Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-11
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A FRENCH WILL. STORY

is She dead, then!
Yes, madam, replied gentleman in
brown coat and short breeches.
And her WHIP
is going to be opened here immedi-
ately by her solicitor
'Shail we inherit anytbipg?'
1T must be supposed SO; We have
claims .a ..s.s 49,. 81 ..s.ar
Who is that miserably dressed per-
sonage who intrudes herself here?'
'Oh, she,' said the little man sneering,
'she won't lave much in the will; she is
sister to the deceased
what! that Anne, who welded in 1919
man Of nothing-an officer?'
Precisely So
She must have no small amount of i'm
pudence to present herself here, before a
| respectable family
The more SO, as Sister Egerie, of noble
birth, had never forgiven her that meSaI-
lance f'#ra 'r't-" a
| Anne moved at this time across the
room IN which the family of the deceased
were assembled. She was pale, her fine
eyes were filed with tears, and her face
was furrowed by care with precocious
| wrinkles. ~
what 60 you come here for?' said, with
great haughtiness, Madame de Villeboys.
the lady who, a moment before, had been
interrogating the little man who Inherited
with her.
Madame the poor lady replired, with
humility, Il do not come here to claim q
part of what does not belong TO me-
come solely to see Mr. Dubois, my pool
sisters solicitor, to inquire il she spoke
of me at her last hour igs-'-af
what do you think people busy them
selves about youP arrogantly observed
Madame de Villeboys; 'the disgrace Of {
great house-you, who welded man o
nothing; soldier of Bonaparte'sv =
'Madam, my husband, although chile
of the people, was a brave soldier, and
what is better, an honest man. observed
Anne.
At this moment a venerable parsonage
the notary Dubois, made his appearance
Cease he said, 'to reproach Ann,
with union which her sister had forgivel
her. Anne loved brave, generous ant
good man, who had no other crime to re
,, proach himself with than his poverty ant
the obscurity of his name. Nevertheless
had he lived, if his family had known hin
as knew him, his old friend-Ann
3 would be at this time happy and re
: spected.' $50 7i se-aia7 ,st s5i,
! But why is this woman here?'
Because it is her place to be here sail
n the notary, gravely; Il myself requeste'
a her to attend here!' tar ~ b,e
i M. Dubois then proceeded to open tn
r will: Il, being sound in mind and heart
n Egeriede Damfreming, retired as boarde
' lin the convent of the Sisters of the Sa
9 Icred Heart of Jesus, dictate the followin,
i | wishes as the expression of my forms
n desire and principal clause Of my tesla
q Dlent: ~ oaHt saft,f ,i.- rs 10.
d After my decease, there will be foun
/. two hundred thousand francs in money Q
s my notary's, beside jewelry, clothes an
: furniture, as alsoIa chauteau worth tw
q hundred thousand francs
Il 'ln the convent where have been re
r siding, there will only be found my booI
'Heures de In Varge, holy volume, whic
remains as II was when I took il with m
= at time OF the emigration. desire thes
g objects to be divided into three lots: s,-
q The first lot, the two hundred thOI
~ sand francs In money. t- :
rs The second lot, the chauteau, furnituI
= and jewels t,d.,
The third lot, my book, Heurs de
------erge.'