The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-02

or 10 interest Hel Ill plains anu Stiicluco'
From brother Ben, who wanted to
build a now barn and buy four more
cows. to Rev Mr. Johnson, who had
been for years hoping to raise enough
money to build a Baptist church, there
was some one after portions of that
money day and night
Aunt Sarah did not lose her head.
She bought herself a new alpaca dress
and a bonnet of q style not over three
years old. and set up housekeeping for
herself She neither gave away nor
loaned dollar, but after awhile made
an announcement
As the money had come to her by
VIII, it should 90 to others In the same
way The doctors had told her that
she had weak heart, and was liable
% drop dead any hour, and she did not
expect to live over four or five years
at the most. The Baptist church,
brother Ben and all the rest must wait
for her demise to benefit.
This was looked upon as sinful
trick by some. and there were whis-
perod criticisms behind each door. but
Aunt Sarah was obdurate. and there
was nothing to do but wait.
Thirty thousand dollars Is a sum to
bow down to. The people bowed down.
Aunt Sarah was fattered and cajoled.
Two OK three old widowers came
"spooking arounH' TO talk marriage.
and spectators came from distance
to offer ground-floor shares in gold
mines and oil wells.
She had the best pew when she went
to church, the politest attention when
she called at the post Office or the dry
goods store, and everybody made up
his or her mind TO be mentioned in her
| last Will
The woman lived in clover for five
| years and then died. The term "clO-
yer" should be interpreter to mean
| that 50 many custards, pumpkin pies.
glasses Of Jelly. Jars Of preserves, fresh
eggs. baskets of fruit and spring chick
ems were sent In to her by neighbors
that she lived high without buying
| much, and the women were so kind
| about dressmaking that her clothes
| cost her next TO nothing.
About 500 people we're on the tip-toe
OF expectation regarding the will 1t
WAS the largest funeral ever known in
| Branch county. The woman had made
| her Will and was dead. but II seemed
! rs II some folks hoped To come In for
| something by attending the funeral
| There was weeping ut the house
something of rivalry Between GER
tain women as to who should weep the
| hardest-and there was weeping at the
| church The mile-long funeral process
| sion moved at slow anu dignified
pace, and there was no undue haste
to ret back home.
The executors named did not live in
Rosedale Mt all, but they were on hand
to let the provisions OF the VIII be
| known
Firstly" read the document, so long
waited for, Il give and bequeath to my
brother Benjamin the sum OF 1900,
| but rs ! drudged for his family 10
years without pay | direct MY execu-
tors to put in claim for 81. 800 as an
offset
TO Mary Snowden, wife OF Bena-
min Snowden. who hardly ever gave
me decent word until | got my mon
ey, | give and begleath my three best
dresses, minus the sleeves and but
| tons
TO Rev Mr. Johnson, with which
TO build new Baptist church, leave
the sum of $1,000. but uirett that be-
fore coming into possession OF It he
shall preach ten sermons. during which
no one shall fall asleep, and that he
shnll never attempt TO sing In public
nRain"
There were 30 bequests in all. and Il
must havo taken aunt Sarah year to
study them out To her satisfaction She
Ind about 20 relatives, none OF whom
mad shown her much consideration
during her days of loneliness and hard
work, and while she had left bo-
quest to each and every one II was I'M
der such conditions that none could &c
| cept Every woman In the village who
had ever rubbed her fur the wrong way
was duly remembered, but little GOO
did II do them.
The only bequeet without provisl
read:
To Job Sanderson, the village coop
or. who once helped me over mud