Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-27

expected any extra pay for thi
service, and / said that l did,
Evelina had talked of green rep
for our parlor, but | found that cal
culations had now assembled to SOM
kind of rose colored something
value about treble that of the reps
Aunt was at length seized will
an attack of more than ordinary
violence. called three physicians
for l shrank from exposing mysel
to the irresponsible village gossip
which might accuse me Of not EN-
ploying every effort for the pro
longation of her life. With three
doctors in attendance, she not un'
reasonably felt that this attack
would prove final and sent for Q
lawyer. l was in state of ner.
vous trepidation.
as there anything / can do for
you, aunt?"
"Nothing, now"
elias your nurse arranged your
pillows quite comfortable9"
Perfectly comfortable"
Solemn scenes have no place in
this narrative, and l pass on to the
time when we were assembled for
the reading of the will-the lawyer,
the doctor, the minister and myself.
That instrument ran as follows:
After paying my just dues and
my funeral expenses, and providing
a suitable monument, | give and
bequeath to my beloved nephew,
Samuel O. Haynes, his heirs and
assigns, for their use and behoof
forever, all my wearing apparel and
personal ornaments, with the eX-
ception of my gold beads, which l
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 in on the Jones
side, / wish to go to some deserv-
ing member of that family. also
give my nephew Samuel S., with
which to buy a reference bible in
my remembrance, and also the seal
ed paper of instructions accom-
this instrument, which |
wish him to read a 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 legacies hereafter
named, l beqneath to the American
Missionary Society, neither lega-
cies nor requests to be paid until a
year and a day hence.
When the lawyer was through
reading, / had no clear idea to
whom these legacies were devised,
put l remarked that the American
Missionary Society was a most
worthy organization.
The nature of the will was soon
made public. Popular sentiment
vas that of resignation, not to say
If satisfaction. on my account. My
companions, who had never seen
Why deserving merit in my case
should meet such disproportionate
'eward, while their own plodded
.long on n weekly stipend with no
yreat-aunt's estate in prospective,
naturally experienced revival of
in the equitable govern
nent of the universe. Elderly
riends in church and Sabbath
school felt that l had cause for re-
oicing in being spared the snares
md temptations which accompany
wealth. My employer privately ex-
pressed the opinion that had been
getting above my business, and he
vas 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
he had begun to realize what a
olemn ordinance was mataimony
he and l were both young, and
lad our own way to make, and she
bought perhaps, for the present,
t would be better for us to consid-
II ourselves only friends.
said, avery WE'LL" and felt that
was a lonely bark tossed on a
Wild and watery waste.
Ihad read of instances similar to
nine where the sealed packet or
he old Bible proved to contain
'ank notes; but finger the paper
eft me as l would, could make
Nothing of it but paper.
For year l went calmly and
'opelessly forward in the dry-goods
nd grocery way, and we then as
embed for the opening of my seal
d orders-the lawyer, the doctor,
he minister. and myself Tho |