Connecticut western news., 1878-05-30
RUINED BY A FORTUNE.
The Unfortunate History of q CObbler WI fOnnd hls way into Prison through haviI Money Left Him.


 Dickens in his Pickwick Papers tells us the story of 8 man whose ruin lay in inheriting little fortune. Pickwick, or rather h1s servant, Sam, Weller, found the unfortunate victim of luck in the debtors prison. But we will let Sam tell the story in his own words. .,.: ?.
 "Have you been here long ?" in- quired Sam.
 ." Twelve year." replied the cobbler, biting the end of his pipe as he spoke.
 '"Contempt ?'' inquired Sam. ... The cobbler nodded. - as..',
 "Well, then," said Saln,. with some sternness, "wot do you persevere in bein' obstinit for, vastin' your precious life away, in this here magnifed pound ? Why don't you give in, and tell the chancellorship that you're very sorry for maxim his court .contemptible, and you won't do so no more P .tl
 The cobbler put his pipe in the cor ner of his mouth, while he smiled, and then brought it back to its old place again but said nothing. ai ~|'
 "Why don't you?" said Sam, urging his question strenuously. sa %a
 "Ah," said the cobbler, "you don't quite understand these matters. What do you suppose ruined me inow9"
 "Why," said Sam, trimming the rush. light, 1T .s'pose the beginhin' was, that you got into debt, eh ?'' .t 7. a "Never owed a farden," said the cob bier ''try again. o A ..--..-' s",Well, perhaps" said Sam, "you bought houses, wich is delicate English for goin' mad; or took to buildin', wich is medical term for bein' incurable. ui The cobbler shook his head and said, "Try again. lia2 <'sa a't1 ., .'@ '
 r"You didn't go to law, I hope, said Sam, suspiciously. " e.' f. 1.. ., Never in my life," replied the cob bier. "The fact is, was ruined by hav- ing money left me-" a@.l .f.'F '-.'"
 "Come, come," said Sam, "that won't do. I wish some rich enemy 'ud try to york my destruction in that ere way. I'd let him. .-.le e...la. }- .tH
 "Oh. I dare say you don't believe it, " said the cobbler, quietly smoking his pipe. q wouldn't if I was you but it s true for all that" F r
 "How wos it P inquired Sam, half in- duced to believe the fact already by the look the cobbler gave him. ''''
 "Just this, 2 replied the cobbler; ''an old gentleman that I worked for down in the country, and humble relation of whose married-she's dead, God bless her, and thank Him for 1t twas seized with fit and went of. ...
 "Where p inquired Sam, who was growing sleepy after the numerous events of the day. .......-
 "How should know where he went, :" said the cobbler, speaking through his nose in an intense enjoyment of his pipe {" He went off dead.'' 1.. .....s.....
 .Oh, that indeed, said Sam. ''WellP'
 "Well," said the cobbler, :" he left five thousand pounds behind him. " .., "And very gen-teel in him so to do, said Sam. '|a' .. 'i 7J".'1"' ,,.E'..-.
 cone of which" continued the cob bier, "he left to me, cause married his relation, you see" ...t.
 "Wery good," murmured Sam.
 "And being surrounded by 8 great number of nieces and news as was always quarreling and fighting among themselves for the property, he makes me his executor, and leaves the rest to me in trust to divide it among 'em as the will provided" Y" I-'.' ''
 "What do you mean by leaving t on trust ?" inquired Sam, waking up little. eff it ain't ready money where's the use on it p
 "It's law term, that's all," said thu cobbler. H t'.. II i4, .et4.t ~,
 II don't think that" said Sam, shak ing his head. " There's very little trus in that shop. Hows'ever, go on." -.
 "Well," said the cobbler, "when was going to take out probate of tn will, the nieces and nevy's, who was des perately disappointed at not getting al the money, enters caveat against 1t. "What's that ?" inquired Sam.
 GA legal instrument, which IS much as to say, it's no go," replied tn cobbler. .
 "I see," said Sam, "a sort of brother in-law O the have-his-carcase. Well?
 "But," continued the cobbler, 'find ing that they couldn' agree among them themselves, and consequently couldn get up case against the will, they with drew the caveat, and paid all the legs cies. I'd hardly done it, when one nev brings an action to set the will aside The case comes on, some months aftel ward, afore deaf old gentleman, in back room somewhere down by Paul churchyard and arter four counsels ha taken day apiece to bother him regr larly he takes week or two to conside and read the evidence in six volumes ; and then gives his judgment that ho
 the testator was not quite right in tn
 head, and must pay all the money bac
 again and all the costs. Iappealed tb r case came cn before three or four sleeE
 gentlemen who heard it all before in tl' ; other court where they're lawyers win
 out work the only difference benz that there they're called doctors, andi1 l the other place delegates, if you undr [ stand that, and they very dutifully cn
 frmed the decision of the old gentlenal 3 below. After that we went into chm I cery, where we are still, and where 8 shall always be. My lawyers have h, | all my thousand nnnnds lnnn aoo. AT