The Feliciana Democrat., 1856-01-19
CAPTAIN COLES LAST WILL.

IL il generally known that this es.mable gentle
man departed this life, last week, but 1t is not so
well known that he made last will and testament.
The opening and proof of this document forms an
important part Of the legal business Of this week.
The package itself was n Formidable looking one
aud the eyes of the executor and eSpcctant egaees,
ylisteued with delight when said package first made
It's appearance. At the appointed hour, the cxccu-
TOR in a brown coat, and the lawyer in blue coat,
Nxd the egatees in coats of brown and blue, with the
witnesses summoned for the occasion, presented
themselves with the precious document, beiore the
clerk Of the Court That officer having been re-
Gently elected, was about for the first time to per-
form high official duty. He looked unusually sol
rmn and digniGed. and Withdrawing bis pipe from
his mouth in the most respectful manner took oil his
hat for the occasion,
al present you, SIR said the executor. labor;ng
10 keen down his excitement the last will and les,
lament OF Captain G. Fingall Cole" The clerk re-
ccived the package, examined it carefully, and with
scissors well sharpened for the OCCASION proceeded
10 open it, 1t was avery large blldic cnveloped n
paper. First there brown envelope there
was then another brown one then another. and an
alhor. There was then q blue envelope, aud anoth
er then another, another, and a fifth. There was
WAS then red envelope, and another rcd and n
third. by this time the executor was in II fearful
state of excitement. II had been rumored that the
Captain had eft him a large and very valuable tract
OF land the Mississippi river, on the condition Of
ls burying his body in the Cathedral of Augusta.
The witnesses began to manifest some little mpa-
t.encc but the clerk after short pause, began to
nnroll again. The next was white envelope, then
another white one, and another and another, till a
si2th was removed. At last. ont il came and to the
nnnzemcnt Of executor lawyer, clerk, witnesses and
vuiting lcgalees, the following papers made their
apoe aranee:
lsl Route Of Sands, Lcet & Cos Hippofaerlan
Arena Company for 1913.
I'd The shorter catechism.
"a. Bryant's pumonic waters.
9Th. Picture of Cupid with bundle OF arrows
9TH Label of Persian cream
lis that all ~ said the astonishcd executor. +" Is
~, all ~ cried the lawyer. " Is that al?'' exclam
"a the waiting legatces. The spectators looked
~ each other the witnesses looked again at the
Will,n and all looked at the executor Some one
mI.tcrcd something not distinctly heard, about " a
large and very valuable tract of land" on the Mis-
.sBippi river and fome else mut tered something
atoUt a hoax. f" J am not here to be hoaxcd." said
BE clerk who had been just inductcd into Office
Nor !" sad The anxious executor in the brown
,ot,t. Nor IW said the lawyer in the blne coat.
Nor ' said each OF the lcgatees in brown and blue
!, ats "Nor | ~ scvera!ly cried the witnesses and
80 demand our fees" The deputy drew himself to
hs full height and his broad face assuming all the
J. ATTY which had been gathering in his family for
sIrec centuries back, exclaimed, Gentlemen there
peyer was hoax pcrpptraed in this very honorable
..nJ lucrative Office. Aye, say honorable, while
yaS at the head Of IT. and continued he, III there
as been ono now" looking wrathfuly at the clerk
tlect .. am not responsible for it," :" ! move"
.aid the lawyer shat the executor and witnesses
iey the costs of this proceeding, that the man who
fra, mentions it, be fined ten dollars, and that this
citing do now adjourn"