New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22
NEW-ENGLAND SKETCHES.
Amt NEWBOLDs PROPERTY.

may 90 in and select what letters we please iounh
m envelope directed in a very trembling mana 70
nv sister. ! could not make ont the poS'm''K
though ] conld guess. and was posses'ei by ench
curiosity that I hurried home to place the docu-
ment in the hand of its owner.
If person has latent curiosity, l'fe IN ms place
will hiring IL TO active xi,tence, and II he has not
that trait it will here Re born within ma IL
not interest az we who fetl it would like +" call IT,
Int q real ovrrrnastprirg desire tn know your
r.;yh,or,s busiucss Y0u must know it; Won are de-
fraudod and abused if Won fail in your endeavorS.
and Won hate man WHO has succeeded in Keeping
affairs from Won.
Az far myself, a few years ago did uotknow was
inouisitiye in the least but now am thor"uSn'y
ont of temper if | cannot dad ont within twenty
four hours. why Nancy Hollands light burned uhtl
in the evening ustead Of beng extingnlshen NJ y
as is usually the case; and II the man VINO i" o''
daily at the boot shop in Mill Village goes ny h.0
At half r asst 6 in the morning rather than at o:lo
- 60 l,no,x the reas n for such change of time
orA if bs loses apy wages by it, There are gencr-
eli, r.opIc who are likewise iUtrrcstel IN these
things. and who will gladly tell me their DIS
coveries But not always. For instance tie week
before last this worker on boots had a man IN the
wagon with HIM when he went to the shap' ard
have not vet found out who that man was bnl
am persistent and do not give NJ.
Now il will be understood what was my stata CT
mind rs came from the post Office with my sisters
letter in NV hand. Fortunately Gertrude was az
home and Immediately openod the epistlc. 1t con-
tanned half shoot OF cruGlpled and not very clean
note paper and this was the writing
"'A0 ALMIRA NEwBoID."
in a hand so shaky as to be nearly lnegihie. ana
there was large blot sneared over tire " Aihta'
Hinder some circumstances this might have read
nil ~ IN
nndersood it at once. though there was no pIace
NOR date named within it. and no punctuation
aAupt Cam Newbold," rs we always called her,
1ived - way down on the Cape" i'll this state. She
was the widow of the skipper of whaler' whose
home had been IN Fairport Town, and who' "heh III
health was more than thankful to pass most OF his
time on the blue He was our mothers
brother and had unfortunately welded woman
Gwbo led him a life" AMI who, before lie died.
made him will all his property to her. save their
desolate two-story white house, which he be-
aueathed to the Baptist soclety alter Ills io'0'
sbould I've done living in It,
Amt Cap'u had several nepbews and pieces to
whom she promised different portions OF her goods
She had a set of baircloth furniture consisting oil a
long sofa with an arm at each end' ana 80 con-
structad that could possibly SIT on IL without
beipe we'll braced as to the feet; four har-cloth
chairs one hair-cloth rocker This was parl"r FUR
niture. and this had been given to each nephew ana
each niece and withdrawn. At this time was the
prospective owner of the parlor chairs bnt now
suspected that my sister would soon be presented
with Them in that case, it would be the second
time she Lad received tie gift
Mrs Newbold was also supposed to have $4,000
in the bank and was absolutely known to own two
we'll situated pews in the First Baptist con"regat"n
Mt Farport Town. aud a wood lot Of eighteen acres
outside the village. She also had tall clock
She was a very old woman now, but she insisted
on living alone because help cost so much. She was
almost blind, and very lame, but her spirit was nn
dan,,te1 She could still indulge in her favorte oc
cupaticn of making wills. Her method was usually
this: she sent for q lawyer and had legal Tesla
vrent made out ia which she gave nearly all her
nronerty to a certain niece or nephew. She then
esnt copy of this paper to the favored person. and
Immediately after she requested that relative to
come 10 her hOuSe and clean up little In this
vay she got through a great deal of work. was left
with a large quantity of cooked food, and could
endure existence alone for some time.
If the ministerng niece-for it was sure to be
niece the nephews sending their wives III thor
plsces)-if she would bring paper Of crackers for
nerpnal consumption, II was still more satistac-
tory for Aunt Cap'n dlsked with ever-lncreasing
strength to spend a cent for food. Such an expense
seemed a sheer waste to her. She would watch you
at her table and comment OH your appetite. had
been at her home twice. and had worked like a
slave scrnbbmg potato bins, washing cellar stairs,
and with great stress, rubbing out heavy English
bed blankets | was down as the favored one IN
the will at these times The salt air and the uhac-
eustoined exercise gave me such an appetite that
disgust her thoroughly, and gave up all tpecta
tion of being her heir, though might still hope for
the hair-coLh furniture. $500
in the evening: the kerosene lamp screwed down
30 that it only made shadows about me; Impossible
- forr 1Iy1n hV nv lfUh
light Aunt would never have permitted a criminal
waste OF time like that. On Sunday afternoons.
was requested to read aloud chapter in the Bible
generally fierce. denunclatory page from the
Old Testament and ono column in Inc Hd'chIaan
and Reflector. She once remarked II at one reason
why s}e was sure there was hell was because
the-e vas no other way for certain pepoe to be
~ hill never forget those evenings which seemed
long. though they invariably ended at 3. he
wipd from she water swept round tue house, and if
The breeze were strong enough; heard the SoDblng
md swashipg of the waves In the bay.
always wanted TO 60 ~ a blum about mile from
The place. where there was row OF little buildings
forsilmmer dweile,s. Ineverdidgo, t'rl was ALWAYS
too tired from 10y violent eNeruons. II ! sat down
amoment in the day mended Impossible holes III
old garments Aurt Capn's small figure, sur
mounted hy ITS reddish Wig sitting neat me, ana
watching sharply, despite an increasing blindness
She was 81 sly and so stlngy and so hard that no
ono could love her a particle in me she Inspired a
sicktping kind of pity | believe that she had
hardly a relative that would not have STAYED with
her a couple OF weeks out OF compassion; but there
is no denying that her man@uvres with her will
Tent to these visits something of tho kin of interest
,xcted by possessing ticket IN a lottery. She
s,iqLf die while the last will was in your favor, and
ynu did not want TO lose your chance.
Mrs NewbOld had given her tall clock by Will to
her ncphew Arnold Race She had written also TO
a NEPHEW in Illinois presenting the clio * TO him
because he bore the name OF his TIVE grandldtherS,
David Joyce. Ibis summer David Joyce came from
The West and paid his amt a visit OF an hour lie
told her Inc would take the clock back with HIM and
save her all trouble in the shipping, No. she m
formed him il was now given to Ephraim Loud,
still another nephew All tho time these articles
remain with her, for no one is able actually ia
relnove them. They are her levers by which Size
aid n timog ufp extremity,