The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-06-13

expect we shall receive tue abstract of
tile
The what?' said Robinson.
The abst act of title
What Is an abstract of .ue?
.,Well,n said MIR. Woriy. settling him.
self down to a tough piece of legalexpo-
/ sition, ..sn abstract is history-@a con-
else history, l may say-of the title II
generally commences some sixty or sew
enty years Sack, and brings the matter
by gradations ND to the prescn&s time.
Carefully, Mr. Robinson, carefullyS and
with no undue precipitation. 1t is vefy
apt, we find. TO get hold of a gentleman
| who fourishcd at a remote period, and to
exhaust him and everybody connected
with him, to say nothing of the legal in
/ cidents o. his life, by strong dose OF
AND WHEREAsEs, as, for instance. And
| Whereas he interrnarried with somebody
giving the particulars of that event
and slight sketch of the settlements;
(! And Where's he had issue describing
them; And Whereas lie became ia some
/ way connected with the property under
consideration fail description %
this, and And Whereas he died. and
j And Whereas they (ttlc issue) died, and
whereas she fthe wife) died. Then,
having effected This satisfactorily, it nat
urally proceeds TO perform the same kind
Office for somebody else. Sometimes"
proceeds Mr.. Wordy, lit becomes in
voived in Chancery suit. and then it
furnishes a shor. narrative of the facts
as And Whereas z bill was filed, follow
! ell by 4 pretty full summary of the bill.
And Whereas, somebody died. and
! supplemental bin was filed'-summary
as before: and Whereas an order was
made'-order aivea generously; And
! Whereas somebody else was found 90 be
/ a necessary party to the snit'-explana-
! lion Of the circnm stances, And Whereas
/ another order was made Substance sta
/ ted. And Whereas baby was born, and
/ Immediately appeared by its next friend
full description OF baby; And Whereas
/ it was discovered that everybody wasn't
( before the coUft'--iavish explanation of
/ this discovery; And Whereas decree
Was madc'--decree stated in extenso.
i Occasionally continued Mr. Wordy,
/ 1.-The lc.ai estate becomes detached from
! the equitable. and this, confess, creates
/ 4 difficulty. I have myself, at present,
q case Of this description in hand, where
the legal estate IS prospecting either in
California OF British Columbia but, as
We don't exactly know which, we shall DC
compelled 20 obtain the assistance of the
court before dealing with the property.
TO return TO the abstract. 1t is one
of the most notable characteristics Of
this Instrument, Mr.. Robinson, that it
never allows you 10 forget what has gone
before, no matter what its length may be.
Everything that is stated in the first and
second deeds, is carefully recapitulated
in the third, and so on: each recapitula-
ton artfully concluding with the intro
duction of few new characters and in
cidents, until--as in the imm ortal history
of the mansion house erected by one Jack
we arrive at the priest all shayen and
shorn, when as a matter Of course, we
have the dog, and the cat. AMI the rat,
and the COW, and every circumstance in
due order up to the matrimonial dcnoue-
ment of that narrative Then the alb
stract is complete
Exactly" said Robinson, with extra
ordinary alacr.ty, Il perceive. Com
plete.'
1T may be, however" proceeded Mr.
" ordy, who had strong affection for the
subject, ''that a pedigree is Necessary, to
show the connexion existing betwe cen the
different characters introduced. If so,
this must be verified by certificates and
registers The law, Mr. Robinson, very
properly Will not ALLOW anybody to have
been born, Or anybody to have been mar
ried, or anybody to have died, without
legal proof
II Mr.. Robinson did not CLEAN suffi-
cieutly clear idea of an abstract from his
solicitors exploitation, he obtained a
very vivid impression of IFS bulk, as It
lay upon that gentlernans office table on
his next visit there. The Encyclopaedia
.rittanica as il might appear in manu-
script was the nearest comparison that
he conld discover for it.
Still he did not come into possession
Of the desirable freehold residence and
its cool shrubberies. On the contrary,
the requisite legal fosnslitics expanded
into dreary Sahara, which seemed to
iengthen as he went 1t would be neces-
sary, his legal adviser informed him. to
submit the abstract TO counsel, who would
draw up the necessary relaisi;ione Of
title. These being transmitted to the So
licitor- of The vendors. would be ansver-