The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-05
Breaking tie Old Mans WIN,

V!o man HupDetG died only Iasa
week. He willed all his goods. cbs,N
tells and effects TO his house-kae a,,...-
leaving Jim, his nephew and nevf g
kin, only his blessing. =
Jim consulted q LAWYER abont a.,
possibility of success In eontestjno ~ ~
will of his uncle. -
"Counselor. I've come In TO sea -.
bout busting my uncle's will" az
planned Jim.
"On what groundsP'' asked II.
lawyer. Did he have two witnesses
and explain that the paper was Ills last
viii, and request them to signP''
Yes, sir, he did; but hang ma II IA
signed If I'd o knowed that he va =
goin' to leave me out in the cold. Not
metz
"You did not have to know chat. a.
seems we can't work against the far.
maIty. Was he of sound and disnoa.
Ing mind, or, In other words, was he a
peculiar that jury Of twelve senaibla
men would regard him as incapable az
making q willp'
81 think he was," answered Jim
feeling treasured.
Now tell me what makes you think
30. Try and reconect anything he ana
that would warrant as in regarding
him as crazy"
ain the first place, he alters paid his
debts right up to the handle. Neyer
disputed the bills when he knowed thew
was right and save dollar here and
there. think that oughter DO against
q man, don't Voup"
Yes, 1t shows q want of foresight.
We might call 1t unbusiness- Ike and
rash. III put that down. Give me !
few more instances like that md
you'll have your uncle's money!
"Well. less see. What would Won
say to q man that bought paper eTerv
mornin' when he could have borrowed
Dimes on the top floor just for walkin'
up for itp Il strikes me that q man
that'd sooner buy than borrer 10 clean
goAe."
II fully agree with you. So would
any Judge or jury, Mr.. Gubbett, Won
ought to be q lawyer"
81 don't 'spect you'd say man that
was ridin' on Third avenue car and
the conductor forgot TO collect his fare
and bimeby In gettin' out ham It over
to the CONDUCTOR don't 'spect you'd
say SIGH 9 man was q born statesman.
would youp"
"Who would be guilty of such q era
zy actP'
"Why. my uncle done that yery
thing. | was lookfn' at him dom it:s
Mr.. Gubbett, since the beginning
of the world there hasn't been such
another foolish man as your uncle. he
was q spendthrift. He should have
had committee to take charge Of his
estate. Now tell, had he strange 70.
ligious opinions such as would render
him incapable Of making q valid willp''
Eyes he had. Though he was one o.
the richest men in the church, never
heard him maxim long prayers. He
never tried TO run the preacher or tho
congregation. But the foolishest thing
he done was TO refuse to have his name
on stain-glass window that he gave 20
the church. Refused point blank.
THAT win do, Mr.. Gubbett. lis as
| plain as day your uncle was & lunatiO
Not try to run the pastor, refuse to par
ade his name before the whole congFe
cation. Yes sir, your uncle was
Iooney"
Counselor, let me tell you another
thing he done Just before he died. ly
seems he once borrowed ten dollars
from q man In Vermont twenty yeara
ago, ! think. Well, he forgot all about
it until after his VIII was made, and
hang me II he didn't say that be wanted
that man paid the ten dollars with legal
interest. He had forgot or he'd paid Il
himself"
Enough, enough, Mr.. Gubbetk A
man that would pay an outlawed debt
has not the shadow of q chancs Of hay.
ing his win upheld. / never yet heard
Of man so crazy In all my professional
life. That'll do. Come on Monday and
I'll file allegations against his win"
''Good day, Counselor"
''Good day, Mr.. Gubbets. IN T.