The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
A LUCKY DISCOVERY


And so Miss Dorinda Bream is dead
an buried.
Yes an haln't left no wlll-that's the
wust of it.
You don't say.
Mrs. Grimes stopped churning to
listen to the news brought by neighbor
Hockins.
It's so, declared neighbor Hockins,
emphatically.
Beuly Bittersweet won't get nothing
after all, then, observed Mrs. Grimes,
lifting the churn lid to see if butter was
coming.
Not silver. An her allus brought
up to think she'd get it all.
IT'S toe bad. Ireckon Peter Fogg
an his woman1l come in for the
property, then?
Course they will, benz they're the
highest of kin. All the kin folks she
had, l reckln, for her an Beuly wasn't
no ways related.
shouldn't think Miss Dorindy'd
sleep quiet in her grave, with them
Foggs handling of her things, She
hated 'em like pizen while she was alive
| remarked Mrs. Grimes.
She hadn't ort to put OF maxim her
will then. But that's allus the way
folks keeps of a-putting an putting off,
a thinking they're goin' to live for ever
an then all at once they're gone tore
they know it. An then it's too late.
Miss Dorindy died awful suddlnt, they
s.1-appellexy CT the like. | dunno
what Beuly is goin' to do I'm sure
And indeed poor Beul!ah herself
carcely knew what she was going to
| do.
Everything here will be yours,
Beulab, when I'm dead and gone, Miss
Dorinda had often declared. That
misery Peter Fogg an his stingy wife
won't get stick nor stone Of what
belongs to me! can tell him, if he
is my nephew.
And now Miss Dorinda was dead
and gone, sure enough, and Peter
Fogg and his "stingy wife" were the
hers at law.
The place had been thoroughly
searched for a will, but none could be
found, and Lawyer Green, who had
attended to all of Miss Dorinda's affair:
declared that he had not been called
upon to make any will and So poor
Beulah was left penniless and alone il
the great world.
! One yesr ago, Beulah Yass-.sEe Yass=-.lsE.
promised wife of Richard Barrymore, a
stalwart young farmer, who lived with
his mother in the old homestead, with
its green orchard trees, its meadows
and fields of wheat and corn.
But Beulah was young and glddy
and when the new physician, DIR
Clarence Virden, began to pay love,
like attentions to her, Richard grew
Jealous, quarrel ensued, and broker
engagement was the upshot of ths
matter.
/ Since that time DR.. Virden had con
tinued his attentions, until Mis-:
Dorinda's death occurred, and Beulah'
unfortunate position was made public
Then his visits suddenly ceased anf
he found it convenient to "pass by OF
the other side"
A week later Mr.. Fogg and wifi
came to take possession.
He was a hard featured, miserl.
man, and she sharp nosed, avaric:ou
woman
The ole womon had heap o
plunder, remarked Peter, as he wen
numbering through the parlors with hi
heavy COW hide boots. That there
piauner won't be here long, though
nor them pictets on the wall he de
clared cycling the articles named will
calculating gaze. reckon they'll
fetch right smart sum O. money a
the auction rooms, an I'll cart EN- ot
an sell 'em.
There's hull trunk full Q. the OF
woman's close, put In Mrs. Peter, wh'
had been exploring the upper rooms
You mout as well cart them off, an
sell 'em, too, Peter. l KANT wea
'em.
Course YOU kaint, said Peter gruffiy
, What do you wunt of any more close
anyhow Them you've got on you
back is good enough for anybody.
Shocked and panied at their cours
remarks Bsulah went to her ow
, room to think over her plans for tn
c future.
stay here, if you work fl
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