The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-02-09
JEPTHA BoGLE

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be hsi been known 10 form bu' one
sirous irieodship sad that MAS hr ms
oolJ brother. abe, 10 Tie other yesf', hsa
helped him 70 prosper In the coal niats-
ei. brother Jrp,bs. TITS Jepits, nrio'
i,aust,iy Tor bim.slf. bid NOT been mis
sn,hrope. tie bsd loved sod bad hten
ltlled. spa Jus, shtn bis prospects OF sue
ces, siih bis brother Absslom lad bteo
brs b e1lns be bad ,brown mp sll tis bas'
ucss and gone TO TAT Il psrls = 10 rsr's 90
Tar away thsi col word bad been heard
a him from tha, tine.
And Abs.lou Boyle died Hs dep'n
81 this N updsne lite 90 the ionih day OF
| Dscfmber, a, ncon. Wbeo bis viii was
opened, which event trsnspired 10 Tue
pr ssence OF many ls,ives. iis provisions
sere ionod 10 be very simple fifs', be
b, aaesthed everything Of ~sich he might
die possessed TO bis iondiy rrmemb led
and well b. loved bfoihtr. JsI tas But
10 case sal Jsptbs ali not present lin
seIf aud claim the ben, tii si'hin one year
irom the death Of the tes,attr tlen The
property was to be divided smono tis
other relsiives, according TO their rank
Of kib.
O.ly 10 one direction. setting aside his
brother Jep,hs. did the tide OF relation
chip to Abesiom Bogle dow There were
no nephe8s or neices. no uDcles OF aunss,
but only cousins. There were two first
cousins four or fise second cousins. sever
ii third and fourth cousins, spd so op. 10
increasing ratio as they we're further and
further removed.
| sidney Spooner, Esq. WAS the attorney
whom Boyle bad selected to bold 10 utt
bis estlt,. When the ftosts OF O,lober
had begun TO trace their delicate pencil
,pss upon the crisp ioliag-, Mr.. Spooner
sent his clerk ground among the relatives
Of Absslom Boyle to bid .bem Prepare Tor
presenting their claims at the appointed
time. II the long absen, brother did not
slow himself on or before noon OF tue
fourth day OF the coming December, the
property would be theirs.
Tnis clerk Of Mr.. Spoonr was quaint
old fellow, spsweriDR to the name oi
: Jedediab Sprout. lie never hesitsted to
sck nov edge that the attorney had taken
bir in on, OF charity, aud 10 his humble
uay he sou BIT to serve bis pstron ia'thin
ly. Bot the most wonderfully. But thu
ms. wonderful thing about Jededisf
lsprout was that he claimed 10 be neal
relstiye of Abealom Bogle-nesrer by fal
than any other living. He claimed d
scent from q brother OF Absslon An eide
brother, much older than either Absslom
or J Jspths-who had died in South Amer
ca many years ago. The cousins looked
up the Family history and found that tn
spcient brother had been one Solomon
: Boyle, wild, wsywsrd fellow. who unds
cloud had changed bis name to Sprou
j. and who had left no record OF having eve
st married. Jededish Acknowledged tbs
!, the said Solomon had never married, an'
I'd vet he had tue hsrdihood to claim 10 b
10 his son.
O. Gould anything be more impudenl
% The cousins, from the fret to the 81
teepth remove, held up their hands i
n holy horror. That . man in possession Q
bis senses should unblushioely scknow
edge such shame. and, above oil, tha
= from such 9 slough OF ignominy b
I should Il rast himself into relstionshi
with honest peoplel
And yet Jedediah Spront worked IN h'
, humble station for Mr.. Spooner. de VI
tied the cousins with bis instruction
from his patron, aud 10 each be tesriull
presented his wn claim.
ask not for prime share OF th
wealth Of my fathers relative. be said.
an very poor and mere pistancs vi
serve me Let me share with tle vef
. least.
: Bu, they scou,ed and j'ered and wonl
not listen. They received the legal
" s,ructiops which he brought from II
attorney. snd then kicked him ont.
il. La neishboring town lived k'e vi
. tbrop She bad been Kate Weth'rbe
bn, during the very last summer. shi
!, other cousins bad been cultivstios the
:, golden expectations, she bad marie
Jack winthrop and had settled down IN
snug, quiet home. peaceful and hspp
Her husband worked hard for living, ~
sbe helped him, snd the was grateful ar
aisd that she bad the strength 80 TO DO.
Jededish Sprout called upon Ksse st
presented the attorneys instructions
sc' Como 10 - come 10 and rest. said Kat
No 10 he,, xipsome. CHEEKY way. Come
and stop for dinner, bot don't say q
nd thing about the Boyle property. doi
care to bear II.
Bat, urged Jededish, you are relsii'
Nv mother vas a cousin. some four
uFe times FtDC'tot bhuNr'tu As''f 49,
r.. iouud no claims upon that ci cumstsrt
My poor pil,snce wonldn', be worth !
- srsneIins and ,analing should have
+, eoaure. and. moreover, jack sad nys
have copclu led ,hst we bad better padd
. q our ovn canoe.
By srd ty J,ok osms 10. snd 10 b
az Jsds3i.b .ressuist the subject u
Jack vas - emphatic - bis pretty W
. h,d been, Be ditp', care to uii 10
fever sa, srtsmbirs nsss,
a l;sL .sil hr. III tell gon sssl ] .
Do, ~. spfoai ih.'u ssaft peat ia
~, sas Ia ell houtf ani taGtoIiy ] ihi
,uer ri.iras 4re i1.', li,ou cinnni !
lss shsYs Of sa.sl6s Bjsl-t .so.sfiy