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August 2i, 1869.] THE TOMAHA WK . 85
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August 2i, 1869.] The Tomaha Wk . 85
August 2 i , 1869 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 85
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0 , 0 * &—0 Lv . & 4 ttfg 0 $ & ifyt QLatoQtv . { Continued from page 76 . ) XVIII . Ri Take worth , a who glass had of evidentl wine , y been , before a very you pretty begin woman , " said in Mrs her . youth , and was still possessed of good looks . of " a Thank dark-looking you , I will cloud , " said y liquid Mr . upon Squigsb the y . table There , was Mr . a S decanter quigsby and poured when himself he had out a tasted glass . it he It looked was in uncommonl considerable y like doubt physic for , by some mistake time . as Althoug to whether h , however the medicine , he thoug had not got h i mself decantered , " If I don t stick it on for this I ' m a Dutchman , " he said aloud as he smacked drank his it li off ps , loudl " I y wish , as if you poison better was , Mrs his . customary Rigsworth , drink " , and " Thank he preferred you , Lawyer it to anything Squigsb else y , " . she said ; " but I shall never be the better will . any In . the more first , —that place ' s , certain I want ; to and be now buried let . " us go on with to " write Good . ! " said Mr . Squigsby involuntarily , and commencing an " ordinary I want to one be . buried . I don in ' t want Kensal to go Green to any , and extravagance my funeral in to the be way or sperfluous of mourners gravedi or mutes ggers , . " or feathers or black , or hot luncheons takers " Very sen proper d in awful , ma ' bills , " . sai It d ' s money Mr . Squi thrown gsby . away " Those . It ' under hard - party upon , the and next in my of op kin inion to , it bury ' s a bad the investment party ' s cash for as every well as y the . " " I have not got many relations , " continued Mrs . Rigsworth , of " and wretches those . I have They got are , belong all jealous to my of my late having husband got , and the money a set . Those and those who who come stop to away see me abuse only me fawn . I upon hate me them for all the !" money , There Mr . S was quigsb a hair y looked in his serious and outwardl as he held y but it chuckled to the inwardl liht y . and so intensel shut one y shrewd eye in order that pen one to , see would it before have pulling thought up it some out , he particu looked g - , larl " y Shall clever I put idea their was names at that down momen ? " t said passing Mr . throug Squigsb h y his blandl mind y . . " Yes , " said the old lady , apparently getting the better of her illness Bilberry , the her soap excitement boiler , my . husband ' * " Put them ' s nep down hew , . put There him ' s down John the for £ City $ 0 . law He -stationer said I was , put stingy him . down There for ' . £ Richard 50 . He , his said brother I never , had a glass of wine fit to drink— —" involuntary " A libel , I action am sure , he , " extended said Mr . Squigsb his hand y , , grasped , with an the apparentl decanter y , write and filled , he several himself times another checked glass himself of wine just . As in time he from proceeded dipping to impress his pen ed into had the he wine become glass th instead at they of contained the ink bottle the , same so mentall ingre y - dients . old " lad There y , " ' she m ' s bee old n a er faithful vant , Sarah servant Tomp to kinson me . Put , " went her on down the a scarlet David £ 1 , 000 m . runners m She pki i ' n nson , put a . him n He old down once father office ^ sent , 500 a m enkin ; arket me and a gardener she present ' kinson got , of a beautiful Fulham nephew him , , positor priting , J Tomp , put he dow was n £ 500 so black . I ' ve with only ink seen that him I once should ; and not when know I him did see again him ; but saved I ' my no littl doubt e dog from en clean some boys ' in ver the y tid court y fello —and w . I He ' m quite once sure the money won ' t be thrown away upon him . " XIX . relatio So Mrs ns , . Rigsworth , confident went of on their —cutting one day off possessing thos £ she her called money her , had had given at her time offence rendered —and her bestowing small kindnesses legacies on and those civilities who . any A Her n old memory lady appeared living alone to be , every something attention wonderful she in had this received respect . from even the humblest and poorest was remembered . There was proceedings a goodly had slice happened , too , for v to ari come ous hos under pitals the and notice chariti of es the whose old
