The Democratic advocate., 1873-11-08
Testamentary Eccsntricities.

e-~ -S,VVF ms enb"Aig auuiit-
ted 70 probate there are every year some
whieh may fairly be called curious wills,
curious from the peculiarity and conditions
Of the bequests or directions. In writing
Jew articles on curious wills we shall en-
ueaVor 10 take our Illustrations from the
reeorus o. the last twenty or thirty years.
ana as iar as possible, to classify them i;
many, however, defy classihcations and
VIII nave IN this to form a class BY them
selves There are few wills made without
some directions being given either as to
the place or the manner OF burial fire.
9uenty the testator desires 70 be buried
N the same grave with his wife Or some
otner member OF MS family We remem-
per one case where the testator directed
tiat ne should be buried IN the space left
Ior that purpose between the graves of his
nis, ana second wives, so that he could lie
WIN one on ms right hand and the other
on nus leit. More freqaently still, the
arection hmits the extent OF the funeral;
~ some cases no carriages are to be used,
IN others the body is to be carried 20 the
grave py the persons employed on the de-
ceased IS estate IN one instance the per-
sons 50 TO Dc employed were laborers, and
'ney were required on the occasion TO wear
cieah white smoekiroeks, and were to be
pald one pound each for their trouble.
Nir; Zimmerman, whose VIII was proved
~ lofo' accompanied the directions for
MS iunerai, III case they were not carried
out, with something IKE threat In his
wiz ne says mo person Is to attend my
corpse 70 the grave, nor Is any funeral
pen 70 De ruhg' ana my desire IS to be bur
'su Plaihiy' put IN a decent manner; and,
y .l's y npe qone' l WIN come again, that
% 70 say, II 1 can Inc COUNTESS Do
wager OF sandwich IN her will, written by
,leiseii ,eca az 'i'e age Oh oo, proven IN Nov.
ioo-, sAPresseu her Mlsn 70 be buried
cecenpy ana quietly-7no undertakers s
ns ,lauas of enea'lne no scaris, hat
p1nus or nonsense hirs. NIFTY Jen-
~ = Z fyNr alAe tsssuunss .r although evidently
oo'ess,u '.n u su,neieh. means, appears, by
nel iol WIN, proven IN APrii' 1917, TO have
Oe'n 'e'y HuAious 'llat one part AZ least
tne e4Pensea u''ehuinS ner funeral
siiou'u pe Hep' as low as possible After
.l say i,S sii: 2 70 y plilcee nrsI IN . leaden
az. ~. :4en ~ az ~ "oope'i CONN., she provides
.hAS Ia u uie away lr1ui DranAsome l
= ~ :,.a',a. auaSi al'ei ye'ns uuiy piaceu
~ ;ne PiYper eonns, 70 DC meiosed ln a
iha h. ao',t. Ss' 20, ~ 'nas ~ one may KNOW
ny 'o'1n'9' p anu conveyed py goods
.ha'. ~" ~ i,uG,e, ny, Nnicn "ipi COSY no more
e., n d., p,.., L'Ss, eu' 'ie sanie weignt
4, ,nO" %Vie p.a.ion sa,u Do1 70 DC conveyed
- ~ - y p'l:Nso,ne ioHer' Ahe con-
1870 y Aonui3 ner remains ~ pam
ooS. e'' ~ DoN ~ SoOus 'i"in, 80 'haI II "lil
,Lo ~ ~ ."o.G S''" any o'ner Pachage OF
.no s"',io weisn'' anu said pox after
s"m "aiuo VI ~ oon'eyeu ih cart SOUNDS
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teS oJ 'n' aT uneo.s az 70 .he uisposai OF ms
OOay uo no' Wlsn 70 De puried. L
nypi. pPn1"s 70 cause NY Douy 70 DC
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u mh'on sliaii pe iaIeu, anu no. nailed
u;,Sn uoSn, ~ saa' 'ns puuy DC 10. deprived
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lno'.e =, eIon1niy' as 'he personal prop
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