The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-02

Nv, INN, liut1gthrn ard AId
ty KY, ~, S, brut Of man anl ma!dl
t w GAINED ulnt.,ApiiVe Tree.
y, Y, N ,rst-i,,f for EuoWin. me,
~ y. 7, ~. "a. tIlei they told 10 each olhsr,
!!sAs.,.,oi zine and pIlOt bF hheFi
i.MN.,.tt,, ether liiVi 10 'he 6rIm;
~ ~; Il. III lnIn', tAlle lin to Iinl.
MAJOR HAMMoND's RING.
,..,,mouy from tho TOmb-Tri.
ampi OF Truth and Love.
.wb,,. thi.yg cried Miss Hammond,
liking Open letter just handed to her
!, ,sryin.. "Yon read it. Maggie,
y w, ,re. are better than mine"
"a Su,il wonder OF that, indeed, seeing
st Magic i, aged about eighteen, and
!, ~ s, iT" ,iI.y-6ve at the very least, a
..H,o, looking, we'll preserved spinster,
.,b brown, Fesolu,e face and sausage
, nj over the forehead. Maggie, a hand.
, ~. modern girl, sits down and reads !:
V,DAM-Tne pariShioners Of St. Cris-
n Ciig.ls.haui, in vestry assembled,
y, y, determined to rebuild their parish
,I,,eb, pronounced unsafe by the sur
I'm. Contributions are earnestly re.
s,s,.d The alterations will uecessitate
\. ,,mov.I Of many vaults and graves;
.T,r, o,bsr. that Of the Hammond tam.
m, hi. the wish Of the churchwardens
!: ,,tpect the wishes Of survivors and
sb,r. in the disposal OF the remains.
Isy directions you may have to give, you
iii be good enough to communicate to
d. uu1et.igned. Your most humble and
OSeiissi servants.
THOMAS TRUscoTT,
WILLIAM BONNER,
ChurehwardenS.
Tie .vo Misses Hammond (Margaret
.,I ELEM are Joint proprietors Of the
wuIouabIe estate Of Westbury, near
Gins.hsm and OF the handsome man
,sa thereto belonging. Maggie, the
I,qrg girl, is a distant cousin-although
4. eais them "aunt"-and lives with
a.u. There ia also young man, Ralph
Grant, somewhere about the place, Of
Ibcm more anon.
Old Tom Hammond, the father Of the
TO maiden sislers, was born in the year
no and might have seen the heads over
Temple Bar after the rising OF l745. BE
Ersi ill 1880. lie had married late in
he, and left only these two daughters.
lsu two generations bridged over q
lpss Of time generally occupied by
lny successive lives, AZ in the case OF
la,her branch Of the iamily,the founder
d shich, Major Richard Hammond 1.-THE
stte Of the two old ladieS), who had
au at the capture OF Quebec when
Gnerll Wolfe was killed. being the great.
rlad,tAlher Of Maggie Lauderdale and
hph Grant. Major Hammond was the
tdtt Of the two brothers, and should
Alu Inherited the Westbury estate; but
!. offended lis father, General John
lIianOnd, By what was called a low
aGriage, aud was disinherited in conse-
ia1ce.
Ion Hammond had done his best TO
rusty bis fathers injustice, as far az he
aald without injuring himself and his
eva, BY making IA settlement OF the estatel
hiiiure Of his own Issue, upon the law
hldt.eendanIs Of Major Hammond, hle
S'oths'; providing that II the issue Of his
t4a brother should fail, the estate
4o0Il go to the issue OF Il younger broth,
u Henry, who, by tho way, had been well
Favidsl for by the small estate OF East
h! This brother Henry was now rep
fsvnItl through the female line by a
w. BOodle-, Of Boobies Court, who nov
LN held the Eastbury estate.
Tie descendants Of Major Hammond
rtEOE confined 10 these two young PEG
|pt Nsggie aud Ralph. They are both
Orphans and without means, their fore
han having been mostly in the soldier
Itsiad official lines. Ralph Ia u lieuten'
nlinlhe artillery, aud hii battery is nov
ID ludil; but he il home on sick, leave;
ndke hu taken advantage OF his fur
sugh to win the affections OF his fair
@aan. IA the Weslbury estate would
cone to be eventually divided between
Zen, II was considered most fortunate
AI'g that the young people had come to
Y understanding. Ralph was to leave
v etVice when he was married, and
lts the home.iarm. By.and by he would
iIaa'utally into his position IA country
Slit; aud ii VIVA arranged that eventu'
Wy he should assume the name Of Ham
s9sd; hoping 10 continue the old line.
IhI' preamble necessary, let us return
y The comfortable old fashioned draw
sE.icCu At Westbury.
What do you think OF that, Elem
ttsd Mis-, Hammond, having read owe,
Sa more the circular to herself with
IssiQel emphasis. Mils Ellen was sit
u's looking into the fire, her great wood
q knitting pima and bright colored woods
llss idle on her lap, she shook her head
'alIs talking gently to herself.
Uoyon hear, ElIen2' cried Miss Ham
a'sd more sharply, "What do you think
aals letter from Trnscou?"
ltcn's Ike the i,les at all, Margaret
s'ha a!All. Why can't they leave our
lHe'Ion aIOne2 And I am sure I al
.,l looked forward to being buried
"a don't talk abolt that, Ellen, and
H. i've years the yOunger!' said Mia
n.aaotd briskly; land IN we can't pre-
I'a' " being done, We must make the
|tsS .G' IT. Ralph had better so and see
Wy veil, sister; "a you like" said
I. Presently shs resumed; SISTER
W., SSsn thinking that this would be .
~ ~. sGlncc 10 Try to get back Uucl'
" .n tiammond'I ring"
Id saS'e uammond's ring 2" repeated III,
'9 ~ sister. II northumberland"
~. ssa aust have heard our father tall
, METH, The family ring that ought Il
w.. W. gone with, the estales-a ruby ant
y VI. that General Hammond brough
-5' tom Ctylon."
n, .oqtat'o know all about 1t, Ellen,
!, "yi oatyoa weteso much more will
N IT. lSiher. and had more palienc,
\! il'hsr often tried to get tho ring
s offered to give Major Hammont
M sun Tor it. But he was yexeC
S SSI,ltatt for snPplNnting him, that h,
\, ny !, Be rever should have il; aud the,
'sIs,, that rather than Il SHOULD
~. I'o hi' brothers hands, he had i
S N.Y. Nth him, upon his finger. o.
S1A,Eays said thatil he had a chanc
v Mug have the coffin opened 10 zee.
,ffe, who tetrea,ed 10 a Pola. an,
N W. ". a'' head in a novel, reused up a
l,,,. 90 l3ined in: n hope you will