The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-11-09


bogony box contained strange things.
Pictures on wood and ivory, illumiDa-
ted man uscripts, webs Of strange lace;
antique ornam outs, ancient: embroid:
cries, great packages Of old letters,
sealed: TASKS of unfamiliar. perfume,
ancient brooches of red, gold, finger
rings of clumsily set gems tied to-
gether.with faded aribbons,in knot of
hair fastened with gold heart, the
silver hilt Of a. sword, .ahd, lastly;J>n
tiny octagon portrait;of an old man
done in chalks upon kind Of vellum,
and inclosed in q frame OF tarnished
oI".Who is this thatis so ugly, Aunt
MarylW ra.i.,. So. .ge!!,.I,E, q u ~
THAT, they say, is my great-great-
grandfather, Nelly. ~ -tqx:a.4 Z r.
- I.@tWhats is is it painted, on7T7this queer
1l"Well. It's q kind Of leather, I be,
lieve. They used 70 write On D1 in, in very
ancient times" -. -, ,,..,,7
,","He's uncom monty ugly, isn't he r
said Nelly, wearily. " ,...,, s., y., 80. m ,..,
AS she spoke, The little case fell
apart in her hands,, A yellow, folded
paper was rerealed. She opened it,
and saw Tint it was written upon. ..
5ssa.,"Why, bless my SOUL, what have
there 2" exclaimed Miss, Golding, .ris-
Ing up II, strange alarm. " -. ,,...t:,'o ~"
She snatched t,from Nelly's hand.
III CANT be the will. she cried.
Nelly looked. on sin' dumb surprise.
AuntMary read II few words, then
rushed away in Wild agitation TO the
library where her brother was sitting.
Nelly could hear, them talking. the
two; tlien hcr brother CAME then the
old housekeeper was called from the
dining-room, and 50 much confused
conversation. she never heard before.
! IBy-and-by they all waited upon her in
a botJy,,, s.IJ ,.n} sas.lAi - iS'aS
aNelly," said her father. sitting
down. on the foot Of the bed, taYou arc
an heireSs.".s,.;i 4 = a i lt. :. -. :nNIf
"This is Grandfather Golding's will, .
exclaimed Ad!hts'AIary, "a! ,' 'ourisshIing sId'g the
ut seems that. he was sycry eccen:
ttric, Gregory coudcsceuded to explain.
He was very rich. land had some hard
sons, and grandsons who, promised to
be harder, aud he fell out with the
whole set, who were waiting, for him
to sdie.ssHe duclarcdethatno money of
bis should encourage the young peo-
ple's excesses !; 4 little. poverty. would
help. the family, and the fourth gencr:
alton wouldappreciate his money; and
probably make good use OF it. When
|:he died, nowill could be found :;nd
Though there was no famous struggle
for TIE property! it went into tho
hands of trustees through tho oath of
tho lawyer who had drawn up'the
will and there it has been, descend.
ling from one person. to another, and
accumulating in value, until you and
/ Nelly, arc as rich as CrUsus."l .,.:'.
."How, Gregory ?''' -, SO ;.1''' :
saint We the fourth generation ?
Father was an only child, we are his
only children e; all the back folks are
dead, and it slides down to us on
creased wires. ILurrah for Grand
father Golding!" -. r. =, >.
"Is this true, father? ?" " -. -,
eyes, my dear. Tho property is
chieAy in Leeds, England. The house
keeper who came over last summer,
you know, happens to know about it.
It's in safe hands, and our claim is in
disputable." -. .
What did Nelly do? The little
goose !! Instead Of flying offin thoughts!
Of corriage, and dresses Of cloth Of
gold, und a trip to Europe, she buried
her face in the pillows, and murmured
under her breath, ,"Oh! John. oh,
dear, dear J ohn r. ';:'..'' ..'.. 80 p.
.e And it was NO castle in tho air.
Thrco months proved that she was
tho mistress of gold untold, almost.
And then a littlo note went. to Kan
sas, saying: .-a....... ..:.-,.-. +
"DEAR J6uS: I am waiting for you
with fortune. W:ll you como for
mo now? ... =. NELLY"
And he came instantly and though
some might have sncered at his readl,
ness, the heart Of his little wife was
always at peace. :: She knew that
John Burrows loved her truly. Grand
father Golding's money built up a com
modious Western town-paved streets,
raised rows of shops, erected dwelling;
houses, founde" banks, libraries and
churches; and Nelly frally lived out
West. But she had opportunities OF
lseeing pioneer life and she said, John
was right; I should have died in a
year, had lived hero in poverty"