The Green Forest tribune., 1909-01-15

during his lifetime, and, naturally enough, he hasn't reckoned you in with his live stock at his death. Don't sit moping there, but eat your supper like man."
 John Sillman laughed bitterly at his wffe's reasoning. He knew sire was as disappointed as himself. You're just wrong for once, Eliza, " he said, slowly "The old man has kind of remembered me at the last. "
 John Sil1man, to, humor her, took a relishIess mouthfuI of the now luke warm tubers, and read aloud the con tents of the lawyers dispatch:
 Deas Sir: Our late client, your lament cd father, Ezra Slln1an, passed away last night. and, in accordance with his Last instructions, we now apprise you of the fact, and inclose sufficient sum to, pay your journey here and home again Here in please find CODY of your father's last will and testament, also as instructed It is brief and easily understood MAXIM & SHARPE
 Inclosed was a half sheet of note paper containing the final instructions of the dead man as to the disposal of his property. Brief it was, truly, and too easily understood. It ran: I, Ezra Stlman, while sane of mind, and without others influence, declare this to be my last will and testament, and to the same do set my signature, as wit messed by my clerk, Andrew takers, and my housekeeper, Amelia Rankin in pres ence of my solicitor. George Maxim. To my eldest son. Ezra, beQueath all land and house property of which am possessed.
 To my second son, Martin. bequeath all moneys, plate. furniture. carriages and horses of which I am possessed 1 To my third son, John. whose greed i'm | pelfed him years ago to falsely utilize my name. and yet whose heart I believe to | be kind and sound, I bequeath the care | of my little adopted daughter, Janet. as- l sured that he will deal gently with her, | she having lost her sole protector at the | moment when I drew my last breath. John Sillrnan crumpled up the pa | per into a ball between his palms 1 pushed away his platter with grunt of disgust, and lit his pipe, at which
 he pulled long and thoughtfully.
 "The old mans considerate," said Eliza, dryly. He's anxious you should have quiver full, though he 1 doesn't make any suggestion as tc
 how you're going to fill the mouths
 of the younkers. What are You go | ing to do, J. .?''
 q must consider bit, Eliza" re
 turned John Sillman. An addition
 to the family is a serious thing to g
 man circumstanced as 1 am, Our own l little people don't grow bilious on the
 richness or the quantity of the food
 they get
 He waa full hour cogitating, by
 when the last spark of fire had died out and the room was deathly cold.
 There's q train for New York cit,
 as passes through Silver Creek at five
 n the inornin', reachin' somethin' aft
 CT dusk" he said, rising and gathering
 humself together with a shiyer
 Then you've made up your mint
 to add to your family without dime
 for compensation?' said Eliza, in : tone of deep and bitter reproof | Why don't your brothers, Ezra ant
 Martin. look after the child? They're | rich men already, and their father has
 now doubled their wealth. What is { mouth more or less to the likes o1
 them?"
 'Td sooner see my own little ones
 lying quiet in their collins than en trusted to the mercies of Ezra an( | Martin; and so would you, Eliza. Yol
 must make dw---s.----esions for me ct t--'