Their manner was that of
men utterly confounded. If the property in question had been held by
them as really their own, they could hardly have exhibited more
feeling.
After the will was entered at the proper office, and thus made
public, the following paragraph appeared in our "Weekly Star"--
"_Remarkable Discovery of a Will._--A singular circumstance happened
in our town last week, no less than the discovery of a new and more
recent will of the late Captain Allen, by which all of his large
property is devised to his sister and her heirs. It was found in a
secret drawer, contained in an antiquated French Secretary, which
Dr.----bought when the furniture of the Allen House was sold,
previous to a renovation of the old mansion for the residence of Mr.
Ralph Dewey. The late Mrs. Montgomery, who resided for a time at the
Allen House, was sister to Captain Allen, and her daughter is now
the wife of our townsman, Henry Wallingford, Esq. We congratulate
the parties on the good fortune which has come to their door."
The marriage of Mr. Dewey took place within a month after the
discovery of this will, and he brought his new wife to S----,
installing her as mistress of the Allen House.
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