The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
THEIR OWN LAWYERS.

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Draw Up Their own willis.
There is never any telling what half
a dozen boarding school girls may take
1t 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 St. Louis. was rather
more amazed than usual the other
evening when she found "the young
ladies' solemnly engaged in making
their wills. Attached to these docn-
ments were explicit instructions for
the conduct Of their respective funer-
ais. The girls were quite in earnest
about the matter. They were all pretty
we'll provided with this worlds goods,
and they had disposed of everything
/ down to the smallest item f'~'s &
Miss B, the teacher, who is young
and the object Of Il vast amount Of
school girl devotion, was decidedly
curious to know what ideas these sweet
young things have about funerals and
kindred subjects. 4 fter much urging
one Of these girls consented to reveal
what she had written She first dis
/ posed of the bulk Of her property, Civ
ing one-third to her elder sister and
two-thirds to her younger, because, as
she said, the elder one had husband
to take care Of her. In case the young
er one married, however, she was to
promptly even up. Some minor lega-
cies followed, among them being sun
dry gifts to her teachers and school
mates. sSz ssszgss s:*sE Y.as; s..
Give Miss B B--.'' 50 ran the docu.
ment, my diamond cross, my umbrel-
Ia with the Dresden handle, and: my
watch. Have g. new handspring put
in it first Give Miss c. (another
teacher) my books. I haven't very
many now, but I'm going to get Dick
ems in thirty-two volumes on my next
birthday"
After the will followed the instruc-
tons for the funeral, and these were
original and imperative.
Il want to wear a BLUE dress of
some sort and / want my feet covered
up, but do not want one Of those lit
tie tufted comforters spread up over
my face There'n be about sixteen Of
them sent in. Don't cross my hands
and put flower in them. I'm sure
don't know just what want done with
my hands. I never know myself where
to put them unless have a jacket
with pockets or a muff, and I suppose
I ought not to wear those. positively
insist on not being placed on public ex-
hlbltion. 1t any measly undertaken
gets up and says in q mournful tone
that those who wish to view the re-
mains may pass up this aisle and out
at the right T. shall haunt him as surely
as my name is Lillian -. Another
thing, I don't want a lot of relatives
crammed into the first carriages and
having lovely free ride with their
faces so beaming that everybody will
think some stingy old codger is in the
hearse. 1 warn you that if these rela-
tives are not put back toward the rear
OF the procession L shall get out and
walk. And want the children left at
home. They can have ride some
other time. I know don't want them
eating cookies and hanging out of the
third carriage windows. And I want
the grave lined with flowers. Further
more, as there isn't any law recurring
a minister to throw dirt on nay coffin, I
decline to have that on the programme,
Last, but not least, see that my grave
is kept green. st. Louis PostrDispatch.