Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-28
NY INHERITANCE.

10 hls advantage This brief note in a le.al
pan.l ss.oniahsd me. the above named Frank
one morning On sitting doTn 10
A n1asiest br~akfast To bear u anything 70
nv advantage was snrpriainZ and delightful,
a. ! vas unfortunately une q the anens
ployss.. vita httls expectation u ,nrlstfinZ
tur irie gp
An tour ~ Two later sa1 me ssarrhing IN
flrerilf. I'm far the Offices u P0anes &
~ IN .'Ts, the horse I fniy presented
mgaef ar fsuncs had M arrived, but
saqli s.s-, 70 and sse ,ir Parehnenti The
lawyer dd not felie bis nans, Tor nave
40 ..,ri s,r', " Dry And yellow ioozing man
On pres4n.in, ny note. Sir Parchment scr
veysd a.. 30 ai.ence for few minstes 80
YOU sre Tho n4udew u the ate 1r Horace
OArl.,ie yoaag gentieraan- pre>Grnef
{ rerais,i ( hal that honor
sA.los me- To congratulate you on your
gr<si f0rtgue saA the lawyer Tith - Iur1-
in, smile Opening desk, 10 produced the
copy u ~iil ~ which my lan-snted uncle
left ne fIertuiere Pare, an Oh hal IN Sos
aer On c,snd.tlan that ! shouh OccgpY Il.
spray. ar" said f. can you give mo any in
formation Respecting this properryf
The ball. replied the la~yer, "is an in
ter,sstla,, pIacs from an artists fp'n * yie~,
but the situation - Just trifs seclnded; and
tho nuIa!lrg IL. asa afraid, a little out Of
retnir. b!ta small outlay wonld render u
hatifst!e and DOUBTLESS you VIII son get
0yer fse l1rieAHexs
-, tI..,,--,,.,.. f,Is,.
uaa some lye or ak miles from TO nehrs@t
fA''"e' - -. III
:" - - a.. ~, 40, =.
WAS .''' c. ~. Ag,sr
- - -, 80, ,vor,.d
''i"' '''"@ - -. + .-.,.s.t -.
r"IiA syH' W W ., -. "a
summit l9 ',eN 1i'''s "
ana spfnHtA long S'Yl'' 20
goa sui "''' '''Ori ~ -.
furhe. Willis IN every side the ground rosa
and foil IN wave Ike s.eils
aoon came 70 the rusty gates II iiernnsre
Place The house was u brick, in III" Tudor
styie. from the signs u decay. evidently Of
,,rsnt noe A moss covered bnttrezs',i wall
extcudod on 10th sides Of the gate and shut
In the front OF ths nous eHhpie"y
Entering | came to what hnd once beer
the lawn. hnt was now a wilderness Of ~eeds
Tho oath leading 10 the nall door VA. damp
md grnv, worn. and tho aspect q n. vhoi'
place was picturesque, but melancholy
There was no sign u life or welcome IN The
oil housr. many n tho window shutter
taing c,oss,i The walls wer. hlotched aud
nchen rorer'd. and in some plces long
str,yrl.u.. branches % ivy hung Ia neglected
festtnHs GO ug round tho h1use. | came to
a TANGLED au.l oyersrowa garden at the Tar
thsr side ~ wuica, through an oren "ieHer'
could make out az old man busy WIN
small pa,ei of Vegetables. Oh pre'HnLn-
my...f to tuis venerable EerSon vi was 'u'
custodian. Gnggs by name, was "ei''''''
Ia n .iuewhat peculiar manner ~
ACQUAINTANCE lrst rufumnSod ~ tii' -
his ruat which lay on "h'e.''i,' -
produced an antique Is'f OF sp'o'- ~. g..
no presently adjusted iNs,eo .,.', ~. =,
attentiysly m tue race ,o' - IA -
length said. gu - '''1'-' -. -.
Odcastia noun i'i4 =, -,
young as you H'N -, -. :,
missus VII get '' "is VI - -,
Putting GA nus '"'.' l''e ''''
up TIDE steps '''''''''7 " '''
house. .,..-
Inside inc N'a" 3" - 80 - '''5 -'i'.'
moro "Pi'i''' - -
was h"h~ WIN az" '''
eeh""' ''u.'t "''''9 CIV :
uP
'", On VII .'' - 10. ..,....,. go. .,,..,.
Jus ~ - " -
'i"n' "'''
n',''' '',' wa 90 --.. L.,
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"'N'S " '''
,p h.a.. t..-, 10 the window was a writ
tn. t,hl,.. ,i Nateh stood an odd desk A
(,u nt.,b i,tc.e,i CHAIRS we're placed hy the
val.. ai.I como ancestral portra..s looked
down Nl.n c,r, tuat seemed Ia follow my
ever. movement BY tn, Fireplace stood d
rn.,r.14, arm char, shut ia with an old
scr.,.i covered with stamped leather
Nr,nsUIir Mrs Grl-.,s. an ancient dame
of unlrlei llI knotted aspoc' was en,leuy
ori1. 81 ,sit.r u lire hlazo tn t'i- rusty CRATE.
A,,a.u.l.sn.i TINS. ia course %. time a l,la4n
tr..,I ,,l. s,i ur.ore me, aud / uu- lagt 10
t..,,s t.,.,..l.u.s t. When lrt D.! Hr,lcd /
i..i, D.. ,...,r inspection OF tine ....jeuts VI
t..l...t A ga ,hunrd 10 the w.. ..as filled
vti.. ...l Mnurr Of various descriptions.
O,eu..,.. tur .,.,.urt with one ur tho keys
r,lyr., ti mo o.. t.i, lawyer, found drawers
n...J vlth old accounts done up ga "a method
i.,l r,.,0.., d, pa,r Of silver mounted ft,tols
~ ,.l,l., date. some odd. aud ends Of Gu
r,o.lt.,., lut nothing Of any specla interest
or y..!lr At len..th opeued small drawer
with t..,,..iicst key Of The bunch and took
ont ns.,I.l racket. vhica was addressed to
mo I, fastening 1t eagerly found it 10
contain "a uuature of lady aud child, and
nl.o.n ,. letter. which ran as follows:
Nt.r,o r.Nr-I leave 10 you the old house.
wuYr.,I...i,.-u b, our family siuco 1t was built
1anu tIt d'-"Ate enough now, 1t once rchoed
the 'o'a'~ "i t""-''ery dear % ma bee tnat you
do n"' t''''' 1') mug TO- " lNN , s'u
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