Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-31

ing On asylum for fools and lunstics.
and that ] could tell whether | was
likely to be benefited by his 80 do,
ing.
'Ho, hoi' laughed James, shaking
his capacious sides, he got you there,
chr H@.+ p" ~, .,s io5t ..1I
Il don't see it. said the lawyer. sour
ly. 4 gaiy 3H3 sqs lou I.ata sf 91r2I
'You don't appreciate the joke,
hey2o ~ .,tg !, Z s.' .,.,, ~ i,.f.. .''i@ %
lit was foolish piece Of impertl-
nence. However, everybody knows
what the old man was, and let it
pass. II it had been any one else, !
would have given them as good as they
sent sH.f sr6iow 11s alfHlt'ejd
But you were afraid it would spoil
your chances, eh2' -. a., ~, ....;, 4
.As to that, I have no idea, There
is no question that we ought to be
joint heirs .s'a1d rhorf ..
True said James. That would
give us an eighth of q million apiece.
That would satisfy me- aazai-- AaFa
How about Alfred's chances?''
queried the lawyer, 'glancing sharply
towards that part Of the Office where
the young man was seated.
ooh, he'll get nothing, said the
merchant, centemptously. 'Hebelongs
to beggarly stock, and beggar he'll
remain to the end Of his days. Going
to be doctor, I hear < M
well, / wish him Joy ofhls profess
sion, if he ever gets in 1t, which Isl
somewhat doubtful. He wanted to-
borrow three hundred dollars of me
the other day
nAnd of me. Did you let him have
|it2, = s,a-ssF a
Not Il. I've enough sto. do with my
money without giving lit away. OF
course he'd never have repaid it. saT|
NO, I suppose not. The coolness
of some people is refreshing, 5-,5a
well, I take it for granted old
Adam was too shrewd to lavish any
of his money on such fellow
Trust him for that v8
The young man was engaged in
reading volume he had taken up,
and did not hear this conversation. 1t
was Interrupted by the entrance of
SQUIRE Brief. Both the merchant and
the lawyer greeted him with Difference
and cordialitv, as man whose words
might bring them prosperity or disap-
pointment. Alfred Graves rose in a
quiet and gentlemanly manner and
bowed with the courtesy which was
ha5itual to him. ia,9,f tyl.HH III
Gentlemen, the Squire said, i
hold In my hand the will of your late
relative. l will at once proceed to read
it.
OF course his words commanded in
slant attention. All bent forward to
listen.
After the usual formula, came the
following item: Il give and bequeathe
to my nephew, James Holcomb, the
sum of five thousand dollars, to be
held in trust for his children.
TO my nephew, Henry Holcomb. I
likewise give the sum of FIVE thousand
dollars, to be held In trust for his
children, to whose sole use the income
shall anuuall be applied.
ITO my only remaining nephew,
Alfred Graves, I give the sum of two
thousand dollars, to be appropriated to
his own use, as he may see fit.
4 set aside the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars to establish public
library in my native city, one quarter
to be appropriated to the erection of a
suitable building. and the remainder
to constitute fund Of which the in.
come only shall be employed for the
purchase of books. This library shall
be named from me the Holcomb Ii
brary.' .s,. H.. a..m s......
Here the notrary made pause.
The merchant and lawyer sat with
looks of blank disappointment and
anger which they made no attempt
to conceal. '
He had no right to defraud his
relatives in this way, muttered James.
1T is q miserable imposition, echo
ed Henry Holcomb; 'to put us off
with niggardly FIVE thousand dol
lars era7 .5l-8. ae.ess r,4.sf
For my part, am satisfied said
the young man. 4 have received
more than expected
%, yes, twill be great thing for
q beggar like you, said james, sarcas-
tically. .ar
/ am no beggar, said the young
man, proudly.
Gentlemen, said the notary, 4 have
not finished reading the will
My faithful old dog, Scipio, who is
now somewhat infrm, / trust one of
my nephews will be willing to take
home, and treat indulgently for the
sake of the master to whom he was
attached l.ei 4bl lf-usi
That's cool, calculated James 'As
for me, I don't choose to me bothered
with the dog ! !, s,h.'' .,,s .5T.5''' .T, Z,
But said the notary, since your.
uncle has given you q legacy, are you
not willing to- lrcur this slight care