Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-11-21
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if everything was recular-the money was
| to be turned over to the claimant.
1t wasn't often that Ned paid much att
tentioEto the business OF the Office; but tho
mention of certain names during the coIloquy,
| caused him to prick up his ears while seems
ingly busy with tho morning paper aud
! five minutes later, he was running full speed,
to the house of his friends, tho Bertrauds.
At the appointed hour next morning, the
same two gentlemen came to hear Mr.. Ban-
/ ting's decision. Ned, as before. had the
morning paper before him, but kept sharp
! ear turned.
These papers appear to be all right" OBJ
served Mr.. Banting. Il have sclutiuized
them carefully and find nothing wanting"
Then it only remains to pay over the
money, l suppose" said tho heir expectaut
rubbing his hands,
Nothing more" replied Bauting.
The trustee produced his accounts showing
the sum on hand. which had been largely en-
hauced by accruing interest. and was begins
ming to draw a check for the amount, when
Ned Armour threw aside his paper and strodo
forward
'DOu't be too fast =! hO exclaimed.
! 1t was the FIST time Ned had ever interfer>
! ed in a business consultation, aud his uuolu
| looked up surprised
why. what do you know about it ?' asked
the latter.
'l've witness in my private room think
/ you'd better examine bef"ro proceeding fu.th-
err" answered Ned. "Wait moment and I'll
bring him."
Ned stepped ont and returned immcdiatc>
ly. essprting an inarm old man, whose eyes
I flasheNas it fell on the covering countenanco
of the would be heir
''Feil these gentlemen who you are, !" said
/ Nod-"though one of them doesn't seem to
need the information"
IL am Antoine Bertrand" replied the old
man proudly, "the brother aud heir of him
| on whose fortune this base wretch socks to
| lay his awless grasp. 1t was this william,
when the star of my illustriour chief went
down at Waterloo who through perjury and
taIsehOod, drove me into exile, and received
| as the reward of his poIliy. my entire wealth
/ Tho proofs he now presents nro as false as
! those he manufactured then, but | have doc>
umcnts here which will leave no doubt as TO
/ my right"
Tins ialsc heir did not remain to sec in>
spected the packet of papers which tho old
man presented Suffice it to say. they wero
/ nnd in all respects correct Marie Bertrand
was now q match FOR the wcalthicst man in
the land and when Ned told his uno'e that
/ it was Sue whom lac had picked out for n
! wife, the old gentleman didn't object neith-
! er did Marie nor her father; and Ned Armour
lived for mary years, huppicst of husbands
and idlest Of lawyers.
MUTUALlTY or the BRAvE-Au ipci>
! dent of the lato Confederate army meeting in
Richmond was the loud applause with which
the boys WHO Wore tic Gray" greeted a
graceful eulogy in the speech of the orator
OF the OccasiOn upon the gnlautry of federal
] tI.,,,
crater, near Petersburg Alter tho mine was
/ fred and the Union troops were awaiting the
| explosion to advance upon tho Confederate
lines, an unexpected lIndr4uce delayed tho
| explosion, but what it was no ono could con.
! lecture. II the fuse was still Might burning
| but slowly, to enter the mine was certain
! death. Time thus dragged slowly on. when.
said the speaker, 1.-TWO bravo men, whose
names should be mentioned with respect
wherever courage il honorcd, Lieutenant
Jacob Dnuty and Sergeant Henry Recs, both
OF tho Forty eight Penusy lvauia, volunteered
| Tor the pcrinus service aud entered tho mipc
! O. Wing on their hands and knees, Crntiuy
/ in utter darkncss they found that tho fuse
had gone out sbodt ono hundred feet from
the mouth of the main gallery. relighted IL.
! and retired" IL WIS the mention of this iu-
cident which drew such applause from tho
| battle, scared veterans of Virginia. who had
/ been in the same fight with these gallant
| PennsyIvsninns, showing how brave men re-
/ spect each other. while men who never smclt
/ powder arc always most furious and implaca>
( bic when the return of peace permits them
to yclp aud bark with immunity Init. Sun.
/ A Coop CoLLEcrOR.-Oi Jud.e
! who resides not tar from Cincinnati, Is known
as one who never pays debt, If it can be
avoided lie has plenty Of money, is Jolly,
| trolIckIng old chap. and get. drunk Occa-
! sonallY, when, Of course, some friend takes
care Of him Not long ago no fell into tho
| hands of a man who had his note for n sum
/ of money. aud it was a last chSnce, the
man divcd into the Judges wallet, took out
the amount. Snd put tho note where tho
money had been.
When the Judge nwoke to consciousness,
as was his wont, he took out his wallet to
( count how much money he was out
"iInw did | spend all my money 2"
the friend
"WeII," muttercd the Judge, quietly dis
posing OF his wallet, II must have been very
drunk
GRANGE GLEAHINGs. s.-The Patrons Of
Hu-bandry will be addressed, at the Leetowu
Grange Hall, By Professor Rogers of BaIti-
more. at O'Clock, p NJ, on the last satur-
day in November.
At meeting Of the County Council At Elk
Branch on the 28th Of October, a memorial
recommending tine Agricultural and Mechsn-
ical College Of Jefferson County, W. Va,
was adopted J. II. Strider, Col. 4. w Bay
lor and DIR +. l. Wager were appointed as
special committee to present it to the State
Grange.
"A wedding occurred few days ago at
Corinth, Miss, in which the groom was a
! German Catholic the hridn an Amerinan