Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-03-01
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himself quietly to bed.
Next morning Uncle Jacob was off
betimes to town. Going straight to
Lawyer Hackers office, he sought and
obtained private interview.
"How mooch you sharch TO wride my
vill?' he asked.
"Twenty-fvc dollars" replied the
lawyer blandly.
"Doo mooch," objected Uncle Jacob.
"Shoost shdrke off der dMventy und
it's pargain."
Mr.. Hacker eXpostulated little, but
finally accepted the amendment
"How do you wish to leave your
property, Mr.. Ransower?n he inquired,
dipping his pen in the ink and drawing
toward him sheet of paper.
"Vell, | vas goin' to leafe it TO der
dwo Gals, szhare and szhare alike; put
now Lucy, she's goin' to marry sooch
4 mighty rich feller dot she Won't need
some more; so rfe goncoOted shoost
to kif all my leedle bile to Chinny."
Mr.. Hacker opened his eyes, but
took down his client S instructions with
out comment, promising to have the
document prepared as early as the
press of other business would permit
As soon as Uncle Jacobs back was
turned, the lawyer hurried TO Mr. Bras
sey's lodgings, where the pair were
quickly closeted.
That same afternoon Mr. Brassey
knocked at the Widow Baglcy's door.
Could he see Miss Jenny? he inquired.
The widow started little. He and
Jenny had had little TO say to each
other lately. Still, as they were so soon
to be brother and sister-in-law, there
was nothing very strange in his seeking
TO be on friendly terms with her.
When Jenny entered the esitting-roOm,
where she found Mr.. Brassey waiting,
her face looked as much like \ thunder
cloud as petty face could. And the
thunder came near bursting, too, when
Mr.. Brasscy had the assurance to ask
her TO walk with him. But curiosity,
for the moment, overcame resentment.
She would hear what the culprit had to
say: there would be time for tie thun-
der afterwards.
Nor was she long kept in expectation.
The walk had hardly begun, when Mr..
Brassey, with tact and delicacyeall
his own, disclosed the fact that very
recent examination of his heart-prob-
ably ii had Just returned from its wan
derings "fawh, fawh awayw-had con-
vinced him of his mistake in suppOSing
that he had ever loved another than
herself. 1t was she, and she alone,
whom he had adored from the first
Would she forgive his momentary back
sliding?
Mr.. Brassey's eloquence was melting,
and he was accepted.
The ticklsh task of breaking the
news to Lucy, Jenny, TO Mr.. Brassey's
no small relief, took upon herself. They
parted at the gate, it being considered
prudent that the versatile Brassey
should keep out of the way till the
storm had blown over.
And storm, indeed, it was. The
sisters were in the height of their
wordy cap-pulling-it might have
come to the literal thing, but for their
seminary training in the arts of elocu.
tion-when Uncle Jacob came upon
the scene.
At the first lull, he told about his
interview with Lawyer Hacker on the
subject of the will. There was sud-
den dropping of scales from two pairs
of blazing eyes. Mr.. Brasscy's change
of base was fully explained.
"You see, cals,' continued Uncle
Jacob, 81 kinder soospccted vat dem
dwo rokes, Prassey und dot lawyer
chap, vas upto; und so | shoost sot
lcedle drap for 'em. Und now, if
you'll dake my advice, you'll shdop
voolin' nit Sooch shlibbery vops, und
bick oud gooplc of goot honest vel
lers for pcauX, like dose Hiram Hop
pick und Reuben Ruckman.
Uncle Jacob countcrmanded the or
der for the will, and Jenny and Lucy,
who will be his heirs without any
doubt, seemed disposed to follow his
advice. At any rate, they are on the
best of terms at present with their old
admres, Hiram and Reuben, who have
spunked up wonderfully of late.
As for Cleophas Brassey, he was ar
rested for swindling, on n requisition
from 4 neighboring state, the day fol-
lowing his second proposal.