Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-05-07

II has been a busy day with me. l had
been working hard, getting up evidence In
a railway accident case, and was putting
up my papers with sigh OF rcllei. Anoth-
.r forty minutes and | SHOULD be at home;
bat just as was tying up the last bundle
Of papers, the office boy put his head IN
at the )or and dispciled the tempting WIS.,
! Il.
"A woman to see you, II you please, sir.
She won't give her name. Says she's
stranger
stranger - | repeated ''What IS she
like Is she a common pcrsoM'
| "Not exactly, SIT, said the lad.
"a LADY, | asked.
| Arthur paused as if considering, and
then, with look Of intelligence, as much
as to say he had hit the nail on the head
this time, he answered:
Veil, sir, she's a sort of bctwiXt and
between
..Not a bad definition, Aith'n. Ash the
/ 'DctwiXt ami between UP stairs.
4 tall, ddle-aged woman entered and
took the scat placed for her.
Ny visitor produced from her pocket
large envelope, from which she drew a
piece of paper This she handed to me,
/ explaining in n hard, mOnOtOnOus voice,
that she had been sent to me by her master
| Mr. Robert Bramleigh, Of Coleman street,
who Was dangerously nl--in fact, was not
expected to live many hours. The paper,
She said, had been written by his direction
and signed by him for his will that after
noon. Fearing lest it should not be in a
proper foln, he had desired her to take it
N I NO 4ct laIUypf have
pared according to the law. p
unfolded the paper and read as follows;
"In the name G: q d. Amen, l leave my
body to tie ground and my III to Almighty
God who gave it. Now this s the will Of me
| Robert bra amlclgh, of 339 Coleman street.
gave and leave all my houses, lands, money
and everything that | ave, to Hannah Chur-
ton my l. otne keeper, as r ward for her long
and faithful services. Sgned ty me on Tues
day, ItcCmbeI l2th 1865.
'EOBERT EEAMLEIGH.
N.tIe ses-J James Iurns Mars ART SIMS
cAauinvd the writing carefully. The
Signature, II bert Bramcgh, was weak
and shakl. Tie Will itself was written il
4 masculine looking hand OF singular de
>.s,on s.nd hollncss. | ac characters were
lar, aua Well formed.
The document shown 10 me was how
ever sufficient t. glve Hannah Cnurton al
Mr. Bralniclgh's property.
Now. am always particular about wills
/ ,j.ian they arc CO serious t. be settled il
a hurry never Will allow ellen; to eX
,cutc oue until am convinced that lis pur
port i, perfectly understood.
y ou4rc Mis-. Chuyipn, presumef
, asked.
liam, She replied, ,lookia. ne uni Ii
nEly IL tie lace.
Syneh " itlt suspicious that thing
werc not - iair rs they should ht. | qucs
: | t!ru,d her rather closely, but the only al
mission o6taiuet! from her was tLa, sh
..ad written the Nil, but that il WAS at he
masters aittauon. oltertd IL prepare
I m2re tsru.al d.c ulnent, but before doin
- declared that ii MAS Necessary that
should sec Mr I.ramleigh. l named III
/. ses!o9 Of TIE appointment of an tXecu
Z ter. THIS seemed rather 10 unnplus he!
i eAt asked whether She could not be nalntr
u - All txecutllN. The III re aversion sl
showed Il NY stcing her master, the NOR
convinced III that something was wrong
AID seeing / wAs ut Ia Il moved from III
puVus,, sAc al lds; gave in, proposln
however, tLat i should accompany Il,
back. Is She gteaiIy leayed il Wo4ld bt t.
Ate !; lett til morning
y cab soon took Us 10 sSs Colcma
! street. l. was large, glogmy, .o.d-fasi
: loncd d Use, with d spacious entrance hal
j. | was taken INTO Tie dining room and ash
) od ;o wait while Mr.. Braml,ich Was bciu
i prepared .or my vlsl.. The furniture W.
i o.d and very massive Seine very haze
!. some ull paintings sraced the walls.
i aIn very fond Of pictures, So. raising Il
!, lamp, / walked around the room, slowl
= Inspecting item. Ga The right Of the tr,
I place came upon q picture with lis tx
- turned 70 the wall, tGrsed the pic,lu,
u II Was The portrait Of syoung ard Vel
beautiful gifl II dark riding habit Uea