The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

clear breezes from the south wan
toned about, and then were still, as
IL loath to so finally away. Half
idly. half thoughtfully. the rich man
wrote upon the white paper before
him. beginning what he wrote with
capital letters such as he had not
made since. as a boy in school, he
had taken pride In his skill with the
pen:
In the name OF God. amen, ]
Charles Lounsbury, being of sound
memory Che fingered on the word
memory, do now make and publish
this my last will and testament in
ute my interests in the world among
succeeding men.
And first. that part Of my interests
which is known among men and
recognized in the sheep-bound vol
umes of the Law as my property. be-
ing inconsiderable and of no account,
l make no account of this in my will.
My right to live, being but life
estate. is not at my disposal; but
these things excepted, all else in this
world 1 now proceed to devise and
bequeath.
Item-And first I give to good
fathers and mothers, but in trust
for their children, nevertheless, all
good little words of praise and all
quaint pet names; and / charge said
parents to use them justly but gen.
erously as the needs of their chill
dren shall require.
Item--I leave to children exclu-
sively. but only for the life of their
childhood. all and every. the dande-
lions of the fields and the daisies
thereof. with the right to play
among them freely, according to the
custom OF children, warning them at
the same time against the thistles.
And devise to children the yellow
shores of creeks and the golden
sands beneath the waters thereof,
with the dragons-flies that skim the
surface Of said waters. and the odors
of the willows that dip into said
waters, and the white clouds that
float high over the gaint trees.
And leave to children the long,
long days to be merry in, I'm a thou
sand ways. and the night and the
moon and the train and the Milky
Way to wonder at, but subject, new
ertheless. to the rights hereinafter
given to lovers; and I give to each
child the right to choose a star that
shall be his, and / direct that the
child's. father shall tell him the
name of 1t, in order that the chill
shall always remember the name of
the star after he has learned and
forgotten astronomy.
Item-I devise to boys and girls
all the useful idle fields and tom-
mons where ball may be played, and
all snowclad hills where one may
coast. and all streams and ponds
where one may skate, to have and
to hold the same for the period of
their boyhood, and all meadows,
with the clover blooms and butter
flies thereof: and all woods with
their appurtenances Of squirrels and
whirring birds and echoes and
strange noises; and all the distant
places which may be visited togeth-
er with the adventures there found
| do give to said boys to be theirs
And / give to said boys each his own
place at the fireside at night, with all
pictures that may be seen in the
burning wood or coal to enjoy with
out let or hindrance and without any
encumbrance Of cares.
Item-To lovers devise their
imaginary world. with whatever they
may need, as the stars of the sky
the red, red roses by the we'll. the
snow Of the hawthorn, the sweet
strains Of music, or aught else they
may desire to figure to each other
the lastingness and beauty of their
love.
Item-To young men jointly, be-
ing joined in brave. mad crowd, i
devise and bequeath all boisterous,
inspiring sports of rivalry. give
to them disdain of weakness and un-
daunted confidence in their own
strength. Though they are rude
and rough. / leave To them alone the
power Of making lasting friendships
and OF possessing companions; and
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