Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-26


pronounced, ''man and wife," Then
there was tittering and laughing all |
over the house. The students of the |
college particularly, enjoyed it much.
The idea that Tim had SO outgeneraled
Benson in his hymenial campaign was
too good, and they laughed together an
hour Benson only waited for the pro-
nunciation of the sentence that Tim and
Eliza were man and wife-he then rush
ed out of the door, followed by his
groomsman and old Pell, and called for
his hack. AS he came rushing out, the
students hissed, and hailed him with,
"Benson, how gallant you are, running
away from your brider' His carriage
was soon got ready, and in jumped Ben
son, groomsman, and old Pell, driving
at the rate of ten miles an hour.
After their departure, the evening
passed off merrily-the good fortune of
Tim, and the discontinue of Benson and
Pell, furnishing matter of conversation
and laughter for the whole party. The
assembly broke up at late hour, and
departed to their respective homes.
The next morning the servant an
nounced the arrival of Mr. Pell at Farm
ingdell Park, accompanied by his law
yer, Mr.. Rigely. Pell directed the SER
want to summon Mrs Winthrop, Tim
and Eliza to the parlor. The servant
departed for that purpose, and in a few
minutes they entered the parlor, where
Pell and Ridgely had seated themselves.
Eliza broke the silence. s.You have
come early, uncle, to pay your respects
to the bride. You can't tell how much
feel gratifed and honored by this mark
of your friendship and solicitude for my
happiness As she said this, she bent
an eye full of roguish meaning on Mrs
Winthrop and Tim
Old Pell's wrath was up. 'I've come
to tell you, madam" said he, addressing
Eliza, ''that you and your husband are
beggars By yonr disobedience to me,
you have forfeited all claims to your
fathers estate, which by his will has
now become my property. You and your
husband will please never show your
faces at the homestead.
Tim replied: ''If you were not an
old man, my on1y answer to your lnso-
lence would be by softly handling you
into the street. AS it is, have only to
reply, that unless you yourself immedi-
ately quit the homestead, and render up
as executor, possession of my wife's es-
tate, you will meet with trouble of which
you may not be aware.
Mr. Ridgely spoke: Il have examined
the will of your wife's father, Mr.. Joce-
lyn, and find in the conditions of the
: will, that she was only to be possessed
of the property by marrying with the
consent of Mr.. Pell, the executor of the
will. 1t is therefore needless for me tc
E say that any attempt on your part to lit
: igate so plain a feature in the instrument
!, would involve you in costs, and the NOR
tifcation of failure. Madam, continu
!, ed he, turning to Eliza, 'you did very
e wrong in being so disobedient, and yet,
he added, turning his eye on Tins no
BILE figure and frank, intellectual coun
? tenance, "there seems to be abundan
n excuse for your conduct ha, ha ]"
= Tim answered, 81 entertain great re
+ spect for you, Mr.. Ridgely, and regre
! that you have not a more worthy client
~ Lucky will it be for him, if your ser
o vices are not required to shield him fron
: the penitentiary. wish you both goo'
" morning p and presenting his arm t
! Eliza and Mrs. Winthrop, they left th
:. parlor.
= "The impertinent youngster p ex
10 claimed old Pell; "let us 60 Mr. Ridge
, ly, and get the will proved. MIR. SamE
"a son is the subscribing witness" +"
70 'I'll call upon him and have it estat
! lished this afternoon, and then I'll Sc
;s who is to possess the homestead and th
> estate"
u They took their departure. In th
u afternoon Pell called upon Mr.. Sampson
q and producing the will, told him, as b
,s was the subscribing witness, he wishe
i him to go before the Judge of Probat
m and prove the will.
50 "Why," replied Sampson, 81 hay
N done that already-six weeks ago."
ID "What do you mean, Sampson ?"
" Just as l say-that about six weel
ago, l swore to the will before the JudI
n of Probate
: "Impossible p' replied Pell, takir
90 the will out of his pocket; but as
al took it out, his eyes for the first tin
fell upon the following endorsement {
the parchment:
County, ss The within i
strument duly proven, and by me recor
'id ed in Liber NJ. of Wills, page 20S al
81 209, this 18th day of June, A. d. 18-
SOLOMON HALE, Judge of Probat
re- Pell was dumb with astonishment.-
ase At length he inquired ''who had prOdu
10. ed the will at the time it was proved ?
lg, "a Mr. Jocelyn,' p replied Sampson.
me The whole truth now flashed up