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the other, turning to resume his tete-
d-tete with Lucy. and Hacker left

d-tetc with Lucy, and Hacker left.
Uncle Jacobs ears had not been idle;
and when. in the evening, it was dis
closed in family council that Mr..
Brassey had that afternoon proposed
10 Lucy, the old gentleman, instead OF
exploding as had been feared, smoked
his pipe in silence, and when that and
the blackstrap were finished. betoo!1
himself quietly to bed.
Next morning Uncle Jacob was off
bctimes to town. Going straight to
Lawyer Hackers Office, he sought
and obtained q private interview.
'How mooch you sharch to wride
my villp" he asked.
"Twenty-fve dollars" replied the
lawyer, blandly.
"Doo mooch." objected Uncle Jacob.
"Shoost shdrike off 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.
"Vell, vas goin' to leafe it to der
dwo Girls, szhare and szhare alike; put
now Lucy, she's goin' to marry sooch
mighty rich feller dot she Won't need
some more; so Tfe gonclooted shoost
to kif all nty 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 JennyP he inquired.
When Jenny entered the sitting
room, where she found Mr.. Brassey
waiting, her face looked us much like
q thunder-cloud as 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
that very recent examination of his
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 momcntary backsliding?
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, il
being considered prudent that tho
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--it might have
come to the literal thing but for theii
seminary training in the arts of co
cution-when Uncle Jacob came upor
the scene.
At the first lull he told about his in
terview with Lawyer Hacker on the
subject of the will. There was 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 den
two rokes, Prassey und dot lawyer
chap, vas up to, und so / shoost sot ;
leetlc drap for 'em. Und now, /
you'll dake my advice, you'll shdol
voolin' NIT sooch shlibbery vops, unt
bick oud goople of goot honest vel
lers for beaux, like desc Hiram Hop
pick und Reuben Ruckman."
Uncle Jacob countermanded tn,
order for the will, and Jenny ant
Lucy, who will be his heirs withou
any doubt, seemed disposed to follow
his advice. At any rate, they are ol
the best of terms at present with thei
old admirers. Hiram and Reuben
who have spunked up wonderfully o
late.
AS for Cleophas Brassey, he was al
rested for swindling. on requisitiol
from q neighboring State. the day fol
lowing his second proposal. N. Y
Ledger.