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


grief which she caused to MS, at1 ] would
have comforted her in her Gofows.if Il
had known sooner of her return b France.
comprise her in my will. ~ Es,s tisdTl
| Madame de Villeboys, my hiuch be-
loved cousin, shall have the fiibt choice.
| M Yatry shall have the seccbd choice.
| Anne will take the remainink lot 'lssal
.Ahl ahl' said ;yatry, tSisier Egerie was
good one; that is rather cIe3er ON her
part ~
Anne will only have the afer bookH
exclaimed Madame de Villebds, laugh
ing aloud. ~ alasl
] The hota.y interrupted her tnlatly.5
Madame he ssid, tWlt6li ~ do, you
lok10ks es
"The two hundred thousand francs in
money
Have you quite made up your mind7'
Perfectly so.'
| The man of law addressing himself then
to the good feelings of the lady, said:
Madame, you are rich, and Anne has
nothing. Could you not le,we her this
lot and take the book of pnyers which
the eccentricity of the deceased had placed
on par with the other lots?'
You must be joking, NJ. Dubois!' ex-
claimed Madame dc Villeboys; you must
really be very dull not to see he intention
of Sister Egerie in all this. Our honored
cousin foresaw full well that her book of
prayers would fail to the lot d Anne, who
had the last choice -.
And what do You conclude from that?'
inquired the notary. .
i conclude that she meant to intimate
to her sister that repentance and prayer
were the only things she had to expect in
this world .-.
AS she finished these words, Madam
de Villeboys made definite selection Of
the ready money for her share. Mons.
Vatry, as may be easily imagined, Sc
lected the chauteau, furniture and jewels,
as his lot. s
Monsieur yatry,' said NJ. Dubois TO
that gentleman. even supposing that it
had been the intention of the deceased to
punish her sister, it would be noble on
your part, millionaire as you are, to give
up at least a po: ton of your share to Anne,
who wants it so much
Thanks for your kind advice, dear sir,
replied Vatrv; the mansion is situated on
the very confines Of my woods, and suits
me admirably; all the more so, that it is
furnished AS for the jewels of Sister
Egerie, they are "reminiscences which
never ought to part with .,.,.sr.s. t.
Since it is so. = said theftnetarY. .my
poor Madame Anne, here is the prayer
book that remains to YOU 6"'
Anne, attended by her son, a handsome
boy, with blue eyes, took her sisters old
prayer book, and making her son kiss il
after her, shc said:
Hector, kiss this book which belonged
to your poor aunt, who is dead, who would
have loved you had she known you
When you have learned to read you will
pray to heaven TO make you wise and good
as your father was, and happier than your
unfortunate mother
The eyes of those who were present
were filled with tears, notwithstanding
their efforts TO preserve an appearance O
|, Indifference.
The boy embraced the book with boy
ish fervor, and opened it afterward. r
'Ol mamma he said, what pretty'pic
tures' -..f..r4. III. ~A $40
.Indeed!' said the mother, happy il the
gladness Of her boy.
; Yes. The good Virgin, in red dress
!, holding the infant Jesus in her arms
But why. mamma, has silk paper beer
tput upon the pictures?' ..-s...-
so that they may not be injured, m.
? DEAR
l But, mamma, why are there ten sill
papers to each engraving?
The mother looked, and uttering sud
den shrek, fell into the arms of NJ. Dubois
, the notary, who, addressing those present
q said: ''' recon t'-i
Leave her alone--it won't be muci,
1 people don't die Of these shocks. As 70
, you, little one,' addressing Hector 'giv
me the prayer-bock, you win tear the ien
!, cravings. The inheritors withdrew, ma
u King various conjectures as to the cause {
I Anne's sudden illness, and the interes
, which the notary took in her. A mont
;. afterward they met Anne and her son, ez
9 ceedibgly well yet not extravaganza
= = dressed, taking an airing in a two hors
q chariot. This led them to make inquiries
}, and they learned that Madam Anne Ina,
q recently purchased hotel for one hundre
. and eighty thousand francs, and that sh
y was giving first-rate education to her sol
q The news came like a thunderbolt upo
j them Madam de Villeboys and M. d
Vatry hastened to call upon the notary I
ask for explanations. The good Dubo
4 was working at his desk. Perhaps "
q are disturbing you.' said the arrogant ol
lady. 1t !ssla ~
y No matter. I was in the net Of sottlin
= a purchase in the state funds for Mada'
I, Anne
: What exclaimed Vatry; after purch;
& sing house and equippages, she has sti
= money to irvest?'
:, Undoubtedly so.'
a But where did the money come from
:, 'Whatl did you not see?'
a 'When?' '
- When she shrieked upon seeing VIII
the prayer book contained which she ii