Nearly one-half of her income had been cut off,
and her circumstances were, in consequence, greatly reduced. Her
health was feeble, having steadily declined since her removal from
S----. An occasional letter passed between her and my wife; and it
was in this way that I learned of her health and condition. How free
was all she wrote from repining or despondency--how full of
Christian faith, hope, and patience! You could not read one of her
letters without growing stronger for the right--without seeing the
world as through a reversed telescope.
A time was fixed for hearing the case, which, now that it assumed
this important shape, excited great interest among the people of
S----. When the matter came fairly into court, Mr. Wallingford
presented his clearly arranged documentary evidence, in proof of
Mrs. Montgomery's identity as the sister of Captain Allen, and
claimed the property as hers. He covered, in anticipation, every
possible ground of objection; bringing forward, at the same time,
such an array of precedents and decisions bearing upon the case,
that it was clear to every one on which side the decision would lie.
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