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AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
T
UlE case pending before our court in
teresting the people dooply. A few
months previously Jacob Ames hnd died,
leaving property to tlie amount of fifty or
sixty thousand dollars, all of which was
readily available At 11 ret it was supposed
that the old man ho was eighty-seven
had died without having made a will, as he
had often boon heard to remark that making
a will seemed like a preparation for death,
and as there eould be no question about the
inheritance of his property, ho did not
choose to make any such, to him, ghostly
testament. His direct and only legitimate
heirs wero two orphans, both girls children
of his only daughter. One of them was a
cripple, requiring almost the undivided care
and attention of tho other, and both wero
beloved by all who know them. While
people were feeling glad that tho orphan
sisters were to bo thus grandly provided
for, a man named James Arnold presented
a will for probate, said to bo the Last Will
and Testament of Jacob Ames, modo sev
eral years before. This Arnold was a
nophew-iu-law of old Jacob, the child of a
wife's sister, and had for several years been
employed as business agent and general ac
countant of tho clocenscd ; and when he
caused the will to bo presented, ho produc
ed a number of witnesses who declared that
they had often heard old Ames say that he
had made tho only Will lie should make,
and that James Arnold was his heir ; and,
what seemed to make the matter sure,
two wittisscs to tho will, former servants or
employees of tho testator, sworo point-blank
to having seen Ames plnco his siguuturo to
tho document after which they signed their
own names. Honest people shook their
thoir heads at this, for theso two witnesses
a man and his wife were not abovo sus
picion. In fact, it was generally); believed
that a small sum of ready money would
buy them body and soul.
I entered tho court-room lato in the after
noon of the third day, just as the last wit
ness was about leaving tho witness-box ;
and this witness was Thomas Cloudman,
the servant just alluded to. IIo had becu
questioned by a juryman, and had made a
plain statement. Everything was against
the poor deserving orphans, and all in favor
of the despised nephew. - In fact, no honest
man.under tho evidence, could have brought
in a verdict against Arnold's claim.
The juryman who had questioned this
witness sat at the end or tho box ; and
close to him, among tho spectators, stood
old Harvey Goodrich, who was at that time
engaged in the paper-mill of Day & Lyon,
at Portland. I had known him years be
fore, when he worked for Rice, of Newport.
The juror held the will in his hand, open,
and Goodrich cast his eye upon it. I saw
the papei-maker start and tremble.
"Let me look at that 1" I heard him
whisper, for I stood closo by.
The juror, without considering, handed
him the document ; and before the coun
scl could Interpose and regain it, Goodrich
had seen all he desired and his first move
ment, after relinquishing tho will, was to
hasten to the side of tho orphan's attorney,
and whisper, hurriedly and excitedly, in
his car. I saw tho attorney, whoso name
was Shipman, bend his head attentively,
and then start to his feet. What was it?
In those few brief moments tho whole au
dience had caught the fever of excitement,
for it was clearly evident that something of
importance was on tho tapis.
"May it plcaso your honor," said Ship
man, very quietly so calmly and so quietly
that wo feared it could bo nothing of im
poitance, after all "I must ask the indul
gonce of the court. I wish to present new
nnd important testimony."
There was a slight war of words between
the opposing counsel, at tor which, by per
mission of tho court, the old paper-maker
took tho witness-box. IIo gave lus uamo,
residence, occupation, etc, and then Mr
Shipman placed the will in his hands.
"Mr. Goodrich, will you please examine
that document 1"
." I have done so, sir."
" What is the written date of that will?"
" September fifth, eighteen hundred and
forty-one," answered tho witness, reading
from the instrument. , .
" Now, Mr, Goodrich, will you please In
form the jury, and thecourt, if you observe
any thing else, in or upon that paper
which you hold in your hand, that would
positively effect tho reliability of that writ
ten date. Mako your own statement in
your own way, only mako it concise and
and clear."
" Your honor, and gentleman of the jury,"
commenced the witness, "this picco of
paper which I now hold in my hand was
manufactured by myself and was calendered
upon a machine of my own invention.
The water lines, in tho place of the ordi
nary blue ruling, was included in my im
provment. You will also observe, upon
closo inspection though the Ink upon tho
surface has somewhat obscured it my own
stamp in water-marks.' Your honor can
examino it for yourself.", ,
Tho Judge took tho document, and held
it up against tho strong light; and involun
tary he read aloud, so as to be heard by all
in the room for every breath ' was hushed
" Goodrich's Patent. ' Eighteen hundred
forty-three l" .;'. ...
" Yes, yotir Honor," broke in Goodrich,
whoso professional integrity was now in tho
balanco, " I can solemnly swear that sheet
of papor was not made until at least two
yeain after the date of the instrument
which has been written upon its face."
