Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-08-05

afford porch to the place" And
no one noticed the step afterward,
save Hannah, when she scrubbed and
swept it.
Working in her garden one day,
when the first spring grass was grow
ing green, Hannah heard footsteps,
and, lifting her head, saw two gentle
men beside her, and arose precipitats-
ly. The nearest gentleman, an elder
ly man, with dark, bright eyes, adj
dressed her:
MRS Gueldt, I presume?'
eyes, SIR
She asked him to walk in, and he
did so, TIE other following. In the
little parlor they sat down.
"You are Mrs. Hannah Gusldt,
Oliver Gueldt's wife ?"
"Yes, sir; it is about-about-ex-
cuse me, you look like lawyer, and
| fear it is more trouble for Oliver. :
"Reassure yourself madam" said
the gentleman; treasure yourself,
madam. Your husband is not con-
cerned save through you, and that, |
hope pleasantly. Your name was
Burns before you were married p
eyes, sir Hannah Burns"
"Do you remember dates we'll ?"
mo, sir"
"You have perhaps, record OF
family events-your own birth, your
parents marriage, your grandfather 8
death ?"
Hannah Guelt wonderingly re-
piled:
II have mothers Bible, and they
tell me it's all there"
"How far back ?"
e'To grandfathers birth I believe
Grandfather Burns. He had one
child and I am the only one my
parents ever had. Oliver set down
our wedding day and our two boys
birthdays"
"And your great-grandfather-
the record of his birth ia there ?"
81 don't know you may see. Wait,
I'll call my husband"
Going to the door, Hannah took
down horn, used for that purpose,
and uttered a call, which brought
Oliver Guelt home from the field at
once.
He also felt alarmed, but explana-
ton quoted him. Almost as much
astonished as his wife as he brought
out the Bible.
1.-THE death of my wife's great
grandfather Zebulon Burns, is not
here" he said. 1.-THE first record is
in lis hand, believe. 1t isthe birth
of his eldest child"
So it proved. and the lawyer looked
disappointed.
"You cannot remember the day OF
his death?" said the lawyer. 81
mean the date ofit?"
"He died long before I was born"
said Hannah, "and though rich, left
nothing to grandfather. They had
quarrelled, believe. He told odd
s tories of him. He must have been
very eccentric, and servant or house.
keeper had great influence over him
che had the property. Margery-
Margery-"
"Margery WILDER, I think" said
the lawyer.
"Yes," exclaimed Hannah. II re-
member now"
"You are quiet people, not likely
to talk too much" said the lawyer.
~ will tell you something. We have
found something. We have found a
will among the effects of a legal gon
tleman who died very suddenly in q
fit of appolpxy. Don't hope too much,
mind. A will in your favor, as your
fathers only child" Hannah clutch
ed her husbands hand. at was
written by him on his death-bed, dat
ed the 10th of March, IL, and
leaves all his property toyour father,
his grandson, then a boy. Hush,
don't hope too much Margery Will
Der or her heirs now hold this prop
erty under will dated March 18th,
IT,"
"a later will, said Oliver. "Then
of course they are the rightful pos
SCISSORS. What need of all this, the
the latest must stand"
"Not if it is a forgery" said the
lawyer.