The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-07-03
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London correspondence Belfast News Lst,es.
A short time since an old lady, living Il
one Of the small streets leading soutof AL
bany street., Regents Park, close. 10 wha
was once the Coliseum, entered the shoI
OF poulterer in the neighborhood. ant
purchased chicken. The ,tradesman wa
attentive to her. and the lady became Gus
tuner, always coming 10 the shop. and Civ
lns her own orders. She appeared to, b,
very old. but to have all her faculties abou
her. Do Saturday evening she came wber
the poulterer happened to be very busy.
She said she wished to speak TO him, ant
he asked her to walk into the little parIo,
behind the shop. and he would come 10 hel
the moment he was disengageJ. In the par,
Tor she met the daughter Of the pulterer
and. after some conversation. In the course
OF which she remarked that the Young cir
looked i'll. and required change Of air. sh,
produced parcel tied up in paper, and
said, Give this 70 your father. as he !,
busy and cannot come, and cannot wait
l wish him 10 take you away for little
change. and here is something that viii
enable him 10 do so." She placed the par
eel in the girls hand. and told her to loo
il up in cupboard, TO which she pointed
The girl did 50. and thought no more Of III,
matter but when. some hours subsequent
ly, the shop was closed. and her iather came
inlo the parlor to get bis supper, she pro
duced the parcel. and gave the message b,
which il was accompanied,
The poulterer laughed as he united it
but. to his amazemens, the parcel va.
found TO consist OF bank notes and gold t,
the value Of gl. 1000. There was also in i
an antique gold watch aad chain. Tn,
next day he hurried round to his custome
to thank her, when she desired him to take
his daughter out of town for few days
and on their return TO inform her OF their
arrival. This, Of course, was done. A
day or twoiafter their return. she called al
the shop. and said she wished the trades.
man 10 come 10 her house to tea, accompa.
nltd by his daughter. As they were about
to leave. after partaking of her hospitality
she said TO him. wish you particularly
To call upon me tomorrow morning, and
and bring with you two respectable per.
SIMS upon whom you can rely" The nexl
morning he attended. accompanied by the
curate sf the parish and neighbor. The
old lady then said that she was upwards oil
ninety years Of age. and had no relative Inv.
ing but cousin. an attorney, WIN. she al
le,igeI, had not treated her we'll. and BY
whom. she said. she had lost 100000. She
added that .he had e25 900 in consols still
left. and that she felt she would not live
long. and was resolved that the attorney
should not get anything belonging TO her,
she had asked the shop keeper TO attend.
with two witnesses. in order that she might
transfer 70 him for his own absolute use,
the g25.00o TO which she had referred,
Shs added that she knew very well what
she was about, and that by giving him the
money while she was alive. instead Of be-.
queathing il 10 him at her death he would
be saved the payment oI legacy duty 10 the
extent of 6, 900. This announcement ap-
peared to be ol so singular nature. the
clergyman very properly suggested that a
solicitor should be sent FOR, The man Of
law came accordingly, and The transfer was
duly effected. The old laiy's presentirnent
uf approaching dissolution proved TO be
correc,, and she died lew weeks alter
making tins singular disposition Of her pro.
perty. Il seems that before her death she
had intended to give the money 10 . che
mist with whom she used TO deal, but that
he had offended her by some inattentiun to
her wishes. The moral ot this story Got the
substantial accuracy Of which there can be
no doubt whatever) is that civility costs
nothing, and may sometimes yield . rich
reward.
Paris, June 1.-The Emperor Alexander
the Second. Car uT Russia, accompanied
by two Of his sons. grand dukes, arrived IN
this city at four o'clock in the afternoon to-
day, as the guests Of tic Emperor and En-.
press Of France, I,.v