The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-05-14
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and Levite in the parable, passed by on the
other side iIiaf
"Let her go, said Mr.. Allaire to him
self; =" What do l care?''
But an open Barouche rolled by, and
stick of vciously minded wood spun from
the rending stroke of the axe directly into
the velvet-cushioned seat, opposite a tall,
whte-hared old man, who sat there in dig
nfied state our hero looked up apologeti-
cally
81 beg your pardon, sir-I didn't mean
-" he began politely.
And then he stopped, in amazement.
1t was Mr.. Laurence Allaire, the very grim
old uncle who had refused to countenance
the unreasonable nephew who presumed to
prefer literature and the belles-letters to
seat in the banking-h house of Allaire &
Algrove.
Now, I'm done for, past all redemp-
ton, groaned Mr.. Ferdinand, to himself
"Uncle Laurence was quite angry enough
with me before, but now he'll have a text
to preach sermon that will last him the
rest of his life The prodigal eating huszs
the Israelites making bricks in land of
captivity.-"I told you so, and serves the
young scape-grace right" Now what evil
genius sent my Uncle Laurence down this
street just now, of all times in the world .
He cut me out of his will three months ago;
now he will add special clause of Obloquy
and disgrace. Well, can't help it."
Old Mr.. Alaire had opened his keen blue
eyes very wide at the unwonted sight of his
aristocratic nephew splitting wood but it
had not produced exactly the effect upon
him which Ferdinand SO darkly prophesied.
He sat up as straight as ever in his carriage,
gravely meditating.
"Stokes - said he to the coachman
"Sir?" said Stokes
"Drive to Mr.. Pennawinks."
"Yes, sir, ~ said Stokes.
Didn't know the boy had so much
pluck in him, ''said Mr.. Laurence Allaire to
himself stroking his frost white moustache
1.-THE only relative I've got in the world
after all; no use in making an obstinate old
stage uncle of myself. Pennawinksr' ~
Yes, SIR" said the lawyer, from his
leather covered chair as Mr.. Allaire walked
into stufy little Office smelling of law
books and stale cigar smoke.
81 want my will restored to its original
form, Pennawink."
Mr.. Pennawinks elevated his shaggy
,rrou hrouS but ,nada no otbor e;rr 81
amazement. Nile ddnairdri was his motto
in legal matters.
"Very well, sir. I'll bring it around to-
morrow" he answered.
I" No, you'll not. You'll do it now,
while am waiting. Now is the accepted
time, for old men like you and me, Penna-
winks."
Exactly so, said Mr.. Pennawinks.-
$50 Mr.. Ferdinand has reformed 2"
"Well, no, l can't say that exactly, -
said the old banker stiffly. " But there s
more genuine stuff in the lad than / had
any idea of. shall invite him to dinner
this afternoon"
But Mr.. Allaire had issued his last din
ner invitation.
"Apoplexy," said one doctor.
"Heart disease" said a second.
" "Paralysis-clearly ralysis-asserted a
third"
a few hours LATER Mr.. Allalre was found
dead in his chair.
His funeral was well attended, and among
the mourners was Ferdinand, who said, 81
will pay this respect to the memory of my
uncle, although he has disinherited me.'
When the funeral was over and the will
was read, probably none were more aston
ished at the contents than was the nephew,
who expected nothing for codicil added
only few hours before death had called
the old man away, read as follows
"The clause in this Will which reyokes
a legacy of $500, 900 to my nephew Ferdi.
nand Allaire, is hereby declared void, and
it is my wish that he not only have the
amount mentioned above, but | also be.
queath to him in addition, the real estate
now occupied by me as residence. make
this change because saw that he had the
spirit to help himself, by manual labor"
Ferdinand returned to his boarding
house that evening with consciousness o.
soon being able to pay Mrs. Pendexter hel
honest debt, and also feeling that it was
just possible that having offered to give
himself in pay to Miss Jemima when he wal
worth nothing that he ought to renew the
OFFER now the circumstances were changed
do not know whether this was what in
fluenced him or not, but it is fact thai