The Irish standard., 1888-02-11
A FRENCH Will STORY.
a Choice of Legacies One is Simply an
Old Prayer-Book.

Old Prayer-Book.
is she dead, then?
Yes, madam, replied little gentle
man in brown coat and short breeches
! And her will?'
Is going to be opened here, in1me
diately, by her solicitor
Shall we Inherit anything
1T must be supposed 80; we have
| claima.'
'Who is that miserably dressed per
sonage WHO intrudes herself here?'
'Oh, she, said the little man, sneer
ingly--sshe won't have much IN the
will she is sister 70 the deceased.
what, that Anne who welded, ir
1912, man Of NOTTINGHAM officer
I Precisely So
She must have no small amount o1
impudence to present herself her-?'
.rhe more so as Sister Egerie, of no.
bic birth had never forgotten her that
messal!lance.'
Annie moved at this across the room
in which the family of the deceased
were assembled. She was pale hel
fne eyes were filled with tears, and her
face was furrowed by care with,
wrinkles.
What do you come here for q seid,
with great haughtiness, Madame de
ViIleboys, the lady who, a moment be-
fore, bad been intereogating the little
man who inherited with her.
Madam, the poor LAZY replied, with
humility, Z do not come here to claim a
part of what does not belong to me /
come solely to see NJ. Dubois, nay poor
sister's solicitor. to inquire if she spoke
of ME III her last hour
What! do you think people busy
themselves about you 2 arrogant!y ob-
served Madame de Villebo>s +; the DIS
grace OF great house-you who we'd
ded man OF nothing, soldier OF Bona.
parte's.'
Madam, ny husband, although g
child Of the people, WAS a brave soldier,
and, what is better, an honest man. OBJ.
served Aune
At this moment venerable parson'
age, the Notary Dubois, mace his ap-
pearauce.
Cease be said, tto repzoach anne
with e gnion which her sister has for"
given her. Anne loved q generous,
brave, apa good man, who had no Other
crime tc reproach himself with than hls
poverty and the obscurity OF his name
Nevertheless, had he lived, K his family
had known him as r. know him, T., bis
old friend, Anne would he st this time
happt and respected
R;.t why is this woman here 2
because it is her place TO be here.
said the notary, gravely; 4 myself, re-
queatad her to attend here
| II. Dubois then proceeded to open
the will !:
l. L, hning sound in mind and heart,
Egerie de Damfrening, retired as 9
ooarder in the convent Of the) Sisters Of
the Sacred EIeart, dictate the following
wishes as the expression OF my formal
desire end principal clause of my tes.
lament
After MT decease there will los found
two hundred thousand francs in money,
at my notary's, besides jewelry, clothes.
ano furniture, rs also chateau, worth
two hundred thousand francs.
I'm the convent where have been re-
siding, here will only he found my
book, sHeures de la Vierge, E holy vol
umess winch remains as il was when ]
took it with me at the time of the erni-
grafton. I desire that those three Oh
jccts be divided into three lots.
THE first lot two hundred thousand
francs in money.
"The second lot, the chateau, furni'
ture, and jewels.
THE third lot, my book, 'Heures dc
Ia Verge
Il have pardoned my sister Anne the
grief which she caused to us, and
would have comforted her in her sorrows
if I had known sooner of her return tc
France I comprise her in my will.
Madame de Yilleboys, my much be-
loved cousin, shall have the FIRST choice
M Vasry, my brother-in-law, shall
have the second choice. Anne will take
remaining LOT.
'Ah! ah! said Vatry, Sister Egerie
was good one this is rather clever on
her part
'Anne will only have the prayer
book!' exclaimed Madame de Villeboys,
laughing aloud. The notary inter
rupted her jocularity.
Madame, he said, which lot do you