Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27

and six females were to throw dice on
Whit Tuesday in the church, while the
minister hnelt at the communion table
and prayed God to direct the lots to his
glory. Tulle, of Wath, near Rotterdam,
bequeathed one penny to every child who
attended his funeral GOO claimed their
pennies); one shilling to each poor wo-
man in Wath; half a guinea to the ring
ers to strike off peal of grand hobs as
his coffin was lowered into the grave; one
guinea to seven old navigators for pud-
ding him up in his grave; and only a
guinea to an old woman who had tucked
him up in bed every night for eleven
years. Lieutenant Colonel Nash left $50
per annum to the corporation of Bath for
the benefit of the ringers of the Abbey
Church, on the condition of their ringing
with mufhed cappers, certain doleful
changes, from eight in the morning till
eight at night. at the anniversary Of his
wedding day, and ringing bob-majors and
mlrthful peals in annual comnemoration
OF his happy release by death from do
nestle tyranny and wretchedness
In 1884 loyal citizen, one Henry Bar
ton, devised certain houses and shops for
people to live in, rent free, SO long as
they devoutly prayed for the wholesome
estate of Henry VI, King of England,
and his heirs, Kings of England, SO long
as they should live, and for the souls of
the King ard his heirs after their death.
A German, troubled how to dispose of his
money, bequeatAed it to a poor man
whom he detested upon the condition that
he always wore thin white linen clothes
without any Undertaking. A Mr.. Sar-
geant, of leicester, sought to improve the
habits of his bed-loving nephews by put
ting the following clause in his will
''As my nephews are fond of indulging
themselves in bed in the morning, and as
| wish them to prove, to the satisfaction
of my executors, that they have got out
OF bed in the morning, and either en-
plOyed themselves in business or taking
exercise in the open air from five to eight
O'Clock every morning from the 5th of
April to the tenth Of OctOber-beiug
three hours each day-and from seven to
nine o'clock in the morning from the
10th Of October to the 9Th of
April, being two hours every morn
ing. This is to be done for some
years, during the first seven years to the
satisfaction of my executors, who may
excuse them in case of illness; but the
task must be made up when they are
well, and if they will not do this, they
shall not receive any share of my proper
ty."
Stanislaus Polizmarz, of Pesth, left the
greater portion of his wealth to Hun
garian notary, forbidding him to take
possession, however, until he had sung
at La Scala or the San Carlo the parts of
Ottelo and EgWno. 81 do not dispose Of
wealth in this manner" wrote the eccen-
trio octogenarian, "for the sake of being
thought an original, but having been
present four years ago at an evening party
in Vienna heard nj. Lott sing cavatina
from each of these operas with a beauti-
full tenor voice, therefore believe him
likely to become an excellent artist In
any case, if the public Kisses him, he can
console himself easily with three millions
of f1orins which leave him." We sup
pose the lucky notary has consoled him
self h0mbers's Journal