Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-04
DREW UP THEIR WILLS.
Curious species Of Amusement INDUCED
ia by -. Louis SCHOOLGIRLS.

There il never any telling what half a
! dozen boarding school gris may take IL
INTO their pretty heads to do. Their
teachers have been surprised so often
that they are generally prepared for the
most startling Developments, but one Of
them IN -. Louis was rather
more amazed than usual the other
evening when she found the
young lailcs' s0iemnly engaged IN
making tneir wills. Attached to these
documents were explicit instructions for
the conduct of their respective funerals.
! The girls were quite N earnest about the
matter. They were all pretty well pro
vIdcd with this world, goods. and they
had disposed - everything down . tho
smallest item. Miss b. the teacher.
who. according 90 the POST Dispatch. -
young and the object 81 vast amount OF
schoolgirl devotion. was decidedly curious
L. know what ideas these sweet young
things have about funerals and kin
dred subjects. After much urging ono
Of the girls consc.ted 10 reveal what she
had written. Sne first disposed OF the
bulk OF her property. giving one thlrd 70
her older sister and two thirds 10 her
younger, because, ~ she said, the older
one had q husband TO take care of her. In
case the younger one married. however,
she was 90 promptly even mp. Some
minor legacies followed, among them be-
Ing sundry gifts to her teachers and
schOOlmates.
"Giye Mss B." so ran the document,
my diamond cross. my umbrella with the
Dresden handle. and my watch Have
new handspring put IN n FIRST. GIVE Miss
G-- another teacher my books. /
haven't very many now, but Pm gong -
GET Dlckens's thlrty-twO volumes on my
noXt birthday"
After the will followed the instruc-
tlons for the funeral and these were Orgl-
nal and Imperative
Il want 10 wear q blue dress OF some
sort. and | want my feet covered up, but
do not want one OF those little tufted
cOmtOrters spread up over my face
IheTeIl De about sixteen Of them sent IN.
Don't cross my hands and put flower IN
them. | am sure ! don't know Just
what want done with my hands. never
know myself where 10 put them unless |
have "A jacket VITA pockets or a mud
and | suppose ought not 10
wear those. | positively insist on
not being placed on public exhibition. II
any mea,ley undertaken gets up and says
in a mournfu, tone that those who wish 20
view the remains may pass up tins aisle
and out At the nigh, shall haunt him a
surely rs my name H. Lillian ---. Another
thing: DOM want a lot Of relatives cram
med into the first carriages and having a
lovely Tree RIDE, Win their races 80 DtRlulng
that everybody Will think some stlngy old
cO1ger Is IN the hearse. | warn YOU that
if these relatives are not put back toward
the rear of the procession | shall get out
and walk. And want the children left at
home. They can have ride some other
time. | know | don't want them eating
cookies and hanging out of the third car
rage windows. And | want the grave
lined with flowers. Furthermore. as there
isn't any law requiring a minister 10 throw
dirt on my coffin, decline TO have that
on the programme. Last. but not least,
see that my grave Is kept green