Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-10-28
A FRENCH WILL STORY
81 Il she dead, then ?"

Is tutIl
Yes, madame, replied little gentleman
in brown can short breecbes.
And her will p?
is going to be opened here Immediately
by her solicitor
Shall we inherit anything?'
1T must be supposed SO; we have
claims
who is this miserable dressed parsonage
who intrudes herself here p
oh she, said the little man, sneeringly q.
she won't have much in the will she is
sister to The deceased
What! that Annie who welded in 1912
a man o! NOTTINGHAM Cficer?'
Precisely so.'
She must have no small amount Of i'm
Pudence to present here, before respecta-
bic family
The more so as sister Egerie, of noble
birth, had never forgotten her for that mes
allience'
Annie at :his time moved across the room
in which the family of the deceased were
assembled. She was pale; her fine eyes
were filed with tears, and her face was
iurrowcd by care with precocious wrink les
What do you come here for?' SAID with
great haughuress, Mad de V.lleboys, the
lady who, moment before had beer in
terogating the little man who inherited with
her.
Madame the poor lady replied with
humility, i do not come here to claim a
part Of what does not belong to me; ca ne
solely to see NJ. Dubois, my poor sisters
solicitor. to inquire if she spoke of me al.
her last hour
What! do you think people busy them>
selves about you p arrogan'ly observed
Madame de VIlleboys; the disgrace Of a
great house-you. who welded a man of
nothing, a soldier of Bo1aparte =
Madam, my husband, although child
OF the people, was brave soldier, and what
is better an honest man. observed Annie
At this momenta venerable parsonage,
the notary Dubois, made his appearance.
Cease he said, to reproach Ami with
a union which her sister has forgiven her.
A nre loved generous, brave and good
m n, who had no other crime to reproach
himselt with than his poverty and obscure
ty OF his name. Nevertheless, had he lived
his family had known him as / knew
! him, |, his old friend, Annie 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 gravelJ; L myself requested
| her to attend here
NJ. Dubois then proceeded to open the
will Of the deceased lady:
Il beirs sound in mind and heart Eoerie
| de Damiremidg, 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 frances in money at NV
notary's, besides jewels, clothes and furni
ture, as also a chateau worth two hundred
thousand frances.
In a convent where have been residing
will be found my book, 'Hieures de Ia
! VERGE, holy volume, which remains as j
was when took it with me at the time Of
the emigration. I desire that these three
objects be divided into three lots.
The first lot, the two hundred Thousand
frances in money
THE second lot, the chateau, furnitur,
and Jewels
Il have pardoned my sister Annie tn,
grief which she has caused US, and woult
have comforted her sorrows. II had known
sooner of her return to France. l comprC
mise her in my will.
Madame de Villsboys, my much believes
cousin, shall have the first choice.
Annie will take the remaining lot
'Ah alb = said Vatry, sister Egerie wa
good one that is rather clever on he
part
Anne will only have the prayer book !
exclaimed Madame de Yilleboys, laughin,
aloud.
The notary interrupted her popularity.
Madame said he, which lot do yol
choose?'
The two hundred thousand francs il
money
Have you quite made up your mind p
Precisely so.'
The man of law addressed himself ther
to the good feelings of the lady, said:
Madame. you are rich and Annie hal
! nothing. Could you not leave this lot, anC
take the book Of prayers which the eccen.
tricity of the deceased has placed on pal
with the other lots p
You must be Joking. NJ. Debois,' ex.
claimed Madame de Villeboys; you mus
really be dull not to see the intention Of
sister Egerie in all this. Our honored
cousin foressw full well, that her book Of
praye would fall to the lot of Annie, who
had the las. choice
And what do you conclude from that p
inquired the notary.
Il conclude that she intended to intimate
| to her sister that repentance and PRAYER
were the only help that she had to expect
in this world
As she finished these words, Madame de