Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-27
THR OPENING OF THE WILL.
sCRIBEs LAST STORY.

tIs she dead then?n
ayes, madame" replied a little gentle
man, in brown coat and short breeches.
"And her will ~
'Is going to be opened here Immediately
by her solicitor
"Shall we inherit any thing2"
tit must be supposed SO; we have
claims"
"Who is this miserably-dressed person
age who intrudes herself here2
"Oh, She" replied the little man sneer-
ingly, "she won't have much in the will
she is sister TO the deceased"
"Whatl that Anna, who welded in 1912
o man Of NOTTINGHAM ofieer2
"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 Egrie, of noble
birth, had never forgiven her for that mis-
alliance"
Anne moved at this time across the room
in which the family of the deceased were
assembled. She was pale; her eyes were
filed with tears, and her face was fur
rowed by care with preccoious wrinkles.
"What do you come here for for ?" said
who, a moment before, had been interrogat-
ing the little man who inherited with her.
"Madame," the poor lady replied with
humility, 81 do not come here to claim o
part of what does not belong to me; l came
solely to see NJ. Dubois, my sisters solicit
tor, to inquire if she spoke Of me at her
last hour"
"What! do you think that people busy
A. oh,
served Madame de Villeboys "the disgrace
of great house-you who welded man
of nothing, o soldier of Bonaparte?"
MADAME, my husband, although o child
Of the people, was brave soldier, and
what is better an honest man" replied
Anne.
At this moment, venerable parsonage,
the notory Dubois, made his appearance.
"Cease," said he, ''to reproach Anne with
a union which her sister has forgiven her.
Anne loved a generous, good and brave
man. who had no other crime to reproach
himself with than the obscurity Of his
name. Nevertheless had he lived, if his
family had known him as knew him-l,
his old friend-Anne would now be happy
and respected
"But why is this woman here 2 said the
notary grayely. IL, myself requested her
to be here
N. Dubois then proceeded to open the
will.
81, being in sound mind and heart, Egrie
de Demfremeg, retired as bOarder in the
Convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus, dictate the wishes as the express
sion of my formal desire, and principal
clause Of my settlement:
CATER my decease there will be found
two hundred thousand francs at my no.
tary's besides jewelry, clothing and furni-
ture, as also a chateau, worth two hundred
thousand francs.
"In the convent where have resided
will be found q book, holy volume, re-
naming as it was when took it with me
at the time Of the emigration. desire
that three objects be divide into three lots.
'The first lot, the two hundred thousand
francs in money.
"The second lot, the chateau, furniture
and jewels.
"The third and last lot, my book
HelreS de Ia Verge.
II have pardOned my sister Anne the
grief she has caused us, and ] would have
comforted her sorrows had known sooner
her return to France. comprise her
in my will"
MADAME de Villeboys, my much-be-
loved cousin, shall have the first choice.
IN. Yatry, my brOther-in-law, shall have
the second choice.
"Anne will take the remaining lot"
"Ah, ahr' said Vatry, ''Sister Egrie was
very good one; that is rather clever on
her part
"Anne will, then, only have the prayer
book exclaimed Madame de Villeboys
laughing aloud
The notary interrupted her jocularity.
MADAME said he, (which of these two
lots do you choose?'
The two hundred thousand francs il
money"
"Have you quite made up your mind 2
"Perfectly So"
The man Of the law, addressing himsel
to the good feelings of the lady, said:
MADAME, you are rich, and Anne ha
nothing. Could you not leave this an
take the book Of prayers which the eecen
tricity Of the deceased has placed on pa
with the other lot y
"You must be joking, NJ. Dubois ey
claimed Madame de Eilleboys; "you mus
really be dull not to see the intention
Sister Egrie in all this. Our honore
cousin foresaw full we'll that her book
prayers would fall to the lot Of Anne, WI
had the last choice
"And what do you conclude from that
inquired the notary.
~ conclude that she intended to int
mate to her sister that repentance an
prayer were the only hope that she hJ
now to expect in this world"
As she finished these words, Madame
Villeboys made definite selection of Il
ready money for her share. NJ. Vatry,
may easily be imagined selected the cha
eau, furniture and jewels as his lot.
"Monsieur Vatry," said M. Dubois
that gentleman, seven suppose it had be,
the intention of the deceased to puni
her sister, it would be honorable on 70
part, millionaire as you are, 10 give
least portion Of your share to Anne, W
is in want Of it,"
Thanks for your kind advice, dear sil
replied Vatry ''the mansion is situated
the very confines of my woods and suits Q
mirably, oil the more so that it is rea
furnished. As TO the jewels of sister Egr
they are "reminiscences which one oug
never 10 part with"