Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-27

and departed. The shutting Of the heavl
outer doors did not disturb Conrad dear
VINO continued to sleep profoundly unit
nearly 9 O'Clock in the morning.
Within two months the l1ng-lookpd-fo
event took place. and Conrad inserted +;
pathetic obituary notice in the daily news
papers:
AT his residence. near Regent S Park
Cuthbert Clacy, Esq, in the 10th year o
his aye, beloved and yenerated hy all wh'
knew him, and deeply lamented by his scr
rowing relations"
After the funeral there was a cold col
latlon. Miss Rispin, moving mass oil
Grape, Was attended by Mr.. TalOns, hel
solicitor. Mr.. Conrad Clacy was accom-
panied by Nj. Duckem, his solicitor. Mr.
Skinner. the solicitor of the deceased, was
also present. Dear Eliza and Conrad dear
were etfusiTely atfectiOnate, and tried tC
look very sorrOwful.
When the meal was over, ana the ser.
want had LETT the room, Mr.. Skinner said
after the decease of my venerable
client, | communicated with Miss Rs
pin, and her professional adviser, Mr.
TalOus assisted me in looking through the
papers of the deceased, but we have mol
found a Will. Yet have reason t. believe
that my departed client did not purpose
TO die intestate.''
~ apprehend he did nOt,' said Mr.
Duckem. II produce a sealed envelope
Endorsed, think, in the handwriting OF
the deceased, to be opened after my III.
neral This envelope was given by the
deceased to my client, his nephew, With
Ar. Skinner, you are the professional re-
preventative Of the deceased, and 1 hand
you the said sealed envelope"
"A curious proceeding, certainly" said
Miss Rlspln. Suppose cousin Conrad
did not seal up the right documentv'
Conrad was about to speak, when Mr.
Duckem said:
Really, M. Ciacv, cannot allow you
to notice such an observation"
"But must speak," exclaimed Conrad ;
sit is a most cruel imputatiOn of my
cousin. | seal tie envelOpel ! received
it from my beloved uncle as it is, and do
not know the contents. If il contains d
will, it may be will in favor Of my
cousin Eliza. That is the envelope | re-
ceiyed from the deceased and as IreceINed
it,"
II can't think how my uncle could for
get me, for he has often sworn that
should be his herr
perhaps you are his heir" said Con-
rad. There is the envelope as received
it; our uncle was not in any way infu-
enced, and when he gave me that envel-
Ope, about two months ago, and even I'M
to the last, he was of most perfect tesla
mentary capacity, his shrewd intellect be-
Ing crystal clear.'
clad l not better break the seal and
read the contents ?" asked Mr.. Skinner.
The professional gentlemen and the
cousins assented, and there was an awful
halt-m,nute. Miss Rispin dropped her
Grape veil. Conrad looked at the floor.
Mr.. Skinner seemed so slow. Such 81
lence that the cracking of the bit of wax
could be heard. The envelope was open
ed, and out came single sheet of paper.
''1es, it is WILL" said Mr.. Skinner,
made in form of which l supplied
draft to the deceased. 1t is duly wit
messed"
What need for that tantalizing speech?
Mr.. Skinner was dreadfully tedious and
aggravating. He positively breathed on
his spectacles, and deliberately wiped
them before he read the document.
The will bequeathed the whole of the
property TO the testator's dear niece, Eliza
Rispin.
Dear Eliza put up her veil, fell on her
knees. and exclaimed:
''Oh, my more than father! oh, my darl-
ing uncle! on, how you loved me, and how
L loved yOul"
Conrad and Mr.. Duckem had glanced at
the will.
II swear there is some trick and some
Fraud cried Conrad. ''for It was NV
uncle's latest intention to make me his
heir"
IL protest." said Mr.. Taloms against
such an unseemly remark. The will was
in the charge of and has been produced by
Mr.. Clacy. He has told us tn It the docu-
ment is that which was given to his Gus
tOdy by the deceased, that the deceased
was OF perfect testamentary capacity.
and that for all he knew the will might
be in favor of my client who for twenty
years was the right hand and companion
of the deceased. Now he is disappOint-
ed and dares to use the words trick
and fraud That is foolish as well as
unseemly."
The cat has beaten u.s." whispered Mr..
Duckem to Conrad. You have lost the
fortune, and my post 0blt bonds are waste
paper"
As Conrad walked away with Mr..
Duckem he said:
''Can we not dispute the will?
swear my uncle intended me to be his
heir"
"How can we dispute the will, Clacy?
After what you stated about the envel
Ope,. your ignorance of the contents. and
the testamentary capacity of your uncle,
the other side would call you as a wit
ness to prove their case. You have lost
about a hundred thousand pounds and 1
five thousand pounds"
An hour later one of the servants at the
house of the late Mr.. Clacy pushed open tie
dining-rOom door and was asiOnish d at
seeing the profusely craped NJ IS Rispin
dancing Il sort of high jinks breakdown
and shouting:
"Hurrah! hurrah! it was game against
game, but though the cards were dead
against me in the cOnquering game have
won the rub. HUrrah! hurrahl'
Those who are imbued with the ethical
views of the moral stOry-tellers who pro-
fess to write not to amuse but to I'M
prove, whose tales are sermons dished as
fiction, Will expect to hear that Miss
Rispin's fraud did not bring her the
wealth she expected, or that she became
too i'll to enjoy it, or that her conscience
made her miserable.
Conrad is indeed miserable. He has
never quite recovered from an attack of
brain fever. He has felt the cruel gnaw-
ing OF hunger, and dear Eliza refused TO
give him "A shilling. He is now employed
by the proprietor of patent hair-dye to
compose advertisements, write letters,
and address parcels, at a salary of 3Os.
per week.
Woe unto the trickster who fails!
But Miss Rispln, the successful trick
ster, basks in brilliant sunshine. The
property proved to be worth fl20,000. She
enjoys excellent health; she is not in the
least troubled about her fraudulent con-
duct; she flOurishes like the greenest Of
bay trees, courted by society, honOred for
her philanthropy, and Venerated as a
model Of piety.-IiRSley -HdgdztRe.