The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-25
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The oas assembled Fl iNn-
be. laa d hear lhe readmg u ald
Air Jm r.iNftas viii after .i-s
luasgai laed all Tie nearest r.
i.tivts o ihe deceased aid tEey
.haDu5r I.ob .adiyideals odWerse
in their uugsuits and ciisraltecs .'2l
b. was on-g IN such q place and Tor
sEch q purpose that l..eF could have
met 1t ali Bat al were equally
interested ia the circumstance shat
had brought them together, for Mr..
Un.berglowlh had died eh.ldless
wiloweg and his larg property was
unentailea. lie had 4 bad cold,
stern, una8ciable Old man, living
much alone, and had never favored
q soul with any hint as TO how he
should dispose OF his wealth, except
that he had once said hat his mon
ey should 20 to his own kin, not to
public charities or amy nonsense OF
that kind"
1t was generally anticipated that
his cousin, Mr. Stephen TIMBER
elowsh, would be found to have In
herited the bulk of the property ;
and Stephen was of this hopeful
opinion himself, He had been re
ceiye5 al the Hail as the presumed
heir. and had taken upon himself 10
do the honors Of the place 10 his
relatives. These were Lady Beak
wei. The deceased's sister-in-law ;
the Rev. Clement Gloam and Mr..
Dennis GallingcleTe had both come
with their husbands to attend the
funeral, and there were also present
to hear the viii read, DR.. Grinuing,
tae deceased's physician, aud DR..
Brush, Vicar Of the parish. These
tyo men had been invited 5y Mr..
Purkia, the solicitor, who had the
viii ia lis keeping.
1T had been said that Ar Umber-
elowth's relations were dissiinilar
II their character they were so
much so, indeed, t.iat during the
two days they had spent at Lumber
Hall they had found little 10 say TO
enc another. Lady Beakwell was a
widow OF iertv-iive. with a snug
iointure Of $1,000 year, who went
good deal into society aad consort-
Cd only with people Of the highest
rank. 4 very ~ell dressed, selfish
centlew0maa she was, with excellent
manners, a shrewd mind and a sar
castle tongue. She passed for wit,
though Size set ~ no pretensions TO
that character by saving smart
things at random, which would
have been q vulgarity despicable in
her sight. she simply peeked at
pcople and things obnoxious TO her
when they came in her way The
Rev. Clement Gloam, Vicar al ST.
Capercnyt's. Pimlico, was tall, lank-
haired, with a sad voice and unc-
tious ways. He wore a cassock and
Gloucester hat and was noted both
for the III idisy Of his tenets and for
his eloquenee Ia the pulpit lie
lad a private income Of Gl,Oo0, be-
sides what lie drew .troaa his church,
and lie MIS- happy in the possession
of q wife Hho was rs strict as him
self who always dressed Ia black.
Denny Caiiinaciere and bis wife Al
ice were two very different people
and little better than heathen in the
sjeht Of Mr. and Mrs Gloam. They
had an income OF cl500 and spent
every penny Of il enjoying them
selves az race meetings and in tbs
hunting field. They always rods
( together ; they both betted they
whiled away their autumn ano
/ winter il rounds of visits to country
/ houses. where they were ever vel
come. and they were the gayest
I brightest. most attached couple yor
could find. They had come down
to Lamber hoping that Uncle I'm
ibesglawth bad remembered then
/ fcy r thou o. two, which woule
help them to pay of outstanding
ticks but they were less concerned
about their chances than anybody
present, and had no intention o
I pulling faces at Uncle Stephen j
I tie latter sheaid get the whole IN.
ileritance to his own check.
Stephen Umbergiowth was jusl
I the man whom the world in it. dis
cre.ion would have fastened upon
rs q ft heir. for was he not the great
Nr. Umberelowth wh, everybody
( knew-the statisticiao, politician
ard general critic of other men's
.tisms y He.was tail. pompous