Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-07-19

man, to whose dogmatic speeches he
listened with the greatest Difference.
For old John had grown terribly
dogmatic. He had the management OF
hundreds of poer ryots for so many
wears that he felt quite king In his
way, and would bully aud snub every
one when his liver was little worse
than usual every one, that is except
mo me, for whenever he was out oil
temper he meyer would speak to me,
but nod and shake his head, and smoke
his chillum TIL he. felt more at ease.
Samuel was the very opposite of his
brother, being short, thick-set, plain
fellow, with only one good feature In
mis- face and that his eyes, which were,
for a man, beautiful, and best OF all, In
their steady honest look, which never
seemed 10 blanch or have anything TO
fear.
Time went on, and at John Hen
dricks' wish l took Philip as arti;led
clerk.
And how about Slm?' said in my
gruf' and repellant way.
Let him stop where he is aud sell
tea and tea. dust, and make his money
out Of the chests he said, in a hard,
harsh manner that did not like.
But you'll leave him as much as you
leave bis brother?' said.
That 1 wont, Dick. He's my SIS
ter's boy. but 1 don't like him. He S
his father over again-the father who
behayed badly to poor Jenny and broke
her heart. He was gambler and
thought only Of himself. Poor girl she
made sad mistake. but let that rest
well, don't know l said. 1
think you are misjudging Sam. be-
lieye him to be a very frank, honest
fellow.
'Bosh? Don't tell me. sir; L can
read character. | haven't lived to
sixty-eight for nothing, sir. The tel-
low never shows me bit OF Difference.
He's rough and independent, and
bullies his brother just as that scoun-
drel, his father. did my sister Jenney; L
don't ike him.
Now l, too, had studied character a
little. and [ knew enough Of John Hen
bricks to see that l should be doing no
good by fighting on Slmucl's behalf but
1 made it my business a few days later
to ask him to call on me, and during
the interview the opinion | had already
formed was strengthened.
No, Mr.. Brown he said, warmly
81 can't do it. don't say but that II
NV uncle left me some money should
be clad of 1t, for-for am thinking OF
getting married, Sir, bat my uncle does
not Ike me. He has taken prejudice
against me because, he says, L am
exactly like my dead father, and l
cannot help that, OF course.
But you might try to humor Inn a
little, ane let him see that You don
daserye his i am sure-wrOu z opln
iOn.'
Thank you for that, Mr.. Bro"n.' he
exclaimed. and his eyes looked soft and
subdued; 'but l could not DO it, sir.
never would toAdy TO any one for The
sake of money that might come, and II
7 were 10 20 there trying TO please my
uncle. he would only despise me for 1t.
NV poor mother taught me, Mr..
Brown. aud | have never forgotten her
teachings
found before long that John Hen
dricks was thoroughly in earnest, Tor
he sent for me one day 10 take inslrnc-
ton TO make his will; but l could not
help laying down my pen when iouhd
that he intended to leaye the whole oi
his property, save some trilllng lesa'
cies TO servants and others, to his
Younger nephew. Philip Hemsley.'
Now | raid, is this fair"
Sir he said, You are nov my pro-
fessional man.
Adviser l said, correcting bim'
.and | advise you to do your duty by
your nephews By leaving them equal
shares
III do nothing of the kind he said
.I'll leave it all to Philip
| argued aud fought, and the result
was that he let me put down two
thousand pounds for Sam but the great
property of elOO, 1000, we'll Invested
was left 10 Phil.
Now, Dick said the old ielioS,
chucklius, those boys will be sure to
ask you If you have any will OF mlne'
and | want to humbug them; so we II
derosit il at the bankers, and thes II
they ask you if you have M will, you
can say no.
As have said, Pnil became q
shrewdhsh fellow in the law, and passed
his examination pretty well, so that
he knew what he was about in legal
matters; and one day he proved the
truth of his uncle's prophecy by saying
to me suddenly:
MY uncle is far from well, Mr..
Brown. Have you got his will?'
NO 1 said, SO shortly that he turn
ed uton his heel and went away.
About amonth later l was with my
old friend, and felt shocked at the
change, for it was evident that he was
not much longer fer this world.
He had sent for me, and l was in
hopes that be meant to alter his will,