The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-12
VOLUME XIII.


~ almost all the little houses somebody is
at work either binding shoes. hanmering
soles making heels or stitching uppers.
And among them, many years ago, none
could have been found more busy and
more contented than a quiet. red haired
Scotchman. called Sandy Mcpherson.
He lived alone, being either bachelor, or
a widower-probabIy the tirst-in little
two roomed house on wheels, and when-
ever the owner of the ground on which he
established his residence asked awk warI
questions, or demanded rent, he simply
wheeled his mansion away. Thus he
epent next to nothing, aud though he did
not make much money, he saved the best
part 0t what lie made.
lie had lived several yearsJiu his quiet
way, when ono day thes-s appeared in the
village a tall, serious gentleman in
black coat and inquiring diligently for Mr..
Alexander Mcpherson. He soon discover
ed the object of IIis search ia simple Sandy
MePher>on. hammering away at his bench.
and thus addres -ed him
..SSir, an one OF the firm Of Dunn &
D-rry. lawyers. ard | bring v"u the sad
news that your uucle. Mr.. Dnt.aid Nc
Pherson, has departed this life"
Sandy laid Iowa his lap-stone, shook his
head and grlveIy remarked
~ never Thought Uncle Donald was
loug-lived man. Aud thinking his duty
done, sat to work again. But once more
the lawyer spoke:
s.AnG it Is also my pleasant duty. Mr..
Mcpherson. to inform you that your
Uucle Donald has left you legacy amount
ing 20 five thousand dollars, which after
the necessary rormalities, our firm will
r,ke PLEASURE in paving into your hands. "
Sandy pu: d .wn his work again, looktd
at the lawyer, and after pau>e remarked /:
1T was weel mant of Uncle Donald,
and you mean wrel to me in telling me
of it. but it will be aye dreadful trouble
spending sic a sum-"
The lawyer laughed he thought his
client intended Il joke. but Sandy WAS in
sober earnest. Having received the
necessary instructions he slut up his
house, fastened the doors and shutters
well. stored it with an Old farmer just ont
of town and went TO get his money. For
three years no one III Lynn saw or heard
anything of him. but at the end vi that
time Mr.. Gage, the farmer with whom Sandy
had left his house, was surp rised by his
reappearaucc in a good suit of clothes.
with very red face aud a very poriy per-
son. to claiIn his house once more
I'm glad tn get back he said, Il
have lad work to spend my five Thousand
dollars. an coud not do it without eat
ing aud drinking more than was aye guile
for me but I've lived through it, and
maybe I'm no the worse for bit o'hoIi-
day
And once more the door of the little
wheeled house stood open. and Sandy Nc
PbersOn worked beside it from dawn ut:tiI
sunset.
Two years passed. At the end of that
time the village gossips once more saw
the tall, square form of the member of
Dunn & Derry in the streets of the little
town. This time he made no inquiries,
hut walked to the door of Sahdy's house
and knocked.
..Come in." cried the shoemaker, and
ia walked the lawyer.
Oh aud it is you. Mr. Dunn % cried
Sandy. s-SiI ye doom, mon and what new
news lave ye for me 20
Much ;h+ same as before, MIR. McPher-
son. replied the lawyer. Your Uncle
Dunes.il Iras leIt This world far a b.=tier.''
.-Aye. l saw the old man was failing, =
said Sandy.
..His prosperity continued the law
yer, has been equally divided amongst
his four nephews and your share, my
dear sir. am happy 10 tell you, amounts
to two thousand pounds, or if you like the
sound better ten thousand dollars
.s'rllat's twice n much as Uucse Donald
left me- sighed Sandy. twill be i,ard
work spending it. Tie five thou<:,fd
nearly Killed uIe. bnt ais as God viii, if
It's come on me-. III be with you To-
morrow morning, sir. Sooner begun,
sooner done"
Again the littie iIonse was stored away
l,ehInd tie b,lq, OF Mr.. Cages farm !; but
this time, tne farmer having died in
Sandy's absence, the bargain was made
with the Widow Gage, come:y woman
of forty, who gave Sandy some advice on
the subject of his fortune, which lac re-
ceived In silence. Away ne went, and for
three years Lynn saw him no more but
when another year was OF IFS way the
woutIer-siricken inEslitaIts saw Sandy
again at his B,.neIi Eu, Sandy was an
altered mat. He had grown fat. ltis eyes
were red and watery. his nose the shape
Of an onion. he tad the symptoms of the
gonc. a.,d rs lIe worked lie nrk.. I,i< plant
70 any one who would listen to iim.
..Ah you hugh-none Of you lave
trieI it; spending ten ,Iro,,~and in three
years Is hard work for any man. And 1
made mistake. l begun wi whisky.
When | took to part win.. got ON faster.
Its tiae ssine the port wing. pu' ape, but
ycn can tae too inucl OF II. Its put me
almost past the work.
However, i've years Of eatnGeai nor
ridge. bacon and weak rrs. viii, hard
work reduced sandy 10 tts Grn,sr o