M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-10-10
MisttIIanrous.
A FRENCH WILL STORY.

ls she dead, ,henF
eyes, madame" replied a little
gentleman in a brown coat and short
breeches. t'a
Sand her will2"
sis going to be opened here imme.
diately by her solicitor"
"Shall we inherit anything 2" p.
"lt must be supposed 80; we nave
Claims" a.'' .". ~
"Who is this miserably dressed per
sonage who intrudes herself berei"
10, she," replied The little man,
sneeringly, "she won't have much in
the will; she is sister to the deceased.
"Whatl that Anne, who welded in
1919, man Of hJthing-an officerl'
"Precisely go" s' 'laI laa
"She must have 20 small amount
of impudence to present herself here,
before a respectable family" 4
"The more SO, as sister Egrie, Of
noble birth, had never forgiven her
for that mesalliance." ~" :. ...
Anne moved OF this time across the
room in which the family of the de.
ceased we're assembled. Sne was
pale; ber eyes were filed with tears,
and her face was fuirowed by care
with precocious wrinkles.
"WhRt DO you come here for9" said
Madame de Villeboys, with great
haughtiness, who a moment before
had been interogating the little man
who inherited with her. "
MADAME" the poor lady replied,
with humility, ~ do not come here to
claim a part OF what does not belong
to me; came solely to see III. Du.
bois, my sisters solicitor, to inquire If
she spoke of me at her last hour"
"What! dO you think people busy
themselves about you!" arrogantly OBJ
served Madame de Vllleboys "the
disgrace OF great house-you, who
welded man Of nothing, a soldier
of Bonapartol"
Madame, my husband, although a
child of the people, was brave sol.
dier, and, what is better, an honest
man." observed Anne.
At this moment venerable per-
sonsge, the notary Dubois, made his
appearance.
"Oease," he said, "to reproach An.
ne with union which her sister has
forgiven her. Anne loved 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, i'll
his family had known him as | knew
him-l, his old iriend-Anne would
now be happy AMI respected"
''But why is this woman here 2"--
Said the notary, gravely: =" ! myself
requested her to he here"
NJ. Dubois then proceeded to open
the will.
81, being sound in mind and heart,
Egrie de Demfremeg, 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, beside jewelry,
,lotbes, and furniture, as also a chat
,an worth two hundred thousand
'rancs. iia2 t.
"in the convent, where ] have been
'esiding, will be found my book, Hen.
'es dc Ia Virge, a holy volume, which
emains ae it was when ] took it with
ne at the time Of emigl alton. / de-
ire that these three objects be divid-
ID into three lots. 81 s,. E-
"The frst lot, the two hundred
hOusand francs in money.
"The second lot, the chateau, furn.
ture. aud jewels. a -o7fatbU
t.The third and last lot, my book,
Ieures de la Verge. .dAt hra
H'1 have pardoned my sister Anne