Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-08

bly,, but I'm not afraid to 60. Per.
haps I'm peculiar in that as in other
things. Deacon Bonney and the
minister, Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Darby
have all been here urgin' of their
several claims. / told each o. 'em
I'd consider the matter
will they be disappointed, Cousin
Silence? p asked Tom.
Poor fellow he was in such sore
strait that be could not help desire
to have some small help from his
cousins hoard. He hardly dared
hope she had left him q cent and
yet he was her only relative.
That remains to be seen,' was the
unsatisfactory reply he received to
his question. But don't you cherish
no hopes, for / amt left you a cent.
A bitter smile curled Toms lips,
but he made no reply.
Il suppose you think me peculiar
in not leavin' you any money, seein'
you're the only kin I've got, went on
Miss Silence, 'but you've taken such
precious care 30 convince me that
you don't want it, that I've believed
you, aud acted accordin'.'
Tom went home and repeated the
conversation to Prissy, who shed q
few tears, but tried TO cheer up her
husbands dropping spirits with hopes
OF more law business in the spring.
That night Miss Silence died, and
the whole town turned out to her
funeral few days later.
i expect Wolfboro academy will
find itself able to erect . new build.
ing when Miss Silence's will is read,'
said old Mr.. Craig. She told me
she'd consider the matter aud / know
she was impressed with my argu-
ments.'
i rather think you are mistaken, ,
said Squire Darby, 'for l feel morally
certain she has left her money to
found . library.
The minister, who stood near,
smiled to himself. He had not the
slightest doubt that the debt which
had hung over his church like pail
would now be lifted through Miss
Silence's will.
Tom did not want to go to the
reading of the important document,
but Prissy insisted, SO they went to.
gether, though neither of them looked
very cheerful.
Mr.. Simons made no objection to
the presence of Squire Darby. Mr..
Craig and the minister chuekled 40
Deacon Bonney entered with q pleas.
ant smile for Tom, whs we'll knew
what sarcastic triumph lay beneath
it.
The will was dated a few days
previous, and every penny in the
bank, and the large farm were left
Internationally to Prissy Lswey.
Her husbands name was not men.
toned.
Toms face was a study, while
Prissy Almost tainted from this sud-
den relief to all her troubles.
The faces of the other men present
were studies, too. The deacon left
the house without a word, and the
squire looked grimly at Mr.. Craig.
She was very peculiar woman
said the minister, wiping his brow,
on which the beaded drops of per-
spiration stood thiokly. His anxiety
about his church had been very
great, you see.
But Tom and Prissy could afford
to forget their dead cousins peculiar
tiles, since she had kept her VOW
never to leave Tom cent, and yet
had managed to leave him comforta-
BILE for life. There was an immedi.
ate fitting to the comfortable farm.
house; and Tom furnished a nice
office in town, and drove in every
morning in the spring wagon. Past
troubles and cares were forgotten;
the Bsldwins were made more COM
Portable and, considering oil things,
Miss Silence did moro with her
money than if she had left it to found
library OF lift church debt.