The National Banner, Volume 13, Number 17, Ligonier, Noble County, 15 August 1878 — Page 1

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¢ dlationmal Ban The Fatiomal Barmer PUBLISHED DY i 1 i «r £ i LIGONIER,NOBLECOUNTY,IND. b o e ™Ne . g > " vy Tl % Terms of Subscription: : ‘Oneyear,in AdvANCe, .cadeeccrmaracianaonann. $2OO Six months,, in advVaNCe..ceee creeaccaniceoaes 100 Klever cn?i.es to-one address, onc year,......2000 ga=Subscribers outside of Noble connty are charged 10 ccp’ts extra [per year] for postage, which'is prepaid by the publisher. ’ ‘ STRAUS BROS., ‘Transact a general banking business on favoralfie terins. Farmers' & Commercial paper disconrited at reasonable rates. : . Buy and scll-Real Estate, and all those wishing large or small tracts will dowell to see us before purchasing. B Negotiable T.oans, from one to five years’ time, secured by first mortgage on improved farms. g # iy Agents’ for first-class Fire and Life In-| surance Companies. e e Dealers in ' alde P 4‘ Grain, Seeds, Wool, &c. “special Notice to Farmers.”” || Grain placed in our nime in L. 8. & M.S.R. 1. Elevators is at owner’s risk in case of fire, if not actually sold to usl_'\Vh~en -reglueﬁ!ted, we will snsare same in first-class Companies.

Wooll Wooll Wooll Wooll Wc have an order f;m' : i 1.000.,. 000 : i ——Pounds of —— e ' b and will give the . Highest Matket Price L For all L:'rudes. | It will pay you to sce us before % | gelling. ) Ligonier, Ind., May 51, 1878.-27-1 y | BANKING HOUSE e e QP SO MIER, - Yonrad’sNew Brick Brock, LIGONIER, IND’NA. 4 Moneylonned'ofx long and shorttime. . Notes discounted at reasonablerates. = ° - Monies received on depositandinterestallowed on specified time, é o Exchange bought and sold, and Foreign Drafts drawn onprincipnlcitiesvofEurope. VBl FO THE FARMERS: y'OU will please take notice that I am stillen- - X gaged in buying wheat, for which I pay the nighest market price. : : If you to mot find me on the street, call hefore selling, at 1y Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. SOL. MIER. ¢ Ligonier,lndiana, May 3,1877.—tf e ek e R T T B, W. GREEN, Attorney at Law & Notal;y Public, ! LIGONIER, : : : INDIANA. Office in Landon’s Block. noi2 I, . COOPER, A} JUSTICE of the PEACE And Conveyancer, LIGONIER, - ii¢. @ INDIANA. Special attention given to c{mveymming and collections, Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages drawn | up and all legal business attended to promptly and accurately. Office over. Jacobs &CGoldsmith’s Store, : : 7 ly. ANDREW JACKSON, ° JUSTICE of the PEACE, : Ligonier, indiana, Special attention given to collections and conveyancing. Oflice with D. C. Vancamp, over Beazel’s Harness shop. 4 i T 2 ‘ LOAN AGEIFCY. ‘\/[0 NEY TO LOAN, in small or large : 1 amounts, on long or short time. S ISAAC E. KNISELY, i ', Attorney at Law, Ligonier, Indiana. Dr. J. F. GARD, ; Physician and Surgeon. Prompt attention to calls day and night, Oflice over Eldred’s Drug Store, Ligonier, Ind 12, D. C. VANCAMFP, = ATTORNEY-AT LAW, Ligonier, : : : Indiana! @ Special attention given to collectionsand conveyancing, and the writing of deeds, mortgages, and contracts. Legal business promptly attended to. Oflice over Beazel’s Ilarness establishment. ° 9-50 ~ ALBERT BANTA, & Justiceof the Peace & Conveyancer. 5 LIGONIER, INDIANA. Specialattention given toconveyancingandcol.ections, Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages dgrawn up and all legal business attended to promp?y and accurately. - iL‘ . May 15 187315-8-8 [ Bi. WAREMAN, S - InsuranceAg't &Justice of the Peace KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA. , Office with A. A. Chapin, Mitchell Block. Will receive subscriptions to Toe NAT{ONAL BANKER. ; . : 6, W. CABR, = .. _Physician and’ Surgeon, __LIGONIBR, -/~ - - = .« IND,, {'Willpromptlyatiend ayl calls intrustedto him. - Office and residence on 4th Street., . | e ater st S S sidoun ey ; J. M, TEAL, : ‘ CLL T N D, ' b Rooms over L. E. Pige’s Grocery, Corner of Main und Mitchell Streets, v o Kbeise the Post Office, Kendallville, Ind. l"] 11 work warranted. &8 4 Kendallville, May 1, 1874, i ) /\3\ ; aE mg aS' Y ) N (TN s nitmicrion Mo et WP 0 o 182 N TEETH L;::' R ' Jor ; AR ¥ \:A,“ "'{.’. s i Rl ,f N> /) D Gants' Ofce. : ! Pilling Teetha Specialty. Ligonier, Ind., Nov. 11,1875, = = 11

