Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-09
Misfellatleoas.
THE yENTRlL0QUIsr.
ICoNrINuED FROM YESTERDAY. !

lCoNTINUED FROM YESTERDAY.
Tim now made his escape from Peters
room and went home. The next morn
ing he called on Mr. Fletcher. and after
due consultation with that gentleman, the
subscribing witness to the will, Mr..
Sampson, was found. and before night the
will was duly proved and put on record.
''Do you intend to keep the will ?" ask
ed Mr.. Fletcher.
NO." replied Tim, 81 intend to return
it. There is no danger of forgery now,
since it has been proved and recorded"
Fletcher laughed. Tim had, of course,
confidently communicated to him all the
particulars as to the manner in which the
will had been obtained Fletcher replied
that Tim would make an excellent lawyer.
Pell rose the next morning. after his
nocturnal scene. pale, and troubled in
mind. Peter, in answer to his numerous
inquiries, stoutly contended that he had
neither seen or heard anything the night
before, except the accident of upsetting
the table and extinguishing of the candle.
1T is very strange said Pell.
On looking for the will, he found that it
had gone! and he no longer doubted that
it was the apparition of the deceased tes-
tator. who had visited him the night before
as he was in the act of mutilating the in
strument by forgery, and had spirited it
away in miraculous manner. lie kept
his room the most of the day, gloomy and
moody; and recollecting the apparition's
parting warning. he was silent on the
subject of the last nights scene. Night
came on. and he made Peter sleep in the
the light. Nothing occurred during the
nj Th m Il c1, Gv,f hat
was his astonishment in the morning, on
snoring away most unmusically in his own
room. If this little fact surprised him,
how much was his CONSERVATION increased
by finding the center table upset, the can
die lying Oh the floor and the will also
few feet from the PROSTATE table. all in
the same situation as they probably were
when in his fright he had overturned the
table the night previous to the last.
Old Pell now cautiously approached the
will, as it lay on the tloor-tirst touching
it with his cane, and then listening, but
hearing no noise he grew more bold, and
at last grasped it up, and hurried into the
iron safe. locked it, and put the key into
his pocket. He next went into Peters
room and after awakening him, asked him
''what he meant by leaving him and GO
ing into his own room to sleep, when he
had been charged to the contrary ?''
81 no understand you, Massa Pell."
'Why, you black scoundrel. didn't
tell you to sleep in my room last night
and didn't | go to bed and leave you sit
ting there ?''
mo, massa,' ,'"replied the negro. chow
could you tell me dat, when you have
been fast asleep yourself, cher since night
before last ~
Peil opened his mouth in wonder, and
exclaimed, ''what do you say. Peter?
have been asleep since night before last?"
Eyes, you hab," replied Peter, and
found it impossible to wake you all day
yesterday"
Pell scratched his head. The fright
which he had endured had in measure
affected his senses, and having but an in
distinct recollection of the scene he had
passed through, finding himself contra
dicted by Peter in everything which he
attempted to describe as having taken
place, and withal not little willing to
believe that the horrors which he had suf-
fered were imaginary, he finally settled
down upon the conclusion that it was as
Peter had drepresented-he had been asleep
thirty six hours, and had been dreaming;
and that was all. He now resolved more
firmly than ever, not to be thwarted in his
design respecting Eliza; so he goes to the
safe, takes out the will, and it being day
time, he felt fearless. He sat down by
the table, took up his pen, and after some
trembling, finally inserted the clause
therein, the purport of which the reader
has already seen.
He then went to Eliza, and informed her
that she must be prepared TO marry Ben
son within n month. limiting that it would
be useless for her to protest against il, for
If she should persist in marrying Tim, she
would thereby forfeit all claim to her faith
er's property. Eliza had seen Tim only
few hours before, and she had been told
everything respecting the obtaining pos
session OF the will, and of its having been
proved and recorded, and that henceforh
it was out of her uncle's power to do as
he had threatened, she therefore wore
more cheerful countenance when Pell
made the above announcement, and said
''lt must oe married SO soon, uncle
as it is summer, should prefer that the
wedding should be at my Aunt Wiathrops,
at her beautiful mansion at Farmingdell
Park. 1t will be SO delightful to get mar
ried in such beautiful retreat, and it is
only eight miles distant. I'm sure our
friends would be glad to accompany u.s."
Pell. who expected a shower of tears
and complaints against his cruelty in COM
pellng her to marry Benson, was over
loved to find her so seemingly tractable
on this point, and in the exuberance of
his joy, promised her that the wedding
should be at her aunt's; it was therefore
arragned that Eliza should go to Farming
dell Park, there to remain till the day of
her nuptials. This arrangement was soon
communicated by Pell to benson, who was
of course. exceedingly elated at his COM
ing prospects. and consequently put on an
extra degree of supercilious behavior to-
wards his class mates, and rubbed his
hands and laughed when he saw Tim.
"Let them laugh that win," thought Tim,
and said nothing.
Tim paid but one visit to Eliza, and her
aunt at Farmingdell Park, before the eve
ming Of the wedding How we'll he play.
ed his card when there, by insinuatine
himself into the good graces of Mrs. Win.
throp, and the result Of the conversation
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