The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-17
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my mmd Is mane up, motner, SAID
young DR.. Delaney, $50 let rs enjoy
our breakfast and not spoil our digestion
by thinking of the old curmudpeon who
III nos essl Aes :i-s dae
Win MN, Du5 mussdlspose OF nus fortune
In this idiotic manner"
tfRuk INV dear Arthur. re,,s6,,nonstrs4s,d
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IL y >elaueey, = Oiio nunuIeo aneussnd
dollars 1s too large sum to refuse with
out much consideration. -
sI know that. mother mine. but stiIl 7
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81 Az toIsis iesss, wl:cn nao peen iylng
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late Tobias oesrby IL etied js sns = esea.e OF 1ne
duty to inform yon that he had IMPOSED o con, 1s
dition upon his bequest to you. He bequeafhs
to you property to the value Of one hundred
,nousena y eo4ars, ON conditqn that you marry
dest Ts = 1Mo yeals slteT nus
Fairfax. and have this day notified her that that
the same condition is attached to her share of
:; sne G estasei s; Ims conaluon was not mentioned
a. valid Nv tba a. oor nv X, ,s t
request unless You wish, and your iegacy vii iii
remain unaffected, but he charges yon and her,
as you are upright and honorable, not to enjoy
s eI ~es.n uess 1 e yoa 90 as ne de-
ing me to scousint Won with b;s desrss s1s a' by
which you wifi see towhat charitable societies
he wished you to give the money heieft you in
case you 90 not yleid to the conditions imposed,
am siy' yonrs ets - 90 a' . ','Al. =, no'loE.
- GRxEsr1E1.p Kr,,r
Att,y foF fhesestate OF Tobias Queerby."
"There," !" cried Arthur. sis net that n
terrible condition to irnposep- Of conrss
lam man of honor and I ,must-yes.
must give up this fortune. p -
But one hundred Thousand dollars.
Arthur, is"
LIS one hundred thousand dollars,
know. But marriage to one / do not
care for would be misery for life time.
Therefore, as / said before, my mind Is
made up. WhatE Did he think simply
because he was the friend in youth Of
father and this Mr.. Fairfax, he can force
Their children, who have never seen each
other, to marry whether they love. or
: hate? No. Father has left you well
provided for mother, and Twill soon
get practice, and 80 snap my fingers
at the old fellows matrimonial schemes
and viii make happy half dozen orphan
asJiums, to say nothing of Miss Fairfax,
who, though she has never seen me,
must detest me as she reads her letter
TINS mprnlng -
she may be q very nice young lady,
Arthur, mildly suggested Mrs. Delan-
cey. When your father was alive he
often spoke of the pretty girl Mr.. Fair
fax married. and daughters GENERALLY re-
semble their mothers, you know.
Undoubtedly she is q nice. young
lady mother, as society ladies' are.
dare say she can rattle off the first con-
iugation in French, recite Tennyson BY
the yard, leada German, tell Just which
corner Of her card to turn down for q
call of coincidence, or party call, rave
about majoica and the art decorative,
give the points of pun, yawn- interest
mgly behind fan, extol the opera,
write mawkish poems, each one with an
Envoi and, In short, be q credit to heI
family and the seminary where she was
graduated. I can see her now," contin.
ued Arthur, shaking his yellow curls and
laughing. "She considers me as hen
property, but hates me because she feell