The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-12
l0RNING, AUGUST IL, 1870.

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lust here. that I had heedlessly brought
the deed with me. Now. At this mo
ment. came to me one Of those rart
moods Of daring recklessness. such as
referred to while ago. Without another
thought, and in plain defiance Of tho fact
that knew my father meant mo 10 write
the romantic story OF my half.brother'i
adventure and good fortune, ! ventured
to heed merely the letter Of his remarks
and ignore their spirit. I took the stnpid
warranty Deed itself, and chopped II
up into Hawaiian blank verse, without
altering or leaving out three words. and
without transposing six. ltrequired loads
of courage to 60 down stairs and face my
father with my performance. ] started
three or four times before finally got my
pluck to where It would stick; but at last
I said I would GO down and read 1t to him
II he threw me over the church for 1t. ]
stood up to begin and he told me to come
closer. I edged up q little, but still len
rs much neutral ground between us rs
thuught he would stand. Then I began.
II would be useless for me to try to tell
what conflicting emotions expressed them
selves upon his face. nor how they grew
more and more intense Us I proceeded;
n,r how fell darkness descended upon
his countenance, and he began to gag and
swallow. and his hands began to work
and twitch, rs reeled of line after line,
with the strength ebbing out Of me, and
my legs trembling under me:
TIE STORY OF GALLANT DEED.
THIS INDENTURE. made tho tenth i
Day Of November. In the year r. y.5-,
or our Lord one thousand eight
Hundred six and fry. .'.
Between JOANNA 8. E. GRAY
And PHILIP GRAY, her husband
or Salem City In the State #.E r..
or Texas, Of the first part, r.
And o. b. johnson. Of the town ..
or Austin, ditto, WITNESSETH:
That said party Of the first part, '. .'.' ..
For and in consideration a.
or the sum Of twenty Thousand 70"
Dollar, lawful money Of .
The u. s. Of America .......-- .r...
To them In hand now paid by said
Party OF the second part, ..... .
The due receipt whereof Is here
By confessed and acknowledged,
Have Granted, Birsained, Sold, Remised,
Released and Aliened aud Conveyed, .l ..
Confirmed. and by these presents do
Grant and BIrgain. Sell, Remise,
Alien, Release, Convey and Con. ,'.'
Firm unto the said Aforesaid
Party Of the second part, .-...
And to his heirs and assigns
Forever and ever. ALL .... ....
That certain piece or parcel Of
LAND situate In city Of
Duukirk, county Of Chautauqu., 'r.
And likewise furthermore In York State.
Bounded and described, to-wit, ~
As follows, herein, namely: ,...-a. M
BEGINNING at the distance OF
A hundred ltwo-and.f forty feet.
North.half.es,t, north st-by. .north, ..''' (.
DO East-north-east and northerly -al'l
or the northerly line OF Muliigsn street,
On the westerly line Of Brannigsn street,
And running thence due northerly .-.--.4
On Brannigsn street 200 feet,
Thence at right angles westerly, mr.
North-west-by- Observation-Disclosures,
west-and-by-north. north-wcst-by-west, q,
About r-
I kind of dodgod, and tho boot;iack
broke the looking-glass. / could have
waited to sec what became Of the other
missiles If had wanted to, but I took
no interest in such things. o. y y.
....s.r. ~ MARK TWAIN.