The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-21
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

lawyer of Chicago; who died in the
Cook County Asylum at Dunning,
H., in 1900. Its beauty and grace,
and the virility of its style, make it
worthy of publication.
Il CHARLES LouNspvRY, being of
sound and disposing mind and mem
ory, do hereby make and publish this
my last will and testament, in order
to distribute my interests in the
world among succeeding men,
That PART OF MY INTERESTS, which
is known in law and recognized in
the sheep bound volumes as my prop
erty, being inconsiderable and of no
account, l make no disposal of it in
this my will. My right to live, be-
ing but life estate, is not at my
disposal, but, these things excepted,
all else in the world now proceed
to devise and bequeath.
ITEM. l give to Good Fathers
and Mothers, in trust for their Chill
dren, all good little Words of Praise
and Encouragement and all Quaint
Pet Names and Endearments, and |
charge said parents to use them just
ly, but generously, as the needs of
their children shall require. .
ITEM. leave to Children inclu-
sively, but only for the term of their
childhood, all and every the Flowers
of the Fields and the Blossoms ofthe
Woods, with the right to play among
them freely, according to the customs
of children, warning them at the
same time against Thistles and the
Thorns. And | devise to Children
the Banks of the Brooks and the
Golden Sands beneath the Waters
thereof, and the Odors of the Viii
lows that dip therein, and the White
Clouds that float high over the Giant
Trees. And leave the Children the
Long, Long Days to be merry in a
thousand ways, and the Night, and
the Moon, and the Train of the
Milky Way to wonder at, but sub
ject, nevertheless, to the rights here
matter given to Lovers.
ITEM. devise to Boys jointly
all the Useless, Idle Fields and Com
mons where Ball may be played, all
Pleasant Waters where one may
swim, all Snowclad Hills where one
may coast, and all Streams and
Ponds where one may fish, or where,
when grim winter comes, one may
skate, to have and to hold the same
for the period of their Boyhood and
all Meadows with the Clover Bios
SONS and Butterflies thereof, the
Woods with their appurtenances, the
Squirrels and Birds, and the Echoes
and Strange Noises, and all Distant
Places which may be visited, together
with the Adventures there found.
AND l GIVE to said Boys each His
Own Place at the Preside at night,
with all pictures that may be seen in
the Burning Wood, to enjoy without
let or hindrance and without any in
cumbrance or care.
ITEM. To Lovers devise their
Imaginary World, with whatever
they may need, as the Stars of the
Sky, the Red Roses by the Wall, the
Bloom of the Hawthorn, the Sweet
Strains of Music, and aught else that
may be desired to figure to each other
the Lastingness and Beauty of their
Love-
ITEM. To Young Men jointly |
devise and bequeath all Boisterous.
Inspiring Sports of Rivalry, and
give to them the Disdain of Weak
ness, and Undaunted Confidence in
Their Own Strength. Though they
are rude, | leave to them the Power
to Make Lasting Friendships and of
Possessing Companions, and to them
exclusively | give all Merry Songs
and Brave Choruses to sing with
lusty voices.
ITEM. And to Those Who Are