Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-06-22
From Chambers Journal.
Curious Wills.

Some, who in life would not have given
cup of water to beggar, by their wills
leave enormous sums to charities, to Sc
4 cure for themselves kind Of posthumous
admiration. Others allow not their pre-
sentiments to sleep with them in the grave,
but leave behind them wills which excite
the biiterest feelings and animosities
among their surviving relatives. Some
wills are remarkable for their conciseness
and perspicuity; others for their unprece-
dented shapes and curious contents. One |
man provides for a college, another cat
one gives legacy to provide bread and
herrings to the poor in Lent, and kid
gloves to the minister; while others pro-
vide for bull-bai'ing, the welfare of maid
servant and the promotion of rnatrimony.
John Hodge has kept his name out Of OBJ
liyion by giving twenty shillings a year to
poor man to so about the parish church
Of Trysall during sermon time to keep
people awake and dogs out Of the church.
| Henry Greene, of Melbourne, Derby
shire, gave his property for providing
green waist-coats for four poor women ey-
cry year, such waist-coats to be lined with |
green galloon lace.
In the same neighborhood, and inspired |
by similar feeling, Thomas Gray provid-
ed gray waistcoats and gray coats. A
John Nicholson, stationer, of London,
was SO attached to his family name, that
the bulk Of his property was given in
charity for the support and maintenance
of such poor persons in England as should
appear to be of the name Of Nicholson.
David Martinett, of Calcutta, while
i giving directions 10 his executor, says
& A To this fulsome carcase. having al
ready seen enough of worldly pons. / de-
sire notb;no relative tn # to he done only
by its being slowed away in my old green
! chest ~ save exnenses.o Ne then be-
aueathed to one man all the debts he owed.
and - another his sincerity.
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49,, l,a,,;,,,, o;yen b;s hodv to the worms
af H. fa,,;ly ya,lt baouea,baa an ounce
, of .,a.,as,n - ,he a,tbors of tba Iondon
E Jo,rnal and Free Rriton. irving rs his
! reasons Cor Tho smallness of th- legacy
,ha, he was conv;nced that an ounce viii
ha e,nnd mere than thew will ever make
~ ofn
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j, "a "a ,hanLs
IT tes,ator who evidentIv intended 10
Z, 49,. III ra,at;ons ana be a bensfac,or
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is ~ az ase;llation, Of the earth in a revolution
e. round the sun. supposing the mean dis
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e of'tha a,r,b from, Il ,'8tI .iIs
., A. ,na,e AN IN his will eleven silver
: snoons 70 his nephew. adding: If i have
: not left him the dozen, he knows the
$ reason" The fact was the nephew had
$ some little time before stolen the twelfth
!, spoon from his relative.
Sir Joseph Jeykell left his fortune to.
r nav the national debt. When Lord Mans
, field heard of this he said g Sir Joseph
. was n very good man and good lawyer.
but his beauest was a very foolish one
he might as well have attempted to stop
the middle arch of b ack,. lars Bridge
. with his full-bot,omed wig r
Lord Pembroke gave moth ng to Lord
: Saw. which legacy / gave him because I
!, know he will bestow It on the poor . and
then. after giving other equally peculiar
lepacies. he finished with " Item. give
J, IN the ghost"
Dean Swift's character is exempli(ipd
k in his viii. Among other things he be-
oueathed 10 MIR. John Grattan, of Clon-
II methan. n silver box. !. in which / desire
the said John to keen the tobacco he usr-
ally cheweth. called pigtail."
z The celebrated Sarah, Duchess of
n Marlboro left Pitt fl0. 900 for " the no.
d Bile defense he had made for the support
of the laws of ENGLAND. and to prevent
II the r,iin of his country" A somewhat
Il ~
similar Dequest was not lonS ago Haue 10
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toie, pot Ho PioPci'y SASSPe hio hs'Aio ohu
memory. which he benueatlfed to mems
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