Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-26

The arst iutiuratiOn given Of the eccen-
.,f m, tcstator was, think, in the
W., -. of l~5l He WAS at that time in
-, ,,.,.,sion Of considerable property,
Z" n. mortgaged to one friend, and q
I' '. = some attraction, on whose affec-
". mother friend held an ineumbering
'''' Dpe dav it WAS found that he had
~ ,,,v dug, or caused to be dug, a deep
bst,re the front door of his dwelling,
"'t ubf.b 4 few friends, in the course of the
- .;,.. casually and familiarity dropped.
60. .,r,rp,stance, slight in ITSELF seemed
,,, IN theexistence of a certain humOr
-. r,n. which might eventually get
SEIZURE, although his wife's lover
nm of quick diScernment, whose leg
.fr,srn bv the fall-tOOk other views.
- s,ne weeks later that while dining
...f .,r,ain other friends OF his wife, he
,.r..L himsclf from the table to quietly
.,,.lr at the front window with three
..,,-,.r inch hydraulic pipe, and stream
= ,r,ter projected at the assembled COM
my I'm attempt vas made to take pub
u. ..,.,rlllnct of this; but majority Of
~. ,i,izrn. OF Red Dog, who were not at
,.-,s~ DECIDED that a man had a right to
.,,,s, hi, own methods Of diyerting his
.,,,nlny. Nevertheless, there were some
s.,,s n| his INSANITY his wife recalled
,.bsr,,,s clearly attributable to dementia;
Oh. ,-ioplei lover argued from his own ex-
ENC, that the integrity OF her limbs
.,rrl ONLY De secured by leaving her hus-
t,r5.s house: and the mortgage, fearing
s,-,ber damage to his property, fOreclOsed.
p,, hen, the cause of all this anxiety took
,,.,.sr, into his own hands and disap-
pared L., -. ,s,,s
f., ,,r,r mysterious way; been relieved
dixie Of his wife and property, and was
r,,nr alone ut Rockville, fifty miles away,
AMI citing newspaper. But that Origi-
r,rrv he had displayed when dealing with
,r.. DrohIrnS of his own private life, when
tn,lrJ 10 politics in the columns Of The
P,grW. lugU,Ird WAS singularly uIsuc-
,e,>trl. An amusing eNaggeratiOn, pur-
r..--rr., to bc IN exact account OF the
manner In which the opposing candidate
ft murdered his Chinese laundryman,
Nh, regret To say, answered only by as
,lvl, and battery. A gratuitOuS and
Il Of a
religious revival in Calayeras, in which
rbr sheriff OF the county, notorious pro-
g0r ,Erptic-wIs alleged to have been the
chief eNhortcr, resulted only in the with
I-iw, OF the county advertising from the
piprr. In the midst of this practical con.
fusion he suddenly died, 1t was then dis
covered. n a crOwning proof of his alb
surlitv. that he had lett will bequeath-
I'M, his entire Effects TO q freckled face maid
servant II the Rockville hotel. But that
tb,Uriitv became serious when. it was also
discovered that among these effects were a
thousand shares in the Rising Sun Mining
company, which a day or two after his de-
Mise. and while people were still laughing
II his groteSque benefactiOn, suddenly
,p-lns into opulence and celebrity. Three
millions Of dollars was roughly estimated
A, the value of the estate thus wantOniy
I,r.l.rd. For il Is only fair to state, as
.g,t tribute To the enterprise and energy
OF ,hlt Young and thriving settlement, that
Their, was not probably single citizen who
i.l not feel himself better able to control
,hr deceased humoriSt'S property. Some
hpl expressed doubt Of their ability to
support a family: others had felt perhaps
o. kCeuly the deep responsibility resting
UPON them when chosen from the panel *
ar0rS. and had evdded their public duties;
few had declined Office and low salary;
b1t NO one Shrank from the responsibility
Of having been called upon to assume the
nartions OF Peggy MOtlat, the heircSs.
The will was cOnteSted-tirSt by the
widow. whom it now appeared had never
be.n legally divorced from the deceased;
hex, by four ct his cousins, who awOke,
only too late. To q consciousness OF his
moral and pecuniary worth. But the
humble lrgatee-a Siugularly plain, unpre-
tending uueducated western girl--eNhib-
..rd logged pertinaCity in claiming her
rights She rejected all compromises. \
mu.h ,,.nSe Of Justice in the community.
while doubling her ability to take care OF
the whole fortune, suggested that she ought
% De- rOutented with $500, 900. shes
bound 10 throw even that away on some
j-rncl skunk of man, Nationally; but
three millions is too much to give a chap
@r maxim her Unhappy. It's Otterln a
temptation 10 cuSSedneSs.' The only
opposing voice 10 this counsel came from
thy >lulouic lips of Mr.. Jack Hamlin.
Suppose" suggested that gentleman,
tluiu. abruptly on the Speaker-"sup-
Do>e when Won won so, 900 Of me last
Friday night-suppOSe that instead OF
bDiu. YOU over the money rs | did
>lppu~r I'd got mp on my hind legs, and
SAID, look yer, Bill WetherSbee, you're
ID fool II | give We that twenty thou
s1i, you'll throw it away in the first skin
game Ia Frisco, and hand it over to the
int short card shaap you'll meet. There's
athou,lnd enough to fling away,-take
Il and get suppose what | said to you
~ the frozen truth, and you knOw'd 1t,
would that have been the square thing 70
play nu youg" But here Wethersbee
quickly pointed out the inefficiency Of the
COMPARISON 10y stating that he had wca the
Honey fairly with Il stake. And how do
Won know. demanded Hamlin sayrgely,
bending his black eyes on the storished
rt,ulsi-"how do Won know that the gal
hem put down "A stake" The man STAN
uerci an unintelljgible reply. The gam
bier lld his white hand on Wethersbee's
'aouGrr. Look here, old man, he said,
every sll stakes her whole pile-yOu can
Del Your lite on that-whateveT' her little
game Ii she took to keerds instead OF
DE-. feelings ii she'd put up chips instead
body and soul, she'd bust every bank
"Nt this and Frisco! You hear me-
Somewhat Of this idea was conveyed, l
lear not quite ~ sentimentally, TO Peggy
''ottt herself The best legal wisdom OF
>n Francisco, retained by the W SOW and
relatives took occasion, in private inter-
We" with Peggy, TO point out that she
>'''d m Ia" pu,lSi-Criminal attitude OF hav-
~ naLwiully praCticed upon tie alice
u'a' OF an insane elderly gentlemsa1- with
ave" OF getting possession of his property,
1na suggested TO her that no vest, - Ct her
moral character would remain at6er the
"-l, 1t she persisted in forcing h T claims
~ That issue IL Is said that hag.T on