New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03
WHIMSICAL WILL-MAklNG.
SOME CURIOUS PROVISIONS MADE BY
ECCENTRIC TESTATORS.
From Temple Bar.

SOME CURIOUS PROVISIONS MADE ni
ECCENTRIC TEsTAToRs.
From Temple Bar ,uonor,v
The final disposition of their money and propherty
by will is right exercised by peopic tbose who are
Whms and caprices well as by those W.
ievei"beaded and uniformly guided by , Eoli hn,Id
sense 1t is therefore quite natural Ina' at,re and
reveal many curious phases OF human i tbat have
exhibit surprising variety OF motives una, u'0
from time to time actuated Instances of the
broadss humor the most extraordinary
ridiculous farce ana r,, 'n me documents stored
nm IN Somerset House and to-day. as IN the pas,
eccentric judging pgrdbSby as busy
numerous as ever. - NJ Eontenav
French millionaire with money and estate worm ss
10000 francs died at MONTPELIER ieaH HSS ~ baf
than six Wills similarly dated, IN whlCh nr, "a
dozen different universal egatees were apRoi dnh
by the testator As the tbis indnstrous testa
nniary freak VIII probably be rich harvest 10 me
lawyers from promising he,d 81 F6ntenav had
INDUCED in habit of befoollng or yhd neasire
friends and relatives ana ne bi respect after his
dGPatnc,,cal iotinr has indeed been raised TO fine
az, hy some ;osators and it Is easy TO imagine a
one reads the whimsical clauses that they NY ~
irhn nrosnective surprise disappointed chagrih
OF their friends.
AN INGENIOUS TEST.
Ono individual hit upon an ingenious plan for
rewardng those friends whose respect bGr all, hIS
inor,ae srintnd his executors fly the hour of his
burial at o'clock in the morning. wh IEvitations
t the funeral were to be sent out to his numerous
friends and clause Inserted In the VIZ iqo and ~
Zach lady who attended legacy OF t5W ana ~ 10
Zach gentleman of f2O. The tantalizing part OF
was that the invitation OF course CAV no and
he morning Of the funeral was cold ana innospio1
bic only twenty-nine out or w. inrioso ,n1er the
attended, and so be, became oeHe''''"''''
pxnectant egatees are sometimes doomed to cruel
,f,trn
and irritable conditions attached ltnti ~ LT
sons a large estate in equal portions proved tllV!
son suns r.nra a mustache Another individual set
lied his estates and divided ms Wean III sred
wav that those of his descendants VINO measur b
"ot los than six feet four inches alone pronteu ID!
his will An Austrian baker devised ms ptoperty
70 his SON on condition that the latter should never
~ Ill ~, a nevspaper-a habit TO which he had pre-
riousIv been much addicted. A gentleman whose
ma married. Too too early in life In leaving fortune Of
=" 90. to his SON he tackled on the condition-donot
less in his & Syf1 rqS% e was thr,yve At
time of his fathers death the young man Wa >
,wnntv-tUo and not I'm position 10 appt",cidte
,Se pSremta soncitude expressed in the condition
for he was already engaged th s w ne EXPLAINED
matters to his sweetheart and after rrud i by
rrolonginG the engage ment thlrterh ~ Una made han
attained the stipulated age. they were ''"'o may
Mrs Dickinson had widows P0r tb'n OF Sjn
allotted to her, but there was ny III ''7 Soo'''''e
!.Whcn T remember" so ran her husbands testa-
ren Mr' pen that the only happy times | ever
en- inved were those when my wife suiked win M,
ana Me redson be considered to have been fairly
happv one because she was nearly aiWayS 9uiN.n5,
,omnlatior of her face inspired me with. ana leave
her The sum of i6c 900. on condition that Smc ulu t
TAX ten 10 years foil owing deceas in Gonpapy
with her sister, whom / nave reai so" u N"o" '"'
ioathes worse than she does HiSseh'
A NAGGING wIFE's PUNISHMENT.
The wife of publican found IN has very
pract'G ,oo end re receive any benefit from the
estate of henpecked spouse VINO hh s M from
her sharp tongue. she was required 70 walk PaIe
footed the market can i Io md candle
IN hand She was then and there to read paper
ccnfessing her uns1ey mai had her Tongue
heen shorter her husbands days would IN an prop,
an 6ord and by refusing to comply win them
s s5C became entitled to only go year, ITO Keep
her or 'h' A. least one recorded instance OF seat
in Parliament being beaueathed by VIII; Wi bri
ace ten,ires In the borough or Rlpoh snalI uesce
r6 my daughter Mrs. William Lawrence; ana !
I ltf nv SON n-aw the said William Lawrence
shall represent the borough OF Rlpon IN fatha-
u The language OF farce and satire which makes me
viii OF Paul srron saffron hG bHgeShed to his wife
nsrmission TO marry again. 10 me Academy power
10 alter the French ansGrSe ana TO ebd Of ths in
,be PSatirical bequest OF another Frenchman, VINO
iett TO b be p1,ry OF the French language-an album
eortsIninc cuttings from books. reviews and news
$780, each of which shows mistake or spelling
pa srammar made by members Of the Academy since
It's foundation 10. 1, ,,,rai, tho mag, ,oo,,-
liar mode Of proving his patriotism. lie left a leg
20, ~ 81 COO TO Professor AgassiZ on condition that.
hS scientific process clearly set forth In the will.
ne professor should have the skin OF the deceased
~ ms,,,tactured into two drumheads and two OF his
hhnn. made into drumsticks To second residuary
oeatse fell the duty OF repairing to the foot OF
Dns"Ler's i'm on every June H. where punctu-
III ", sunrse he was to beat on the drum so made
a. ,ba s,rairI Of yankee Doodle"
FORTUNE FOR SMILE.
.,oue is as cheap a frown and has OCCASION
9mrned out TO be worth vastly moro IN hard cash
eHi 49, od bachelor left all his property 10 "A young
4 dU Known TO him only from the fact OF living
lauy, because for several years she had smiled
oI ppnan,iv upon him when they casually mot In the
-, and The smiles had cheercd MS lonely heart
ca Won this practical recognition In his Will
1porhans the lack Of such kindly smiles from their
lures IL sometimes responsible for the lib
a,ai nroyslon not lnfroqucnty made for animal pets
Ia no Wills of their owners. or, where such attach
vents have not existed, for the strange devices OF
,nsers 10 keep their boards from falling into other
| hands after their death. Recently a crank OF this
sort left special instructions that his Dody should
No hurled in a certain suit OF clothes. His wish was
Carried out exactly az he had directed. but IL after
/ ward fransplred that his wealth. which was known
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