Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08

i"Fool p' muttered Dixon to himself. ~
believe, upon my word, the fellow would
hang himself to make copper!- light, ms MS,
cradle scoundrel, if | undertake the job, LII
make good deep hole in his Golfers"
: Jacob Sender was German hy birth, a
farmer BY vocation, aud miser by reputa-
ton, by nature and education. de had emil
grated early in life, and by dint OF great
shrewdness and economy, had managed to
purchase q tract of land, rich, fertile and pro-
duct:ve. This land had taken sudden rise,
and had doubled and trebled in valee, TIL
Jacob Sender became what the world calls o
man of propcrty-worth somewhere IN the
ne;ghborhood of eighty or one hundred thou
sani pounds. But, if a high estimate was
placed upon his estates, very low ESTIMATION
was certainly placed upon his character. he
was parsimonious and miserly to the last de-
gree. Gold was the sole and ultimate object
of his oxistence. 1t vas gold-bright. shl,
ming, glittering gold, for which he thirsIed
and hungesed; goId-which had warped nis
mind, bent his tall, athletic form, brought
deep furrows to his brow, turned his hair pre-.
maturely white. And now he had gone and
left it-gone into the presence of the most
high God, to receive at the bar of Judgment
his reward or condemnation What that
sentence will be, eternity alone will reveal.
He had lived unhonored and unloVed, ana
there were none to iaourn for him or lament
his death, and "only those who inherited hls
estate rejoiced." ~. -.
Besides his widow who survived him, Jacob
Scrider left two sons to receive his patrlmony'
To say that Thomas, the elder, was his tavo-
rite. and exact counterpart, moulded IN the
sane mould, is sufficient; but Hurry, the
youpger, was as different from him as nights
from aay. He was handsome, smart and IN
te!igent; and, through the liberality of a
wealthy bachelor uncle, his mothers brother
he had received a good education. If Thomas
was his fathers favorite, Harry was bis pride
but he had, in some degree, become alienated
from him--hc obstnately refused to adopt
his peculiar ways OF thinking, and to submit
his business to his supervision. And, after
stormy interview, in which Harry asked OF his
father pecuniary aid, and was sstoutly denied
be was too proud TO rccur to the same suhlec'
again, ard. after leaving the "paternal man
sion" commenced business for himself upon
small scale,
Between Harry and his brother no feelings
either of affection or sympathy ever existed
Tceir characters were asiar apart as the North
polc is froul the South; their views, feelings
tastes, wholly unlike. Thomas had long re-
garied him with. a jealous eye; ard daeT
rooted feelings of aniriosity had for year;
ranked in his breast. Although the mcre
common c;viiities We're only exchanged, yet
they Lad hitherto lived peacefully and harino
niously beneath the sane roof; but scarcely
had the breath departed from the body OF Ole
Jacob Sender, before Thomas was plotting
and caboiing in his hsait means ana way:
by which he could appropriate TO himself Inc
greater portion Of The old mans wealth. One
| half of The inheritencc, except his mothers
third, rghtfully and lawfully belonged IL
fFFarry aadboy to get full oad entire posses S;
sion Of it vas tie thought that occupied hi'
soul By dav end night. He had plenty OF ar
and roruery, and had contriscd, in his bushes
transactions, to feather lis own nest" il
cases equally difficult; bnt 10 accomplish this
required not only a Icing head but q thorocsi
knowledge OF certain points Of law, OF which
he was ignorant. Bat Lawyer Dixon was
man cunning sad s.ireHi, and, like himsei!
ready to resort 20 a"y mcans 10 sati$iy III
urbounGed love of gain. AID 10 him he DC
termiued 20 appy. As he expected, the vii
LAWYER greediIy caught at the bate; bargain
vas Immediately .s;rncli up, an eXorbitan
price was agreed upon to be paid to DlXo'
oat OF the profits in case he succeeded IN Oh
taia;nr bis object, and q scheme dcvlset
What ;ha, schcmc w2s las already been III
folded TO u;:r readers.
i Artcr his long CONVERSATION with Dixon
the shed, Thomas retnr.ed to the house All
took his accustomed seat BY the hire, an
waited impatieatiy ior the time ior the iaml:
to retire.
"Tll sit up tonight and watch by m
fathers reuains,; he said TO Tie kind hearlc
reighbors H;ho came 10 volunteer their SCI
vices. Gle has been good and tcnder. pal
cnt to ne, aad it will afford NE meanchol
qualification TO wa eli by his llelcss body IL
last night it remains with u.s."
l"l.'a natural" said old Grandmother Rec
with q sigh. "rhomas aud his father a'wa1
did take to one another amazingly
Hall an hour later, Thomss Scnidcr ionn
himself sitting alone i, the chamber oi deaf
F;s fathers cold, liicles: remains laystrstche
ont befoys hin, shroudod and ready ior Il
r-ayr. The room was cold, cherries m
dismal: lamp burned dimly on the tabl
siding still more to ths already iorbiddir
iunsr:l aspsc. Of tho Apartment. Withou
| the ,Tind was howliIg ard vhistling mour
fully, shshirg the cassmcnsu with every bias
the rain, too, was pouring down i'll torrent
and came beating against The windows WI
tremendous fore.
Thomas Sender was man oil tried cou
;, age and daring, but somehow tonight eve
sound startled him; the creaiing OF the sht
: ters, the barking Of the house dog, even l
s.ril; ;ins of tie kitchin clock, almost ma
him spring from his scat But the hou
SLOWLY passed away, and twelve o'clock came
the Signal for his lamp 10 be placed IN I
window to announce That oil was read
;, Then followed three quick, successive raps
II the outer door, aud Thomas Sender arc
slipped quickly and noiselessly down, and ca
= tinIisly opened the door. Three men entert
and, with a tread light and noiseiess a.
panther, rapidly assembled The staircase VIII
=, :. led to the dead mans room.
Closing the door carefully after him, Dix
!. drew from his pocket q; will he had preylou
,e prepared. and approaching the bed, remoN
d the sheet which had been spread over I
. . eor,se, and taking one of the hands VIII
sr was living upon the breast, he placed
NJ between the thumb and iinge-, and gu!d
st its motions, wrote in a large bold hand,
~ name of Jacob Sender. This done, he
70 70 placed the sheet and hand in its former p'
Of ton, and with o satisfied smile, and sign
is can't nod, passed tho paper to his comrades
n "There, he said, in whisper, n, 81 defy
C the lawyers to prove its falsity The old Il
if. writes rs well as if his soul was in his bod
-, - '" A triumphant smile lighted up the 6
;s lsvisars of Thomas Sender, and his keen, ca
10 eve dilated with joy, asyit fell upon the for
,s &c sirpature-so per(ectland exact counterl
l sn that he himself, if be had not been witr