Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-02-22
J. s. sPURCEON, President.

the end defied the tyrannical control of
her stepmother Mrs. Wilson went to
her husband with continual complaints
regarding his daughter, and succeeded
in embittering his mind very much
against her. He scarcely listened to
her explanations, and rebuked her with
severity and anger. Mrs. Wilson now
went step further. She actually per-
suaded Mr.. Wilson to make will
leaving all of his property to her, with
the exception of a small annuity to
Mary. At the outset he resisted the
effort to induce him to make a will of
this kind, but the complaints against
his daughter became so frequent that
at last he complied
. But he was never happy man after
ward. His lingering love for his child
often compelled him to ask his con-
science if he was doing right He had
even gone SO far as to cOnfide the pos
session OF his will to a friend Of, his
wife's, and he could not obtain it with
out her knowledge. Two years thus
passed away, and with every day Jere-
miah Wilson grew more conscience
stricken. More than this, he had of
late seen more clearly the character
OF his wife. Since the making of the
will she was not so guarded of her
conduct as before, though too wise to
show her real character
With great strength of moral reso-
luton Jeremiah Wilson one day went
to lawyer and made new will 1t
tot ho
for it left the wife simply a sum in
lieu of dover and all the rest to his
| daughter. At this time his wife was
away from home at a watering place.
f! He took the will home and placed it in
| a box. with the intention of putting it
| in safe place the next day. Late in
| the Afternoon he received a telegram
| from his wife, requesting him to come
+! to her as she was not we'll. He obey
| er, as he always did her commands.
| with alacrity.
! Now comes a singular part of the
story. Many Wilson was a somnam-
! bulist, and on the night Of this day
| made one Of her frequent wanderings
through the rooms of the house in her
: sleep. Among others that she visited
was her fathers library. She was a
lonely, discarded daughter in the house
! of her father, and in this strange noe
turnal habit she seemed to be led by
some mysterious influence to the place
much fatherly love.
On this night she took q seat in the
chair Of her father, where she remained
fer some moments with her head rest
ing on her hand. The gas was lighted
and she looked careworn and pale. Di
rectly she began to look over some
Of the papers in an open portfolio; then
she stopped and again rested her head
on her hand, with the same sad look
Then she opened box on the top OF
| which was a newspaper. She lifted uT
! the paper and the next article was q
large envelope which had something
i'll it and was sealed. She took this ou1
replaced the paper, and then closed the
box.
After time she LETT the library ant
took with her the envelope. This con
tanned the will Of her father on tha
very day. Providence, in her wonderful
manner, had thus placed it in he
possession. But other events were mas
| tening.
; On the following afternoon 1ntelli
gence reached the place OF the sud
| den death of jeremiah Wilson. H
was an important man, and great wa
the commotion. But the real sorro7
} was on the part of his daughter s
cruelty cast from him.
| It was found that he had died fror
? apoplexy. The corpse was brough
home and there was pompous fu
5 neral The widow seemed overwheln
ed with grief but the body was scarce
ly in tomb when the will in her favo
was produced and she assumed he
Y new rights with more imperiousnes
4 than ever. She even thought it wort
n while to put her heel on the alread