Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-16
4 FRENCH WILL STORY.

And her wili.'
is going to be opened here immedi
atcly by her solicitor
Shall we inherit anytiin5:'
1T must be supp 'sed SO; we have
claims
who is that miserably- dressed per
sonage who intrudes, herself herc.'
Oh. she. sail the little man, sneer
ing, she won't have much in the will
she is sister to the deceased"
whit, that Anne who we ld,d in lS19
man of nothing an officer
Precisely so.'
She must have 20 small amount o
impudence to present herself here. befor,
a respectable family.
The more so as Sister Eserie, of no.
bic birth, had never forgiven her that
meSaliiance.'
Anne moved at This time across tn,
room in which the family of the deceas
cd were assembled. / She was pale; hel
fine eyes were filed with tears, and hel
fare was farrowed by care with preco
cious wrinkles.
What do you come here for ? said
wih Jr,at haughtincss, Malame de Viii
'cboys, the lady who, moment before
had been interrogatins the little man
who inherited with her.
Ma ame, the poor lady replied, with
humility. Il do not c1mo here to claim a
part of what does not belong 10 me
come sole y to see NJ. Dabois, my pool
sisters solicitor, to inquire if she spoke
OF me at her last hour
what do you think people busy
themselves about you ar,osantly OBJ
scrrcl Malamc de Villeooys; "the dis
grace of Il great house-you, who weddel
man Of nothing, soldier Of Bona
parts !,
'Mldam, my hu.5anl, although a
child of the people, was a brave soldier
and what is better, an hoaest man," ob-
i served Anne.
At this moment a venerable personage
The notary Dubois, m,ic his appearance
Cease he said ito reproach Anne
with union which her sister has f,ryiv-
en- her. Anne loved pclerous, brave
and good man, who had no other crime
to 'eproach himself with than his poverty
and the obscurity Of his name. Never
;hecss, had he lived, if his family had
known him as | knew him, [, his old
friend. Anne would be at this time happy
and respected
But why is this woman here ?
Because it is her place to be here,
said the notary grsvcly; Il myself re-
iqqcs.cd her to attend here
NJ Dubois then proceeded toopcn the
will:
Il, bein. sounl in min AMI heart,
E-eric lie Bamfre ming. retired as d
boardcr in the convent Of the Sisters o.
the Sacred .1eart Of Jesus, dictate the
! following wishes as the expression of my
formal desire and principal cIAuse of my
tastame
After my l,ceasc there viii be found
two hundred thousand francs in money at
my ,tarys be,i!es jtwc!ry, clothes, an
furniture. As also a chlteau worth two
ullNIci lHpI>Atl-I lIillNs.
In the convent where | have been
residing there will only be found my
book, .iIeures de la Verge, holy vol
ume. which rem ans as it was when |
took it with me at he time Of the emf
grafton | desire that these three objec
BE- aevided into three lots.
The fist lot, the two hundred thou
sand francs in money.
The second lot, the chateau, furniture
and jewels.
The third lot, my box, 'Heurcs de
la Verge
4 have parLoned my sister Anne the
grief which she caused to us, and |
would have comfortcd her IN her sorrows
if | had known sooner of her return to
France. | comprogn Sc her in my will.
Madame de VilIeboys, my much be-
owed cousin shall! have thu first choice.
M Vatry. my brother-in.iaw, shall
have the soconl choice,
Anne Will take the remainin- lot
AN! al, s1jl Vatry, sister E,erie
gl> "a .p1loIe: tat i, rather clever on
il put.
'.i9n. viii only has. tA PrlYcr-5oo}!
exclaimed Ma lrn3 i. Nilleboys, laugh
ing a,oui. The noto'y interrupted her
j7cularly.
'M.llme, h, sail, which lot do You
chooSc?'
The Two hanlrel thousand francs III
money
Have yoa quite made W your mind 2
Perfectly so.'
The m n of Inv, al!r rsSin5 hims If
then to the COOL i',eIinS Of the lady,
sail, 'Madame, yoH are r3ch, and Anne
has nothing. Could you not leave her
ths lot ana tlke the book Of prayers,
which tn, ececutrici'y Of the deceased
has placed ON a par with tac other lots.
You must be joking, VI. Dubois = cx
c,aimel Mi,am2 de Nllleboys; you
must really be very dnll not to see the
intention of Sister E+erie in all this
Oar hocored cousin f1resaw full well
that her book of prayers would fall to
the lot Of Anne, who hid the last
choice.
'And what Il, you conclude from
that , inquired the notary.
Il conclude that she meant to intimate
to her sister that repentance and prayer
were the only help she had to expect in
this world.
As she finished these words, Madame
de Villeboys made a defnite selection
of the ready money for her share. Mon
sieur Vatry, as may be easily imagined,
selected the chateau. furnitare and jewels,
as his lot.
sMonsieur Vatry.' sail M. Dubios To