Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-02-06
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A FRENCH WILL STORY.

"Yes, madam" replied liftle gentleman
in brown coat and short breeches.
and her will?"
ais going TO he opened here Immediately
by her solicitor"
Shall we inherit anJthing?"
at must be supposed so we have claims" I"
"Who is that miserably dressed parsonage
who intrudes herself here?"
"Oh, she,' said the little man, sneering-
"she won't have much in the will she is sis
ter TO the deceased"
"What, that Anne, who welded in 1912 a
man of nothing-an oflcerv ~
"Precisely So"
"She must have no small amount of i;nru
dence to present herself here; before re-
spectacle family
tile more so, as Sister Egerie, of noble
birth, had never forgiven her that meSGiH-
Unce"
Anne moved at this time across the room
in which the family Of the deceased were as
sembed. She was pale, her fine eyes were
filed with tears, and her face was furrowed
by care with precocious wrinkles.
"W hat do you come here for ?" said, with
great haughtiness, Madame de Villeboys,
the lady who, moment before, had been in
terrogatiug the little man who inherited with
her
MADAM" the poor lady replied, with hu-
mility, II do not come here to claim part
Of what does not belong to me ; come solely
to see NJ. Dubois, my poor sisters solicitor,
to inquire if she spoke of me in her last
hours"
what do you think people busy them.
selves about you ?" arrogantly observed Mad
an de Nileboys "the disgrace of great
house-you, who welded man Of nothing, a
soldier Of Bonaparte's."
MADAM, my husband, although q child of
the people, was 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 Anne with
union which her sister has forgiven her.
Anne loved a generous, brave, and good man,
who had no other crime to reproach himself
with than his poverty and the obscurity of
his name. Nevertheless, had he lived, if his
family had known him as knew him, l. his
oldafriend, 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, gravely; 81 myself requested her
to attend here"
NJ. Dubois then proceeded to open the
will:
II, being sound in mind and heart, Egeria
de Damenng, retired as a 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
clause Of my testament:
AFTER my decease there will be found two
hundred thousand francs in money at my
notary's, besides jewelry, clothes, and furni-
ture, as also chateau worth two hundred
thousand francs
"ln the convent where have been residing
there will only be found my book. "Heures
de la Vierge," holy volume, which remains
as 1t was when took it with me at the time
of the emigration. / desire that three OBJ
jects be divided into three lots
"The first lot, the two hundred thousand
francs 10 money.
"fhe second lot, the chateau, furniture and
jewels.
"Thc third lot. my book, "Heures de la
Verge."
81 have pardoned my sister Anne the grief
which she has caused TO us, and | would have
comforted her in her SORROWS if ] had known
sooner of her return TO France. / comprise
her in my will
IN Madame de Villeboys, my much beloved
cousin, shall have the FIRST choice.
IN. Fatry, my brother-iD-law, shall have
thessecond choice.
"Anne will take the remaining lot"
"Ah ah !" said Yatry, "Sister Egerie was
good one; that is rather clever on her
part"
Anne will only have the prayer-book p
exclaimed Madame de Villeboys, laughing
aloud. The notary interrupted her jocularly.
Madame" he said, (which lot do you
| choose 7"
"rhe two hundred thousand francs in
! money"