The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-03-18
A French will Story.

"And her will!"
"Is going to be opened here Immediately
by her solicitor"
"Shsll we inherit anything!"
at must be supposed SO; we have claims.
"Who is this miserably dressed person.
age who intrudes herself here?" -
"oh, she," said the little man sneeringly;
"she won't have much in the will; she is a
sister Of the deceased"
"What! that Anne who welded in 1872
man Of NOTTINGHAM officer o..
"Preciscly So"
''She must have no small amount OF impu.
dence to present herself here, before q re-
spectacle family" | @
"The more SO as sister Egerie, Of noble
birth, had never forgiven her for that mesal.
lance" = .,....s .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 filled with tears, and her face was fur.
rowed by care with precocious wrinkles.
"Whnt do you come here for!" said, with
great haughtiness, Madame de Villeboys,
the lady who, momont before, had been
interrogating the little man who inherited
with her.
Madame" the poor lady replied with hu.
mility, II do not come here to claim part
of what does not belong to me; came here
solely to see Mr.. Dubois, my poor sisters
solicitor, to inquire il she spoke of me at her
last hour"
"What do you think people busy item.
selves about you9" arrogantly observed Ma.
dame de Villeboys; "the disgrace of great
house-you, who welded man Of nothing,
a soldier of Bonaparte !" ..-
MADAME, my husband, although child Of
the people, was brave soldier, and, what is
better, an honest man." observed Anne.
At this moment venerable parsonage.
the notary Dubois, made his appearance.
"Cease," he said, "to reproach Anne with
union which her sister had forgiven her.
Anne loved generous, brave, and good
man, who had no other crime to reproach
himself with than bis poverty and obscurity
Of name. Nevertheless, had he lived, if his
family had known him as | knew him, I, his
old friend, Anne would be at this time happy
and respected"
"But why is this wtman here!"
"Becuuse it is her place to be here" said
the notary, grave.y;"I myself requested her
to attend here" .-'
M. Dubois then proceeded to open the
will.
II, being sound in mind and heart, Egerie
de Damireming, retired os boarder in the
convent Of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Of Jesus, dictate the following wishes as the
expression Of my formal desire and principal
elodse 0f my testament:
"After my decease there will be found two
hundred thosand francs Iii money at my no.
tary's, besides jewelry, clothes and furniture
dc also chateau worth two hundred thou
sand francs"
''In the convent where have been resid.
ing will he found my book. 'Heures de Ia
vierge,' R6ly volume, which remains as il
was when took it with me atthe time oi
the emigration. l desire that these three
bjectS be divided into three lots.
"The first lot; the two hundred thousand
francs in mohey.
"The second lot, The chauteau, furniture
and jewels.
"The third lot, my book. 'HeureS de ID
VERGE
II have pardoned my sister Anne the griei
which she has caused US, and Iwould have
comforted her sorrows, il had known soon
er of her return to France. com prise heI
in my will. @>@"N
"Madame de Villeboys, my much beloved
cousin, shall have the first choice.
an. Vatry, my brother-in.law, shall have
the second choice.
"Anne will take the remaining lot"
"Ah ah 20 said Vatry, "sister Egerie wa
4 COED one; that is rather clever on hel
part"
Same will only have the Prdyer.book =
exclaimed Madame de Villeboys, laughing
aloud. The notary interrupted her jocu
larly. ... .... y. ..a
"Madame," he said, (which lot do yor
chooser'
"The two hundred thousand francs il
money"
"Hase you Quite made Up your mind"
| "Perfestly So"
The man Of law; addressing iiimself ther
to the good feelings Of the lady said:
"Madame, you are rich and Anne haI
nothing. Gould you not leave this lot, ant
take Tire book Of prayers which the ecEen
uicity Of the deceassd has placed on pa
with the other lots!"
i "YOu must be jskfhg, III. Dubois" e4-
claimed Madame de villeboys; "you mus
really be dull not to see the intention 0
slater Egerie in allthis. Our honored cousil
foresaw full well, that her book of prayet
would fall to tho lot Of Anne, who had tn
last choic5." >..~-s
4 "Apd what do you conclude from that!
inquired the notary.
- conclude thar che ATTENDED to intihiSt
to heF sister that repentance and praye