. C. V_.i INK)S. : DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaults, Tombstones, AND BUILDING SBTONES, : . LIGONIER, IND. - | PHILIP A. CARR, AUCTIONEER, Offershisservices to the publicin general. Terms moderate, 'Orders may be left at the shoestore of Bisterhen.. \ # ~igonier,January 8,’73-37 U S CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, ‘We keop constantly on handfd gell in large or g small quantities, to suit usf,omcre. - Winzof Qur Own Manufacture, Puro— Nothing but the Juice of - the Graspe. &y it _ BACEKBROTHERS, Liganier,July 8 "1,-¢f o : 2 SACK BROTHILRS Bakers & Grocers, © ' OsyinStreet,Ligonter,lndiav | Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, &, i 9%3%'&'%} Yankoe Notions & ,‘ o" ov’ \ ; WW'

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A Book of nearly 300 pagag numerous engnnps: ire. ; g By Veals secrets which ths married andthose contems’ &ming murin.ize should know ow to cure diseases. Hundred of Recipes. Sent securely caled for 50 cents [ mone&oi{\outuﬁ stamps.] Addresg Bt C.A BOHANNAN 621 N, Fifth Staeety St Louis, Mow

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"B can make money faster at work for us than B B at anything else. Capital not required; we M will start you. $l2 per day at home made by the industripus. Men, women, boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for ts.— Now is the time. Costly ontfit and terms free. Address Trur & Co., Augusta, Maine. | 46-ly PIMPLES. : 1 will mail (Free) the recipe for a simple VkarTaBLE BAaLM that will remeve TaN, FRECKLES, PIMPLES and Broroues, leaving the skin soft. clear and beautiful; also instructions for Eroducing a luxariant growth ot hair on a bald head or gmooth face. Address, inclosing 3icent stamp, Ben. Vandelf & Co., 20 Ann Bt,, N. ¥ ‘5l-6m ERRORS OF YOUTH. A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Nervous Debility, Premature Decnf, and all the effects of youthful indiscretion, will for the sake of suffering humanity, send free to all whé need it, the recipe and Slirection for makix}ig the simgle remedy by which'he was cured. Saffcrers wishing to profit by the advertiser’s exp%x;ience can do 8o by addressiné in perfect confiderice. 51-6m* ' JOHN B.OGDEN, 42 Cedar St.,N. Y. ettt ~ TO CONSUMPTIVES. The advertiser, haying been permanently cured of that dread disecase, Consumption, bg a simple remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellowsufferers the means of ecure, To all who desire it he will send a copy of the prescription used, (free of charge,) with the directions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a sure ouge ror ConsUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONOHITIS, &C. : Parties wishing the prescription, will please address. ] E. A. WILSON, 51-mb. 194 Penn Bt., Williamsburgh, N. Y. LAKE SIDE HOUBSE, ROME CITY, : NOBLE COUNIY, : INDIANA, 2 S. W. DODGE, Prop'r. ~ TERMS, $1.50 PER DAY, : TIIIS popular house has lately been refitted, refurnished and thoroughly renovated from garrett to cellar, and is now in first-class order. The prfoprietor will spare no pains to make his guests comfortable. A new and splendid Bath House connected with the building. Fishing tackle and other gaming apparatus furnished to guests: who are sportstnen. Free conveyance to guesls wishing to take the Lake Shere (Air Line) Railroad at Brimfield, ' 13-13tf

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Wool Mattresses, Spring Bottoms, Chromos, ‘ Brackets, Picture Frames, &c. - . : : Undertaking Department Coflins and Caskets always ke({xt on hand, ready fortrimming. Alsoladies’and gent’s Shrouds, very beautiful and cheap. Good Hearse in readiness when desired. ; Remember : Sté;n—of the Big Chair, . 33 Cavin Street, : : Eigonier, Ind October 25, 1877,-12-27-ly { N chcs Sl eTI » : PROVERBS. o “The Richest Blood, ‘Sweetest Breath and Fairest Skin in Hop Bitters.” : . *“A little Hop Bitters saves big doctor bil]sl and long sickness,”’ Wb \ 2 “That ifivalid wife, mother, sister or chilg can be made the pictute of health with Hop -8 Bitters.” i “When worn down and ready to take your bed, Hop Bitters is what you need.” . “‘Don’t physic and physic, for it weakens § and destroys, but take Hop Bitters, that baild up coninually.” : : 3 ‘fPl)yaici_ssne of all schools use and recommend Hop Bitters, 'Test them.” : | “Health is beauty ra?d joy—Hop Bitter gives health and beauty.” | : # ‘“There are more cures made with {Hop Bit‘ters than all other medicines,” 5 _ “"When the brain is wearied, the n erves nnstrung, the muscles weak, use Hop Bitters.” *“That low, nervous fever, want of sleep, and weakness, calls for Hop Bittors.” : : Hop Cough Cure and Pain Relief is Pleas--3 ant, Sure and Cheap. Fpr sane ny C. Erozxp & Son anp Scorr & Bumnoex, Ligowieg. . 15-1 m 5. W. HIGGINBOTHAM, ; S & Mg A 4 015 w SR e /4 A - ,{; 7 (-t‘;‘;\ﬁ-‘&{ ‘ON 5 5 it ) » = y?o @is “x*ihf : E/%g\‘\ ‘ : A ; TN S e YAN ' 'é& T *.s;"@- "Jﬁ.‘g;.[\ : < ;;::: "‘\'\'.A}c.!, 9 'i ‘RD () "’.);’/l’ »ﬁ'}‘??fh ! el A < | N ; W = e TRO )* ; ) XY I, hrre By, g "ﬂ',,,v‘." 3& l', : | . NGt S ‘; i \ 1“)\"”\ ”‘: ?‘9 'A" i WATCH - MAK ER, - JEWELER, , ST T denfer nss - Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, | i 3 Sl o iy . Faney Goods, R »..\'n- (e ,:"‘" 6 AR ST SR ST e e

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1878,

VEGETINE.

| will try Vegetine. - Hedid, AND WAS CURED.