Tho paper was given to tho jury, tjslio
were all upon their feet. Arnold's counsel
demanded to sco it. Mr. G'iaudmun and
his wifo got up, and tried to leave tho room,
but were prevented. Judgo and bar were
in a stnto of ferment, whilo the dense nu
dienco swayed to and fro In eager, painful
suspense Would this old man's testimony
havo its legitimate weight?
Ah, how could it bo otherwise ? Thoro
was a witness more potent to an intelligent
court and jury tlrnn speech of tongue. The
contested will bore in its Innermost heart
in Its " heart of hearts" tho emphatic
ovidenco of tho base Ho upon its written
face. Other witnesses were called one
paper maker and two paper dealers but
tho thing was settled. The water-lined
datoof tho paper was evidenco enough.
A littlo after the Judge gave his chnrgo
about as brief a charge as I ever hoard. A
littlo longer, nnd we knew that the orphan's
wero tho true and the legally established
heirs to Jacob Ames's fortune. I will not
attempt to describe tho scene that followed.
Buflico it for me to say, that the perjured
parties were severely punished, whilo the
sun of joy and gladness cast its gracious
boams upon the beloved and deserving sis
ters. The Town or Sitka In Alaska.
Tho following not very cheerful pic
ture of tho town of Sitka, is from the pen
of a correspondent of tho Philadelphia
J'rtM :
Tho villago contains forty or fifty houses.
Tho population consists of one thousand
Indians and two thousand dogs. Of tho
dogs, all but ono are of tho same sharp
cared, wolfish type seen among tho Indians
of the plains. Tho exception was a bandy
legged, lop-eared cur of civilized breed, tho
only ono among the two thousand that
showed a lack of civility by barking at our
heels. The houses much more resemble the
semi-subterranean abodes of tho Lapland
ers and Esquimaux than tho wigwams of
American Indians. Like the oak described
by tho American poet, they extended as far
into tho earth as abovo it. Some of them
are twenty or thirty feet square, and built
of very wide cedar planks ; many of them
four feet across, worked out by these rude
people.
Wo entered several. Creeping through
apertures, both square and round, not more
than three feet in diameter, we descended
flights of steps into tho largo single room.
In the centre of oach a fire was built on tho
ground, and in the centre of each roof a
hole, out of which passed a small portion of
tho smoke, tho most of it remaining for tho
benefit of a salmon hanging over ourheads,
and to make soro eyes for the inmates. Tho
wholo inside is floored, except the fire-place
in the middle. On both sides are tho sleep
ing-places, covered with skins and blankets,
and in somo instances separated by low
partitions. In the rear and on sltclves be
low the dormitories were stored potatoes
and dried salmon in small bales, eovcrcd
with matting. Their largest potatoes aro
the sizo of a hulled walnut.
A Curiosity of the Ccuhiis.
It is now net down as a singular fact,
fully confirmed by statistics, that the num
ber of births varies greatly during tho dif
ferent months of tho year. Taking Con nee
tictit, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri,Ohio
and Vermont, for the years 18(19 and 1870,
aB samples, tho result proves that Juno
furnishes but few births, not one-sixth of
those which May brings forth. July has
about double tho number that June can
boast, but still is far below tho general av
erage. A'igust is next lowest lu produc
tiveuess. The other nine mouths of the
year maintain something like a general av
erage, with no mora of variation than may
be attributed to physical causos. To show
tho (lillercnce between May una June, we
will give tho number of births for these two
mouths in the respective Slates named:
Connecticut, May, 18i)0, June, 201); Maine,
May i;i02, June 283; Massachusetts, May
3,771, JuneS07; Missouri, May, 11,781, June
408; Ohio, May 7,803 Juno 1,050; Vermont,
May 844, June 128. This variation is too
marked to bo attributed to accident, and
tho physiological causes must furnish an in
teresting study to tho vital statist lean.
flT "Poos Isaao manifest any taste for
poetry, Mrs. Partington?" at-ked tho school
master's wife, conversing on Ihe merits of
tho youthful Partington. Tho old lady
was bnstingacliickcu w hich friends had sont
her from the country "Oh, yes!" said the
old huly.smiling; "he is particularly fond of
poultry, and it always seems us he can't
get enough of it." Tho old spit turned by
tho flreplaco iu reply to her answer, whilo
she was going on. "I menu" said tho lady,
"does he show any of the divine afflatus?"
The old lady thought a moment. "As for
the divine flatness, I don't know about it.
He's, had all the complaints of children,
and when he was buby he full and broke
the cartridge of his uoso ; but I hardly
think he's bad this that ' you speak of."
