Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-11-29
The Ravenne Lawsuit.

Rather more than seventeen years
Sir John. Squire ClitherOe would mort
gaze his last acre of land before h'
gave in, the obstinate--'
4 don't think the obstiuacy has beef
altogether ont sided sWled the youn.
bMonet, interruptiug his lawyer. M
uncle appears 10 have been equally
stubborn in enforcing MS claim
Your uncle could afford it, remark
ed Mr. Stanton. There's not another
estate like Ravenholme in DOwnshlrr,
but Squire Cliiher0e's rent roll dies no
un b,yond three figures, aud IL is well
known that he has had 10 cut down hi
TIM Der AMI put down his carriage and
horses to oppose the Ravenne suit; he
must know that the decision will -
lnalll ~ our favOr.'
'Fhall, lien you do anticipate al
euG to Tie litigation =
Certainly Sir John; We shall gaih
our cau,e iu tue. though there ar
Innumerahle legal objections yet TO be
raised aud argued. d, not TANK the
I'D Squire will ever hear the decision
Is he III then, Slauton?' asked Sh
John Raveune grayelY.
VEN III Indeed some affection o.
The lungs, 5ehevr; they say he ha
positively commanded his hrlress To
d,ieud he Meadow Patn TO her las
pcuny.'
L. she likely to regard his wish"
You would not ak such question.
SrJol n. had you ever been down Il"
RNenholme aud its neighborhOod; Mis-
Clilheroe is a spOill, proud beauty, who
will have nothing to say to any ma
but her fA.her. wnom she literally
aiores. To carry out any desire OF the
soane's. believe she would sell her
p,etiiest sown-and that is no small
cri6ce for WOmar.'
SIR John laughed.
i fnd that thousands have betn
spent on both sides during the severn
teen years that ILis suit has been before
lie court; wish you would tell me ex-
actly. Stanton, the nature and ground
oi our clam
Your uncle, the late Sir Frederick
claimed piece Of land, called the
Meadow Path. on the CltherOe estate,
- being within .he bounds OF his oAn
p,operty. a ioimer Clilheroe havln-
Aill,dttoone OF you: ancestors. viii
whom he was remarkably friendly; il
sas decided, however, by Sir Geoffre'
Ravenne that old Squire Clithrroe Was
IN lis dotage, and did not really mea"
to " i'll The strip OF land away from hi'
o0n hers; so Sir Geoflrey made no
claim TO the Inheritance, nor did thu
succeeding Kavennes, till your uncle's
time.'
is the Meadow Path of any pariic-
ular value =
'Scalcely to Ravenue, smiled the
l,w,er. but believe 1t 10 be a con-
yenient short cut to HOlmeby boli'
nom Ravtnholme and C)itherUe Hail.
We'll. it appears 10 me case o.
much ado abodt little ~ Sir Joh
Raw. nue.. Aud, if squire Clilberoe
,lll shake hands and conside our CLAIM
abandoned, it will BE- the better for al
parties concerned.'
Except the COUNSEL said Mr.. STAN
tn.
.Ah. they have good reason TO be
sati fed with the spoil already gathered
from 'Rayenne VS.. Ciilheroe ~ an
8 cred the other.
And Sir Jnhu made up his mind tha
d., to write to Squire Cliiher0e. ex
u O sing his regret fr the long litiga
ion, aud resighiDg all claim. on behalf
nf his DeSly-acquired estate, TO the
Meadow Path; but that Afternoon, al
the club. lie happened 10 glance down
the obituary of the Times, and read
therein
Al Clitheroe Hall. Dowusblr'. aged
sixty. Clemen, Cliberoe, Esq., }. r.
Tie s,oung Uaronet thought with
sorrow that his uncle's stubborn ava
r &c. acting as flint TO steel. had pro
d, ced It's evil influence on tie DISPOSE
ton OF the neighbor now, like himself,
d pari,d d, and greatly impoverished the
inheritance of the iatherless girl:
Sir John Rayenne was twenty-five
years old when lie unexpectedly sue
ceedtd 10 his uucle's enormous prop
erty; he knew nothing, save by report
OF bis wealths> relative Sir Frederick,