. Godey's lady's book . ,„ ,.,, ? ??.;. • . , /.??. GODEYS JaWs pal atiJtr i|app£ PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY, 1862. THE DEED OF THE DARWIN HOMESTEAD. BY VIRGINIA F. TOWN SEND. Never, Mrs. Pierson, never! exclaimedold Squire Darwin, in a voice of thunder; andhe set down his foot upon the floor in a way toemphasize the voice. I will never leave onedollar of my property to Edward Darwin, orany of his heirs. My mind has long been set-tled there. Wall, Squire Darwin, of course you 11 dowith your own property as you think best;still, it seems to me that when a man is standinonly a few days this side of t
. Godey's lady's book . ,„ ,.,, ? ??.;. • . , /.??. GODEYS JaWs pal atiJtr i|app£ PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY, 1862. THE DEED OF THE DARWIN HOMESTEAD. BY VIRGINIA F. TOWN SEND. Never, Mrs. Pierson, never! exclaimedold Squire Darwin, in a voice of thunder; andhe set down his foot upon the floor in a way toemphasize the voice. I will never leave onedollar of my property to Edward Darwin, orany of his heirs. My mind has long been set-tled there. Wall, Squire Darwin, of course you 11 dowith your own property as you think best;still, it seems to me that when a man is standinonly a few days this side of the grave, he dbetter lay down his enmities and heart-burninsafore he gets farther, as they 11 only be a sor-row and burden to him if they re carried be-yond. She said it without fear or flinching,the little, brave, black-eyed woman, and shelooked the proud, indomitable old man steadilyin the face as she spoke. Old Squire Darwin winced a little. Thesewords were facts which there was no gettingaside, and they confronted him now withterrible earnest
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