3l J DgrLaware, 0., Feb. 16, 1877, Mg. H. R. STEVENS 14 et

Dear Bir,—l-wish'to glve you this testimony, that you may know, and let othiers know, what Vegetine has done for me. Abeut two {ears ago a’small gore came on my leg; it.soon became a large Ulcer, so troublegome that I consulted the -doctor, but I got no relief, growing worse from «day to' day. I suffered terribly; I could not rest day or night; I was 8o reduced my friends tho't I would never recover; I consulted a doctor at Columbus. T followed hisadvice; It did no good. Ican truly say I was discouraged. At this time I was looking over my newspaper; I saw Your advertisement of Vegetine, the * Great Blood Parifier” for cleansing the blood from all impurities, curing Humors,- Ulcers, &c. I said to my fantily, I will try some of the Vegetine. Before 1 had used the first bottle I began to feel better. I made up my mind I had got the right medicine at last. I could now sleep well nights. I continued taking the Vegetine. I took thirteen bottles. My health is good. The Ulcer is gone, and I am able to attend to business. I paid about four hundred dollars for medicine and doctors before I bought the Vegetine, I have recommended Vegetine to others with good success. I always keep a bottle of it in the house now, Itis amost. excellent medicine. ¢ i

Very respectfully your, : e ! F. ANTHONI. Mr. Anthoni is ope of the pioneers of Delaware, O. He sctiled here in 1834, He is a wea'thy gentlemarn, of the firm of F. Anthoni & Sons. Mr, Anthoni is extensively known, especially amonF the Germans. He is well”known 1n Cincinnati. He is respected by all.

ImpurßE Broov.—ln morbid conditions of the blood are many diseases; such as salt-rheum, ring-worm, boils, carbuncles, sores, ulcers and pimiples. In this condition of the blood try the VEGETINE, and cure these affections. As a blood purifier it has moequal. Its effects are wonderful. VEGETINE n ; Cured Her. o . " DorcnESTER, Mass., June 11. DR. STEVENS : — Dear Sir,—l fee! it my duty to say one word in regard to the great benefit I have received from the nse of one of the greatest wonders ofthe world ; it is your Ve%eéne. I have been one of the greatest sufferers for the last eight years that ever could be living. I do sincerely thank my God and your Ve%]etine for the reliefl have got. The Rhewmatism has pained me to such an extent, that my feet broke out in sores. ‘For the last three vears I have not been able to walk ; now I can walk and sleep, and do my work as well as ever Idid, and I must say I owe it all to your blood purifier, Vegetine, MARGERY WELLS. VeerriNe.—The great success of the VEGETINE as a cleanger and purifier of the blood is shown beyoad & doubt by the great numbers wheo have taken it, and received immediate relief, with e‘mch‘remmkable cures. - Is better than any - - MEDICINE. | Henperson, Ky., Dec., 1877, - I have used H. R. Stevens’ Vegetine, and like it better than any medicine I have used for purifying the blood. One bottle of Vegetine accomplished more good chan ail other medicines I have taken, THOS. LYNE, _ Hendergon, Ky. VEaETINR '8 compotged of Roots, Barks and Herbs. 1t is very vleasant to take; cvery child likes it. : - i - VEGETINE. si . ; - Recommended by . 3 ® : M. D/s. H. R. STEVENS :— ! ¢ Dear Sir,—l have gold Vegetine for a long time, and find it gives mogt excellent satisfaction, A. B.DE FIEST, M. D,, e Hazleton, Ind. . e . VEGETINE Prepared by Vegetine is sold by all Druggists. If you feel dunll, drowsy, debilitated, have fre-gueént-headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite and tongue coatcd, you are suffering from torpid liver, or ‘‘hiliousness,” and nathing will cure you 8o gpeedily and per_mnnent.ly At \ - e s T S ASTVINIINS ‘ ¥\ AN EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC * For all diseases of the Liver, Stemach and %fleen. The cheapest, purest and best Family Medicine 1n the world! o ASK the recovered dyspegtic, biilous snﬂ'ererﬁ victims of fever and ague, the mercnrial diseasec Patient, how they recovered health cheerful spirits and food #spetites—theﬁ will tell you by taking SIMMONS’ LIVER REGULATOR. ‘ - Purely Vegetable, 18 harmless, : : I 8 uo drastic violent medicine, -Is sure to cure if taken regularly, *ls no intoxicating beveraFe. : | ! Is the cheapest medicine In the world, Is given with safety and the happiest resulte to the most delicate infant, - . y Does not interfere with business, ~ -Doss not disarranlge the system, | Takﬁ? t.éxe place of Quinine and Bitters of every i nd. : | AS A REMEDY IN MALARIOUS FEVERS, BOWEL COMPLAINTS, DYSPEPSIA, MENTAf.a DEPRESSION, RESTLESSNESS, JAUNDICE,NAUSEA,SICK HEADﬁ%lsg!. COLIC, CONSTIPATION and BELIOUSIT HAS NO EQUAL. : _SOLD BY ALL DRUGGIsTS. * .

