Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08

gold beads, which bequeath to my namesake. Louisa Haynes. of St. Joseph. Missouri; all my beds and bedding, household utensils and furniture. with the exception of my great arm chair. which, as it came on the Jones side, ] wish to go to some deserving member of that family. also give my nephew Sam uel five dollars, with which to buy ref erence Bible in my remembrance, and also the sealed paper of instruction ac- companying this instrument. which wish him to read year hence in the presence of the witnesses now assembled for the reading of thismy will.auu% gs--ls~
 'The remainder of my property, both real and personal, with the exception of the legacies hereinafter named, bequeath to the American Missionary Society, nei- ther legacies nor beqaests to be paid sun-l til q year and day hence.p s#s z
 When the lawyer was through reading, had no clear idea to whom these lega- cies were devised, but I remarked that the American Missionary Society was 8 most worthy organization.
 The nature of the will was soon made 
 of resignation, not to say of satisfaction on my account. My companions, who had never seen why deserving merit in my case should meet such disproportion- ate reward, while their own plodded along on weekly stipend with no great aunt's estate in prospective, naturally experienced a revival of confidence in the equitable government of the universe. Elderly friends Tn church and Sabbath school felt that had cause for rejoicing jnibeing spared the snares and tempta- tions which accompany wealth. My em- ploYer privately expressed the opinion that 1 had been getting above my business, and he was glad to see me taken down a peg. Evelina said, "Never mind; we don't care for money" But not many days after, Evelina told me she had begun to realize what 8 solemn ordinance was matrimony; she and were both young, and had our way sto make, and she thought perhaps, for the present, i, it would be better for us to consider ourselves only friends. ' I said, "Very well," and felt that I was a lonely bark tossed on a wild and watery waste.
 I had read of instances similar to mine where the sealed packet or the old Bible proved to contain bank-notes; but finger the paper left me as I would. I could make nothing of it but paper.
 For year went calmly but hopeless ly forward in the dry.goods, and grocery way, and we then assembled for the open ing of my sealed orders-the lawyer, the doctor, the minister, and myself. The first words that met my eyes as nnfolded the paper were, And all former wills by me made I do hereby revoke" etc. With palpitatlng heart passed the document to the lawyer. After provisions and leeacies similar to those in the first instru- ment, this latter document proceeded as follows. s..t..
 "To the American Missionary Society I give and beqneath the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars"
 'sTo my beloved nephew Samuel O.. Haynes, who I hope may have learned, during the year that has elapsed, lessons of wisdom more valuable than money, bequeath the sum of twenty five thousand dollars, which 1 direct my executor to pay over to said Haynes as soon as may be convenient. I farther direct my executor to annually pay to said Haynes the income
 
 real and personal, and to pay from the principal to said Haynes on his thirtieth birthday, if he be living, or to his heirs or five thousand dollars, and to pay to said Haynes on his thirty-ffth birthday the remainder of my property, be it more or less" f
 went down to the store just as usual the next morning, for wished to show people that, I had too good sense to have my sheadAturned.. When I flied our best customers molasses jug with kerosene, knew had demonstrated my coolness.
 The chairman of the Board of Select men wanted to know what should advise in regard to rebuilding the Piper stone bridge; the doctor asked what my candid merits of muriate of ammonia and iodlde of potassium in case of pleuritis where eeophony denotes slight effusion, but with strong indications of adhesion of the mediastinlim, and the minister said there was an article on "Semipel gianism il the fourteenth Century" in the Bi5iiOthect .Sacra he thought I would euJoy peru | sing. As I stood on the hall doorstep after singing-school that evening, Evelins came out back of me, and said she, with { little shiver, "Oh how da-ark it is!' It flasIied across me, as 1 offered m, arm for escort home, that to the feminin' imagination matrimony on the income o seventy-five thousand is naturally les "solemn ordinance" than on precariou salary of eight dollars week, and noth ing found but peppermint drops.
 o~11. sg you very lonely since your aunt died ?"- had been dead a year, and Evelina Zen gagged" at least once in the mean time. | ''Not at all; my time and attention ar likely to be entirely absorbed in busi ness."
 "No one can rejoice more sincerely il your good fortune than do I, Samuel
 "I don't doubt it, Evelina; shall q ways feel confident of your friendship"
 I leave Evehna at her cottage gate, and feel that.
 Of all the glad words of tongue or of pen.
 The gladdest are these-"It wasn't to have bsen."
 The next afternoon my employer invite, me to be seated behind the railing tha fenced in our office, and said be. ayin his hand on my shoulder with confiden tial, O parental, sacrifcial air:
 ''Samn4l. have been reaecting upo my duty to you. You are a young mal just starting in life, and starting in som, respects under favorable circumstances bnt every thing depends upon your start ing right. You have always been faith fuI to my interests. and have determin ed to show my appreciation of tha faithfulness. 1 have decided to seU ost to you!'
 r Aglance at the door showed me tha the way of escape was not cut off
 "With all the varied interests of tn, business you are already familiar; we ar, yearly drawing in more of the trade frou surrounding towns; we have the conf dence of our customers; We have the con fidence of wholesale dealers; we can buy to the best advantage. To all these priv l ileges you sdcceed. Rarely is there sucl an opening for 8 young man. Consul our books, consider our profits, refec upon the income from the post office
 "Sir." interrupted T, in thunderou tones, "by the blessing of Providence an(