The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-15
My Aunt's Legacy.

M y n ui1b > Lug dCy
Nv father is a farmer, in sufficiently
-, though not ex ,ctly aftl Ient circum-
! ,,a.ss; and he, with my mother and
..tbar.. live in the mouse where all Of
=. except my mother, first saw the
In 1t the time when the event here
corded took place | lived with them,
bot have been away from home for
q many year now
4 Tie house is a large, rambling build
-, constructed Of red bricks, and
obouudne in numerous long, low rooms.
Ne are simple, primitive people, and
j Generally sit and take our meals IN 4
room leading out Of the kitchen. But
q. have two State pnrlors, which, in our
eys. at least. are very grand, and which
i IVA use on those rare occasions when We
wish TO make a show in the eyes of the
worlI: Dr. rather in the eyes of those
lew and isolated members of 1t who, at
f. long intervals, come our way.
Nv name is Sebastian Gregg FELTON,,
a,d / am one of family of five, all
bows. in which | occupy the generally
inevitable position Of being in the mid
Iii. | say generally unenviabIe, be
fan,e. a. rule, the eldest and youngest
bfa family get the best Of it, and the
bther, rather % to the wall. But i'll my
Ease had nothing to complain Of, as |
happened to be nay mothers prime favor
BE-
Several reasons conspired to produce
ahis result To begin with, | had been
very delicate child, and great doubts
Bal been entertained Us to the posslbll-
NV of rearing me. Children that cause
host anxiety are generally liked best,
knd. as had rewarded my mother for
Nh the care bestowed upon me by grow
H. into tall, broad-shouldered fellow,
kbo seemed to have quite forgotten what
IA health was. she naturally felt grateful
Ia me and inclined to think me very
heritorious character. Another thing
bat disposed her i'll my favor was that L
bal been infinitely more troublesome
ban all her other boys put together, as,
Whenever NV health allowed II, L had
been from my earliest infancy in some
nschiet or other though, to do myself
nstice. had never been guilty of any
Bling mean or undermined. There
has one other circumstance that made
be looked upon with favor, not only by
bother. bat by the whole family rs well,
h Dnd that was that | was considered to
Aaye expectations. In other words, L
Fas thought to have a very good chance
N being an heir to an aunt of my ia
her,, who had very comfortable little
krtune Of her own. But | will talk OF
bs by and by, when / have told the
kader little more about myself.
At the time of this story | was four
bnd twenty years old, six feet high,
ProadIy built enough to match my
height and-my native modesty recolls
POM writing this-yery good looking.
ID deposition | was light hearted and
pnd Of fun. my former leaning toward
hischef having by no means deserted
be-
II Though but one and twenty, | had for
pme years been engaged to Claribel
Nyer, the daughter of a well to do mil
IA, who lived not very far from us. She
sas pretty, livey little being, with
Rrk hair and eyes, Il roguish smile and
sweet figure, and she was great pet
Rlth everybody.
But to proceed to the more important
pr; Of my tale
OnG evening, as we were all sitting al
pa, the postman came to the Doom
Eelt 50 unusual an event that it caused
Cte an excitement There was gen
fal rush to see what he had got, and L,
Rlng nearest, was out first and obtained
p letter. II was addressed to my
Bother, aud everybody was much IN
RTeSted in the opening and reading OF
Itturned out to be from the aunt
fom whom | was supposed to have my
pectations. and after whom L had re-
ged my beautiful second name OF
breg-.
Here let ME stop for moment 10 inform
reader that our notion as to my chance
aS by no means unfounded. 1t did not
se from general feeling of covetous-
e>s on our part, or from the idea that
ems common in some families that every
p Is bound to leave them property.
hortly before / was born Miss Gregg
f9te to my father, saying that should the
Rpected child prove q boy, she would be
ach complimented if he would give 1t
81 name, aud concluded with certain
erh and somewhat mysterious hints
llch It seemed to him could bear but
e Interpretation. l need hardly OBJ
rye that when | appeared, and turned
i to be q boy, l was duly christened
FcoFdlng 10 my aunt's wishes. She had
Ever set eyes upon me, or, indeed,
Ken the slightest notice of me from
az moment to this but still the hope
expectations, if it burned rather dlmly
1neeumes, never went out.
When it was discovered from whom
letter came, the excitement naturally
Creased greatly, and my mother
Pectac1es not being forthcoming quickly
Dough to suit the impotence of the
pApany, as [ was considered to have
greatest interest in the matter, and
Y also believed to be the best scholar
tne family, the epistle was put into
hands with an exhortation to read IL
ouu' L did so, and read as follows
DEAR MADAME-Your son, who
Ars my name, must by this time be
Guy well, if not quite, grown up, and
nave a fancy to see what he is like
~ your permission shall. therefore,
ae 10 your house on Friday next. and
y sith your permission, will remain
uly, i PpTsn1,IA GREGe."
when | had finished the perusal, 81
aes se'gned for some time everybody
7 700 much astonishe6 to speak. Whel