the use of money? Who supports the family, I should like to know?"

"I help," answered Josiah, meekly.

"And precious little you help," returned his wife, sarcastically. "So
far as you are concerned, we should all be in the poor house long
before this. No, Josiah, the money must come into my hands. I'll give
you a good allowance, and hire an errand boy so that you needn't have
to carry round bundles. You ought to be contented with that."

As no legacy had yet been received, Mr. Pinkerton thought it best not
to continue the discussion. Indeed, he was rather afraid of his
imperious wife, who held the reins of authority, and whom he did not
dare to dispute.

The two other relations were, first, a brown-faced and brown-handed
farmer, Alonzo Granger, and an old lady, of seventy or thereabouts--
Miss Nancy Carter, a sister of the deceased. For years she had lived
on a small pension from her brother, increased somewhat by knitting
stockings for the neighbors. She, indeed, was the only real mourner.
The rest were speculating about how far they were likely to be
benefited by the death of the deceased, of whom they had seen but
little in life. Even Herbert, though impressed by the presence of
death, could hardly be expected to feel deep grief for a man who had
neglected his mother in his life.

Of the funeral rites it is unnecessary to speak. We are interested in
what came afterwards.

The relations were quietly notified to meet at five o'clock in the