Indigestion -prevail to a ! greater extent than qrob—ﬂbliy any other malady, ; and relief is always anxs 101181 y BOUght after. If the Liver is Regulated in its action health is almost invariably secured. Indigestion or want of action in the Liver causes Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the Shoulders, Cough, Dizziness, Sour stomach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, ga]gitatlon of the heart, depression of spirits or the blues, and a hundred other Bymptoms Srumons’ LivEr REGULATOR is the best remedy that has ¢ver been discovered for these ailments. It acts mildly, eﬁ‘ectualéy, and being a simple vegetable compound, can do no injary in any quantities that it may be taken. It is harmeless in every way ; it has been nsed for forty years and hundreds from all parts of the country will vouch for its virtues, viz: Hon. Alexander H. RRASP RO S MR Y sw%hens' Of Georgia: Bis oa Pierce of Ga. ; l IVER John Gill Shorter, of 3 Alabama; Gen, John 83 B. Gordon, R. L. Mott nssesssssssssssnsssse 0f Columbus, Ga., are among the hundreds to whom we can refer, Exteaet of a letter from Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, dated March 8, 1877: ‘I occasionally use when mf condition requires it, Dr. Simmons’ Liver Regulator, with good effect. It is mild, and suits me better than more active medicine. s It is net guantity g eaten that gives you stréngth, life, Iﬂood & ; . | fhealtn. It is through ; diﬁesuon of the food 1 e gtaken let it be muchor little, Therefore, do not stimnlate up the stomach to crave food, but rather assist digestion after eating by taking : s SIMMONS’ LIVER REGULATOR ORIGINAL and only GENUINE, MANUFAOTURED ONLY BY J. H, ZFILIN & CO., . PHILADELPIIIA, PA. 50-ly. Brice, $l.OO. 80!(1 by all draggists, Sick Headache : : 9 | Positively Cured b CARTERS] 2572 § _They also relieve R i an‘-‘ from Dyspep--5 ; “ ; %e. Iﬁdﬁ n and L | o Aoy y g. : L ﬁlpertoot gm ?gr = B W zziness, Naus e " 2 s Drowsiness, Bad Tas! b liR &ﬂ the Mouth, A = [ 2 o ue, Pain in thell F et Bide, &c. They r gu-I iie the gostle Sedll )& Piles. The small-li a 1 oasiegt to ke, Only ons pil a dose Ml B Buriy emabie.” o onnis ll- - CARTER MEDICINE €O, Prop's El, bR EAA 18 by mail for One Aoliar, .

- A/'WOMAN’S PLOE. 4% e e THE STORY OF ROBERT BRAML].% GHS ¢ WILL. b T * Last will and testament! Words of solemn import—and of unreasonable terror to some people. How foolish ‘and even culpable is it toleave 3 matter of so much importance to the last hours of life, when the strorgest intellect must bé incapable of fully considering and well weighing the final disposition -of our worldly goods and effects—a disposition which is to affect the welfare and: perhapsthe happiness | of those we love the best, - ‘

- Most people have heard the wellworn aphorism which tells us that the man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client. In the incident lam about to relate, a woman—!l suppose the aphorism applies to either sex—proved to the contrary. It isthe exception, however, that proves the rulga lad she remained her own laqu';)} instead of consulting me, the probability is that she would have succeeded in her designs upon a: large fortune, designs which I happily succeeded in frustrating. ; s It had been a busy day with me. I’ had been working hard getting up evidence in a railroad accident case, and was putting up my papers with asigh of relief. Another forty minutes and I should be at home, licould almost smell -the boiled capon and oyster sauce which I knew were being preparedforme. “There’s manya slip’twixt the cup and the lip,” says the proverb; and in my case it proved only too true, for just as I was tying up the last bundle of papers, the office boy put his head in at the door and dispelled the tempting vision. he “A woman to see you,if you please, sir, She won’t give no name, Says she’s a stranger.” - “A stranger!” I quickly repeated. “What is she like!" Is she a common person ?” : : “Not exactly common, sir,” replied the lad. ' “A lady ?” I asked. S)ono Bit o “What is she, then ?”’ Arthur was a droli lad. I had bro’t him to London from the country, to oblige an old college friend. I am afraid- that he was not of much use in the office, but he used to keep the other clerks in a good temper by his dry remarks. : . .

