The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-10-04

them failed to comply with these
conditions, the whole estate was to
90 to the other. If they both failed,
they we're to lose all interest in the
estate, which was to go to some dis
tant relatives. The will also stated
that a sealed letter of valuable ad-
vice as to the estate would be given
by his lawyer to those who should
finally come into possession of the
estate.
The young people were now more
puzzled than ever about their father.
Why didn' he give them the estate
without this onerous condition? How
were they to leave their dear old
grandmother who had done so much
for them? What did Philip know
about farming, especially in that
strange country? Nor We're they
beggars where they were, for their
grandmother had some property and
would give it to them. Their first
impulse was to write to the lawyer
and tell him to inform the other
heirs that they could take the estate.
But the wise old grandmother dis
suaded them from that. 81 Think
said she. ~ begin TO understand
your father. lie wanted you to live
on the old homestead, and he be-
lieved that if you were to live there
two ears you would like it so well
that YOU would not leave it,. Tit il
he had left you the estate to 10 with
it as you please, you wcu'd have
sold it and have lived C!-, where.
And he made the estcte 90 TO his
other heirs in order to Mulate you
to attempt its cordr st. SO ! would
advise you TO 80 down there and live
on it for two ycors, End if then you
prefer to live elsewhere, you will
have a lawful right to sell it,"
"Won't you come down and live
with as, grandmother?' begged
Sarah.
mo, my child" the old lady re-
piled. ~ could not. [ must stay
here till YOU decide what you will do.
If YOU determine to keep the estate,
| will come down and live with YOU"
Thus it was decided that they
should go to their birthplace in the
south.
They reached the county seat, and
hunted up the lawyer who had writ
ten to them. He treated them with
great kindness. and Insisted on their
spending the night ut his house. But
/, they were so anxious to get to the
end of their journey that they pre-
! ferred to go right on. Therefore.
! lie hired a hack for them, and di'
rcctcd them to oil Mr.. Silvey's, who
. he said, would be their neares
neighbor, and from whose house they
+ could easily go over to their place
! the next morning. 1t was nine mile
. to Mr.. Silvey's and three miles far
$ Their to the Phillppson estate. Jus
@ as the sun was setting, they drov'
y up to the gate of that hospitable OLE
gentleman. He had known of thei
coming, and met them as they 60
~ out of the hack.
10 SIS this Mr.. %Silvey?" asked PHILIP
- eyes, sir,' he replied.
% "My name is Philip Philippson, an
% this is my sister, Sarah" said tn
young man.
II have met you BEFORE" said MI
y SiIvey, with a merry twinkle in hi
it eye.
. "Well, sir" said Philip, "we ar
a on our way to our fathers place, an
# would like to ask you to keep us a
90 night"
"Come in, come in," said Nj
n Silvey. "Ne was kinder lookin' fC
T you. We had hearn you was on tn
J. way" SO saying, he led the
a towards the house. When he reacho
the door he called out, "You W;
III right, old m Here they is.
" But he needed not to Say anything
Il for Mrs. Silvey had been lookir
N, out of the window, and me them
soon as they had crossed the tire
hold, 81 am powerful glad to 81
Id you,n said she, shaking their hand
tn Come right in hyer. Have cheer
Take off your bonnet Miss Sarah
v that's your name, amt it? l.
seed you before you recollect; \
Ills you don't recollect it nuther, but i
mi true all the same, and | amt ney
zen forgot your name, and You TWO
,ed going to live on the old placer,
ne. eyes, ma'am," said Sarah, "y
i'll. know it is not ours until we live
ed; it two years"
np- eyes, rve hearn that, but / do
,or. see why yorr father left it that W
18th However, he was poorer thou
cut after your mother died. But he '
was a mighty fine young man, and
no. as proud of your mother as he co
the be. His sun riz and set i'll her,
.sed that was why he took her death
hard. He never was hisself a
sum that. But you'll want some supl
gh- Please jest make yourself at he
PITY while | see bout it,"
vey Philip had already gone out v
nee Mr.. Silyey to see about the team