River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-07-06
An Heir.nroof VIII

published at Paris, which contains
much new and very readable matters
concerning the charming Nine. d'Epin-
ay, among which may be cited the fol-
lowing curious will by her uncle, the
clever and eccentric count of Preux.
''To my heirs
''This is my will. / know nothing
about business. If had more time
would make it formal, but, formal or
not, declare that | wish sll that am
about to say executed.
III believe my heirs to be honest folk
and good relatives. If they happen TO
wrangle after me over my trifiing prop
erty disinherit thsm and leave it TO
the poor of my parish, but this only in
case that to avoid conforming with my
wishes they invoke rs 3 pretext any de-
feet in terms-in forms that are mere
ly hpmbug, for it is the will of the tes-
tator that is to be followed. If have
time when at Paris / will fix all that up
with notary, but hanged if | am
likely to have with a lawsuit IN my
hands.
swell, am in good health and the
full possession of my senses my mind
never was clearer, and cherish neither
hatred nor luminosity, at least with
those with whom / have to deal here.
l make my niece, Lousie d 'Eselavellies,
wife of Bellegrade d'Epinay, my uni
versal legatee of all my possessions,
real and personal, that il is in my
power to dispose Of The value, /
think, may reach $4,000 crowns. al
so give he- leathern purse filled with
medals, some of them gold, antique
and modern. Most of them brought
back from the siege of Gambia, but by
my faith they are all | made out of it.
"Both of these legacies | make sub
ject to the following conditions:
THAT she shall carry out the engage
mentS have entered into with my
housekeeper and give my old valet,
Jean, his board and lodging, clothing
and sixty livres year, for where could
he go now that he had lost the use of
his legs =?
"Also 5000 livres to sturdy rascal
named Robert, plough boy ON my
farm. He is we'll built fellow, eats
and drinks heartily, is of a jolly dis
position and does his work thoroughly.
He resembles me somewhat.
"Also to the blind man who comes
every Monday to the corner OF the
copse, the sous | have been accus-
toned to give him. wish them con-
tinued to him. 1t only comes to "a
sous month, and it allows him to
have meat for dinner one day in the
week. | know Louise; nothing of the
sort will seem Cnerous to her.
ITO all my tenants i remit whatev-
. bsx, 90 fhof 20
are to be exacted from them except
from the day of my death, thencefor-
ward. AS for those who owe me moth
ing my neice will make them a rebate
according to her pleasure, for it would
not be just that those who are a poor
pay should be better treated than those
who paid up promptly. If any one
comes to ask payment of debt due me,
if the sum is very small. pay it any
how, niecey, but if it is considerable do
not pay it, for l owe nothing, and have
never forgotten about my debts.
81 bequeath my dog Brifiault and
my double barrelled gun. given me by
the late king of Spain, to the Count
DAIRY. | recommend poor Brifiault
to him should the dog survive me.
The brute is wonderfully intelligent;
there he is lying down, and the devil
take me if he doesn't guess what am
writing. / could wish that he might
always be as happy as he is with me,
and | know that M. d'Affry is capable
of taking care of him, where it only
in memory Of his master.
"My other dogs l leave to my game
keeper. Let him sell them or keep
them, just as he pleases. | fancy he
will retain his place, for he is good
fellow, rs / have often said TO my
niece. But, anyhow, she is to do just
what seems right to her. / have never
been able to stand having servants
thrust upon me, and ] do not wish to
thrust servants upon others il is an
inconvenience when one has occasion
to find fault with them, and often they
take advantage of it. Besides, it often
happens that servant Is good with a
master who makes him step around,
but absolutely worthless with Louise
very gentle, very honorable and al
ways afraid of being unjust. You will
never be well served my child but l
think none the worse of you for it. In
any case, should you not keep Girard,
you will know that servant of the
Count of Preux should be placed in a
condition to bless his memory and his
heirs.
81 leave my horse to my nephew de
JULY and my gold watch TO my niece
Mimi.
81 leave to my sister d'Esclavalles
my holy water flask of rock crystal and
my little marble virgin; / hope they
will inspire her with rs much devotion
as they have me. But had l found
the copy of my sister, think that my
collaterals would have had very little
to expect from my estate.
81 leave to M. de Bellegarde the
marble statue given me by the late re-
gent in the last year of his life on con-
dition that at his death it shall revert
to my nephew, d'Epinay. My nephew
is too young to be left it now, and
hope it will be long time before it
comes to him.
II leave to the baroness of Luce my
portrait and my family tree, so that
she may not forget that / was her
uncle.
Gas for my burial let them put me
where they please. What difference
can III make 10 me! l. only WISH mat
the funeral should be costly rather
than cheap. l don't want the con-
founded priest, with whom have
rever been able to get along, to be per-
mitted to imagine that / am taking my
revenge. No prayer have no faith
in hisl 1t is work we should perform
while we can the best that we can do
instead of hiring priests to below after
we are dead.
81 beg the Count d'Afry to act as
my executor.
az do not think that l have forgotten
anything, Now / can depart quietly.
Let death come when it will. Good
night, my friends; remember mel"
A Philadelphia correspondent of the
New York Herald gives the following
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