The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-10-25

"Left me n legacy, papaY-meV' ex-
claimed. "Why, / never spoke to him. 1t
must be a mistake, Surely you are joking,
papa" yarr avg...r. EEE
enough" said father. "But fear you will
be little hurt at the terms 1t IS bequeath-
ed in. Mr. Reynolds, who was old Ja-
cob's LAWYER, showed me the will, and !
have copied the part of 1t concerning yonr
legacy. Shall read it to you, or will you
read it yourself2" ~ rfg
"Read it, please, papa" said I. "But
how can be hurt? He can't say any
thing very bad Of me, can heH"
"My dear Nelly" said my mother,
"there is nothing 70 hurt you much. Mr..
Braidwood had not very refined feelings, /
and was very plain spoken; but you are
sensible, Nelly, and won't mind"
After all this preamble felt quite ner-
vous. ..u
"well, Nell" said my father, "here it
is; we won't keep you any longer in sus-
pense." My father then read as follows /:
-'1 give and beqneathe to Ellen Warner
the sum of five thousand pounds, because
she is the daughter ofan honest man, and
because she is so ugly she will never get a
husband, and, furthermore, as some needy
rogue might marry her for the sake ofthis
FIVE thousand pounds, stipuate that II the
said Ellen Warner marries any one with
an income of less than one thousand
pounds IA year, the said five thousand are
to he restored to my heir"
What woman could confess that such
words did not give her a pang? l always
had known that was plain but to hear
it thus broadly stated without any soften
ing was a shock. However soon recov
cred from it, and said gaily, "Mamma, I'm
very much obliged to Mr.. Braidwood, i
always knew that was ugly, and l al
ways wished for some money. And oh,
papa is it really mine and can do what
> I like with it ?" the reality of my wealth
striking me very forcibly.
}. "Of course, Nell, you cannot touch the
d principal Just now" he replied, "but the
i. Interest is yours, and you can soon begin
to enjoy it. Mr.. Braidwood has been very
to thoughtful, he has left you the five thous-
: and free of legacy duty, and has directed
that his shares in the Great Banking Com
h pany, which are ofthe value of five thous-
. and pounds, be transferred to you so that
" you will have no trouble in investing your
h money. The bank is paying six and a
e half per cent. just now" -.-r,-.
3. "Then there will be really more than
three hundred pounds year, papa" said
I, "and l can spend it. Oh, how nice =
d Then mamma, we can get pony carriage
u for you you know the doctor said it would
mako you quite strong, fyou could drive
y every day a new drawing room carpet !;
N and you and i, mamma, will have new silk
dresses and mine shall be a bright blue" "
Fifty other bright visions floated through
my excited brain, when my father, kiss
ing me- said "WelI Nell, 1 congratu ate
you on your legacy; but with all these
schemes you will soon spend it. We will
talk it over, dear, when you have had time
to think about it." And so saying he left
the room.
'Oh, mamma" said I, "I am so glad.
Now think it was so kind of Mr.. Braid
wood, to leave me the money, because he
thought would not get married, for you
know, mamma, 1t is true am plain"
"You have the best and kindest face in
the world to me, DEAR" said my mother
NJ "and have been my greatest comfort in all
our years of poverty, and though Mr.
A BraidwoOd's words about you are hardly
!. polite, think with you that he was very
l. kind in leaving you the money. He knew
your fathers embarrassments, and that
there could not be much provision for you
Is 1 know dear, it has always weighed heavi-
y on your fathers mind, that in his pecu
Re liar circumstances there could be so little
of provision made for you and Lefty, and this
money will relieve him of that anxiety
that is to say, Nelly" she continued, smil
r3y ing, 'if You are not too proud TO take mon
D. ey that has been left you"
"Because am ugly, mamma?
"Oh no, am not too proud and besides
think of all the money will do. always
wished for some, but certainly did not ex
: pect it. But tell me all about the will
mamma, and who gets the rest of the mon
ey, and how much there is"
,"It seems, Nelly, that Mr.. BraidwooC
has left about a hundred and thirty thous
and pounds" she replied. "Of this thirt,
a thousand is left in legacies of variou
of amounts, yours included the rest of tn
q money is left to n nephew hitherto unheart
n of, who is in Canada, and who thus sue
.ic ceeds to a fortune of hundred THOUSAND
n pounds. AS this nephew was never hear
" of here before (he is supposed to he the so
as ofa sister of Mr.. Braidwood's who ra
MP away from home about thirty years ago
- his coming in for so large a share of tn
he fortune of course disturbs the many calcu
as lations made, and the will altogether take
ed en- every one by surprise"
a 81 am. sure it has surprised us not Iii
,s- tie, mamma" said l. "What does Nj
he Brown get?"
d "a hundred pounds to buy mournin
MT ring" was the reply.
is "That accounts for his scowl at me th
afternoon " said I, and I related our wor
ON der at Mr.. Browns cross looks. "Wel
,te mamma" continued, sit is very stranG
lIv think of the beauty that generally bring
he other girls their good fortune, it shoul
ace have been my want of it that brought n
,es mine. don't think shall grumble an
/ q more at my unclassical nose and larl
"a mouth"
We, When left alone pondered with mike
Yas feelings on my legacy. 1t was certain
ib rather humiliating to have it thus put b
ng fore mo that was too ugly to get ma
I'VE ried; for Twas obliged to confess to m
on- self that, in spite of my having reached d
as mature age of twenty-four unwooed, al
net of my plain face, 1 had always had lin
ose ering hope that some one might love m
i'd even without beauty, for the sake of a 10
ing heart could give in return, Howe
bnt er, consoled myself with the refectit
md that Lettyland were now provided fC
en-. and that my dear fathers mind would
thus set at rest. 1 also thought of the maj
ou, comforts three hundred a year, added
the our slender income, would produce al
"" then began to feel rather proud than OF
my erwise of my ugliness. If papa's eld'
daughter had been beauty, thought
me this fortune would not have been left
the her she would likelyhave been marie
to be sure but then she wouldn't ha
my been at home to nurse mamma and tn
on, care of papa, as she now will be. There
en-. always some compensation for every q
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