The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-02

observed MI. Smart. .sThe witnesses are
both alive, however, and, as it happens.
residents at Barton at the present time. =
sIhere is no objection to their residing
there eighteen years longer.n remarked
the ferrety individual, with great cool-
ness; "but have will here. made bv
the late Mr.. Foracre,a and dated nine years
later, bequeathing his whole property to
my own son John Adolphus Cannie. /.
too. am glad to say, have had the oppor.
tunlty of being of some service to the
.lamented deceased, and in consideration
OF II he executed the deed, which YOU
will tind perfectly attested-''
AS to your will, Mr.. Cannie," inter
rupted second stranger, with lofty but
yet q legal air. II am sorry to say, for
your sake, that it is mere waste paper.
Only two years ago I had the good tor
tune to make our deceased friends ac-
quaintance, under circumstances that
think may say that it is comfort to
me, on an occasion like the present, to
look back upon, and he was so good as
to mark his sense of my course of con-
duct by leaving to my only daughter,
Sarah Lawson, as will be seen in this
document
: My good sirs, y broke In another grave
and powerful voice, s.unless you have any
instrument executed by the late Robert
Foracre Of later date than July 10
(Which think is hardly probable), YOU
need not trouble yourselves to contest the
matter
"And who the deuce are you, sir2" in
CURED Mr.. Lawson.
"sir, I am, as you may read for your
self, MIR: Foracre's residuary legatee."
At this great and terrible word. a
CHASTITY silence fell upon the whole group
OF expectants. At last Mr.. Cannie ven
tured to remark that the very handsome
carpet on which our feet were now plac-
ed had been his own gift to the deceas-
ed, made to him on the understanding
that his son was to be his heir, and to
keep the remembrance of the boy in the
testatof's mind, and that he did hope.
under the circumstances, that the res1du
airy legatee would return the carpet.
81 beg to observe" said Mr.. Lawson,
shat there is a piano chosen by nv
daughter, and purchased by myself I'M
der precisely similar circumstances, now
in this house, and I think, in common
justice, that it at least should be return
ed to me.''
ut appears to me, gentlemen OBJ
served the residua-y legatee, with q
grim smile, shat we are all lawyers, and
that an appeal to the feelings especially
upon such a ground as common Justice
lis ridiculous and absurd. What the
law will now do with the late Mr..
Foracre's property I SHALL be happy to
tell you, on the authority Of his last will
and testament" And thereupon he read
the will. 1t bequeathed his property
In rather touching terms to his dear
friend Alexander John Furnival, sin to-
ken of much Kindness and appointed
the same his residury legatee. It was
about $4,000 in all, $500 Of which went
to the housekeeper who had tilched his
butter. Notwithstanding this proof of
the excellence of the disposition of the
deceased, there were some very severe
things said to his discredit, and especial
~ that he had obtained the gifts and
good offices of many of those present, on
promises which were in fact false pre-
lenses. i
my dear Sirs,'' said the res1duary
legatee, blandly, "we all went in for the
prize, and unhapilS only one could win
it. It is possible if it had been permit
ted our departed friend to live another
month or two he might have made new
disposition of his property; but, as it is,
am the fortunate heir. An excellent
luncheon has, it seems, been provided for
you, and though there is question as to
my Liability for any such expense, will
cheerfuliy defray it. Let us part good
friends"
'.Aud do you mean to say, SIR ex-
claimed Mr.. Smart, in his thinnest and
sAarpest tones, s'that this fellow never
mentioned to you the fact that he had led
me to imagine for the last eighteen years
that my son was to inherit his property2"
''He never mentioned your name, Sir,
to my knowledge; but there was mem
orandum folded up in the will, which I
did not read, which has reference to
you. Your family burying place, be-
lieve, is in this parish2''
" heso NC uCuOC l1S GudG " no WlCn
you, Sir?' inquired Mr.. Smart, with ir-
litatlon.
Nothing to do with me whatever, but
something to do, it seems to me, with
Robert Foracre. 1t is my wish,' he says,
TO be buried as far from Bartholomew
Smart as the limits Of the church-yard
will permit, lest by anv chance, when
the devil comes to take HIM, as he most
assuredly will, he should make any mis-.
take.
An Irish Farm.