardf
And preseuuy the whole party as received " NY
Jsf7c- HAlyard, nephew ofthe deeessed Ciplnn.
Tie Ntrney explained Their business IN "~
words The 4apf sw WAS furious
"W.f' secret nArriarer widows p'nnon
identify bc'Iy" No ~ noting Of the kind shSn
take p'Nce With my sanction Res7esn "onh %
impossttic the coffin Is already screwed down
fLa s,torney tooS tho young man an H.. "This
may prove" said he, "a more serious affair thhu
you rippose do not know 20 what crtent gov
benefit " hs will bIt n sou fstl 90 ccafdent tnaA
your uncle made 90 Cl.uICSine marragf, do not
csc tie lest OF prrtutity Of ~ provn NC tie claims
~bch =. present this eerilhrs'e certainly s"eFns :"
iu~f,"
Couridarins the matter in this new lFta. NJ.
H4lyArd CONSENTED. sAd carpenter VS. fcvcssd N
OF en- the coffin. The four gentlemen enterei 10
70, IN, leaving the lady Town stairs, NJ Pm'res
had no sooner soen &c tody than bis doutts w."
at an end.
~ knew this poor gentleman PERFECTLY vel by
sight" said he, 81 have en- HIM in h.sunforn
hundred Nme', hut the person married vas Of sdu-
fer, ut appearance lie stouter, dArksr in CON-
piey ou--in Short. ibis was not the man"
Al this instant theirs WAS violent ringing ~ ma
| bel below. Mr.. H.lyArd stepped out Of e room
10 give hrcctious that no one should oe sdmised-
| tut met ~ a servant on the stairs.
| ar YOU . cas-, sir. there's 16mae below wants
" 49, NJ. turusto re direcily," sail the foosm n
| The attorney was tnen summoned, aud von'
down.
IT,, new ,,nor wsss lttle vona-, dressed N
| rusty black ;se puffny very hard A. n sne
| had jus, bcea running match AGAINST tine
| NJ Crunstono besan to think Il Vas smother
soi-disdnt widow, and assumed stern demeAnr'
| as he iuqu red her business.
"Is TINS Csp',n Halysrd's house. si'' she sssp'
| cd At lengtb.
"oA, pleas. air. ! am ~ glad. Theirs boen .
female party here ca Inns herself tne Csp WIDOW
| sin't here sifr'
| "welI," said the attorney, what them
| 40, please, sir, she amt no more lis widow
| nor / am, sir-no-nor Yet s. much for han .
widow, sr; but abe AIM no widow a. all, sir, boa
wife to Dill Halya ard, shipwrshrs man down 70 the
docks and please, sir MS all . makeup; aud
when hoard Of :, ! ran IS hard "a ooulo to you.
| rr-thafb wot dl1.'
told you A.. gentlemen" sad young HalyarL
a- the adm raj Joined them, kn'" 'his was IN
Infamous hoax"
~ am ,iraid Il IT, indeed sir" said the attorney,
look ng very blank "why, gracious INC, Tor.
| yot-why, where's the NO"
I'D, you mean TIC person who came with you N
he hackney coach, sri" said tue servant
| ELSEWHERE is shcf'
as e len ,he house while you up stairs ur
she said 10 coul4n't wait no LONGER, sir, and I'D
there WAS no mediate hurry for her business, sir,
size would look in sgsin smother day"
| "And told me you would settle or the Nv, air, y
sAd the driver who had Just come in, touching hss
re admiral convulsod with suppressed laughter.
| walked 70 the window aud ondesvorn- 10 appear
very serious, only succeeded IN looisng unusually
> purple.
A quarter Of an hour Afterwards workman er
tered one Of the out houses occupied by artisans "
. the dockyArd The house, or rather shed Has diyld
, ed into portons-viz; ground floor. and = Ion a
bedroom above, communicating With eAoh other b,
means Of Ss.ep-ls1der.
Finding no one IN tho work shop, the msn ven
| n the foot Of the ladder aud shouted, "Bll Hal
"Hullog' said voice mp stairs
: 81 say, you're wanted TO the Admirably"
i | "MhA atouN"
!. "oa, / don't know. Come row your rniscus AA
=, got into, Dhink," said THE man. How Isver
- | you're 10 look sharp"
q. "Ai right I'll lie down directly
" 1uere wAsAppe wing on the tAtle below n
8 man took IL up and filed u with toeao troE
J pouch which he carried
lie nad s,roled uD and down, smoking in fro-
4 Of Ihe house for some rn minutes or &C. Vhe
hI'ANl NhN ue' no r. -cukclNu NC i'N'H AA'
y called BIZ HayArdl"
- There was no answer this time
Y Bother the fellow he's gone 10 sleerA think.
10 snd the man anu spr tnz up sue ladder.
He found II,lyArd lying on the foor-not .so>
cs but dead-with his throat cut.
r. The reef Of the story Is soon told. The Pr.
wretch bad entered into conspiracy with his vi
, 80 obtain pension from tho Admiralty, fsncyir
IN that a. he b re precisely the same tho d
ne ce,sed captain, she might psss herself o6 Is
" widow.
or lhero 10 reason 70 suppose tha' his vile was u
orisiuAtOr Of the plot. Ho had himself hither
= borne An excel ent character and now, oyercou
" with remorse ami q dresi of tho cousequcu,ss
IN his crime, he had committed suicide on the fr
ao | alarm Of d iscovery.
IUt HIS wife made her escape; and IN spite q d
=, | trSglcA aud unexpected ISSUE Of the affair, II
u believed vat no steps were taken towards her ca
- ture or punlshmrnt.
-; The END.