American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-10

| 1ou are too skeploal, salQ heaue'
"Pooh!" said Mr. Cpllett." Let US
change the subject. | want your advice
Peter and John on matter that concerns
your interests. I'm going to make my
will to.day-and don't know how to act
about your cousin EmH4 Briggs, Emma
disgraced us by marrying an GILMAN"
CAP GILMAN" exclaimed John
"A vulgar, shocking oil man, said Mr.
Collett, IA wretch, who not only sold oil,
but soap, candies, tRrpentipe, blaaklead'
and birch brooms; it was dreadful blow
to he family; herpoor grandfather ne' e.
got over it, and maiden aunt turned
methodist in despair. Well, Briggs the
GILMAN died last week; and his widow has
written to me asking for assistance. Now
| have thought of leaving her hundred
dollprs year in my will. What dc you
think Of it, | am afraid she don't deserve
it. What right had she to marry against
,ho,dr;oo of hon. .hionds2 What have I
70 do with her misfortunesyo
"My mind is quite made up, said Pc
ter Finch, ''no notice ought to be taken
of her. She made an obstinate and un-
worthy matcb-opd LET her abide. the
consoonencss
1.Vn ,r rorr o,;nior Jobp y said Mr.
r,not.
u1-nor n,,, word 7 think 7 must saw
,ho sanoo said Johp Meade brocipg
h,,ns.lf ,,n ho,dlv for tho mart Of the
worIJ,v man -
avL s,,h. hal .ho 10 n,,rr,. os Won
,.o.,oa III ,,to., irstioo sir Let her
,hido bo consoouenccs-as YOU very
.n,,o.,, roo,,rLal Finch can't she
o,,rr On tbe oil ..,os bus;nc.s2 dare
co, !, will .nnnort her very we'll"
..wbr no >, s,;J Mr. C,llett aBrioos
died Loptrunt and his widow and chill
Jro, era s,;trto
.rrnot doos not alton tbe ouo.tion - said
p.,r r;noh Lot Rr;g,,. GamiIv do
u.,.h;n. fr bo,
..y,.,o.rro,r said Mr. Coneat Briao's
r..l...,,,. H., ..oa,l, e., 10 .om.tbing f,,r
..r sLo n.sn,, .vncc, .n,,bjn, from
..,,.. .r. Hahn p"
.u,,-,,,u.o -, said Jobn nWi,b
ohilj,,,,,, Wbytb,t is ono,her c,se
:, Va, s,roIc on,Jt to MOTTO. her-to
.,.;.t bor ConC,nns i I'm for Ic,tipc
her have the hundred a YEAR"
20 JoIo J,bn What = brcakiownl'
s.:d Mr. roliott a So Won were trying
- en-, no.,r P;c,l, ,hrorrb Sto,v Ara.
h;o aud tnrnoJ hack at the second stem
Iobn Iobn loon 10 vour A,ab;o Folix
and Io,yo sterror wovs 70 very different
mon Cood bvo hath Of von I've no
voico 70 t,r, ,,y m,ro TN think over
ali ,o,, bovo said ~
Io messed tneir hands and thew left
the room The old man was too weak to
sne,k noxt div and il three davs afe,
,Lot 10 oaImly brootbcd has last
SOON =. The funeral was over. the
wall was ro,d by the confidential man of
susiross who had always attended TO
Mr. ColJen affairs. The proup that sat
sronnd him nrs.oryod = docorous onnca,
onco If disinteresteduess and the usual
reamble to the will having been listened
r. with broatbless attention the man of
bus;ress read the following:
u beoueath tony niece Emma Briggs.
Notwithstanding that She shocked her
family by marrying an GILMAN, the sum
of four thousand. pounds; being fully
persuaded that her lost dignity, if she
could even find it again, would do moth
ing to PROVIDE her win win iood' or clothing
or shelter
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