The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01

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Twill you give me S5o0?"
No. was the reply.
"Will you give me 500 if / will with
draw my claim to the estate2' said the
little woman.
"No," was the gruff answer.
"Well, make me some kind of decent
present and we will call 1t square-give
me something"
But the old farmer was obdurate and
simply replied: mot thing"
'Then I will take the matter into court. y
said Mrs. Rivest, "and fight the matter
out there"
This made the old man laugh. and he
replied sarcastically: 81 do not consider
you have any claim; you can do as you
please"
She did as she pleased, took the case
into court, fought the old man, who might
have bought her off with new dress. and
decree of distribution in her favor has
just been. entered in the Superior Court of
contra Costa County.
Old Ludger Pinsonneault is left with
nothing but the memory Of his bad bar
gain.
Seven months ago, Proper Pinsonneault,
we'll TODD farmer of Contra Costa
died in San Pablo. Many years ago he
took into his family little girl named
Marie, now Mrs. Rivest. After the death
| OF Plnsonneault his brother Ludger was
appointed administrator of his estate.
1t was to him that Mrs. Riyest. the
| adopted daughter of the dead farmer, ap-
piled for what she was informed was her
rlghtful inheritance. Ludger denied that
she had ever been legally adopted, and
consequently that she had any right to
her foster fathers estate. For several
months Mrs. Rivest could not prod luce
the legal proof OF her adoption, but re-
Gently, with the aid of Attorney Darwin
de Cola, she was able to make her proof
OF adoption absolute and complete, and on
this evidence she was legally awarded
old ProspeE's estate.
The administrator not only lost the
estate through his RIGHTEOUSNESS, blu. he
is also out 500, which he spent ON his
dead brothers. tom bstone in opposition to
the advice of his attorney, who told him
that 500 would be q sufficient sum
whereas the administrator magnanimously
paid $500.
The sight of the costly tombstone which
bears tribute of affection from the living
brother to the dead one caused much COM
ment among friends who well knew both
Prosper and Lud er. For twenty wears
prior to Prosper's death the two brothers
had not spoken. and Ludger's generosity
was only explained when 1t became known
that the tom bstone was bought with the
departed brothers money.
These facts were shown to the court, and
also the information given that the ad-
ministrator's lawyer had advised Ludger
not to be SO lavish in regard to his BROTH
er's grave, aud on this showing the court
allowed 500 only and directed that the
excess should be turned over 10 Mrs. Riy-
est As it has been spent Administrator
Pinsonneault not only lost the estate but
must dig up 500.
And all this because he would not make
a simple gift to Mrs. Rivest out of what
was really her own.
Ceramic Display.
OAKLAND, CAL, Now 30.-A reception
and sale of decorated china and water
color sketches will be given by Miss Eunce
G. Holmes, Miss Emma l.. Roberts and
Miss Annie Frances Briggs Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, December /, 2,
g. from 10 A. NJ. TO 10 P. NJ, at 537 Eleventh
street, between Washington and Clay.
In Charity's Interest.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 3O.-To- morrow
night there will be meeting in the chapel
OF the First Congregational Church to
organize charitable work for the winter.
The programme will be:
Address, Rev. Charles Brown; cooperation.
Mrs. ID. S. Hirsnherg; associated charities and
the value OF Investigation, Mrs. S, c. Borland;