The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-05-13

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Honor Dot 10 stay with Der, bat hasten
on with hsr friends 10 meet Lady Law
reHee. BY staying With me you vii
lose every chance Of q share of Old Mid
dletons mossy; Oid Mi5distou's aIslsr
vii be snrAgsd with yoa, and probably
refuse TO see yoa whsn yoa DO so.
Then shall come back. fov shall Ger.
iAlsly sOs leave yeu I'm zee you started
for yoar frieDds.
IL ia Vsfy tsouRb,iul Of you, for some
how casnol bear to part wisA yoa
thouRh issf you will regret Il.
30 Honor stayed till her friend len, and
thea sbs went to London, where she
fousd that Lady Lawrence, strange 10
sAy, bad not arrived, and all bes relatives
were cToss and III nstured al the delay
But there was no fear Of disappointment
tha, day. as Lady Lawrence bad promis-
ed that abe would surely joIn them, so
they we're trying to sssame happy, COM
plsesni look, and when the door was
thrown open aud the seEvsnl announced
Lady Lawrence, be aross with qniver
and start to meet the tall advancing hs.
ats.
IfA thaBdeTb0ll hsd fell In their midst
the family Of Old Middleton would have
been less surprised. for instead Of the
imposing figure with dark bair aad
thoughtful eyes, stood the tiny QUE who
for months bad lived in the cottage study
ing their characters. which before her
they had not cared TO disguise. IL was
strange that now 10 her handsome dress
aud in her own beautiful rooms, all could
detect the inborn aristocTal.
A true IpslTieisn was Sir Lswrence''
widow; true gentle woman was old
Middleton's sister.
see, she said, that you do soI recog
nize my face and form with that portrait
OF Lady Lawrence which you ell know sc
well. No wonder, for bought II be
! cause il was as little like me rs portrait
could be. medItated this pious iraut
! long ago, but Il was with 3 purpose col
! emu enough to legitimatize 1t. | have II
trust an enormous sum OF money, anC
J this tIust is not lightly TO be disposed OF
| want pure and generous hand to wip'
away the curse which rests upon Ok
f. Mlddletons money, andineither squsndeI
nor selfshiy amass IT,, and will redeem
b this wasted time and power abused. Nov
! for items, said the little old lady, and
. you will excuse me for few minutes,
! will write some directions for my lawyer
D After writing for while she said, nos
Q lot me read you my request, and afte
. that those who care to bear tb
D will read may do 30, and those that d
, not may bid me farewell. You ell kDo'
D that my brolbeF's wealth has accumulate
to an almost fabulous extant, therefore
was anxious TO choose sn heir In who's
Q hands 1t would at least be safe. woul
b. choose a man sinple, manly, natural
knew that two of my relatives wer
J. young men, and | meant II both wer
generous and upright men, the none
Q should be equally shared. LawrenC
Houghton and Hervey Trent, you kno'
}. whether found you such men. On
9 would save and amass, and the othe
y would calmly smils and sleep and let
o, melt through bis idle fingers. Anon
Q my women relatives ! tound oil selfsl
Q vain, weak ahallow,-All but one. ] sa
d one who Was guided by simple duty, OF
10 who Frightened the dying bed OF IN ol
IT friend, and | felt should like to have N
i bed frightened by the same loving hand
+. Old Middleton's money bequeath entiI
= to Honor Middleton Craven.
4. A long aud terrible silence fell upo
the room at those words.
y No need to say the lawyer was new
Z. called upon TO read the will OF his ellen