Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-10-23

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eyes, an hain't left no will-that's
the wust of it.'
Mrs. Grimes stopped churning to lis
ten to the rews brought by Neighbor
IIockins.
"You don't say ~
''It's SO, declared Neighbor Hook
ms, emphatically.
''Beuly Bittersweet won't get moth
i'm after all, then," observed Mrs.
Grimes, lifting the churn-lid to see if
the butter was coming
"Not a silver. An her allus brought
up to think she'd git it ALL"
" 'Tis too bad. / reckin Peter Fogg
an his woman'll come in fur the prop
pity, then ?"
"Course they will, bein' they're tie
! highest of kin. All the kin-foIks she
he'd, reckin, fur her an Beuly wasn't
no ways related"
II shouldn't think Miss Dorlndy'd
sleep quiet in her grave, with them
Foggs a-handling of her things. She
hated 'em like pizon while she was a.
live, remarked Mrs. Grimes.
''She hadn't ort to put off maxim
her will then. But that's allus the
way-folks keeps a-putting off an a.
putin off, thinkin' they're goin' to
live forever, an then ell au once they're
gone fore they know it. AM then it's
too late. Miss Dorindy died awful sud
dint, they say-appellexy or the like. l
dunno what Beuly is a-goin' to do, I'm
sure"
And indeed poor Beulah herself
scarcely knew what she was going to
do.
Everything here will be yours,
Beulah, when Pm dead and gone,"
Miss Dorinda had often declared.
THAT miserly Peter Fogg an his stin-
gy wife won't get stick or stone of
what belongs to me kin tell him, if
he is my nephew"
And now Miss Dorinda was dead
and gone, sure enough, and Peter Fogg
and his ''stingy wife, were the heirs
at law,
The place had teen thoroughly
searched for will, but none could be
found, and Lawyer Green, who attend
ed to all Miss Dorinda's affairs, declaI.
ed that he had not been called upon to
make any will and so poor Beulah was
left pennlless and alone in the great
world.
One year ago, Beulah was the prom
ised wife of Richard Barrymore, stall
wart young farmer. who lived with his
mother in the old homestead, with its
green orchard trees, its meadows of
sweet grass, and its waving fields of
wheat and corn.
But Bculah was young aud giddy,
and when the new physician, DR.. Clar-
ence Verden, began to pay lover Like
attentions to her, Richard grew jealous,
a quarrel ensued, and broken engage
ment was the upshot of the matter.
Since that time, DR.. ViYian had con-
tinued his attentions, until Miss Dorm
da's death occurred, and Beulah's un-
fortunate position was made public.
Then his visits suddenly ceased, and
he found it convenient to 'pass by on
the other side."
A week later, Mr.. Fogg and wife
came to take possession.
lie was hard featured, ,miserly man
and she sharp -nosed, avaricious wo-
man.
1.-THE ole woman he'd heap o. plum
der' remarked Peter, as he went lum-
bering through the parlors with his
heavy cowhide boots. ''That there
pie-annor won't be here long, though,
nor them pictors on the wall - he de.
clared, cycling the articles named with
calculating gaze. 81 reckin they'll
fetch a right smart sum o. money at
the auction-rooms, an I'll cart 'em off
an sell 'em."
"There's hull trunk full o. the ole
woman's good close" put in Mrs. Pc.
tel who had been exploring the upper
rooms. "You mout as we'll cart them
off, an sell 'em, too, Peter. l KANT
wear 'em."
"Course you caint," said Peter,
grufiy. "What do you want of any
more close, anyhow Them you've
got on your back is good enough fur