The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-27

and obtained private interview.
How mooch you sharch to wride
my vill?" he asked.
TWENTY-FIVE dollars" replied the
lawyer, blandly.
''Doo moOch," objected Uncle Jacob
"ShoOst shdrike of der dwventy und
it's pargain."
Mr.. Hacker expostulated a little.
but finally accepted the amendment.
''How do you wish to leave your
property, Mr.. Ransower?' he inquired,
dipping his pen in the ink, and draw
ing toward him sheet of paper.
We'll. vas goin' to leUe it to der
dwo Girls. szhare and szhare alike; put
now Lucy, she's goin' to marry sooch
mighty rich teller dot she Won't need
some more; so Tfe gonclooted shoost
to kif all my leedle bile to Chinny."
Mr.. Hacker opened his eyes, but
took down his clients instructions
without comment, promising to have
the document prepared as early as the
press of other business would permit.
AS soon as Uncle Jacobs back was
turned the lawyer hurried to Mr..
Brassey's lodgings, where the pair
were quickly closeted.
That same afternoon Mr. Brassey
knocked at the Widow Bagley's door.
Could he see Miss jenny he inquired.
When Jenny entered the sitting
room, where she found Mr.. Brassey
waiting, her face looked as much like
a thunder-cloud as a pretty face could.
And the thunder came near bursting
when Mr.. Brassey had the assurance
to ask her to walk with him. But
curiosity, for the moment, overcame
resentment. She would hear what
the culprit had to say; there would be
time for the thunder afterwards.
Nor was she long kept in expecta-
ton. The walk had hardly begun
when Mr.. Brassey, with a tact and
delicacy all his own. disclosed the fact
heart-probably it had just returned
from its wanderings. ''fawh, fawh
away"-had convinced him of his
mistake in supposing that he had ever
loved another than herself. 1t was
she and she alone whom he had
adored from the first. Would she for.
give his momentary backslidingP
Mr.. Brassey's eloquence was melt
ing, and he was accepted.
The ticklish task of breaking the
news to Lucy, Jenny, to Mr. Bras
sey's no small relief, took upon her.
SELF They parted at the gate. it
being considered prudent that the
versatile Brassey should keep out OF
the way till the storm had blown
over.
And storm, indeed, it was. The
sisters were in the height of their
wordy cap-pulling might have
come to the literal thing but for their
seminary training in the arts of elo-
cution-when Uncle Jacob came upon
the scene
At the first lull he told about his in.
terview with Lawyer Hacker on the
subject of the will. There was a sud-
den dropping of scales from two pairs
of blazing eyes. Mr.. Brassey's change
of base was fully explained.
You see, Girls continued Uncle
Jacob, Il kinder soospected vat dem
two rokes, Prassey und dot lawyer
chap, vas up to, und SO l shoost sot a
leetle drap for 'em. Und now, if
you'll dake my advice, you'll shdop
voolin' nit sooch shlibbery vops, und
bick oud a goople Of goot honest vel
lers for beaux, like desc Hiram Hop
pick und Reuben Ruckman.
Uncle Jacob countermanded the
order for the will, and Jenny and
Lucy, WIN will be his heirs without
any doubt, seemed disposed to follow
his advice. At any rate, they are on
the best Of terms at present with their
old admirers. Hiram and Reuben.
who have spanked up wonderfully OF
late.
AS for Cleophas Brassey. he was ar
rested for swindling. On requisition
from a neighboring State. the day fol-
lowing his second proposal IN. 7.
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