The roasting chicken hissed and spluttered
and Mrs. Partington busted again.
ALL A MISTAKE.
A CERTAIN sporting gentleman
named Wild had become enamored
of the only daughter of a wealthy nnd eo
ccntrio fox-hunter called St. Georgo, who
returned his passion with great sincerity.
For somo reason unexplained, however,
St. George was averse to their union ; al
though, as yet, no formal demand had
been mado for her hand. Taking courago,
never tho less, and with tho consent of the
young lady, Wild, who was in every way a
desirablo match wroto a straightforward
and manly letter to the "terriblo papa,"
asking tho willing fair ono in marriage; but
determined to espouse her privately in caso
of a refusal. Weeks passed by without
his having received any reply, and ho was
beginning to think about putting his own
design into excoution when one day, to his
unspeakable joy and surprise, ho received
a note from the old gentleman, approving
his suit and giving him permission to "call
at tho Grango" whenever he thought
proper.
Whilo tho ccstacies ovor this intelligence,
which reached him just as he and half a
dozen of his friends were about to sit down
to dinner a few lines arrived from a certain
Mr, St. John, from whom ho bod been
vainly endeavoring for some time to pur-
chaso a blood mare, as St, John stood out
for a mast exorbitant price, and with such
pertinacity that he, Mr. Wild, at last mado
up his mind not to take tho animal at any
sum. St. John leaving in tho meantime,
however, becomo sorely pressed for money,
was determined to come to terms ; and this
note was to appriso Wild that ho could now
havo tho mare for tho amount so often
refused. Wild, nevertheless, who still felt
suro of tho subject, determined to adhcro to
his resolution, and have nothing to do with
tho beast; and as it was still a few minutes
to dinner, he sat down nnd replied to St.
John in the following terms :
Sir: You havo taken such an unreason
able lenth of time to mako up your mind
about her, that I now wash my hands com
pletely of her ; so you may sel hor to some
other person. Yours, etc..
iiDWAIlD Wild.
But how widely different and bow warm
ly worded the epistle which ho penned at
tho same timo to bis intended father-in-law.
It ran thus:
Friday Evenino.
Dkati and Respected Sin : I have no
language to express my gratitude I shall
call and pay my respects when I have dis
posed of a few friends who are on tho eve
of sitting down to dinner with me.
l our very faithful servant,
Edwaiid Wild.
The two notes were instantly mailed to
gether; and so matters stood until St.
George about two hours afterwards, rushed
into the dining-room of tho happy suitor,
with a horse whip in his hand, and, to the
utter astonishment of those present, began
to belabor Wild most unmercifully, ex
claiming at every stroke : ,
" So I may sell her to some other person
may I? Eh I May I?"
In a moment however, tho guests, recov
ering themselves, rushed between the ma
niac and his paralyzed victim, when the
former dashed out of the house as precipi
tately as he had entered, gaining his own
residence, and, to tho astonishment of the
family, rushing into his study and locking
himself up, whilo refusing to hold the
slightest conversation with any ono.
In tho mean time, Wild and his friends
had arrived at tho conclusion that St.
George had becomo suddenly insane, and
wore about to look further into the matter,
when St. John was announced. At the
mere mention of his name, Wild becamo
exceedingly angry, and hastened to the
drawing room to demand the nature of his
visit. St. John was some what surprised
at the manner In which ho was received,
and began apologizing for his intrusion by
stating that as ho had a very importunate
creditor waiting on him, he took the lib
erty of making bis man bring ovor tho
mare, fearing that Mr. Wild, as he had
friends dining with him, might not be able
to mako it coiivouient to call, and in the
hopo that he would settlo for her at once.
On hearing this, Wild thought that the
whole world was going mud, but, collect
ing himself, ho exclaimed, furiously:
"What mare? Didn't I tell you I'd havo
nothing to do with her?"
" St. John supposing him to be in Jest,
or elated with wine, smiled complacently,
and taking a letter from his pocket-book,
handed it to him, uiking leisurely whether
that was his handwriting or not.
Tho first glimpse of the contents of tho
letter seemed to send Wild out of his
senses; for, with tho rapidity of lightning,
and without a single word of explanation,
he, in turn, flew out of tho bouse, In the
direction of the stables, and was about to
throw himself on ono'of his best racers,
when who should he perceive riding to
ward him, liko a madman, but St. George,
with an open letter in his hand and ex
claiming at the top of his voice:
" Oh I Mr. Wild I I'm a ruined man! I'm
a ruined man I You may come and mnrry
her this minute, if you like!"
