The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-29
1E MILLER'S WILL,

ford row is spot that everybody
:, but no one knows it better than
l4nby, The famous solicitor.
plo meeting him only on legal busi-
eonsider him a dry, cautious man,
ore disposed to question than an
Or pass an opinion; but at his own
where have seen him at times,
very ditferent. If on a aquiet even
here are only a comfortable pair,
most, trio OF friends present,
| v pnbends, and at once becomes
oSt genial and frank of hosts. He
Al manysstories OF his curious ex-
acas and difficult cases.
e0pt the neatest and most curious
T fraud ] ever handled" he said,
Ia connection with a testy old client
he. miller by trade. He had
y deal of money, and Gidn't know
70 do With it. The mans name
Btokes~ Matthew Stokes.
ne day be called upon me, and said
anted to ask my opinion upon
matter, but | soon found he had
up his min q what to dc, and the
e my opinion was only his way of
hg me TO carry out his ideas. He
into bis story with great energy
bitterness. He was worth thou
be said-that l knew all in
1 and his only heir was his
hter. an only child, who had ag-
kted him by clipping, and marrying
{ his clerks, nam ed Morley. The
was one of those good-looking
|per sDappers, the old man said,
passion. Never could see any
In him but impudence aud talk
d Of cleverness that would have
q TO make him a good Snowman
she thought him heavenly; and
they got to love each other. as he
If bis impudence didn't write to
|sking neto give him my daughter
srriagel / gave him his notice at
and q fortnight's wages; but that
e cure the silly girl, She took to
ug and Melancholy.
One day / found that she had
and the next, h. sent nae word
|bey were married. | felt it awfully.
sou, and could have killed him if
bet him that day, and her too, al
They're miserably poor, that's
tomfort, though he's in a place and
copying at night, aud they've some
rem and lots of trouble; so I ought
happy If i aint. Rut here's the
er I'm getting Old, and my doctors
might be taken Of suddenly, so I
you to make my will, strong and
ns You can make it, doing her out
least vhance of getting my money
fling her off with a shilling, as it is
5a2ing you have no other relations
h0nl you care, do | understand you
the money left to charities p Isaid,
|kin9 my task over well, for / had
balbf that II the poor daughter had
there. she could have given quite
erent look to the love story.
10 charityP No, hang charity he
with . snort. Il want it all given
1enTY Gunson, cousin of mine
Ehe cll5 don't care twoperce
lpn, and know littla about him, but
pee did me a kindness. It's all the
P tome who gets the money, so as
don't get It. See p'
did see perfectly, but thought
Id try to alter his determination, fol
e thing displeases me more than an
II, Il u to Be the means of carrying
ension and hatred beyond the grave
ID he not, instead of trying to crust
young man who had married hi
xhter, try to lift him upP From hi
account 1t appeared that he Was
I-working diligent fellow, toilin
] for hIs wife and children. Wha
. could d father wish for his son-in
n i word, / tried to pour Of
2 fha Wa1ers, but / might as we.
: poured t upon fire. The fury c
oid nzan Increased, and was eve
aed 1'pou ne when pointed out tha
p'1Alnarg'al circles the cousin, Henr