The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-17

speech betrays provincialisms common to
her section Of the country. After she
commenced telling her story it came with
an air Of sincerity and truthfulness. and
at times it was dramatic in its narration.
1t Is given below, substantially in her own
words:
"Mr. Yesler. Mrs. eagle and Minnie
Gagie came to Hagerstown in the latter
part OF August, 1S90," said Mrs Mor9ans.
previous to their arrival had received .
letter from Mrs. eagle, dated at Massillon.
u, informing me Of their intended visit.
They remained in Hagerstown as guests
at my house from August until the firyt
week in October. When they first came.
Mrs. Gagie, who is my sister. in conver.
sation told me what q dumb trick Mr..
1esier had done. She said he had made .
will and forgotten to sign his name to it and
had sent back West to get tho will to sign
his name to it. / remarked that il would
not do me any good if. there was a will. as
l never had seen him before, but Mrs.
eagle told me that We were all remembered
in it.
After staying in my house ct Hagers-
town for some time. Mr.. Yesler and Min
ME went to Philadelphia. This was. I
think, on or about September q. Mrs.
eagle. during their absence. remained at
Leitersburg. When they left TO- Phila-
delphia both denied that they were going
for the purpose of being married. / asked
them If such was not their purpose. having
been informed by Mrs. eagle that they had
come East for that purpose, but both de-
MED any such intention. Before Mr.. Yes
ler and Minnie started for Philadelphia
the subject of the marriage was talked
over continuously; not by Mr.. Yesler. but
by Minnie and her mother, in my presence.
Minnie told me that she did not care for
Mr.. Yesier, and did not want to marry
him, but that her mother was insisting
upon it morning. noon and night.
Ma wants me to marry him in order
that may get his wealth. is what she
told me.
Mrs. eagle had told me more than once
before the marriage that Minnie had lover
in Seattle, doctor or lawyer. don't re-
member which. She told me he came
from Dakota. then asked Becca (that is
Mrs. Gage, her name is Emma Rebecca):
Why do not you let Minnie marry him?'
Mrs. eagle said he was rich, but he did not
have the money Mr.. Yesler had. Mr..
Yesler would not live long. she said, and
then Minnie could marry young man.
ION the Sunday before they went to
Philadelphia Minnie took me by the dress
and pulled me and said. Come, let us go
into the garden So I went. Then she
SAID, Now, Aunt Ann. don't see how
can marry Mr.. Yesler.' Then l said to
her, Minnie, I would not marry him.
But she said, I have to. Ma never
gives me any rest. She nags me day aud
night to marry him. Then took her
just as I would my own daughter, and ex-
planned to her everything in regard to
married life, and she remarked: Aunt
Ann. will never forget you the longest
day live. the way you talked to me. Ma
never told me anything only to marry
him.
ION another occasion, before they left
for Philadelphia, had . talk with Mr..
Yesler. He and were in the room alone.
and he said:
"Sit down here, Mrs. Morgans. Here il
my last will.
''ITe took paper out Of his pocket, and
folding it 30 a. to show me one of the
items. said: Here IL little item want
to read to you,' and read:
, "I leave the sum of $75. 900 to the heirs
Of my three aunts.'
'They were Aunt Polly Hayes, Aunt Bet.
sey Norford and Aunt Barbara Wampler.
the last named being my mother. Then
he pointed his finger at another place, and
said:
"'Here is my half brothers and half sis
ters.' said to him:
"'wsll. I guess you have provided for
Minnie,' and he said:
"'Yes, have provided well for Minnie.
and J. D. Lowman is my executor
"When Mr.. Yesler and Minnie came
back from Philadelphia I asked both IL
they were married. and they both denied
it. although I soon found out the truth.
Mrs. eagle told mo that Minnie told her
that after they were married and before
they had left Philadelphia, Mr.. Yesler
walked up and down tho floor and cried
like . child. 1 know from what Minnie
told mo that she did not want to marry
Mr.. Yesler, and I don't think that Mr..
Yesler really cared much about marrying
her. ! think he was forced into it by Mrs.
eagle. During all tho time of their stay
at my house, before and after the marriage,
on the coming in and going out of Mr..
Yeslcr. Mrs. eagle always rushed at him
and threw her arms around his neck and
Rugged and kissed him.
''One day after the marriage they wero
talking about Jim Lowman (as We call
him) and Minnie said that Jim Lowman
should not attend to any OF Mr.. Yeslers
business when they returned to Seattle. I
said: We'll. but he is the executor And
then Minnie said:
"'Before Jim Lowman shall attend to
any Of my business after Mr.. Yeslers
death. ] would burn the will
1--WE had not q man upon the place that
had the activity Mr.. Ycsler had. lie Was
then 50 years old, but he did not seem
more than 60. One day Mrs. eagle and
were talking about Minnie marrying him,
when Minnie was in the room, and we
talked about Mr.. Yesler's age. l said:
"'Oh, Becky, if he was not SO old Min
ME could not marry him.
"Mr. Yesler had told me few days be-
fore that he thought = man ought to live
to be 100 years old, and told them what
he had said. Then Mrs. eagle sprang up
and said
Well. if he lives too long We can give
him DOSE
II was terribly shocked, and exclaimed.
'Oh Becky!"
When Mrs. Morgans came to this part
of her story she could not reprcss her emo
tions, and her form trembled with excite.
ment as she sprang from her seat to illus
trate the manner in which her sister had
given vent to the horrible threat. When
she had become calmer she continued:
after the marriage and during the rest
OF their STAY at Hagerstown Mr.. and Mrs.