The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-04-26

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sad ths slight sausrmrnt II the ARMS. |
walrhNl With rather heating heart, |
ssshiess, 1T minute, Rnd thra ! thoNxhs
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~snt into the shop ali III orlvr. ~,
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When nrxt morning told The stot,
my compaMiuua wrsv ecMfrd.
lei w eo---lvs m ~ nut III The M.
lucky place, said my ~ife. pMaAionately.
Whatever thcir Ii, Harry, Aell II n m
alarming sarrinte, and then you must
get \ accfrtAryshir under Government,
" Judgeahip In The colonies, or somc.
thing cf that hind. MammA's sixth
consin's husband ia---ia--wcll, 1 forgot
what he n, hut there's some connection
OF other between him and member of
Parliament, and hc must 10 something
for yon. that'a what II comes 10. ~
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II WA painful, but II wAA necessary,
20 explain 70 my dear young wife that
che powers II her mamma 3 distinguished
relative, evcn should no be- willing 10
exert them, were probably limitcsl Lucy
would not believe II. And the letter waA
written and was NOT answered.
Well, now for the w0rkhouAc. And
upon my word | do think something
dreadful would have occurred, but ------
A few night~ on---AgMin that sound.
Lucy" ] said, gently, but shc did not
rouse, and Thought pcrhaps l hnl hot
ter not disturb her. II WAS quite dark
m l very quietly drcssssl. In pAEL aud
stepped out ON % tho stairs. Again, 4
little light I'll Tho very early morning
coming through the shutters revealed
family white MguFc behind Il 3 counter
IN the shop, ~ arm waving ~ anil fro
and IL head bending over ~ though
speaking ~ customer. / strained my
eyes, but nothing more could ! make
out than that The heal of the figure was
white.
III must he The vcrisAble Jcnks," /
sAid 70 myself; land TINT IN his night
cap. Wherc II the cArving.kniir.
though y
| Ouc would have thought The nppari.
tion heard me, for II moved aside, TOOK
mp something and waved u In the air.
II WINS my .hur cArving.knifc.
Presently tllc figure rose and began III
ascend the .tAirs. II WAN hard matter
10 stand my ground, hut dill, and then
! nav before mr. Lucy, my wife Sl,e
waA walking la hcr sleep. Fearing III
wnkc her, l stood inside Ia lei her lasa,
nnd my foot Alipp~l anil fell heavily n
the bottom III tho .taira.
Directly MI wan confusion. Mira. Bar.
ton, the slOpman AMI our small servant
ran out 81 their bedrooms, nnl Lucy,
awMking, nhricked and tainted. hut
was tile worst ofl. ~ heavy lind hucn
my fall that hal actually broken In the
flooring NJ thu font III Tho staircase, md
Il WA with some diiil'ulty TINT they ".
tricatesl me.
Putting my hands behind mc. 10 aaHiAl
myself, they touched what seemed 10 l,e
4 small leather bag. drew II forth.
"a money baR, declare, and full II
coins T.
The Ahopman anil The small mail had
rctrcated, having respect for the propric.
tire, but my wife and her mother looked
on with Astonishmcnt
Sure rnongh, money" ] continued,
juggling the contents of the bAG. why,
there must have been SONS secrct n.
ccptaclc there, where my venerable
predecessor kept his vAlnAbles. Here
II paper. dood grA-- What In the
wSLl In thisg'
They bent over my shoulder m By the
light u i solitary candle | read tile IN.
lor~encnt The Will u Simon jerks.
Il WA not In any cover, ~ w rcAd II n
once. II WA very short, and was rough,
~ drawn anil written, m though The
form Ind bean copied. hut Il Was duly
Witnessed and VIVA perfectly intclligible,
Tho teasator bcqueathed nj his prop
erty " Lucy nAst0n.
When wo Ind drawn breath -" A ycry
lucky tumble, | satd, "Ani my bruisci
arc Cured already.
Tho will WA proved under E20, 0OO. :
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