The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-04-25
A French WILL Story.


-i'T ssAnd her will ?"
"Is going to be opened here immediate
ly by her solicitor
Shall we inherit anything?"
1t must be supposed 60; we have
claims"
- 1EE-.a.sais.this miseraby dressed person
age who intrudes herself hcre?"
90, shc," replied the little man, sneer-
ingly, " she won't have much in the will; I;
she is sister to the deceased"
What! that Anne, who welded in
1872, a man Of nothing--an officer I"
Precisely So"
"She must have no small amount OF
impudence to present herself here, before
respectable family
'sThe more so, as sister Bgrie, CT 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; here eyes
were filed wita tears, and her face was
furrowed by care with precocious wrin-
kles.
what do you come here for?" said
Madame de Villeboys, with great haugh-
tiness, who moment before had been in
.terrogating the little man who inherited
with her
Madame" the poor lady replied, with
humility, do not conle here to claim'a
part of what docs not belong to me, |
came solely to see M. Dubois, my sisters
solicitor, to inquire if she spoke OF Inc at
her last hour"
"What, do you think people busy them
selves about you?" arrogantly observed
Madame de villcboys; the disgrace of a
great house-you, who welded man OF
nothing, a soldier of Bonaparte ?"
g Madame, my husband, although a
child of the people, was brave soldier,
and, what is better, an honest man" Oh
served Anne.
At this moment venerable parsonage,
the notary Dubois. made his appearance.
"Cease," he said, "to rcproach Anne
with union which her sister has forgiv-
en- her. Anne loved y generous, brave
and good man who had no other crime to
reproach himself with than poverty and
the obscurity of his name. Nevertheless,
had he lived, if his family had known him
as / knew him-I, his old friend-Anne
would now be happy and respected"
"But why is this woman here?" said
the notary, gravely; "Imyself requested
her to be here"
NJ. Dubois then proceeded to open the
will
"I being sound in mind and heart, Egg
rie de Demefremeg, retired as q boarder
in the Convent of the Sisters of the Sa-
cred Heart of Jesus, dictate the following
wishes as the expression of my formal dc
sire and principal clause of my testa-
ment
CATER my deccasc, there will be found
two hundred thousand francs in money
at my notary's, besides jewclry, clothes,
and furniture, as also chateau worth
two-hundred thousand francs.
"In the convent, where I have been re-
siding will be found my book, Heurcs de
la Vierge, holy volume, which remains
as it was whom L took it with me at the
time of emigration. 1desire that these
three objects be divided into three lots.
"The first lot, the two hundred thou
sand francs in money.
"The second lot, the chateau, furniture
and jewels.
The third and last lot, my book, Hcu-
res de Ia Vicrge
"I have pardoncd my sister Anne the
grief she has caused us, and would have
comforted her sorrows, if L had known
sooner of her return to France. COM
promise her in my will.
aMadamc de Villeboys, my much be-
loved cousin, shall have the first choice.
"Anne will take the remaining lot.
1Ah, ah,@ said vatry, sister Egrio
was very good ones that is rather clcv-
er on her part"
"Anne will then only have the prayer
book" exclaimed Madame dc Villeboys.
laughing aloud.
The notary interrupted her jocularity
Madame" said he, (which of these lots