Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-06-06
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with some scorn, vet showing that he
felt that he was with his superior, I'm
on no high horse, and don't want to be.
You know know you're friend to
me-and ma-the best we've got: and
I'm not afraid you want to get me into
difficulties. / know monst'ous little
about the thing anyway, and"
What did the old man say to Vile
about making the will?"
You interrupt man that way.
when I was going on to say that did
happen to hear the old man say, one
time, and.not but one time, that if that
piece, Hannah Enlow, expected to get
any Of his property, she'd find herself
disappointed. She might disgrace the
family, he said, but she'd get nothing
by it. He said them words, or some
like 'em, one day as he came in the
Office room when ! was busy writing,
from out the back room, where him
and Mr.. Amerson had been talking to-
gether for some time. don't think he
saw me. II he did, he didn't notice,
but went on out. That was the day
before the viii was signed. That's
every blessed thing l know about it.
When he come in the Office with Billy
Lilly and old man Flint, he just called
for that paper from Mr.. Amerson, and
then signed it, and called on us to wit
ness it, and then him and the other
two, when the thing was over, they
got up and went straight ont the
office"
"He left the will with. Vile mt
he? and you saw what was in ii =. ter
wards, didn't you?"
Eyes. OF course did. l had to do
with all Mr.. Amerson's papers what
times was with him, copying, and do
ing one thing and another"
"Copying?"
"Yes; he keeps copies of nearly every
business paper he's got; letters and all.
You don't know as particular man as
Mr.. Amerson is about his papers"
Did you ever hear the old man say
anything about the will afterwards2'
Eyes; I'm a-telling this to you, Gus,
as I'd tell to not another soul, because
you want me to, and l know you're not
going to use it to hurt. 1t amt much,
nohow. About year afterwards the
old man come in the Office. 1t was, IL 7
remember, about the time Cullen's
child was born, and he said he wanted
to get that will and burn it up, because
he had come to the conclusion that he
had been entirely mistaken when he
made it."
Didn't say what about?'
'No-that is-well, he just said he
wanted it right away. Mr.. Amerson
said it was at the house, which it was;
and he said that when his father come
over that night, as he done nearly
every night, he'd hand it to him"
Didn't say anything against de-
stroying it?"
'Not one word. He was perfectly
calm and seemed unconcerned. That's
every single thing 1 ever knew about
the plagued thing. And hope you'll
not put any more questions ome about
Mr.. Amerson. You don't think it's
right for a man that's been a mans
clerk to be talking about his business
to other people, do you? Surely you
don't, Gus Rachels2 You wouldn't
want to be treated so yourself by your
clerk"
'I wouldn't care one everlasting
cent how my clerk answered questions
put 10 MIN 1Or ROou reasons Dy any
honest person, provided he answered
the truth and no lies"
"All men amt like you, Gus"
NO, and I'm thankful to not be like
Vile Amerson. But there's one or
two more questions I'm going to put to
you, whether you'll want me or not, and
whether you answer them or not,
straight up and down. You'd better
tell you, for your own good, and I'll
call on your mother right here to say
IL she don't think I'm right"
Certainly do" she answered, with
much earnestness. Law me, Owen,
you do talk so strange to the man you
know is the very best and truest friend
you've got in this whole world, or
your mother either. Why, Owen, your
poor father would try to rise out of his
grave if he was to know that in all
this miser'ble business you had done
anything you was ashamed for Mr..
Rachels to know"