The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-31

want you to put this sum at compound
interest, and see how much it will
amount to by the time you are seventy
five years of age"
1t struck me that had somehow, dur
ing my lifetime, met with similar prob
lens, but l consclentiously made the
calculation.
"Aunt," cried I, 81 am perfectly APP
palled. Never did dream of this. Of
what mad extravaganza have l been
guiltym and wildly l hurled my cigar
into the camomile bed.
1t became generally known throughout
our village that my aunt was wealthy
and that was heir-expectant, and soon
perceived that, whether or not | ever OBJ
tanned the gold, was going to have the
glory. AT town-meeting, legally called,
and with the Moderator in the chair, |
was elected one of the nine Prudential
| Committeeman: duty" to see about
getting the wood" Our Sabbath school
appointed me delegate to conference
at Cummingford: privileges-lose my
time, pay my own fare, change cars
twice, stage it five miles over country
road and through November landscape:
prospects address by Deacon Thomas
Jones: music, that rare and intricate
composition, "Shall we gather at the
| river?"
secured the position of Waterman at
our store every other Sunday night.
Aunt asked me if | expected extra
pay for this service, and l said l
did. Evelina had talked of green reps
for our parlor, but found that her calcu-
lations had now assembled to some kind of
rose-colored something, value about
treble that of the reps.
Aunt was at length seized with an " at
tack" of more than ordinary violence. l
called three physicians, for | shrunk
from exposing myself to the irresponsi-
Bile village gossip which might accuse
me of not employing every effort for the
prolongation of her life. With three
doctors in attendance, she not unreason-
ably felt that this attack would prove
final and sent for lawyer. was in a
state of great nervous trcpidation.
els there anything l can do for you,
aunt?"
Nothing now"
Has your nurse arranged your pill
lows quite comfortable?"
Perfectly comfortable"
| Solemn scenes have no place in this
narrative, and pass on to the time when
we were assembled for the reading of the
will-the lawyer, the doctor, the minis
ter and myself. That instrument ran as
! follows:
After paying my just dues and my funeral
expenses, and providing a suitable monu-
ment, | give and bequeath to my beloved
nephew, Samuel o. Haynes, his heirs and
assigns, for their use and hehoof forever, all
my wearing apparel and personal ornaments,
with the exception of my gold beads, which
| bcqueath to my namesake, Louis Haynes
of St. Joseph, Missouri; all my beds and bed,
ding, household utensils and furniture, with
the exception Of my great armchair, which,
as it came in on the Jones side, wish to go
| to some deserving member of that family. l
also give my nephew Samuel s., with which
to buy a reference 9ible in my remembrance,
and also IL 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 this my will.
The remainder of my property, both real
and PERSONAL with the exception of the lega-
cies hereinafter named, | bequeath to the
American Missionary Society, neither lega-
cies nor requests to be paid until year and
| day hence.
When the lawyer was through reading
| had no clear idea to whom these lega-
oies were devised, but l remarked that
the American Missionary Society was a
most worthy organization.
The nature of the will was soon made
public. Popular sentiment was that 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 eX-
| perienced a revival of confidence in the
equitable government of the universe
Elderly friends in church and Sabbath
school felt that | had case for rejoicing
in being spared the snares and tempta-
lions which accompany wealth. My en-
plover privately expressed the opinion
that had been getting above my bust
ness, 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 solemn ordi-
nance was matrimony; she and | were
both young, and had our way to make,
and she thought, perhaps, for the pres
ent, it would be better for US to consider
ourselves only friends.
said: every WE'LL" and felt that I
was lonely bark tossed on a wild and
watery waste
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 l would could
make nothing of it but paper.
For year l went calmly and 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 l un-
folded the paper were: "And all former
wills by me made do hereby revoke"
etc. With palpitating heart l passed
the document to the lawyer. After pro-
visions and legacies similar tosthose in
the first instrument, this latter document