The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
The win of CnarIeS dickens.

The will of Charles Dickens Is published
in full in the London papers. 1t is de-
scribed as having been written in blue ink
on sheet of ordinary letter paper. The
main body of the text was evidently copied
from the careful draft of competent legal
man. A provision of the interest on eight
thousand pounds for life is made for Mrs.
Dickens. To Miss ,Hogarth he gives eight
thousand pounds and all his personal Jew
elry except his watch (''the gold repeater
presented to me at Coventry }, which, with
''the chains and seals and all appendages,'
he bequeaths to John Forster, who is also
the Iegatee of such OF the manuscripts of his
published works as remained in his posses
sion at the time of his death. To his eld-
est son Charles he bequeaths his library of
printed books and all his engravings and
prints. Fo- the other legacies, ''Miss FL
len Lawless Ternan, late of Houghton
place, AmpthIn square, In the county of
Middlesex, receives one thousand pounds,
and all the servants who have been in the
family for one year, have nineteen gGineas
each. In codicil the property in ''All the
Year Round, is given to 'Charles Dickens
the younger" a designation of his son
which would seem to imply that he desired
this gentleman to assume such title. rath-
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manner with the younger Colman.
After having fully expressed his inten-
tions in legal techniealities, MIR. Dickens
concludes his last will and testament as
follows:
And lastly, as have now set down the
form Of words which my legal advisers assure
me are necessary to the plain objects of this
my will, sOlemnly enjOin my dear children
always to remember how much they owe to
the said GeOrgina HOgarth, and never to be
wanting il grateful and sffectionate attach
ment to her, for they know well that she has
been through all the stages of their growth
and progress their ever useful, self-denying
and devoted friend. And desire hero
simply to record the fact that my wife
since our separation by consent, has
been in the receipt from me OF an
annual income of SIX hundred
pounds; while all the great charges of a nu-
merous and expensive family have devolved
wholly upon myself. / emphaticaliy direct
that be buried in an inexpensive, unosten-
tatious, and strictly private manner, that no
public announcement be made o. the time or
place of my burial, that at the utmost not
more than three mourning coaches be en-
| plOyed, and that those who attend my funeral
wear 10 scSrf, cloak, black bow, long hatband,
or other such revolving absurdity. 1 direct
that my name be inscribed in plain English
| letters on my tomb without the addition
of Mr. or Esquire. l eonjure my friends
on no account to make me the subject of any
monument, memorial. testimonial what sver.
1 rest my claims to the remembrance of my
country upon nay published works, and to
the remembrance of my friends upon their
experience of me; in addition thereto COM
NIT my soul to the mercy of God through
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and ex-
hort my dear children humbly to try to guide
| themselves by the teaching of the New Tes-
lament in its broad spirit, and to put no faith
in any mans narrow construction Of its let
tel here or there, In witness whereof 1, t Z
said Oharlts Dickens, the testator have TO
this my last will and testament set my hand
this twelfth day of May, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine. CHARLES DICKENS"