A Novel Contract. furniture, he passed all but the last few months of his life, having every want sup plied. Opposite to his couch hung the portrait of his daughter Theodosia; and for hours at a time he would silently gaze upon the face of his beloved child, whose tragic death he said, " had severed him from the human race." Early in the summer of 1836 he was re
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moved to Staten Island, where he was so much benefited by the sea air that the indomitable old hero actually dreamed of returning to the city and resuming his law business. But this was only the last glim mer of the dying lamp; and as the summer wore on he grew weaker day by day, until on the fourteenth of September, 1836, he passed away.
A NOVEL CONTRACT. THE man was lanky and ungainly, and the woman rather pretty, though evi dently an empty headed, silly little thing. They appeared together at the lawyer's of fice desiring to have him attest the legality of a document which the man had prepared at the cost of infinite labor and patience. In response to the lawyer's questions they divulged the fact that the wife had eloped a month before with another man, and a goodly share of the household effects, and on her return the forgiving husband desired some proof from her that her penitence was sincere, and at the same time some protec tion for the future. The following is the document H dec presented 17th 98.
this Contract is to Certfie agreement Betwen the said Parties the first Parties B. W. Jones an the secont Partey Marthe G. Jones of the city of h , do agree to Bury the truabel that Hapend On the 14 day Of Dec. 1898. the secont Partey Marthe G. Jones on that day lift Home an Childern an Went to Rochesty to Work for Alburt Hoge
an On the 17 day of dec, Returned Home to h ... to the first Party B. W. Jones, an the Buth Parties agree to Hear By agree to the folowing agreement that they Will the first time theat Eny thing acurs Betwen the Parties, an Eather Party, B.W. Jones or M. G. Jones disides to Part ther Home, they shall Just take the Close they Have in the House Hold, and leve all the House Hold goods and the 3 Childern, Tomy J., Merty R. an L. S. Jones With the Party that is lift Behind. He shall Have full Charge Of all the goods in the House an the three Childern Hear By menchund a Bove. An Both agree to Hear after be as Hasbun an Wife should, By Eachother, an Eather Partey fails to full fill this agreeament the Other Partey is to Have full Control 1 Of all that is spefied in thaes ritins, an the Partey that goes Back On the agreament is to lose all titill in goods Or Childring, an the party that stands to the Paprs shall for efer Controll all hear By spefied. B. W. Jones. Marthe G. Jones.