lady . The old saying of " civility costs nothing" had been civility more than mig strikingl ht be a very y exemp profitabl lified— e investment for it had . been Even proved the police that - the man thieves on the , and beat Mr was . S put quigsb down y gave for a quite good a sum jump for of keep satisfaction ing away , and seized the ink bottle for the apparent purpose of drinking for its contents j £ iooas , when a token he of was her directed gratitude to put for down his having the baker introduced ' s man to her so , excellent a lawyer as Mr . Squigsby 1 xx . after " Well he had , " said cast Mr up . Squi a whole gsby , monument at the end of of figures a long he pause had , and put down , " we have not got through the money yet by any means . leaves I only £ 5 make 5000 about to be , disposed £ 25 , 000 of out . What of the are ^ 80 we , 000 to do , and with that the balance ? " , " I have made up my mind what to do with that , " said the confidence old lady , , quietl Mr . y S , " and y , in must telling take you . Before thoroug I married hly into Mr my . Rigsworth I was attached to a young gentleman who was a his teacher profession of music . . My He parents had no required money , and me depended to give him sol up ely when upon Mr . Rigsworth presented himself . It was to my great sorrow name that I'did shortl so . afterwards I was married also . married J ohn . Branscomb I have had e , that no children was his on Mr I also , . S , know , if gsb alive y y th , at but , is she I still know was very christened that poorl Mr . Branscombe off M , aria has . had That , who one is never little name g got irl , . of Mr Maria Charlotte . Squi Branscomb gsby street , and , e , Fitzroy I wish daug to square hter leave of , the musician J ohn balance Branscomb . of Make my e my fortune , it formerl secure to y , , Mr " . But Squi if she y— is make dead , ' it or secure —cannot . " be found ? " said Mr . Squigsby . little " She trouble is not , " said dead the , I am old sure lady , . and " However she can , if be it found fails with her it a shall mine go !" to her next of kin—not to mine—be sure it is not to " Nothing " What a wrong wonderfu . Possessed l old woman of full 1 " thoug disposing ht Mr power . Squigs . No by . evidence Chief Justice of incapacity . " . She ' s as clear in intellect as the Lord the The occasion old lad , y thoug , who was for rather a moment exhausted , and by then the added excitement : — " Of of course , I must have an executor . " course " Of , and cours , what e , " said is more Mr , . you Squigsb will require y without some looking one with up a ; nerve " You of iron will to have carry the out these -boiler directions and the , law simp -stationer le as they down appear . the will as certain soap as that ' s a glass of fine old port . " upon " Mr I . know Squigsb it , " y said flicked the old the lad ink y ; out " that of ' his s what pen I with fear . " a sort of imag savage inary action soap , - as boiler if he and were law- shooting stationer it and into he muttered the eyes as of an he did so , as if his feelings were too much , for him , " I should like to passing The have the in manag her y overheard mind ing of which you him , she my , and boys had , as : hithe that if something rto I should been . " afraid been to express , at once said : — you " Mr be . the Squi executor gsby , I ? " about to ask you a great favour : will said Mr something . Squigsby about pretend the ed extensive to start , and business to hesitate he had , and to manage then he without accepting trusts , but that , if it was insisted upon , he larl would y as not the , interests under ail to the be circumstances cared for were , refuse of such —more importa particu nce - , a revengeful the solemn soap directions -boiler and in a litig will ious likel law y -stationer to be questioned ; andthis by concession she directed hay him ing to been put made himself , the down old lady for , £ was 2 , 000 so lega grateful cy , which , that was not to be considered ( and this was cleverly suggested by c M harges r . Squigsby he mi ght in b e put to in in administering satisfaction of the - any estate costs which and he were might to be at altogether any time h separate ave in hand , and . paid Mr . S full quigsby out of accordingly any , funds , the with will great , and inter then nal proce satisfaction eded to , filled fair-copy up the it . last As little he was corner doing of this then , the suddenl old lad y in te watched rrupted hi hi m m attentively for a short time , and
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 21, 1869, page 85, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_21081869/page/11/
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