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

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oa that very morning Jack and ksis
wintbrop bad hsd been Waited oy Mr..
Spoonsr, vho he'd ated their sissndsnee
on ,be coming occasion. They bed replied
10 him that they hsd 90 ittsssst 10 the
matter.
Bot pid Mr. spoorer. Jededish Spfous
tells me that You gave yoar share TO him.
II be o.p ss, II. sdasd Jset.
n be is 20 ~, u 81 sll,ssid the stornsy,
il viii be necessary tbssyon and youf vile
.hould be there 10 rsIieqnish II.
oa your honor Mf. Spooner. do you
,biut our prssence would help poor Jeds
dish spiontf asked X 10
The s,lorney replied that he thonsbt u
sould
TLer, ssid hs,e. ue will 60 Whsts cay
yen Jsekf
J,ck Consented. and 30 II trapspired
tha, Ksts Wit throp sod her husband we're
presept st the fveptiul meeting. The
cousins Of clos, drerss scovlsd upon
them when they en,osec, ssd ors whe'zy
old spiustr informed then that they
would have locked better II thsy had 70
msiped swsy
MI nearer than the tiYth or eight re
move II bet. pct 10 au ancient mti len OF
ssc, tic aspect Ubi the sssorsrce ossome
iolk,l
The hour slipped on. snd the important
mtridi,n IVES close st band. All had %
,ured themselves that ] pihs Boyle was
net 10 the land OF the living, At oil events
he had not been heard fioD. Aod then
followed = comparing OF notes touching
respective nearuess OF relationship. Gen
esloeicsl reg listers OF oil kinds were 81
bsnd, snd 1. was very evident that not
few OF the n had been recently sltsrsd sni
amended. Criminstion aud recriminsiion
resulted, and q beliserent outburst was on
the tspis when the clock struck twelve,
and With the last stroke OF the faseiul bell
Mr.. Spoontr sppeersd upon the scene,snd
with him came the msu called Jededisb
Sprout.
Ladies' and gentlemen and very good
irieuds, ssid the attorney with 9 formal
bow, l have the pleasure oi introducing to
You your very obedient and humble cousin
Jeptha Boyle. He bids you welcome tc
his mansion and bees that you will bonol
him with your company to diouer.
Boyle! Dried spinster number one, star
ing up What Bogle2
It's base decspiionl eIclsimed thu
sncient maiden Of sscetic vissge.
Who is Jepths Bogle2 demanded Low
browed hsberdssher. upsettiug bis chsi
ss bs lrose snd coming very near TO NJ
setting q wien faced old bachelor who SO
next to him.
an Jepths Boyle, said the attorney
com psnion. He nos appeared In sol
Of black velvet and looked like yer.
kind hearted. benign old gentleman.
am the ouly brother Of Absalom Boyle
who died one year ego 10 this house.
came from South Americs tix month sg
and made myself kLown TO Mr.. Spoone'
had no use for oil the money my brothe
had left, and was willing TO divid
the greater part OF it With the distant rel
tives.
| Mr.. Spooner spplsuded my motive, bu
advised me to examine for myself %
select the worthy ones. 30 called %
self Sproul and went at the work. Asyo
would have done under Jsdedish Spiou
I give you full permission to do not
Yourselves. Dinner will be ready In hs
40 hour, bat you will eXcuee me Tor o
ting At table with you, as ! am engage
elsewhere Jack and Kate Winthrop vi
come with me. As they we're net of u
heirs expectsnt their presence 10 th
assembly is 20 longer necessary.
Fiom sstonishment to indignation On
{ ON indignation to boiling with surse
the cousins OF sll degreer, aud 10 snc
sr.,hiul mool they found no sppesI
for dinner. and one by one or 10 mutt
ins, cutsiag pairs they crswled avs
invoking oil sotts OF mslediclions upt
the head OF the returned troihtr Who bs
90 dec iycd aud utrapped them, ss We
ss upon the heads OF the youps comp
who, they we're very sure, were to bssE
the sunshine Of Jepths Boele's goo
inten.
And 10 this last turnise lhfy were o
, mistaken. OH Jepths found home VI
Jack and Kste. and be be I'd not visit
iii death bad cut short his thsre OF the
ymeut before giving 10 them OF y
wesllh which be had resolved should
theirs.