The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-04
QUEER WILLS.
Spiteful Persons Who Are Anxious to Have
Revenge by WILL"

"Revenge by WILL"
One of the most curious features in
this revenge by will'' is the many
times it has deceived the ends of the
will-makers. A very remarkable in
stance occurred not many years ago,
and is recalled by the writer.
A gentleman of large fortune was
married to lady of some attractions.
For a time they lived happily, bat
soon disagreeable temper began to
be exhibited in the husband. This lat
ter turned to positive dislike, quite
undeserved on the wife's part, and
which deepened into a malignant ha-
tired. Her forbearance and temper
carried on matters with tolerabie
smOothneSs for some years, when the
husband was seized with an illness that
proved fatal, and he went out of the
world in the old ill-conditiOned way he
had lived. Her friends were cOngratu-
lating themselves on this release, and
as she had but slender settlement it
was known that all his large fortune
must come to her. When his will,
however, was opened it was found that
every thing was left away from her
artful and ingenious devices had been
used to deprive her of the smallest arti-
Gle of property-and, with almost dia-
bolical malignity, a last blow was given,
land l made this disposition for rea
son that she herself best knows. This
scandalous insinuation only recoiled
on the head of the testator, for her
friends knew her character too well,
and the charitable set down this
ungoverned hatred to something
akin to insanity. The lady accepted
her lot, but not long after a relative,
who was also lawyer, happened to be
talking to one of the witnesses to the
will in the street. Suddenly gentle
man passed them.
There's a coincidence, said the
lawyer, there's your fellow-witness
A. B."
ooh, was he" said the other care
lesslv; Il didn't know"
"What?" exclaimed the lawyer. A
question or two followed, and it came
out that the two witnesses had signed
at different times. The will collapsed
of itself, without even legal proceed
ing, and the lady was triumphantly re-
stored to her rights. One might almost
wish that her baffled lord had been al
loved one peep from his grave to know
the failure of his malignant efforts.
Daucer, Infamous miser, bequeathed
to one legatee four old stockings, to an
other two more old stockings, to a
third a blue stocking and his red cloak,
to a fourth an old boot and a red fan
mel pocket, and to an old woman who
had sometimes given him food his jug
without a handle. The legatees were
naturally disguised with their requests
until the jug was found to be full of
sovereigns, and on examination the
other articles named were also found
to be the receptacles of the dead
miser's hOardings.
The writer once saw the will of one
of the Camerons of Lochiel in Scotland
who was beheaded for participation in
the rebellion of the Forty-tive. 1t was
dated the night before his execution,
and after forgiving all his enemies,
with the exception ''of Appin and his
bloody son." it went on: Il leave to
my eldest son, Donald, the buckles /
have on my shoes. do this because
they are made of neither silver or gold,
but of steel, and that is the only metal
that will avenge my deathr' Nice sort
of sentiments after forgiving all his enc
mies!-C Chicago Meas.