The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-03-13

~uh iVf s1"Ska Ne sas sikhts, ~ ~ -
too old to lore.
And no- il had happened. and "" al
over. ssd eat 10 kind Of . miserable
dream. listening to Lawyer CurdIs asking
me vksrs grandfather ksp, bis vills Had
! not been soIdi Did not knovi A
will In my isvor. leaving every thing 10
ms' AK
on csuns knsv Il .uandpA wast.
Cd 70 tell me" said I. 'but I vonldn't lss
him. Ieould sot hear W thiak Of hi bs.
ling dssd. hoped he wosld sos dis 10.
fore did"
''In legal matters, ladies are . little
short Of idiots" said Mr.. Curdls. II
lgrisvs 70 distress you. but l suppose you
knov thsps .. rampant old fury down
Stain, Who claims the place and every
thing - u who is really ysur grand.
fkther's otter and who. IL there il no
will found. can turn you out Of house aud
J home. Yea know your grandfather was
only step father 70 your mother. You were
not actually related At all. Come now;
plsin speaking is necessary We find the
will you are an bsiress; II not, beegar."
Nothing could make me that" said /;
nothing while have ten fingers
But be had reused me at last
| Whers had grandfather told me the will
wsss ! tried to think. No. he had not
told mo. ] had put my hand over his
mouth, and said. "Grandps. dent; shall
cry myself TO death il you die, SO ] shan I
vast anything"
He had said. "well. we'll. know yeu
are not waiting for dead mems shoes; !
know that my child-ana some other day,
somo other day"
And the next morsing he was found
dead IN bis bed we Fs 8A
"You see il is somewhere said /; .'eIss
grandpa would not have mentioned it,"
'You don't think be destroyed it, and
was about 10 make new sne?p asked The
lawyer. 9fEtB&
NO" said 1; II think not I'll try to
remember what he said exactly. Oh, it
was this. ] think"
'.Beulah, il will be very important when
I come to leave you that you shall know
my will. l have made one and hid it in
the most ingenious place"
"Then stopped him. That's all"
ssIYttar ,nssr;tv ..;d NJ Nrrdl.
"uttsr insanityP'
He was usually very polite, but did
not wonder that his equanimity was dis
turbsd whom / went down stairs and saw
the person whom be had described ss .
rampant old fury" She was very old
woman, with hair that WAS still bright
red, aud long, sharp nose. She vas
talking at tLs top Of her voice, apparently
70 no one in particular.
Lawyers, lawyers she was saying;
"all alike the world over. Didnt send
me word Of my poor brothers death; not
. word, not line; 70 that ] shouldn't
come to CLAIM my own. Left it to that
girl. eh? Humbugl She's no relation to
him; she's no relation at all. Margaret
Baker had little girl already by her
frst husband when she married him.
That i this girls child. No blood rsla-
tisn-nons. No, no. MY brother and
haven't been friends, l know, but all the
same il he hasn't left will -snd know
he didnt-all his property is mine!"
She took snuff and scoldsd at me furi-
ously. shrank away, and began to feel
how important it was that the will should
be found. l searched eagerly now.
turned back carpets and shook out cur
tains Irummagsd every desk and draw
or, trunk and box in the house. All in
VAIN. At last even Mr.. Curdls acknowl
edged that further search vas hopeless.
"A man should oonfide his will TO his
lawyer. he said, "a lawyers box is safe
place for it. No doubt the old woman has
employed some one 70 steal your grand
sathcr's will from h's hiding place, and the
1t u that you are bsggar."
ssl are ridiculing poor dead grandpa.
''Yoi ms Names" / said, bursting
nd sslliss
Ito tears ,h ehildl said Mr.. Cur
M poor, iooli scar ~hst he had to
10; why didn't you .sn bavs made
". at least? Together
ice mess Of IT, -
We had certainly, as sek 1o"
hen old Miss Hnmphries took p,
the homestead. and / found that "
, longer mistress 81 the dear old 49, b
that had net sven right there, b. u q
as an interloper. When. to crswn oil. 81
's came to me as I lay weeping 90 my
ID. ani said in her hard harsh nasal II,
nss-- N;
'Bsulah. cit up. and stop crying. I've bit
4 something to say TO you." kn
sat up and wiped my eyes, ! consid- ths
ID her an enemy, and one never wishes las
weep before ones enemies. up
Providence :s Providence. Bsulsh he'
ore" said She. 'ysu oughtn't to rsbsl 70
in H. no you oushtnt. You ought 10 Ts'
coatsntAd in the condition you've bsen foo
He'd TO- But I'm aet hard hearted do'
man. I'm willing to hsvs you stay with ofi
]; you can help me in the wesk you
ov. A young gal like you can 10 use eve
il shes grateful and willing. so III lss'
sp you Beulsh More. ! dsnt keep ser enc
1ts lazy idle gel. eating ysu out Of hosss hsi
home. III" NNM \
wss esly foartssn yssn old. bat ! VA
sv - we'll ~ know pes that should Mr.
. ssrvaat without wages. and should 10
70 preferred anywhere slse. Bnt - ma
J spoke. thought dartsd into my head. !
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