Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-03-27

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hi Sand her will 9,s
! sis going % be opensd haFe inmedi
] a5aiy bT her solieifor.s
sShan we inherit anythiag 20
Il aH nanst Be euppossd sog We hav
/ elaims.n te
aWho ID this saissrahIe dressed psrso,
IaSe who intrudes herself hare fu
so, she,n replied she listle man. snesx
Iingiy. sshs wont hare mach IN sbe viii
shs Il sister 10 she decesssd.v y
Il "Whas that Anne, who welded In 18I.
| . man oE nothing -an skees ~
4 "Preeisely 20.
kfShs muss hare no small amoant q
Impndancs 10 presen1 herself hare, befogl
| o respectable family
"The more 80, ~ sister Egrfe Of aobll
BIRTH had never forgiven her for sias
mesallianee.s
Anne moved at this time aaross the room
in which the family ef fhs decsased wer,
assembled. She was pale; her ewes wegs
IGiled With fmers, and haT face was fafrow.
I'd by card xsth predoeious wrinkles.
"What do ron come here for a's said
Madame de ViIleboys, with great haugh-
illness, who q moment baAsFs had been Ia
sterrogating the little man who Inherited
with her. = @E
asMadans,n ths poor lady replied, with
humility, 81 do not come here TO claim 4
part of what does not heiang 20 me;
came solennly to see III. Dubois, my SIS
ssr's SOLICITOR 10 iaqaire Il she spoke of
me at her Lass hour" -
ssWhss! do you shiak people busy them
selves abous you f'' arrogantiy observed
afadams de Villsboys; aEhe disgraes Of /.
great house-yon, who welded a Tnsn oi
nothing, soldier Of Bonapssts1 20 ~
s'Madams, my husband, afthugh child
of the people, WAS . brave soldier, and,
what 10 better, an honest uaan," observed
Anne. :, ,Etfs
At this moment vensrabis parsonage,
the notary Dubois, made his appearance.
-"Cease,n he said, ato approach AnHe
with union whish heE sister has forgis-
en- her. Anne loved brave, generous
and good man who had no oEzaer crime 10
approach himself with than poverty and
tha obscurity Of his name. Nevertheless,
had he lived, if his family had known hin
as knew him--I, his odd friend Anne
would now be happy and respected p
ssBut why Ia this woman heRefa
Said the notary, gravelyy II myself re-
auested her to be here"
III. Dubois then proeeedsd 70 open the
viii.
81, being sound In mind and heart,
Egrie de Demfremeg, retired 80 q boaxder
In the Convent Of the Sisters Of tha Sacred
Heart Of Jesus, dictate sha following wisf-
81 as the expression Of my formal desire
and principle clause of my testament:
SAfter my decease there viii be found
two hundred thousand frances in money at
my notary's, bssides jeweIry, oioshss and
farniture, as also . chateau worth sHe
hundred thousand frances. -
Sin the ccugapt, where 1 have been re-
siding will be found ny book, Heaares de
Ia Verge, a holy volume which remains
as 1t was when took 1t with me at the
time of emigration desire that these
three objects be divided into three lots.
; NThe FIRST iof the two hundred thousand
frances in money. #a
"The second lot, the chsta&a, faTaitssre
aaa jewels. -
"fbe third and last lot, my book Hsa-
E&s pe Ia bsergss = r. a#
81 have paFdoned nag sister Anne the
grief she has caused us, aad would have
comfarted her sorTows, had known soon
Ut Of her return 70 France. Ieompramize
her in my will. "
fs'lMadame de ViiIeboya, my mach be-
ioyed cousin, shall have tha first choice.
EsM. Vatrys ny brother in-law, shah
have the second choice.
ssAnne viii take the remaining lot."
'sAh, ah!" said VatEy fsgister Egrie
was very good one that il rather clever
On her part.a es
'sAnne will then only hare the prayer
book, p exclaimed Madame de Yilleboys,
laughing aloud. :
The notary interrupted hes ioeaiaxity.
ssMaaame," said he. sfwhich of kheze
iots do you choose 20
ssThe two hundred thousand frances In
money" t3
SHAVE yeu quite aada up your zaina2''
"Pcrfectly so.n f
The man Of the Law, addressing himself
to the good feelings of the lady, said:
"Aadame, you are rich; sad Anne has
aoshiug. Could yoa not laaFs this and
take the book Of prayers, which the escan-
tricity Of the dseeaseahas placed on par
with the other letas
tsYou must 6a joking, Mr.. Dubois y AK
claimed Madaas de Villeboys, ssyou must |
really be dull not to sea the intention OF |
slater Egrie in NIL this. Oar honered |
cousin foresaw full we'll thas her book of |
prayers would fall to the lot ef Anno, who |
bad the last choice.'a
And what do ron eonctade from thatp'
inquired the notary.
q conclude that she intended 10 init
mate TO her sister thai repentance and
pfayes were the only heIp thas she had to /
expect ia this World
IA she finished these words, Madame
dc v. made o definite seIession of the
ready money Tor her share. II. vasry, %
mag be easily imagined, seleataa she cha
seau, furniture and jewels, - his lot.
Monsieur Vassy,n said II. Dubois To-
that gentleman, ssevsn supposs il had been
she intension Of the deceased ID punish
aar sister, Il would be NOBLE sn yoar part
ilhonaire as yo9 art, 70 give as Least b
portion Of your snare 70 Anne, who Il In
saxt Of it.
ssThanks for your kind asvisa, dear sir,'
pspiied Vatxy, ssthe mansion 81 situatsdI
sn the very eoniaaas Of MY woosis, andI
ssass admirably, MI ne saess 20 skas III III
ssa6s furnished. rs ID Eka iasels of ~
sex Egria, they ars "reminiscences ahach
1Asioughs never 10 psrt wiEh.s = s
sSince IA ID %, " said the notssy. sssny
Poos madame Aaas hsfs Y TIE pEsysF