Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-10-07

and employed the most skillfu
attorney in the State to assis
them to secure their claim. Al
the time drew near for the tria
| was deeply anxious, as my flu
ture might depend upon my sue
cess in this suit. I retired t.
rest one night burdencd Will
care in regard to it. 'If kline
Providence would only put thai
will in my hands," | exclaimed
mentally, 81 would never doubt
Him in the future"
When at last | fell asleep
was still busy with my law bus
mess. l dreamed that it was
the day before the trial, and full
Of anxiety, | had called at the
Ellery mansion and humbly
asked leave to search the house
myself for the missing will. =
Leave was readily obtained, and
the fair Minnie went with me
to open closets, writing desks,
etc. "
"Have you cleaned house
since the death of your father?:"
[ asked. ID"
Yes" she answered, laugh
ing heartily at the strange ques-
ton; "we had our yearly clean
ing. in May
"Where did you put your
waste papers that you regarded
as Of no account?" .'@ "
We threw a great many of
them into the kindlihg basket,
but a few that we fancied we
wanted to look over again We
carried to the attic. "
"I'hen [ will go to those up
per regions, if you please, and
will look over every scrap Of pa
per that has any writing on it."
We proceeded 10 the attic.
and found a large wood box full
of letters, and began to look
them over. Before we had been
there an hour, | came to.a bum
die Of paper with a green rib
bon, and opening the bundle,
the lost will was in my hands
l jumped upon the floor in my
JOY, eGclaiming, 'Eureka!" and
putting it in my pocket, enjoin-
ing silence upon Miss Minnie,
who, Of course, was delighted
as a child, and fairly wept for
JOY.
In a transport Of ecstacy I
awoke, TO find it only q dream;
but soon ] slept again and, the
whole scene was repeated.
When [ awoke again, old
Chanticleer was announcing the
dawn Of day, and | arose, fully
determined to search the Ellery
attic. Who knows but what it
may be true? God revealed his
will in ancient times in dreams.
May He not sometimes do it
still? / thought Of the cases
given III mental philosophy, the
sister of Major Andre dreaming
hat her brother was before the
;ourt-martial for being a spy;
md all the particulars Of the
rial were wildly impressed up
IN her mind, just as they really
occurred. Washington an d
Knox were particularly desig- /
lated, though she had never
seen them, for the waves Of the
broad Atlantic rolled between
hem.
[ was so much in earnest that
did not wait even for break !
asst, but went to call upon Min |
lie. | put the same question as |
II my dream, and by a strange
coincidence received the same |
answers. We went to the attic !
md Unless. than an hour the |
ost will was in my possession :
lfter / entered the house. Then |
went to breakfast and ate with |
| relish, for Twas as happy as
f | had a million dollars in my
pocket. | knew that the tide
IF my affairs had turned at last,
md was in the way Of Il little
rood fortune.
The day of the trial came,
md the judge and jury were
III in their places, and the court
louse was crowded with people,
or Minnie was a favorite in the
-iIlage, and the case was excit-
ng the deepest interest. We
lad kept the secret Of the will
icing found, and the lawyer of
he uncles opened his case with
flourish Of trumpets Of what
vas natural and just, that the
should SO to legal,
amily heirs, instead of stran-
,el's child, who had already for
fifteen years, enjoyed the char
ty of her kind benefactor.-
rue, he had learned that there
Tas once a rumor Of a will, but