The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-09-28


remove his hill. and then there would
he nothing TO reflect my uncle's echo.
Ny uncle demonstrated with him. but
The man said: i own one end OF this
echo; / choose 10 kill my end; you
must take care of your own end your
self
We'll. my uncle got an injunction
put on him. The other man appealed
and fought ii in a higher court. They
carried il on up clear to the Supreme
Court OF the United States. II made
n end OF trouble there. Two Of the
Judges believed that an echo was per-
sonal property, because it was impal-
vable 10 sight and touch. and yet was
uurchasable, salable, and consequent
~ taxable; two others believed that
an echo was real estate, because il
vas manifestly attached TO the land.
and was not removable from place TO
place; other OF the judges contended
that an echo was not property at all
1T was finally decided that the
echo was property; that the hills
were property; tfat the two men
were separate and independent cwn-
crs OF the two hills, bu, tenants in
common in The echo; therefore de-
fendant was at full liberty 10 cut
down his hill, since il belonged sole
ly to him, but must give bonds in
three million dollars as indemnity for
damages which might result 10 my
uncle's half of the echo. This de-
cision also debarred my uncle from
using defendants hill 10 reflect his
part of the echo without defendants
consent; he must use only his own
hill: If his part OF the echo would not
6, under these circumstances. it was
sad. OF course, but the court could
find no remedy. The court also de-
barred defendant from using my
uncle's hill u reflect his end of the
echo without consent You see the
grand result Neither man would
give consent. and so that astonishing
and most noble echo had To cease
from its great powers; and since that
day that magnificent property is tied
up and unstable.
while | was still swimming in bliss
and the nobility were gathering from
far and near 20 honor our espousals,
came news Of my uncle's death. and
also a copy of his will, making me his
soul heir. He was gone; alas, my
dear bcnefactor was no more. The
thought surcharges my heart even at
this remote day. | handed the will
10 the earl; | could not read il for
the binding tears. The earl read it;
then he sternly said:
Sir, do you call this Wealth.
but doubtless you do in your inflated
country. Sir, you are left sole heir
to a vast collection Of echoes-if a
thing can be called collection that
is scattered far and wide over the
huge length and breadth Of the
AA~l erican continent; sir, this is not
all; YOU are head and ears in debt;
there is not an echo in the lot but has
a mortgage on it; sir, am not hard
man, but / must look to my child's
interest: if you had but one echo
which you could honestly call your
own, If you had but one echo which
was free from incumbrance, so that
You could retire 10 it with my child.
and by humble, painstaking industry
cultivate and improve it, and thus
wrest from it a maintenance, ] would
not say YOU nay; but / cannot marry
my child to beggar. Leave his side,
my darling; go, sir, take your mort
gage-ridden echoes and quit my sight
forever
My noble Celestine clung 20 me in
tears, with loving arms, and swore
she would willingly, nay gladly,
marry me. though had not an echo
in the world. But it could not be.
We were torn asunder, she TO pine
and die within the twelvemonth, ] to
toll life's long journey sad and lone.
praying daily, hourly, for that release
which shall join us together again in
that dear realm where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary
are at rest. Now, sir, If you will be
so kind as to look at these maps and
plans in my portfolio am sure can
sell you an echo for less money than
any man in the trade. Now this one,
which cost my uncle ten dollars,
thirty years ago, and is one OF the
sweetest thing in Texas, / will let
you have for"
Let me interrupt you" said
My friend. have not had a mo-
ment's respite from canvassers this
day. I have bought a sewing ma
chine which | did not want; ] have
bought map which is mistaken in
all its details; | have bought a clock
which will not go; | have bought
moth poison which the moths prefer
to any other beverage; | have bought
no end Of useless inventions, and now
| have had enough OF this foolishness.
would not have one of your echoes
IL you were even to give it TO me. |
would not let 1t stay on the place.
always hate man that tries TO sell
me echoes. You see this gun? Now