Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-12-16
THE MISER'S LEGACY.

hraC: lies taken tina; Old stone
house. The Haunted House, the
npishborS cal it, AMI he's moved
INTO it, u 9 aud baggage, which
ami much, bv the way
And servants with him. JOE"
Only enc, crooked O'd woman
4s threw a rOtringer OF hot water
over ne when came aronnd to AK
| lifI conld he of any use. II they
onl, owned a black cat, Id have
the " hole Kit and bOOdle of 'em up
for witchcraft. | never did come
across such a queer lot in all my
life.'
'Did you see the old man your
self. JO."
'See him, Mr.. HermanI | seen a
bundle of old bones tied round the
middle with palm leaf patterned
dressing gown ana flannel night
cap on his head, and | s'posed there
couldn't be two such Outlandish
old customers going. He was a
runpln' in aud out from the furni
tnre van like a crazy spider
That will do, Joe. Here is dol.
lar for yOu.'
Thank ZEE, sir. Much obliged to
you, sir
And the stable boy, who belong
ed to ihe botel, shamhled away,
grinning and pulling at the front
of his cap, while Herman Frankly n
leaned, WListling, against the
pillar Of he front piazza.
So cid Miner Moliutuy had ar
rived at last-the Tlch and eccen'
trle relative, on the reversion OF
whose fortune, real or supposed,
he had all his lite been building
aerial castles. AT Iasl-and HeI.
man resolved the very Uext day &c
call aud pay his respects, althous b
the old woman with the bot water
did not add to the delights of con
templating this visit.
III 1 hadn't heard from bis
law> er that he had taken lease
of the S,Cne Housel unused MI
FraDklyn, Il certainly uever should
have buried ny self IN this Out.ot
tbe.wsy place awaiting his advent
and if | hadn't thought ] could
work into bis good graces meyer
should have taken the trouble tC
hunt Lim up. Heigbo! SomeIImes
think 1t wcuid be easier TO vOIb
for money than to inherit it,
And so the next doy Mr.. Frank
lyn called.
Miner Mollneux received hin
very 'coolly, sitting among bin
treasures. like MaIius amid th'
ru ius of Carthage: But Frankly
noticed that he kept one hand q
'he ring of "a padiotked iron bcl
beside him as he talked.
We'll, yOuIg man, aid wb"
do you waDt' he asked impatient
ly, When the old woman, WHIT
evidently considered thst Mr.
Franhlyp was bo subject for tb'
hot W ater treatment, showed bin
in.
To inquire after your health
COUSIN Miner said the young man
smoothly.
'Humpb! Ny health is wei
enough! Better than you wish 1t,
dare gay!
My dear sir
'But 1t will make no difference t.
yOu,' acldly went on the old man
still neIvOusly lingering the ring
of the iron box. 81 don't deny tha
have a treasure TO leave behin'
ME Herman Franklyn's eye
glisteDedl Bnt 1t Will be to thOs
who consult my wishes more thar
you have done
'Bnt, ny dear cOusln--
'Words are very WE'LL said tn
o,d mIser, Struggling his shoulders
but dee DIS speak the lOudrst. Yo
know very well my aversion I
matrim oDy-aud you 90 and el
gage yourself to get married TO
girl who hasn't penny. Eli! Don
) you?' in a rising Infection like
bark. And then, after disregard
ing all my wishes, you expect m
, to leave you this-this' tapping, q
he spoke, on the I'D OF the box
But, Cousin Miner, if you wis
me. / will certainly adapt myse
to your opinionsl l do not kOo
that
STUFF and nonsense yelled III
old man. What YOU know or dldn
know Is immaterlal to me. LeaN
me to my books and writing
That's all ] ask OF any man living