Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-10
How an Old Lady Disposed of Her

The London correspondent of the Belfast
Ne,OS Letter yopches for the truth of the fol-
lowing. remarkable narrative:
"a short time since an old lady, living il
one of the small streets leading out of Albany
street, Regents Park, close to what was once
the Colosseum, entered the shop Of Mr.:
-, a poulterer in the neighborhood, and
purchased chicken. The tradesman was at
.tentiye to her, as such people ought to be,
and the lady became a customer, always
coming to the shop and giving her own or
ders. She appeared to be. very old, but to
have all her faculties about her. One Satur-
day evening she came when the poulterer hap.
pencd to be very busy. She said she wished
10 speak to him, and lie asked her to walk
into the little parlor behind the saop, and he
would come to her the moment he was dis
engaged. =. ez. -ee f.-.s
In the parlor she met the daughter of the
poulterer, and, after some conversation, in the
course of which she remarked that the young
girl looked i'll and required change of a1r, she
produced g. parcel tied up'in paper, and said,
Give this to- your father, as he is busy and
cannot come, and Icanoot wait. / wish him
to take. you. awsy for little change, andhere
is something that will enable him to do SO.
She placed the parcel in the girls hand, and
toId her to lock it up in cupboard to which
sic pointed. The girl did so, aud thought no
more Of the mattef; when, some hours SUBJ
,ssqucntly, the shop vas closed, and her faith
er came into the parior to get his supper, she
produced the parcel and gave the message BY
which it was accompanied. The poulterer
laughed as be united it but, to bis amaze,
1ncnt, the parcel was found TO consist OF bank
notes aud gold of the value Of $1,000. There
was also in it an antique gold watch and
chain.
The next day DIR. - hurried round to bis
customer to thank her, when she desired him
to take his daughter out Of town for few
days, and or their return to inform her OF
their arrival. This, of course, was done. A
day or Two after their return-she called at the
shop of Mr. -, and SAID she wished him
to come to he: house to tea, accompanied by
his daughter. As they were about to leave,
after partaking of her hospitality, she said to
Mr.-.Iwish you particularly to call upon
me tomorrow morning and bring with you
two respectable persons upon whom you can
rely. The next morning Mr.. - attended,
accompanied by the curarc of the parish and
a neighbor. The old fady then SAID that she
was upward Of ninety years Of age, and had
no relative living but cousir, an attorney,
who she alleged had not treated her well, ard
by whom she said she had lost st'$20,00O. She
said she had9e25 600 in consols still left, and
fiat as she felt she would not live long, and
wes resolved that the attorney should not get
anything belonging to her, she had asked
Mr. to attend, with tgo witnesses. in or
der that she might ransier to him Tor his
own absolute use the e25,OO0 to which she
had referred. She added that she knew very
well what she was about, aud that By giving
him; the money while she was aliye.instead
of beuueathing it to him at her dea h, he
would be saved the payment Of legacy duty
10 the amount Of G2O0U.;
"This announcement appeared to be OF So.
singular nature that the Clergyman very
nronerIv Suggested that solicitor sbonM be
sei,t for. The man of law came accordingly.
and the transfar was duly effected. The old
ladv's presentiment Of approaching dissolution
proved to be correct. as she died few weeks
after making this singular disposition Of her
property. It seems that before her death she
had intended to give the money to a chemist
with whom she used to deal but that he had
offen.ed her by some inattention to her
wishes.
The moral of this story, iof the snhstan-
t;al accuracy of which there can he no doubt
whatevcrl is that eiviity Gusts nothing, and
many sometimes yield a rich reward.