Arthur paused, as if considering, and then, with a look of intelligence, as much as to say that he had hit the nail on the head this time, he answered: “Well, sir, she’s a sort of betwixt and between.” :

~ “Not abad definition, Arthur. Ask the ‘betwixt and between’ to come up stairs.” SAs st

A tall, middle-aged woman entered and took a seat I placed for her. She appeared to belong to.a class Arthur had so happily designated as “betwixt ar’:dvbetween”—‘—-a person ratker than a lady. I rather pride myself on my power of reading faces, but I confess that hers puzzled me. - It was absolutely void of expression. The features were hard and -immevable, as if carved out of stone. She wore a closely-fitting bonnet, under which the gray. hair was neatly brushed in two smooth bands. I generally form my opinion of any one’s character from the expression of the eyes and mouth, but here I was at fault. An ugly scar on the left cheek extended across the lips, distorting the mouth, and the eye on the same side was sightless. I always feel at a disadvantage with one-eyed people; I'never know what they are driving at. It is so hard to fathom their thoughts. Tl - My visitor removed her gloves and, carefully smoothing them, placed them on the table beside her., She then produced from ‘her pocket a large foolscap envelope, from which-she drew a piece of paper longways. ‘This she hianded to me, explaining in a hard, monotonous voice that she had been sent to me by her master, Mr. Bramleigh, of Coleman street, who wasdangerously ill—in fact, was not expected to live many hours. The paper, she said, had been written by his direction and signed by him for his will that afternoon. Fearing lest it should not be in the proper form he had desired her to takt:rit to the nearest lawyer and have one prepared according %0 law. © L

I unfolded the paper and read as follows: :

In the name of God, amen. I leave my body to the ground, and my soul to Almighty God, who gave it. Now this is the will of me, Robert Bramleigh, of No. 559 Coleman streef.; I give and leave all my houses, lands, money and everything that I have to Hannah Churton, my housekeeper, as a reward for her long and faithful services; Signed by me on Tuesday, December 12th, 1868. ! i i o ?031?:11% BRAMLEIGIH. - b TAMES BURN, Witaergos: i»MARGARI:;‘T Sims.

-~ I ‘éxamined the writing carefully. The signature, *Robert Bramleigh,” was weak and shaky. The will itself was written in a masculine-looking hand of singular decision and boldness. The characters were large and well formed, }

The will had evidently been prepared by some one who had had but an imperfect knowledge of the form to be used for such a purpose, The solemn appeal to the Deity and the bequest of the testator’s body and soul was an old form, much in vogue with our grandfathers, who generally headed a will with one or two pious phrases. “The document shown to me was, however, sufficient to give Hannah Churton all Mr. Bramleigh’s property. Theré were the requisite number of witnesses, and the Principal Registry of Her Majesty’s Court of Probate would have granted letters ¢f administration with the will annexed (the appointment of an executor haying been omitted, the ordinary probate ‘ could not have been obtained,) on one ; of the attesting witnesses making an aflidavit that the will had been executed by the testator in the presence of himself and the other attesting witness, and that they had at the same time, and in the presence of each other, subscribed their names thereto as witnesses. - Lr sy Now lam always very particular about wills; 1 think they are too serious to be settled in a hurry, I never will allow a client to execute one until 1 am convinced thatiits purport is peifectly understood. , - “You are Mrs, Churton, I presume ?” I ukﬁd. : % 3 $ : i - “I am,” she replied, looking me unflinchingly in the face. Somehow I felt suspicions that things were not so fair as they should ‘be. I questioned her rather closely; but the only admission I obtained from her was that she had written the ‘will, but that it was at her master’s ‘dictation, I asked her if he had any family, but could get nothing from her

F T Y R BRI 5 A RN vy S save that he did not care to have his {Ptivhie affairs dlimssnd by liangors, ' Worsted, I gave up the eqntest. I offered to prepare a moxé formial docuthat it was neceSsary I shot *-{Mr. Brargleigh. I nameg the omission of ‘an executor. Thiseemed rather to nonplus her. She asked whether she could not be named as executrix. The more aversion she showed to my seeing her ,masterqghe more convinced I ‘became that, something was wrong; and seeing that 1 was not to be moved from my purposes, she at last gave in: proposing, however, that I should acecompany her back, as she greatly feared it would be too late if left. till ‘the morning. : ; - : - A cab soon took us up to No. 559 Coleman street. It was alarge, gloomy, old-fasliioned house, with a spacious entrance hall. I was taken into the dining-roone and asked to wait while Mpr. Bramleigh ' was being prepared ,‘ftjor my visiti The furniture in the Toom was old and very massive. Soma handsome oil-paintings ‘graced the walls. lam very fond of pictures, so, raising the lamp, I walked arqund the room inspecting them. On the right of the fire-place I came upon a picture with its face turned toward the wall. I think I must have the bump of inquisitiveness—if thereis such abump —largely developed, for any thing approaching a mystery is sure.to raise my curiosity. I turned the picture. It was the portrait in oils of a young and very beautiful girl in a dark riding habit. Hearing footsteps outside the door, I restored the picture to the position in which I had found it, and as I did so I saw wrigten at the bottom of the beattiful frame “Magdalen Bramleigh.” . ; L ~The footsteps I had heard were those of the housemaid, who had’come to announce that Mr. Bramleigh was ready to see me. I followed her up stairs, and was ushered into a large, comfortable-looking bed-room.- A careful fire burned in the grate. Fac-~ ing it was a large four-post bed-stead, hung with white curtains, and at the head of the bed Mrs. Churton was. standing, with a small table in front of her, on which were placed an inkstand and some paper. : She pulled back the curtain, and I saw an old man propped up by pillows, his face drawn and his eyes verymuch sunk. 1 almost feared that he was too far gone to make a will; but after 'speaking with him for a little time, 1 felt satisfied that the intellect was quite clear. Turning to Mrs. Churton, I told her that she need not wait; I would ring if I wanted anything. “Yes, go—go, Hannah!” cried the sick man, and I fanecied that 1 could detect an eagerness in his voice, as if he desired her absence rather than her presence. As Mrs. Churton: left the room I caught sight of the reflection of her face in the glass over the chimney piece, but 1 do not think she wo’d have scolded quite so much had she known that I was looking. 1 began by asking Mr. Bramleigh what were his wishes with regard to his will. In low tones he told me that he desired to leave everything to Haunah Churton, his housekeeper, as a reward for her long and faithful services. I will not tire the reader by repeating the whole of our conversation. After great difficulty I extracted from him that he had no relatives save an only daughter whom he had discarded, her fault. being that she had married a young fellow in thearmy to whom her: father had taken an unaccountable aversion. My own opinion was—and as the result turned out it-proved to be correct—that his mintl had been poisoned against “him by Hannah Churton, whose influence over her master was. evidently very great. I thought of the sweet face of the por--trait I had seen in the dining-room—-doubtless that of the discarded daughter—and, deserving or not deserving, I determined to ﬁght a battle on her behalf. e