Mutual explanations ensued, St. John's
letter had been put into St. George's box,
and vice versa, while neither gentleman
thought of looking ' ut the address of the
letter he hud recelvod until It was too lute.
St. George was the first to discover hi er
ror. He knew that Wild had been iu treaty
with St. John for tho mare, and that he
was annoyed at not being able to obtain
her without paying nearly double her value;
and he knew also that Wild had subse
quently made up his mind not to take tho
animal at any price. Thereforo, on hap
pening to get a glimpse of tho superscrip
tion, whilo twisting the noto in his fingers
on returning from the house of tho unsus
pecting victim, the whole truth burst upon
him at once, and sent him galloping off
again, without a single explanatory sent
ence to his startled wifo and daughter,
toward tho dwelling of his Intonod son-in-law.
A Strange Bedfellow.
The Baltimore American says: There ap
peared a few days since at a boarding house
in tho southern section of tho city, a natty
looking young man and engaged board,
but was informed by tho landlady that
owing to a pressure upon her accommoda
tions sho would be obliged to room tho new
comer with ono of her best boarders until
such time as a spare room could be had. To
this the young man assented, but not with
out somo reluctance, he stating that ha
preiered a room to himself, but under the
circumstances ho would room with the
"best boarder" for a few days.
The first night the new boarder retired
to rest ho did so iu tho dark, and insisted
on sleeping next to tho wall, and it was
noticed by the " best boarder" that his
chum occupied but little of the bed, sleep
ing as it were upon the rail. In the morning
tho new comer complained of feeling un
well, and did not leave his bed until after
his bedfellow had vacated tho room. For
three nights this same programme was fol
lowed, and on tho fourth morning a dis
covery was mado by the chambermaid
which created considerable excitement in
tho house, nnd which, when mado known
to tho "best boarder," paralyzed him with
astonishment.
On tho morning in question the chamber
maid entered the room of tho new boarder
just as ho was about adjusting his clothing
and discovered that tho "he" was a "she."
She now begged not to be exposed, but tho
chambermaid being unable to retain within
herself such a rich joke, especially after
what had befallen the " best boarder," dis
closed the secret wihch she had discovered,
and upon the landlady going in quest of the
bogus young man it was found that she had
fled the house. Since then it has been dis
covered that several articles of jewelry and
clothing have been missing.
, A Queer Case.
A Boston girl, who had more than once
during the continuance of a long engage
ment shocked her lover, a pious burgher of
tho Quaker City, by her declamations in
favor of free love, completely disgusted
him when the time of the marriago drew
near by refusing to submit to tho perform
ance of tho cer cmony, and offering herself
to his connubial embrace without tho sanc
tion of tho religious rite of legal authority.
In vain he remonstrated. Blio professed
herself ready to undergo all the pains and
pleasures of the marriage state, but to sub
mit to the tying of the nuptial knot she
would not. And when he demanded her
reasons for her extraordinary dislike to the
idea of clorical or magisterial intervention
she claimed that were she bound irrevoca
bly to him ho would take no pains to please
her, but wero sho free to leave him at any
time, her happiness would be his chief
thought to provide for ; aud then, too, she
wished to bestow her affections and em
braces on another man, if at any time she
should cease to lovo him. At this candid
avowal of her versatile proclivities he pro
fessed to consider their engagement broken,
but this she would not allow, and has en
tered a complaint against him for breach of
promise of marriage. Tho case promises
interesting developments at its trial, as of
course, the defence will be as abovo, that
"Barkis is willing," but the lady not.
A Divided Town.
The town of Bristol, in Tennessee and
Virginia, with a population of three thou
sand, is an anomaly among towns. The
place is located in two states, and tho state
line passes near the centre of the main
street, the rogues aud lawless know where .
it is to an inch. This lino used to be
deuply venerated, and in former years it
would have been considered a symptom of
decay of tho Republic for a Tennossee con
stable to cross tho street on to the sidewalk,
on tho sacred soil of Virginia, and arrest a
criminal. But the line is not now regarded
with such tender venoration. When a man
kills a another and steps over the lino for
protection, the officer steps after him and
fetches him back ; killing is consequently
not so popular as formerly. Each sldo of
the line has a separato mayor and board of
aldermen, and regulates its own affairs in
the senso contemplated by the Constitution.
Thoro are two papers published, ono' on
each side of the line. Each side also has
its schools and churches, but there is not
a dangerous number of either of these.
tW It will probably surprise a good
many people In this country, and would as
tonish more in Europe to loam that boards,
planks and scantling to the value of f 0,
655,102 have been imported in the United
State during the year, to say nothing of
the several hundred thousand dollars worth
of rough timber, and over two hundred '
thousand dollars worth of fire wood. ' '