Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-11-25
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MISS BIGGS' LEGACY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By EMILY S. WINDSOR

opTdSues WORDS ABOUT ner looking
poor and miserable.
She was glad that she was suffering;
it was but just.
The next morning Miss Biggs donned
her old black alpaca gown, which she
had carefully brushed, Fortunately,
the day, for the beginning of autumn,
was cold enough to warrant her wear
ing her winter cape, which hid the
worn spots in her waist She had
freshened her bonnet with new ribbon,
so that, as she started TO the station
next morning, she looked really very
well. The excitement of the occasion
gave color and warmth to her face
Life was not so hard with $4,000 in
prospect. She stepped along briskly
One of the uppermost thoughts in
Miss Biggs' mind during the trip to
Plainville was the stone which she
could now put to her fathers grave.
1t should be n fine one, and she would
order it that very day in Plainville, as
soon as her interview with Lawyer
Penny was over.
She found the latter awaiting hen
He was an elderly man with kind,
gray eyes.
After he had made various explana
tions regarding Miss Biggs' legacy, h,
said, rather hesitatingly:
my late client was about to fore.
close the mortgage, but perhaps you
will be disposed to exercise little
clemency, and extend the time. II Is n
sad case. If James Mayhem had
lived"
Who interrupted Miss Biggs
sharply.
The lawyer looked at her in surprise
James Mayhem. If he had lived the
mortgage would, no doubt, have been
lifted, but dying so suddenly, he left
his family in very Strengthened cir
cumstanccs. II time is given Mrs.
Mayhem will most likely be able to pay
the money. She is going bravcly TO
work, and her eldest boy will soon be
in n position to help her. If you will
make easy terms for her. 1t will be a
great blow to her to lose her home"
Lawyer Penny paused and looked in
quiringly at his visitor, but she made
no reply, and he went on:
81 should be sorry to see them lose
it. If you are willing to extend the
time, Mrs. Mayhem win he here to-
day, and II would be great relief to
her to know"
Miss Biggs stood up abruptly. Il
believe ! need remain no longer this
morning, You will foreclose at once
as you were about to do for my cousin
Hiram. Good morning" and she
walked quickly out of the Office.
Miss Biggs had walked some distance
when she remembered her intention OF
ordering the stone for her fathers
grave, but she had passed the stone
cutters shop, which was several
blocks back She would not rctrace
her steps, for she felt strangely tired
and weak. She had eaten scarcely any
breakfast that morning. She would
return home on the noon train instead
of passing the day in Plainvilllc, as she
had intended. So she turned in the
direction Of the station. When she
reached 1t suburban train had just
come in, ard the passengers were hur'
rying across the platform. One Of
them, a woman, was pushed heavily
against Miss Biggs. She began tc
apologize, but stopped suddenly, as
Miss Biggs looked up at her with g
quickly suppressed exclamation. The
two women stared at each other few
moments, and then Miss Riggs brushed
past with brusque movement, ant
hurried into her train.
Sallie Mayhew And so thin, pale
and aged, The blue eyes dim and the
yellow hair faded. How different from
the pink and white face which hat
tempted Jim.
The weather changed suddenly that
evening. 4 cold and steady rain SET
in. Miss Biggs found it so depressing
that she lit n fire on the broad hearth
Of her sitting-room, rejecting as she
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longer necessary to deny herself sucl
little comforts. She settled herself tc
enjoy the blaze, but she could not
rest. She felt peculiarly unquiet, ant
tried TO account for il by telling her
self that she was tired out after hei
trip to Plainville, but is her unrest in
creased, she gave up the attempt O
trying to conceal from herself its true
cause. Finally she put into shape {
resolution which had been trying tt
force itself upon her all afternoon, ant
then going to bed, slept peacefully.
Among Lawyer Penny's letters tn,
next morning was the following:
"Mr. J. r. Penny-Dcar Sir You Will no
forecose that mortgage. ! wish you L
make whatever arrangement will best sui
Mrs. Mayhem. Very truly yours,
SUSAN BIGGS."
81 declare" said Mrs. Sprague during
the winter: "Susan Biggs ought to b.
ashamed Of herself to go on wearing
those shabby old clothes when she ha
so much money. She got all tina
property of IIiram's, and she is just n
saving as ever. And it is disgrace,
for her to leave her fathers gray,
without a stone. I've no patience will
such people"
The Mntter-of-Fact Girl.
In the county of Wicklow lies tn
picturesque vale of Avoca, famous !,
song. Here is the confluence of tw
rivers, the Avonmore and Avonbep
which bears the name of "The Meeting
of the Waters Two British tourist
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