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Such was the actual wording of the will 'the man who first reached': and from this loose method of designating the person intended had immediately burst forth a prolonged heat of controversy in Europe and America as to whether or no the testator meant the Chief of the first expedition which reached: but it was finally decided, on the highest legal authority, that, in any case, the actual wording of the document held good: and that it was the individual, whatever his station in the expedition, whose foot first reached the 90th degree of north latitude, who would have title to the fortune.
One beautiful sunny afternoon they rode up on top of a Fifth Avenue motor 'bus to 90th Street, and Godmother pointed out the houses of many multi-millionaires. She knew things about many of them, too sweet, human, heart-touching things about their disappointments and unsatisfied yearnings which made one feel rather sorry for them than envious of their splendours.
During the battle, many instances of the greatest bravery are recorded. Private Ainsworth, of the 90th, was seen to leap upon the shoulders of a savage, who, in company with another, had endeavoured to cross the flat land and get shelter, wresting his gun and felling him to the earth with the butt of it, then securing the rifle firing at and killing the other Indian.
But human beings, he said, were free agents, with power to stop their ears, and turn a callous consciousness to the whispers and warning indications of Heaven; and he believed, he said, that the time was now come when man would find it absolutely in his power to stand on that 90th of latitude, and plant an impious right foot on the head of the earth just as it had been given into the absolute power of Adam to stretch an impious right hand, and pluck of the Fruit of Knowledge; but, said he his voice pealing now into one long proclamation of awful augury just as the abuse of that power had been followed in the one case by catastrophe swift and universal, so, in the other, he warned the entire race to look out thenceforth for nothing from God but a lowering sky, and thundery weather.
"To what regiment did you belong, young man, before you joined the 90th?" asked the sergeant, thinking that he had caught a deserter. "To none," I answered. "Not so sure of that," said he. "A man may have learned to drill without being a soldier," I remarked quietly. He said nothing; but I had better have held my tongue.
But I declare that I can remember little of that Legend now, although I am impressed with the belief that my kinswoman's married name was not mentioned. That it was merely set forth that she was the Lady D , whose maiden name was A. G., and that she died in London in the 90th year of her age, King George I. being king of England.
Lieutenant Nicholson, R.A., and Lieutenant Bright of the 90th were killed, Major Hackett and several other officers being severely wounded. Many weeks now passed without striking events, and the greatest discontent was caused by the long inactivity.
At the time appointed, the advance began; but several large buildings, strongly fortified, had to be stormed, the Dilkoosha, Martiniere, and finally the Secunderbagh, in which place upwards of 2000 rebels were killed. These operations occupied till the afternoon of the 17th, when the mess-house was gallantly stormed by a company of the 90th, a picket of the 53rd, with some Punjaub infantry.
But the 90th did not come, and his place and his names had a peculiar reference to all that which has been performed in the Cathedral Church of Boston by our instrumentality; but I had received no communication in regard to him.
P. Steven and the officers of the 90th Regiment, which he describes as 'a marvellous slaughter of woodcocks, after which he sailed to Missolonghi, where he arrived on January 23. The letters describe his further experiences. H.M.S. 'Alacrity, Gibraltar: Nov. 29, 1823. 'My dearest Father,
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