The Florence daily tribune., 1899-03-22
THE LOST VIRGIL.

monthly magazines Ihls week comic
papers-Puck, Judge. OWL
The boy was Just passing ON when his
glance fell ON worn. dog cared copy
of Virgil. which the schoolboy in the
seat in front of me was busily studying
The trainboy stopped Say, young
foller, win you let me see that Virgil II
minuteG
The schooIboy looked up with some
book The trainboy turned the leaves
quickly till he came to the last few
pages, which he looked at more care
fully then he passed the book to its
owner with disappointed air
Thanks tain't the one. He went on
his way through the car New month
ly maga2inesl This weeks comic pa
pers-Puck. Judge
At the next station the schoolboy left
the train A few minutes later the boy
with the papers entered the car again.
As he was passing my seat stopped
him "Will you tell me why you want
ed 10 look mt the Virgilr' | asked
Il thought it looked like "A second
hand copy said the trainboy. and
never can see copy of Virgil without
wanting to know if il could be the one
used to have I'd give good deal to
get hold of one lost.
'IIow is that2' asked.
The boy hestitated "Well. it's -
minutes to the next station | shall
have time TO tell you about it if you
care to hear it
He sat down beside me, IF could
get my old Virgil. he said slowly lin
the same condition it was when lost
it. it would be worth $50 900 to me
He paused a moment to note the eff
feet of his words. The commercial tray
elcr in the seat across the aisle laid
down his magazine and began to listen
silently offered the boy cigar
"Thanks, he said I'm smoke it
later
Then he hegan his story
school IL Is c5Hnetfieut s % Ms and tneie 's"d SAND
ham was paying the bills He WASH I
really my rncle--wasn' any relation
at all, in fact, worse lnck-hut ever
since my father and mother died he
had sent me to school. paid all the bills
and given me plenty of pocket money
Uncle Sandman, as he liked to have me
call him, was rich old bachelor who
spent most of his time travelling /
guess he must have been kind of
queer chap He told me once that he
was II bachelor because my mother had
said No to him 20 years before
well. one day in March three years
ago Uncle Sandman turned up at my
boarding school. told me he was going
to he in Boston for few days. and ]
might have week $ vacation and come
up with him ] had been getting very
low marks i'll my studies for some time.
and the principal of the school made il
condition of my being allowed the
. vacation that | should work out num-
ber of problems in algebra and do II Ger.
tain number of pages of Virgil during
the week
Nv ell. coming up in the train. I'm
Gle Sandman talked with me for awhile
and tnen Went into the smoking car
got out my Virgil and began to work
at it | had promised to do certain
number of pages. and | knew that my
uncle would insist ON my doing ii, SO
Thought | d get some of il done on the
train and so have more time TO myself
in Eoston After half an hour or so
got tired OF IT and Went into the smoh-
ing eur tn find my uncle He was swap
ping yarns with two drummers Pretty
soon they began to talk of great will
case that was in the papers that day
Some disappointed heirs of n million
hul Il Ia -. l.. a
been set asiae
81 tell you, said my uncle, putting
at his cigar, there ism much use now
adays in man 5 making his will If
any of his relatives OF step relatives
are dissatisfied with their share, all
they have to do. is to break the will
Any respectable lawyer ought to be able
to draw up will that no one could
break
My uncle went on smoking. I've
never made will. he said there S
plenty of time for that yet-but when
do ! think shall be able to do il with
out calling in any fool of lawyer 1t
won't take long to write my will
mean to leave all have to that boy
there nodding at me that is--if he
behaves himself
He puffed at his cigar for IA few mo-
ments in silence and then said, Just to
show how easy it is. I'll write will
now He took "A fountain pen from his
pocket Let me have your book. San
dy
Il handed over the Virgil, and my
uncle. turning over to one Of the back
fly leaves wrote a few lines .Therei
he said 4 think that will would stand
He read it aloud AS nearly as re-
member it. it was worded like this
March II, 49,.
Il hereby give. devise and bcqueath every
thing OF which die possessed. both real estate
and personal. TO Alexander Sandman Schwar