The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-02
TIE SECRET OF TIE STAIR.
A LAWYERS story.

chorus 10 it; FOR he tells the greater part
OF It himself in words / cannot improve
upon.
His old uncle. Philip Makcfocc, LETT him
the whole OF his property quite un,Npect-
cdly; for IN the FIRST place II wa' supposed
he had nothing TO leave, and in the second
he hnd son, william Mnkorncc, who
should have been the natural heir.
But father and son had never got on well
together and ut the time of the old mans
death there was wide breach. lie was
quarrclsome ill-condtiOnc1 old fellow,
and the son took after him. He quar-
relied with his only sister John Darglc's
mother, years and years ago, because
she chose to marry IL merchant skipper;
and when he, poor man, was lost nj sea,
leaving his widow and an only boy all but
destitute, Philip Makcrace scarcely put
out hand TO help her. Yet lac seemed TO
have lingering liking for the boy. np-
prenticcd him to the merchant marine,
and. IA | have sad. when he was Just
threc-and-tweuty. finally left HIM about
three thousand "A year.
This was n grput change for mother and
son, who had been living pretty much uDOn
the scant wages 0t the Young sailor. We WAS
n kindly, simple, good chap was ck-a
British tar 10 the backbunc-and r. ioiccd
~
f,thnrc,d ali tl,o .ircu,ns ,,,..,s ~ IN. man
,inge I'M never rnttoncd to old phiiin.
md thnuoh I've tv,d ,yttbin "a few miles nf
me h,fe at Nunce,tcr, | never saw him.
XVili,,v
Chili~stone. rs his Old tumblc-down house
mined. wns ,yhntnrfi.ts ,so,ld call a
uirturr uiir ,,lnr,.. nul Linn D,rri. when
h. cam, mo no..,a.,on Owed mo
.,rovrr,dr,o Of i,,r,, in II nni Tho Vrt
more str,,nr,, i'l..n ~ rottiuv lila rnusin'
this william Nnt.r,.o ,yhn ,gns an nrrl,i.
t.,t hV nrnft...pp ia tp.tore rniurre and
fnIt tIot \Vitlor, hand neon hur,llv tr.nt I'd
inni,rJ r,,nr I'm. IF in.ior,i ~ a .nrt 81
,isurpcr; nrd longing To- conc nate and in
..,,,,., .,, H.. ,,,,,,, -.t a., NTH i,.ir
tonk ,hi.orn, r.ti,iiy. fine nr.t wnich Of
tnrsd Of rxnte ..,i.. hi. rnod w II nnJ
iutnu'ious tow'tr,i his cousin.
fl MONT out ono uiporlnut clause in
pliiin ifts,tn.,'. WIN ana r.N.n,,, vt,s,,f
trn,n'n Isff ,rritt,, Inv ti,. nfrLtf',, T.,
itsr,,t.in iii.i -. Inc r,.tntlfi',n OF Chti-
in..nn,,,,'. ,n'ln,,'f,.l | ,ar LEI Lack ~,
on with his story. Tur clause in the will
,vn. f., ,..ff 80. th,I fh, .t. - ,'rn,,,,rt,
snuuld revert to tho SON oulv IN c.ise Of
I,t,n II ,,,,i. f,h. ,s,.h.,t l,intr ,.ittout
i..m~ ,fnr. .Nfr,rf nom fine nrrhif,,t',
letter isn. follows:
" II sfi1 remains ,uite an olJ-f,ahionad
housr tn look M pNrriu1Ilv. with .tnclts
Of ou,.ut. twisted. rork..ci,'w cbimucvs.
,etlic-ruI.. l,t,lt It Wu i,s.-brnIns. ana
i,f.t shown ,suf amid fine pf.l. .tuua and
,dbricf. a gr.uir, hnlf-,ll.bryed housr.
~ Tho nhrn.s t.sD4. win ,intris md over
h,nrirr trr.r >tnfits n wide wooden
porch. ANA son. -mnllon,d lattice vim
lows Wnou tn.aul ycll-trainrd or, en-
FL. shall nuV,.. mel owed and toned is
,olo,s down. tine 4adi ions viii nnnear ns
autiu.l,uuIn. EIlih iluu a, M, oulnnal
portion. nnd ash fle whole Of I had been
erected lhrce hundrpd years AGO.
Internally have ondeavored to pre-
Iervr; he same characteristics as farns was
cons silent with modern IDEAS of comfort,
and Nuumu-t come aud see how | have
mrctcdrd. Bul me stnIrca.e is "A triumph,
md has cOsi IA world Of Thought.
Pacing the entrance. and ascending
from the ia thr.t eN irrinitv OF the square
nalL il divide, iuf, TWO return II ights fru m
Allow broad la.tlug at tho top OF the
sighth >taur. Tine c;trv,d-oak halusfrnde.
The newel, ana The polished flooring
really give IT very antique and pictur-
sspue appearance. Tire space necessary
Tor IL was ohiamcl by huildug out ut the
rear ana thus the staircase forms u pro-
iecihg mass independent Of the room
pace "A SHAFT. ~ It were, up and
nown which, had | been building mod