The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-09-04
ATNI VEGETABLES WILL.
BY :. j. CURTIS.

When Mehetable Hannah Rogers. spins
Ter, deT1rred this life. she Jeff great many
things behind her. First there was her
name. quite 4 heavy legacy in itself. and
bestowed IN due form. upon her niece
who also inherited string Il gold beads.
an enAnlele,i -nuff-box AMI TWO black satin
gowns. In addition 20 all this. AuRf Ne
hetAbk had EFF VIII and letter. neither
Of which were 20 - opened I'LL her name
sake had aTTziAei the age Of eighteen.
which important event had just come 10
pass.
Here J. your Aunt Mehefahle's letter.
dear.- said Dr. Rogers a. Herry came
early into the brrakfAS1-rOom on the morn
ing IN question Ion are 10 re4d II To-
day. yCu know
OF course Hetry knew Hadn't she
lOnged 70 read Il ever since she bad known
what letters meant for "a keep sealed
envelope in ones possession. unopened
for nearly eighteen years and unrs=lh l. 4
trial 10 which few women are Subjected
wanI 20 D. alone. VaTcs- while read
Il ard Her-y escaped with her treasure
70 her own room.
What a queer woman Aunt Meheizble
must have been. she muSed. her little
fingers trembling with excitement Il
wonder what her letter will he ike
By III time Herry had read while she
conciusiei thar twas very unlike anything
she had ever seen before. Like a vOica
from the Dad and gone past il spoke 10
the Young Ziri who's dusky eyeS. rzSii-
ant with JOY in the present.. and conf
demo- Ia the future were bent - eagerly
over IL
TO nv dear niece and nAmesake.
Mehetahle Hannah Rogers: began
the lerreT---Ir J. nv wish rs.zI my entire
property. which being well invested. viii
probably. BY the time this i PLACED In
your hands amount 10 about one hundred
thousand dollars. shall ultimately >elong
20 you BUT | impose certain conditions
upon your r-ceiving this Inheritance. and
IL J. % these that cow call your arren-
ton Many yezrs ago. dezr child. was
herrUthezi 70 a man whom believed 10 -
all truth and honor. With reckless prOsli-
gAliry gave him all my love. and ~ il
came 10 pass that when he grew 10 fancy
a fzirer faee than mine / found myself
bankrupt IN hezrT-Tiches. lonely and deSO-
Late. through one mans INCONSISTENCY.
Well | saw him married 10 another
w0mAn- and | ssTtlei down into an old
mail With ample means | never felt
The sting Of drp@ndence- and | found
much good 70 D. done wherever
went Gradually | learned the grand lesson
Of contenrmenr. | saw much domestic
infelicirv around me- and comparing my
LOT with that q other women. even grew
thankful FIR what nzd AZ first seemed %
great ! misfortune. hal missed The low
ing carr q a tender and faithful husband
TO rare a thing. dear child. that the
chances are almost infinite against a wO-
mans ever winning fAarl. but instead. /
L 4 - A. 81 L..
3cti0n- II had lost much had gained
more | Wa the victim 81 no jealous suS-
pici0u<. nor was the object On whom any
man could lawfully vent his unrighteOus
wrath 81 hap his eapricious exSctions.
And X J. - secure you against all this.
10 prevent your becoming the prey II IN
-crupliOus forrune-huurer~. that I make
the condition On which y.u an ~ inherit
NV pruT~rTy- THAI II your remaining sin
gle WOMAN From your eighteenth birth
CAV 700 VIII upon these terms. hegin 10
receive the interest ~ your fortune the
principal. however. J. not 20 - az your
disposal I'll you- being still unmarried. At
tain fhe az II rhirTy-five
Thirry-five.- gaspei Herry. a. If she
expected 10 D. 20 far advanced in her
second childhood by that time a. 20 D. un-
able % appreciate an incapable of spend
ing monev. What an iJea.-
However, continued tire letter.
should You conclude 10 disregard yOIr
sunf's asivice- voI may. upon your wet
ding-iay. examine the res- u this letter.
and see how ! have disposed q the pro
perry which you then. q course forfeit
forever. Should no such OCCASION ever
arrive 1rrr j. no Necessity that y0u
should rad further. and IN the meantime
request that the TAPER that conceals the
REMAINDER q this be left unrpmovs-i.-
sure enOugh- Aunt Neiefzble had
hiockesd further inquiry BY carefully pin
ming on a blank sheet q paper. which
Hetty's uier sense q honor forbade he u
disturb With flushed che-ks ard spark
ling eye< she rs-enrerpd the breakfast
NOON
20 Papa he exclaimed. you never
saw such curiotls letter. Aunt Niche
tahle wants m- 70 - an old maid. and has
left me all her money II | will. Isn'r il
the qDeersa<r fhings-
And you mean 70 arrrpi the eondi-
tions< querlssi Dr. Rogers. eyeing his lit
tle giri sharply. For that g~nfieEnzn was
acquainted with his decrzsed sisters pectl-
iixr nctions- and cruld have guessed AZ the
cO1tents n tn letter much more accurate
~ than could his daughter.
Why. ~ cDHr~e.- answered Hetry.
of@ning her EYES viii with asf0nishmenf
AZ ~fleh 1guea-rirn. As III any ore wouid
gINr ~ hnnsired thousand Dollar Just ~
lret m4rrszl
But A. Hetry wisely SAIL there was no