The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-04
CURlOSlTlES OF WILLS.

Al Egasia lyEzzTs4e NcwastkK
. .s Z. stdc.a s:qs; ssiss s
t,is daughters their weight in FL bank
notes. The eldest daughter got e51,
700 . nd tho younger g57 .344. Hero is
n singular boquest by French gentle
man. 1t may truly be styled "A New
Way to Pay Old Debts vaugeas, the
famous French grammarian, WAS in the
receipt of several pensions, but so pro-
digal was he in his liberalities that he
not only always remained poor, but
was rarely out of debt. His will con-
tains much thatais yosiginal, sbpk thelt
following ia an especially characteristic
clause. After disposing Of all the little
he possessed to meet the claims of his
srslitors. he adds: Still. as it may
; ;s;.;sss s. se;:; ;x.Hk:a$s'lfEss:!]
body should be solc to the surgeons on
the best terms that can be obtained,
md the product applied, as far as it
7 viii go. towards the liquidation of any
sums it may be found still owe. I
have been Of very III tI4s4rSicsa4 Hocistf
While lived. SHAH be glad III can
thus become of any use after am dead
Whether the creditors accepted this
faction Of their claims is not recorded.
The following 10 an extract from the
will IN Joh4 Ayl>tt Stow tproFea in
1881 hereby direct my executors
to lay out five guineas in the purchase
lofe picture of the viper biting the
b6Sevolent hand of the person who say
ed b I'M from perishing in the snow, If
the game Gun be bought for the money /;
and that they do, in memory of me,
pres nt it to -, Esq, kings counsel.
whereby he may have frequent oppor-
tnnities Of contemplating on it. and by
d comparison between that and his own
/ virtue, be able to form q certain judg-
ment which is best and most profitable,
4 grateful remembrance of past friend
ship and almost parental regard, or in
gratitude and insoIence. This direot
10 be presentlItzstO him IN 1fs.s.S
legacy of three thousand pounds l had
by former will, now revoked and burn
I'D left him."
y . sJouN H. HARLAN was born Oil june I,
7 1888. WAS elected Attorney General OF
che State of Kentucky in 1864, and was
last week confirmed a Justice Of the
ESnpreme Court Of the United State.
The bshch. bsr 1nd people ofhh pgtive
State, sKe1tdcky; send him tosbissnew
and responsible duties, to be performed
y in the presence Of the whole American
z people, with tho heartfelt appreciation
and encouragement of her high State
]. tpride. She knows John a: Harlan to
4 be tho peer of any man in tho broad
iattd. Coming OF an ancestry big Of
body, big Of heart and big Of brain. she
uail say Of him what Gov. Letcfler said
I of ~ son Of ono of his old friends in Il
lctter of introduction Il know this
young man and his people. knew hi.
father iqm shjs n"uhfrS his grand fathers
. and his grandmothers, and he comes o.
p as honest q stock ot people as lives il
4 this or any other State" Honest il
d mind as in character, his conclusions
Il will be reached utter weighing eact
!; fact we'll and acareful study Of the legal
principle in each case by u logic clear
, calm and convincing to his own mind
They will be his opinions, his Judgments
, his convictions. Right or wrong. they
will bear the fixed impress of trans
u parent honesty and impastiu'ity. Cap
u able of continuous physical labor, he Ii
also capable of great mental eNertion
and will soon prove the kindly an<
generous appreciation OF friend and fo'
) 10 llaye ssasasgiren t,ecanse Of 'his man,
, liness Of chnI aSters .aala his spkgi}is
, end wments Of mind. John NJ. Harlan
5. is in every way worthy of this higl
honor and will so attest his own ner
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