Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-09-27

heard about the awful fight down in
BoonSville?"
NO, Mrs. Bogg. Who's had n fight?"
Simon and Uncle Joe Harrington,
and l guess Harrington most killed 81
mon"
whats that?" said Cynthia, as she
hastily entered the kitchen.
BEG pardon, Mrs. Grey" said Sarah
Bogg. Il didn't know you We're here"
Il thought | heard you say" said
Cynthia, that Simon has had fight
with Joe Harrington"
| Yes, that's what said. l just heard
| about IT.
20 my! What shall l do? Where is
Simon?"
"Oh. guess he's all right now, Mrs.
| Grey. Some men standing near by
| took Harrington off of him, and some
IF ems goin' to bring him home right
away. l guess he'll live"
"Oh, oh! Was he hurt so bad? l do
wonder what caused the trouble"
Il heard that Joe Harrington told
around Roonsville that MI. Ezra Grey
was Republican and when Simon heard
1t he got ravin' mad and told Uncle Joe
that he lied. That was the beginning
Of the trouble"
Just then the sound of carriage
wheels were heard and Cynthia look.
Ing up the road leading to DOOnsville,
saw carriage coming occupied by two
gentlemen. One was driving and the
other sat with his head all bandaged
with a white cloth.
Its Simon" said Cynthia with a
sigh.
|
The election was now over; the polls
had closed, and the counting of votes
began
Political Simon was not hOweveg,
present to witness the counting, With
his scalp sewed up and his head well
banda ged, the doctor said he thought
he would get along all RIGHT if he lay
quietly In bed for few days.
1t was sad, anxious night for the
Greys. All but Mary were Inundated
because Of the fight. Mary said if she
was pa shea get even with old man
Harrington yet and If Winnie ever was
friends with Glen again pa ought to
disOwn her Winnie did not say much.
but It was plain to see by her pale face
that she was mucn affected. She loved
Glen Harrington, yeC 1t seemed that
fate was against Der.
Many unpleasant thoughts surged
through her troubled brain, disturbing
her slumber. and when morning came
her pillow was camp with tears.
When she walked from her room Jim
ME said he believed she was Down,T96.
Gee whiz! Amt she whitef"
Just then a weak voice was nfIrS in
the adjoining room.
rs Winnie ont there?" cam n >aeble
accents.
yes pa" said Jimmie.
"Then tell her to come here > ease"
SIN ~ tya. he continued 90
Been ATTAIN x -. ~
Here ore some amusing Particulars
of legacies with strange conditions at
tached. Early last year peculiar pro
bate suit involving some $500 600. was
imminent, the disinherited relations
wishing to upset an old gentleman's
will because he had left the sum named
to found and endow a church IN the
condition that every Sunday before the
service the whole of the Vni"Jy-llne Ar
ticles were to be read by the clergy
man outside the church door.
A strange condition was attached TO
the legacy the late Sir Edward Bates,
who died last year, left to his married
daughter. He stated that he had seen
his son-in-law's Scotch property, and
he considered 1t would be gross injury
to his daughter and her children, con-
sidering there are no neighbors within
miles, and there Is no medical man
within six or seven miles," If she lived
| there any considerable time SO he ar
ranged that, if his daughter stayed
more than six months In any year, land
those six months not In winter" at that
spot, the income derived from the lega-
cy for the twelve succeeding months
should go to the residuary Iegatee.
During this year a gentleman who
died at Mons left legacy Of So, 900 to
| five friends, the money to be spent on
! dinners served In different restaurants,
and at each meal a certain dish to be
eaten, and a certain wine, of which he
was very fond, to be drunk. Further
| more, his memory was to be toasted at
dessert, the five companions were to
| dine in black clothes and gloves, and
enter the room preceded by a flag and
| the music of an accordion.
A wealthy gentleman recently left his
| son large fortune on the condition
| that he shall visit every country in the
| world, and write n book on what he
sees. This work Is toibe submitted to
professors of Bonn and Heidelberg Uni
yersltles, and If In their opinion 1t is
dull and stupid and badly written, the
heir has either to write it over again
or lose the fortune.
Some years ago in France a maiden
lady died who had been for many years
a habitual snuff taker She left direc-
tons in her will that her coffin was to
be filled with tobacco, that the mortu-
airy chamber was to be carpeted with
It, and that tobacco was to be scattered
before the hearFe that conveyed her to