New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-17
UNCLE JIM'S LEGACY.
BY Il. S. WARREN BELL

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Uncle Jim was dead. He died on
his elghtieth birthday, full OF years.
respected, honored, and above all
loved
Uncle Jim had only two relatives in
the world; they were a nephew and
niece. The nephew was Richard
Cranston, g young fellow Of Fl or
thereabouts, who earned q living by
his brush; the neice was Cissy John
son, a sweet little girl of 10, who had
hitherto lived with her uncle, and was
now left without friend in the world.
But stay. A year earlier Richard
had confessed his love for his charm
ing cousin; and she-well, she did not
say him nay. When the matter was,
however, broached to Uncle JIM, who
WIS rather q quick-tempered gentle
man, he babe Richard wait, and not
come love-making when he ought to be
bread-winning.
Let Richard set to work and make
lls way, and when he could support
81 wife come and ask again. Mean
while they would have opportunities
OF seeing each other, they could cor
respond if they liked, AS if such ardent
young lovers wouldn't like, and, in
TACT, iOve each other as much as they
pleased.
But when it came to the engage
ment, Uncle Jim set his foot down and
flLty refused for the present
At this time Richard was spending a
holiday at his uncle's in the country
house in Warwickshire. The young
artist was not the kind OF young
man to dispute such Adhesion or per-
su;lde Clssy torun away with him and
live on love.
So the next day, at breakfast time,
Richard appeared attired for a
journey. He had packed up all his
belongings over night. Uncle Jim
looked considerable surprised and
rather cross at this sudden departure.
Richard did his best to smooth mat
ters down by saying that he thought
it best to 60 at once. The more he
saw OF Cissy the more he-And so on.
Bidding farewell to his uncle, Rich
ard went out into the garden and then
tried to ascertain the nook where he
knew Cissy was awaiting him.
ooh, Dick, Dick" cried poor Cissy,
us she buried her face on his shoulder,
unjust you really go away? Oh, how
miserable / shall be-"
Very tendery and very reasonably
her sweetheart reasoned with her, and
showed her that it was for the best
that he was going away
But where shall you go?" asked
Cissy, looking up with IL very fearful
face.
ITO Germany-to the Rhine,' said
"there [ shall paint the picture which
will unite us. Cheer up my darling, it
won't be for long. One thing, though
i shall not come back to my uncle's
. house until come to claim you.
Good-by, once more, dear. Oh, be
true and do not forget''
And now Richard had been away q
year, and Uncle jim was dead. The
worst Of it was that they had received
letters from the young artist regular
ly for six months after he went away,
and then they suddenly stopped.
Even Uncle Jim had been much put
out by this, for he was greatly attached
to his nephew.
AS for Cissy, she was nearly heart
broken, for she was not like some girls
some girls can love and forget with
very little difficulty
The funeral took place and James
Matterley was laid in the family vault
l,r+ e,;J 10 e h. So l., ~,
Then the will was read
Much to the surprise all acquaint-
ances and friends Mr.. Mattcrley left
his entire fortune, together with his
estate to his nephew Richard Cranston.
""Io my dear niece, Christine John
SON ran the viii, I'll leave one hun
dred pounds and thesfour volumes OF
my 'Religio ct Christus,' which are
locked up in my desk Moreover, she
is never to part with these books, on
any consideration, except through
stress Of great poverty. This she will
never experience if it goes as wish y
II Richard Cranston had been in
Warwickshlre. Cissy would not have
cared one jot how the money was left.
OF course, Dick and she would bemar-
Ileu Ill course VI tllle tIllu live very
happily ever after But where was
the Grant Dick9
He had left no address with any one
in the antarctic world. They had
sent letters to him to the addresses
he had headed his own epistles with,
and when his letters had abruptly
ceased, and they had still written to
him at same address, those loving,
fond, foolish little love notes ofCissy' Is
had been returned to her in q German
official envelope.
Cissy set her wits to york. What
should she do IN this dilemma? Be a
governess? Take q female clerkship!
Go in for civil service examination, OF
do ladies needlework? In the midst