I spoke gravely to the old man, although witheut much hope of success, but at last I got him to confess that he had had no intention of making his housekeeper his sole heiress until she had herself broached the subject to him. Eer plan had been to artfully insinuate that the loye of the newlymarried- couple would not last very long on a Lieutenant’s pay; and that, as he had only married Miss Bramkeigh for her money, he: would soon tire of her when he found she had nothing. She had then pledged herself to procure a separation, when she would make over everything left her by Mr. Bramleigh to his daughter.— She certainly must have had gteat power over the old man to induce him to submit to such ascheme. I proposed to Mr. Bramleigh that he shoyld leave his property to some one on whom he could rely, in trust for his daughter. I also volunteered, although I have an aversion to the trouble and responsibility of a trusteeship,my services as trustee for this purpose. My arguments prevailed. He assented, and I prepared a will accord-: ingly, the old man requesting that his’ ‘medical man, ‘Dr, Ramsey, should be nominated as my co-trustee, and that ‘an annuity of £5O should be. paid to Hannah Churton for life. I-inwardly ‘rebelled against this. 'My dislike to i'this woman was now 8o great that I ‘ could cheerfully haveseen her cut out of the will without a farthing. The doctor arrived just as I had finished, and expressed his willingness to share the. responsibility with me, which seemed to please Mr. Bramleigh very much. Our names were, therefore, included as trustees.

“i“r?a?;&"tﬁé“v?ﬁft"é him very carefully, explaining, as I did so, its full effect. When I had finished reading he muttered: : :

“Quite right—quite right; but lam afraid Hannah will not be very well pleaged.” - ' ¢ ;

. I'counseled him not to mention it to her; and my advice seemed to satisfy

Ringing the bell, I requested Mrs. Churton to summon James Burn and Margaret Sims, the two servants who had witnessed the first will. Assoon as they were in the room, I gave Mr. Bramleigh a pen, and, placing the docuthent before Lim, I said distinctly, so that all might hear: e

“This which I have just read to you is your final will, and you request James Burn and Margaret Sims to witness your execution of it ?"” “1t is—l do,” he solemnly said, as with feeble fingers he wrote his name. The two awe-stricken domestics then added theirs, and I think thzﬁ their hands shook more thaa the te tator’s. Hannah Churton was a silent spectater of the whole of this; but I could not see her face, as she stood in" the back-ground, out of the light of the lamp. ; : ; Before allowing any one to leave the room I placed the will in a large envelope. Fastening it with wax, I

impressed it with Mr. Bramleigh’s monogram and crest by means of a seal that was in the trgy of the inkstand. The old man watched me clqgely, and ' when I had finished he said: i ; :

- “Keep it—till it is wanted,” thusrelieving me 6f a great embarrassment, for I did not likeleaving it in the power of Hannah Churton, lest she should tamper with it. . ; o

- On our way down stairs Dr. Ramsey told me that his patient was rapidly sinking, and that he doubted whether he would live another 24 hours. - Taking him into the dining room and shutting the door, I toM him my suspicions of the housekeeper; and that I felt afraid of leaving Mr. Bramleigh alone with her all night. He agreed with me, and promised to send his assistant te watch till the morning, when, if Mr. Bramleigh ‘should still be living, he would on his own responsibility place a trust-worthy nurse in, charge. The house-keeper -opened the door to et us out. “It7is all right, Mrs. Churton,” I maliciously said as the doctor wished her good-night. “I am quite satisfied now: The will will be safe in my keeping. By-the-by,” I added, lcoking her sharply in the face, *had you not better let your master’s friends know of the danger he isin? Dr. Ramsey says he does. not think he will last much longer.” ~ She mumbled something in reply, but I could not catch what 1t was. I stayed talking upon different subjects, to while away the time until the arrival of Dr. Ramsey’s assistant. Mrs. Churton, however, was, unlike her sex, remarkably retieent. I could only get the shortest replies:from her. She seemed very much astonished and rather dispieased when Dr. Ramsey returned with his assistant. Ie ex‘plained to her that although there was no chance of saving his patient’s life, yet his last moments might be alleviated by skilled attendance; and, therefore, as he himself could not stay all night, he had brought hisassistant for that purpose. In one’s experience of mankind we find that it is possible to be sometimes tooclever. Mrs. Hannah Churten was very clever, but she committed two great mistakes. - The first was in consulting a lawyer. The will drawn by her—for so it really had been—might have been upset on the ground of undueinfluence. Isay “might have been,” for there is nothing so hard to prove -as undue influence. o .

