El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-08

worK11i down IN that mIre. guess not
No, maam. want the hill farm. It's
little. but it's healthy, an you amt so
smart as you think, Jane Pearce.'
"'Ladies, ladies!' INTERCEPTED mildly.
Really, 1 can't make anything out of this
if you won't be little more amicable. I
am afraid that the testator's wise plan
will be frustrated if you can't come to a
better agreement.
GA scornful sniff, punctuated by such
remarks as 'Brutep 'Wretchi' and the
like, which ran around the room, was all
got for my pains. 1 had interfered in a
family quarrel, and it was none of my af-
fair if the family chose to decide things in
q bellicose way.
''And then the row started again after q
few minutes of sullen silence. It was,
you take the medder lot and I'll take the
wood lot, or Il think Elizabeth ought to
have the COWS; her husband bein SO shift
less, she could sell the milk and do better
Now they banded about the 'phaeton' and
the cherry bounce which no one seemed
to care for and seemed likely to go to one
of the unobtrusive males present.
''Then the fight settled thickly over the
little apple orchard, and was reduced to
despair. Finally threw myself into the
breach once more with a new proposition.
Iwould take the inventory of property and
let them ballot on the proposition articled
there, each piece of property going to the
one having the plurality of votes, and
went to work at once tot put my scheme in
operation without waiting for the lega-
tees consent.
''The upshot of it was that the plan fell
fiat on the first round, when very desir-
able bequest was put up, each legatee cast
ing one emphatic ballot for himself or her
self Then there was a scene and tears and
more tears, with suspicious glances at the
two men whom no one thought would have
dared to prefer themselves.
81 don't know how I ever came to O
conclusion, but in the end got a fair idea
of what would be acceptable, and after
consultation with the testator and getting
her approval drew up the WILL
but that isn't all of the story. When
came to present my bill, the devisor ask
ed me how much wanted drew q deep
breath and boldly said, Five dollars She
almost tainted away, and, mind you, the
will bequeathed property to the amount of
$500 When she came to, asked her
if she thought demanded too much.
"'I'n never give it in the world-never,
never. neverl' was her determined reply.
"'Well, would 50. so be too much9' She
only frowned at this without fainting.
"'Well, what do you think is right?'
finally asked in despair.
"'I'n pay you $3.50 and not cent
more, she answ cred, jumping at the
chance to name her own figures, and Il
we'll, you can call me a fool if you WILL
| took 1t. There'll be a dozen PARTITION suits
| in that will, and stand q good chance of
| getting into them.
7 eyes, country practice is meager, but it
| is stimulating" concluded the young at
| torney thoughtfully as he ordered a cent
T cigar and went out leaving his nearer to
| pay for the drinks--New York Sun.
You neeGn't jump out OF the way, I"
sarcastically remarked the monkey backed
| youth. "You won't get run over. This is
q safety
replied Uncle Allen Sparks, thoroughly
reused. cts the darned fool that's riding
It. "-Chicago Tribune.