The Lake County star., 1877-05-17

I wish to 20 to some deserving mem
Der OF that family. I also give my
a'reference Bible IN my remembrance
and also the sealed paper or instruc
tions accompanying this instrument
which wish him 60 read year hence
In the presence of theiwitnesses now
assembled for the reading OF this my
Will. The regnainder Of nay property
both zeAl and personal with the ex
Iceptlon OF the legac1cg hereinafter
namsd, 1 bequeath to the American
missionary spcIety, neither jegacies
nor beQueets 70 be paid until . year
and q day 1hencesrH AF.t
When the lawyer was through read
Ing had no clear idea to whom these
legacies were devised, but i remarked
that the American fnisgiouary -sDciety
was most worthy orYanization..
The nature Of the will was soon
made public. Popular sentiment was
that of resignation, not to say satisfac-
tion, on my account. My compan-
ions, who had never seen why deserv-
Ing merit I'm my case should meet such
disproportionate reward, while their
own ploddlng along on . weekly sti-
pend with no great aunt's estate In
prospective, naturally experienced q
revival Of confidence in the equitable
government Of the universe. Elderly
friends In church and Sabbath school
felt that had cause for rejoicing In
being spared the snares and tempta-
tions which accompany wealth. My
employer privately expressed the Opin-
ion that / had been getting above my
business, and he was glad to have me
taken down "a peg bEvelina said,
never mind; We don't care for
money - But not many days after
Evelina told me she had begun to
realize what q solemn ordinance was
matrimOny she and / were both
young, and had our way to make, and
1t would be better for us to consider
ourselves only friends.
said, every WELL" and felt that
was lonely bark tossed on wild and
watery waste.
had read instances similar to mine
where the sealed packet or the old
Bible proved to contain bank notes;
but finger the paper left me as would,
could make nothing Of 1t but paper.
For a year went calmly and hope
lessly forward I'm the dry goods and
grocery way, and we then assembled
for the opening Of my sealed orders
the lawyer, the doctor the minister
and myself. The first words that met
my eyes as I unfolded the paper were,
"And all former wills by me made /
do hereby revoke, etc. With palpita-
ting heart passed the document to
the lawyer. After provisions and
legacies similar to those In the first
instrument, this latter document pro-
ceeded as follows:
ITO the American missionary soci-
ETY. Igiye and bequeath the sum Of $685.
600. To my beloved nephew, Samuel
o. Haynes, who / hope may have
learned, during the year that has
elapsed, lessons Of wisdom more valu-
able than money, / bequeath the sum of
$25. 900, which direct my executor to
pay over to said Haynes as soon rs
convenient. further direct my exc
cutor to annually pay to said Haynes
the income from the remainder OF my
property, both real and personal, and
to paw from, the principal to said
Haynes on his thirtieth birthday, If
he be living. or to his heirs or assigns
IL deceased, the sum Of $25 900,
and to pay to said Haynes on his
thirty-fifth birthday the remainder
Of my property, be 1t more or less"
] went down to the store just as usual
next morning, for wished 10 show
people that had too good sense to
have my head turned. When I filed
our customers molasses jug with kero-
sene. / knew I had demonstrated my
coolness.
The chairman of the board of select
men wanted to know what I should
advise I'm regard to rebuilding the Piper
stone bridge; the doctor asked what
my candid opinion was concerning
the comparative merits of muriate of
potassium In case Of pieuritis where
egOphony denotes the heslighest effusion,
but with strong indication Of adhesion
Qfthe mediastinum; and the minister
said there was an article on the "Semi-
Pelagianism in the Fourteenth Cen
turyb I'm the BibliOtheca Sacra, he
thought / would enjoy perusing. AS
I stood on the hall doorstep after sing
ing school that evening, Eveline came
OJt back of me, and said she, with
little shiver, "Oh, how da-ark 1t Isl"
1t flashed across me, as l offered my
arm for escort home, that to the fem
inine imagination matrimony on the
income of seventy-five thousand Is
naturally less "solemn ordinance"
than ON precarious salary Of So
week, and nothing found but pepper
mint drops.
Presently Eveline remarked.
Aren't you very lonely since your
aunt died ?"-tender emphasis on the
lonely. Myaunt had been dead year,
and Evelina engaged" at least once
I'm the meantime.
''Not at all; my time and attention
are likely to be entirely absorbed In
business"
"No one can rejoice more sincerely
In your good fortune than do 1. Sam
uel."
"I don't doubt It Evelina, 1 shall al
ways feel confident OF your friend
ship" .g 81 ef-
Ileave Evelina at her cottage gate,
and feel that,
OF all glad words of tongue or of pen.
The saddest of these-"ft WASH t to have
been."
The next afternoon my employer In
vited me to be seated behind the rail-
ing that fenced In our Office, and said
he, laying his hand on my shoulder
with confidential, aparental, a sacri-
fetal air: ~ ao
"Samuel, / have been rejecting up
on my duty to you. You are young
man Just starting in life, and starting
in some respects under favorable cir
custances, but everything depends up
on your starting right. You have al
ways been faithful in my interests,
and have determined to Show my APP
probation Of that fhithfulness. / have
decided to sell out to you ~
A glance at the door showed me that
the way Of escape was not cut off.
with all the varied interests of the
business you are familiar we are year.
ly drawing In more Of the trade from
surrounding towns; we have the con-
fidence of our customers; we have the
confidence Of wholesale dealers; we
can buy to the best advantage. To all
these privileges you will succeed.
Rarely IL there such an opening for q
young man. Consult our books, con-
alder O,ir nrofits reflect uDOn the IN