The great point against her was the ousting of a child in favor of a stranger. Yet it would have been far from easy to prove that she was responsible for this, as Mr. Bramleigh’s strange aversion to the:army was well known; he often had been heard to threaten to discard his daughter if she should ever engage herself to a military man—doubtless thereby defeating his purpose, for the female mind is such that from Xve {o the present generation the thing forbidden is the most desired. 1 think the gl)robabilities are that the matter would have been compromised, and Hannah Churton enriched by a few theusand of her master’s wealth. Mistake number two was as follows: The doctor had gone up-stairs to install his assistant, leaving me standing in the hall with the housekeeper, Fumbling in her pocket! she pulled out a roll of bank notes; thrusting thése into my hands she teld me that it was her master’s wish that I should take them for my trouble. I unrolled them and found two for ten and one for five pounds. Twenty-five pounds! This was sharp, yet foolish of Hannah, lad I been as great a rogue as slie was—and 1 suppose by her offering them to me that she thought I was —she was retaining an important witness on her side, and theretore there was a certain amount of sharpness about it. On the other hand, it was very foolish. The sum was so much out of proportion to my services that it was palpably a bribe. lam afraid that had it come out in evidence it would have lost her case, and perhaps have struck me off the rolls. ;

A long legal experience has taught me that in‘all dealings with doubtful people one’s safety lies in having a good witness. I waited till the doctor came down stairs, occupying myself by entering the numbers of the notes in my pocket-book. S

“Look, Doctor!” I cried, as he appeared, showing him the notes. “Mr. Bramleigh is a liberal paymaster.” .Turning to Mrs. Churton, I said: “This will amply repay me.” - Retaining the note for five pounds, I returned her the other two. Shetook them from me without saying a word but a black look came over her face. I think she begaﬂn ‘to suspect me. I got home very late that night. 'The capon was more than done,-and so was the oyster sauce! v . Mr. Bramleigh died the next morn: ing at ten o’clock. Soon after I had left he became unconscious, in which state he remained till shortly before his death, when there was a rally.— (Opening his eyes with an eager look, as if he missed something, he threw one arm outside the coverlet, and crying:“Magdalen! Magdalen!” he obeyed the summons whieh bade him appear in that dread court where * Not proved” is unknown. Guilty or not guilty ? Who shall say? o - The funeral took place on Saturday, but an engagement prevented me from following, Mrs.Churton had written requesting that I would attend with the will, which still remained in my possession with the one drawn by her.

I arrived at the house a little after one o'clock, and was at once taken into the dining-room, where I found Dr. Ramsey, Mr. Robson (a brother practitioner), and a handsome young fellow, who was introduced to me as Lieut. Maitland, the late Mr. Bramleigh’s son-in-law. . The door opened and a young lady ‘entered. It did not require any introduction to tell me that she was the original of the portrait, still with its front turned toward the wall. Iler face was very beautiful, notwithstanding its extreme paleness and the tearswollgn eyelids. She seated herself by the fire, her husband standing behind her, leaning his-arm on the back of the chair. Mrs. Churton, had closely followed Magdalen Maitland into theroom. She ‘was dressed in deep mourning and wore a black crape hat, thus offering a marked contrast to Mrs. Maitland, who was wearing agray{ dress,rather travelsoiled. Awppparenily she had no time to pre%ere‘;ller _mourning. Dr. Ramsey politely pulled forward a chair for the housekeeper. Taking it.from him with a cold “Thank you,” she placed it at the end of the table, directiyfaciegme,. 0 ¢ Very stern and forbidding she lookedinher black garments—lher features immovable, her hands resting on her RO ol s e g - I was about to unseal the envelope e‘ontaini;ng the will, when Lieutenant Maitland interrupted me,

“One moment, if you, please,” he said, placing his hand on my arm. “Before this will is read I wish to say a few words.! Mrs. Churton tells me that Mr. Bramleigh has left her every thing unconditionally. I simply wish to express my firm belief that Mr. Bramliegh could only have been induced to make such a will. by unfair and foul means. Although I have been the cause:of an estrangement between father and daughter, I ean not think that he could so far forget his love for her as to strip her of every thing. Itlsmy intention for her sake, to contest this will and it is with that view-that I have requested my old ,_ friend, Mr. Robson, to be présent today as my legal adviser. chat .. His frank, manly face was flushed with honest excitement, as, leaning over the back of his wife’s chair, he took her face between his hands and kissed it. i SR “For your sake—-not mine, dearest,” I heard bim whisper. = . . Mr. Robson bowed when his name was mentioned. Mrs. Churton still retained her position. A painful silence succeeded, unbroken save by the rustling of the paper as 1 broke the seal.

