The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-07-23
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Curious WIFE.

ing ne TO examine Tie VI i'll record, found
The. the following: A - B. The inisera-
bic christian. which called my attention
osomc old papers, wherein the follow
ing curious extracts from still more Gu
riOus wills arc given:
The VIII Of stephen Swainc. Of ~.
Olives. SoulliworE, proved February
9Th. l77c, contains the following:
II give and bcqucatl nhio John Abcii.'
and Mary his wiie. the sum 81 siH-pcnce
apiece, 10 bny each OF them a l.alicr. IN
ease The sheriff should moi be provided.
How many OF yoHr readers. do You sup
pose there is. who are in the samc IL -
dCsirous OF iarili- hing thcir nci4lbOrs.
friends, and acGuaintances. With halicrs
lie VIII Of William Shackcil. Esq,
Governor of Plymouth, proved October
, l2ih. .7S2. contains the following: Il
desire that my body may be kept rs long
as il may not be offensive, and that one
of my toes or singers may lie cut of 10
secure ccriaiDf! Of my being dead. |
: also mailc tbs further requisite 10 my
: dear wife, that rs She has been troubled
t with one Old ioo.. she will not think OF
; marrying another J. in those days il
was as frequent 10 bury persons alive as
:, now. il would seem ~ beayciy good pre-
G can,ion,- - the first sentence. The second
;. shows The old gent, 10 be jealous. as well
/ as an 'old 70 H.
! Tnc following Is from the will Of Geo.
iAppleber, Rector OF 81. Brides. London,
/ proved August 7,h. 1853: My body.
: .a.tcr being dressed in in a flannel waist
coat. instead OF shirt. an Old eurtout
t coat and brcc,hcs without Innings or
L pockets. an old pair OF stockings. shoes
5 i shall want none lliaving done walking !,
and worstcd wig, il one can be got,
desire may he dccently intcrred.'
+ The old fool ofa Rector, did he suppose
II that his old carcass could be dcccniiy in-
IS TERED. dressed out iii the uncou;h man
Il ncr in which he ordered? If during hi,
e life his feet was given to swcatincs,. II,
y mine. and dress them up in pair OF III,
is old stockings. am sure would create
,rland produce rather unpleasant odoI
: Iand his body would soon become Often
lc sivc. The ayaricious old coon, villa
Pr kind OF irure would he cut OH resur
Il rcction morn, when Gabriel blows hi
re horn! Don't YOU suppose the old fellow
:" would feel little rcstiye at the order t'
or come out AMI show himself?
I'd The follow ing extract from the vii! O
IA Aillilj lsrAi.. VA lIti'toi
I'll proved Jan. cath, 1898. would be wei
III enough for some OF the undltisul son
1T OF the present day TO ponder over. Her
isiii is: :! leave my right hand, to bc Gu
A, of after my death. to my son Lord Aud
dlley. and desire il may be sent TO him
ry lin hopes that such a sight may remliin
,d him Of his duty 10 God, after having =
be long abandoned The duty he owed 10
aliather who once atiec;ionatciy love
ic him Rather hard OH the Lord, !:
Itlha. Well il served the nasty. loaiilcs
III cuss right. There was the siges, pulse
10 loss hand staring the rngratciUl wrct"
helm the face, what must lave hocn II
rs base, cowardly creatures feelings cd
= oaly be conicctured, tu! i, Is Hoped tia
i'll il had good effect. hope there
" none OF the readers OF your paper The
a,l will canse their fathers to feel nj the tim
III OF making their wills, as dia rliiili
itlIhicknesse. ESD, Of London. L. *.