The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-19

parent to go to the parents young ones, but
l don't want my daughter BeIindy to have
aaIhVnihg as long as her husband is Twin
he Is lubber, but she has been cruisin'
with him for Years 1 haven't got any
thing particler agin him. but he doesn't no
nov, now 70 navigate the sea of life. l do be-
IL YOU'D be Just like him to go into the hold
with an anger and bore a hole threw tns
m, to let the blge water out into the
IKE woman. If l should give the lay out
and out to her, l afraid her husband
wouid manoover to get it. So want mother
ana Jotham to put 1t out at interest and
give what comes out Of it to her until her
husband ships for a corpse below decks In
a and grave yard. Then she can take the lay
ana 90 what she wants to with 1t.
Item. don't want my son Ezry to have
awning from what l leave. All the chill
dren except him was good ones. They
looked out for mother and me- He didn't
take after either of except the time he
took after me with a fid and hit me- over
to come and was smart enough to jump
into Johnny Gibbs catboat haul in the sheet
and steer for the continent When he got
to Bedford he shipped as boat steerer on
the old Falcon. / was glad he DID, I don't
know where he is but herd he was mas
ter Of steamboat runnin' between Canton
and guess he hasn't got any for me- The
black eye he gave me Is outlawed and
don't law anything up agin him for that
Item l want mother and Jonathan to set
tie up things as soon as they can break bulk
and make fair divide between the children.
But don't forget what have writ down alb Jut
mother and Belindy. l don't think Belndy's
husband will make any fuss about the way
i have taken care Of her unless she
head on to the shoals Of lawyers office.
Then look out for squalls. hope shsel stand
on II she sees lawyer comm thort her bows.
Item. / want mother to have half Of what
comes from what is left Of my property be-
sides the house in Union street. She serves
1t. Every time l was around the Horn she
did her duty to the young ones and 1 want
her to have enough to live on until she gees
aloft. Then I want her lay to go to the chill
dren in equal pieces except that Beiindy
shall only have what comes from it unit. her
husband dies. If mother wants to marry agin
without mate. and 1 guess she wouldn't
like to either.
-Obed Gardner.
Master Mariner
Captain Obed Gardner asst us into his porch
and opened his locker He then asst US to
take drink of rum that was fetched TO him
schooner. We done so. 1t was mastery
warmin to cur insides. Then he pulled this
paper out of his pea jacket and signed it
and said it his will and he asst us to syn
it as witnesses. We done so, then he asst
ore of us to write down what took place and
as they said was more Of a skoller than
they did so.
-Jethro Coffin End.
-Eieazur Paddock
-Shubael Starbuck
The will was never presented in court
died the course of events made it iln-
necessary. "Belindys" husband was
drowned by the upsetting of his dory
on Miacomet rip, off the south shore of
the island. A few years after the
family were astonished by the appear
ance of "Ezry." He had greatly pros
pered in China and had come to Nam
tucket to visit the family Nobody
was more delighted to see him than
Capt. Obed. There was a love feast.
The black eye that ''Ezry'' had given
him was not referred to- In the mean
time the "old Nancy Rotch" had COM
pleted a prosperous voyage, and Capt.
Gardner sold his piece of her for
more than he paid for it. When he
died ''Ezry" suggested that the cap
tain's estate should go to their mother
during her life, and papers were ex-
ecuted to that end. "Ezry" deposited
in the savings institution $500 for her
benefit. with the statement that more
would come for her. If necessary. When
the mother died at the age of ninety
two the estate was sold and the pro-
ceeds divided among the children, ex-
cept that ''Ezry's lay" he gave to BE
lindy's" Oldest boy, who had been
named for him
Ned, the Stenographer