Magdalen Maitland had stolen: her hand into her husband’s protecting clasp. ' I withdrew the will from its cover, and looked at Mrs. Churton.— Would that firm face quiver when the lottery proved a blank, and the fair castle fell because its foundations had been built in the sand? T ¢ould mot help admiring the ¢ourage of the woman, and certainly felt curious as to how she would stand the ordeal thro’ which she had to pass.. e I read the will slowly and distinctly. 1t was very short.. Save the annuity of £5O to Hannah Churton for life, everything was left to Dr. Ramsey and myself, in trust for Magdalen Maitland, to be settled on her as we in’ our discretion should think fit, =~ .= Astounishment is a mild word to express the feelings of those present, nor will T attempt to do so. -My tale lies with Hannah Churton. Starting to her feet, sh%pushed the chair from her, and stretcliing out one arm, gave utterance to a fierce torrent of invect~ ive. The veil was lifted, and the native coarseness of the woman’s nature stood revealed. S s e g

- It was as I had feared. Unmindful of the bounty of but too generous a master, she heaped obloguy on his memory, and fearlessly asserted that she had wasted the best years of her life in his service. ; e

Magdalen Maitland covered her ears with her hands to shut out.the hard words. Her husband led her toward the door, but Hannah- Churton intercepted them. Tearing her -cap from her head, she threw it on the ground before the frightened gjrl. .=~ = =

“Trample on it!” she cried in a frenzied voice. ' “Your father’s vietim has no right to wear it!” = . - I must admit that she looked grandly tragic as she declaimed these fierce words. I felt half soiry for the poor, defeated creature. © . s We had a little trouble before the will was proved. It was‘strongly opposed by a sharp young fellow, who took up the case for Hannah Churton. It was, however, ultimately settled by an addition of another fitty pounds being made to the annuity she was to receive. LGy sk (o R 2%

Lieutenant Maitland sold out of the army, and, a rich relative of his dying soon afterward, he inherited .a large estate in Devonshire, where he and his wife went to reside. Fi L ame el

' Nine years have passed since then, and Mrs. Maitland declares that there are “silver threads among the gold.”’ The cares of a young family have somewhat marred her good looks, but they will live again in my little goddaughter, Magdalen,. who promises to rival her mother in beauty. - g

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NO. 17.

slh s R e Ingersoll.] = ' . . I despise a stingy man. I don’t see how it is possible for a man to die worth fifty millions of dollars, or ten ‘millions of dollars in a city full of want, when he meets almost every day ‘the withered hand of beggary and the white lips of famine. How a man can withstand all that and hold in the clutch of his hand twenty or thirty millions of dollars is past my comprehension. Ido not see how he ean do it. I should not think he could do it any more than he could keep a pile of lumber when hundreds and thousands were drowning in _the sea. Do you know I have knowh men ‘who would trust their wives with their hearts -and homes, but not with their pocket‘books—not with 4 dollar. When I See a man of that kind I always think he knows which is the most valuable, Think of making your wife a beggar! Think of her having to ask you e& day for a dollar or two- dollars-or.to humbly beg of you for fifty eents! “What did you do with that dollar I gave you last week ?” Think of having a wife that is afraid of you! What kind of children do you expect to have with a beggar and a-coward for their ‘mother? Oh, I tell you, if you have got but a dollar in the world, and you have got'to spend it, spend it like a king; spend it as though it werea dry leaf, and you the owner of unbounded forests! That’s the way to spend it. I had rather be a beggar and spend my last dollar like a king .than be a king and spend my money like a beg- - gar. If it’s got to go, let it go. Get: the best you can for your family— try to look as well e(@ls you can yourself.— When you used to go courting how nice. .you looked. Ah, your eye was bright, your step was light, and you just put on the'very best you could.— Do you know that it is insufferable egotism in you to suppose that a womau is going to love you always looking as bad as you can? Think of it? ‘Any woman on earth will be true to -you forever when you do your level best. - i S

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Must Unite. (Logacsport Ph_aroe.)'

The democracy of the great State of Indiana, in convention assembled, declared in favor of the repeal of the resumption act; for the substitution of greenbacks for national bank notes, and for the remonetization of the silver dollar. The convention that gave utterance tothe above declaration was the largest and most intelligent ever held in the State. The resolutions were adopted without a dissenting voice. The demands expressed by the resolutions are the outspoken wantg -of the Democracy of Indiana, and of many republican voters. The Democrats in Congress, under the leadership of Ewing and Voorhees, have been able to remonetize the silver dollar.. With a strong united effort the Democracy at the next session of Congress will be able to repeal the resumption ‘act and substitute greenbacks: for the national bank notes. In view of these important issues, in which every citizen is dearly interested, it behooves the Democracy of the great State of Indiana to unite in solid phalanx against the party of corruption and dishonesty, which has, by appealing to prejudices engendered by the late war, been enabled to retain power at the expense of the best interests of our beloved country. Let no Democrat be-base enough to desert his party when the battle is nearly over and victory already assured. o

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