Folks said the old man wanted Rod to marry her -- dunno if 't was so or not . In the end , howsomever , he had to marry Min . Her brother got after him with a horse-whip , ye understand . Old Palmer was furious but he had to give in and Rod brought her home . She was a bit sobered down by her trouble and lived quiet and sullen-like at first . Her and Rod fought like cat and dog . Rose married Osh Fuller , a worthless , drunken fellow . He died in a year or so and left Rose and her baby without a roof over their heads . Then old Palmer went and brought her home . He set great store by Rose and he c ` d n't bear Min . Min had to be civil to Rose as long as old Palmer lived . Fin ` lly Rod up and died and 't was n't long before his father went too . Then the queer part came in . Everyone expected that he 'd purvide well for Rose and Min 'd come in second best . But no will was to be found . I do n't say but what it was all right , mind you . I may have my own secret opinion , of course . Old Palmer had a regular mania , as ye might say , for makin ' wills . He 'd have a lawyer out from town every year and have a new will made and the old one burnt . Lawyer Bell was there and made one ` bout eight months ` fore he died .
It was s ` posed he 'd destroyed it and then died ` fore he 'd time XXXXX make another .
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