The Irish standard., 1894-03-31

suspect. But nobody among those who
tsnew your father and brother can fail
20 believe that there is fraud some
where in the matter of that will AS
Tor me, whom you affect to chide for
disregard of your interests, / have
lynown, unavoidably and most I'M
willingly, too much of your dealings
with mankind not to contemT tie with
come sort of apprehension every new
increase of your possessions. In this
feeling I say to you that do not be-
lieve your father ever made but one
will, and If the paper now in court is
shat, l think you know what / am
obliged to believe. As for what am
going to do about it, know not, ex-
cept to feel added thanks that my de-
Darture from this life is near, and to
ask the Almighty to hasten it. You
know very well that my loyalty, slight
I'd as it has been. insulted. bea ten
down and trodden upon, is never going
20 betray itself. But hope yon will
he led to understand the peril to which
you are exposed, and, for your own
sake, do something to avoid it. For
your sake, say, not mine, for there is
nothing which would be possible to
any endeavors you might make which
would separate my being from yours
farther than already it has been driven.
That you will make offers of some sort
II compromise with your brother |
nave little doubt: what will come Of
6hem-. But have been SO Frustrated
~ this new trouble that I cannot say
any more"
Then she rose and retired to her
chamber He sat and communed with
with himself for several hours.
CHAPTER VI
At a corner of Greene street, into
which one emerged from the Capitol
square while moving into the main
business part of town, opposite the
Huson tavern, stood a drinlling-house
known as the big Indian" from a
large red wooden statue that stood at
ahe entrance of the nearly always open
door. 1t was low, implanted, wealth
er-beaten building, making up the
want of a second story with four
looms added to its rear. It was kept
by Augustus Rachels. a lniddle-sized.
reddish haired bachelor, whom every
s,ody liked a temperate, even an
ahstemious. person himself, his stock
was kept equal to that of any
similar establishment either in Sa-
Yannah or Augusta. Not only men.
INT women had respect and even
some affection for him. 1t was we'll
Known not only that he did not en-
courage inmoderate drinking, but
hat, as far as his native modesty
would allow, he warned against it,
particularly in the cases of youth and
respectable married men Many a
time had he been known to dissuade
from indulgence beyond the degree of
safety. and prevail in substituting for
strong drink a cup of hot coffee. TAX
,ng the tempted into one of his back
rooms and putting him in the charge OF
Abran:, his black man-of-all-worls.
ly, or sent him nosegays, either for
bringing their husbands home Of
nights or for taking care Of them i'll his
own quarters. Almost everyb body often
had some pleasant. kindly word to say
about Gus Rachels, WHO. cousin of
Mrs. Enlow. Hannah's mother, had
come to Milledgeville when a poor bog I.
and now was making comfortable
living in business which, although
not among those Of hrst-class respecta-
bility, was better, he felt. than some:
and whatever apology was due for fol-
towing it he made by entirely fair deal
ing, abstaining from meddling in the
affairs OF anybody else. and doing such
little kindnesses as his opportunities
allowed.
One who for some years had been re-
ceiving from him charities of one sort
and another waa Owen Carruthers. a
young man who, despite the decadence
coming upon irregular habits. was al
ways neat in appearance as well as
strikingly handsome. Property of a
Jew thousands was rapidly spent on
oming of age just after his fathers
cath. He lived with his mother in a
nall house ON Franklin street, south
fthe Capitol square, and had former
avworked at odd times in the office Of
his father, who for long time was
clerk of the superior court. Owen
could have been his successor If he had
Wished, for he had acquired in the use
Of the pen an experiences quite beyond
that of his father. But he chose to in
tulge freedom from the restraints Ut
homage in other ways. Occasionally,
either to accommodate or to refill his
empty purse. he would do little cler-
ical work for merchant or an official
in the statehouse. He was OF slight
build, darkish- white complexion, black,
glossy, curling hair, which he wore
long. When erect he was nearly six
feet tall, but an attack Of rheumatism,
following q night Of exposure to the
cold air, had bent his left leg SO that
no Nmped and had to carry walking
stick. He always wore good clothes,
Of which he took the utmost care, so
that q garment which he had worn
during more than one season some
times looked rs il it had been just got
from the sclothier. He had an afec-
tionate nature, and therefore, and be- be-:
cause Of his slameness and other IN
firmities, he was more pitied IN his de-
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