Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-26

the bulk Of his immense fortune would
90 to the Budapest almshouse, but that
every relative who should appear at
the funeral would receive a respectn.
Die bequest. And, as matter of fact,
on the day after the old mans death
l received n formal invitation to The
funeral from his confidential factotum,
Wh" aided HAT that my future linan.
cHli welfare would depend largely up
OIL my presence or absence.
Of course | went. 1t was nv first
visit TO the capital, but | had no dill
Guilty in finding my late cousins town
residence, which was in large apart
Ment house.
A hcarse and carriage stood before
tle door when ! arrived, and Il great
crowd of oilers. had collected TO see
what they could of the DISTINGUISHED
mans funeral. saw none of my rela-
yves among the few people who were
entering, and blamed myself for be
ing the last to arrive.
just then two ladies entered Thcv
were richly dressed, but entirely in
black, and they held handkerchicfs to
their eyes, from which tears were
streaming | followed them to nm
apartment on the second floor where
we found goodly company of ladies
and gentlemen, many Of whom seemed
as deeply affected as the two ladies
who had just arrived.
There could be no doubt of the gem.
ineness of their grief. Their eyes
were red and swollen, as if from pro-
longed weeping, and their handkcr-
chiefs were used constantly.
Still ! saw none of my numerous rel
ativcs. Evidently they were all in the
inner room, where the funeral no
doubt was already in progress, while
l was cooling my heels with the out
siders in the anteroom
a sad faced domestic, clad wholly Ia
black, stood at the door leading to the
inner room. | approached him and on
dcavored to explain my connection
with the dead man, but he cut me
short Mt the first word.
mot yet" he said. ut is not yet
time. You must wait"
! waited. After q time one of my
companions rose and approached the
inner door, which was opened obsc-
quiously by the funky. In little
while another did the same. When
three or four thus had passed behind
the mysterious door, | made the at
tempt myself, but was waved back
imperiously by the sad faced servant.
l continued to wait, repeating the at
tempt at intervals without success
After had waited some hours | dis
covered that each person before he left
his seat received an almost imperccpli.
bic sign of invitation from the servant
waited until nghtfall, but no such
invitation came to me. Then my wrath
rose, and went to the door again.
at is not yet your turn, sir" said
the man Of mystery.
Turn. What sort of funeral was my
distinguished cousin having, won
dered.
See hero, my man. l said, "do YOU
know who am:'
II do not, sir, but it can make no.
81 am Franz Telclly. your deceased
masters cousin" thundered
The mans face relaxed into grin.
deceased master!' he said. Tel
cky? IIo, ho Ia, la! The Telehy
funeral, my dear sir, was on the tlool
below. 1t has been over for hours
now This Is the oculist's Office
went back to tho university, ours
ing my fortunate rclatives-to Sd,
nothing of the almshouse.
The next days papers had full &C
count of the funeral and the reading OF
the WILL "Franz Teleky, n cousin OF
the deceased" they said, was the on
ly relative absent"
The will was found to agree witt
the forecast of it's contents. which hat
been printed and which had been givel
to the papers q learned afterward by
the old mans order. About a quarter
of the estate was divided equally
among the relatives who attended Tho
funeral, and the remainder went to Tho
almshouSc.
But then the lawyer read a codici
of recent date and in the handwriting
of the deceased man. 1t ran as fol
lows:
"As l am we'll acquainted with The
grasping character of my relatives
feel certain that not one Of them vii
fail to attend my funeral If he thinks
he can make anything thereby. Never
thelcss it is my within to order that il
any one of said relatives shall abscn
himself from said funeral said rela
tive, in consideration of the indcpcnd
ence Of character manifested in sucl
action, shall become my rcsiduarl
legatec instead of the almshousc. ant
he is hereby constituted such residuarI
lcgatee, ana my executors are hereby
directed to give, make over and deliver
unto him, the said residuary lcgatcc
all the rest, remainder and residue o
my property that may be left after The
sums bequeathed to my relatives pres
ent at said funeral shall have bcel
paid" -Translated From the HunSa
ran For the New York Press.
The Reporter.
The averag &c reporter asks, what u'
people want" The great reporte
asks, "What shall make them want!'