Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-10
MANY QUEER REQUESTS
Unexpected Lesacies that Have Giver
Joy,

Mr.. Louis, he was one of the right
Sort" said an old hawker, on hearing
that he had been left the sum Of q
shillings by the will Of the late we'll
known geologist. Most every week
he'd give me a shilling for luck. AND
now it's nice to feel he hasn't forgot
me-"
Two other be~neficiaries under the
same will were an old woman in the
city who sold bootlaces,. and a n
armed newsboy, who were equally sur
prised and pleased at receiving a SOW
ereign apiece.
Wills are, as a rule the dullest docu-
ments. In most ases the property goes
to people who have a right to expect
it. Now and then a will, like that OF
Mr.. Louis, leaves a bequcst to some
person who least expects 1t.
Some IL years ago a resident o.
wife and child, and committed sui
eide. There was no money left, and
q paupers funeral seemed the fate oil
the poor remains, when a local under
taker stepped in and carried out the
funeral at his own cost.
An elderly gentleman named Simp-
son happened to hear of the under
takers kindness. HE has a good
heart" he said, "he shall be repaid one
day."
Four years later Mr.. Simpson died
and it was found that he had left q
sum Of no less than 5000 pounds tc
the ind-hearted undertaken.
Little more than a year ago. in the
will Of an elderly colonel, the rather
odd sum of 412 pounds was left to his
great nephew. The reason Of this be-
quest was thus explained by the de-
ceased:
II am leaving you this money" he
wrote, because on no fewer than I0f
different occasions you listened, always
with courtesy and interest. to an old
soldiers account Of his own big bat
tie"
The legacy, it will be noticed. Is cal
culated at the rate Of 4 pounds for each
repetition Of the ancient yarn.
The life of a newspaper editor is q
hard and not particularly happy one
He meets with plenty Of blame and
little appreciation. Imagine, then, the
surprise of the editor Of a Swiss paper
in Geneva, when a lawyers letter ap-
praised him Of a legacy Of 5000 francs
Goo pounds, left to him by a regu-
lar reader.
II have always enjoyed your paper
wrote the deceased, land I want the in
terest Of this money to be paid to you
twice a year., the only condition being
that on each occasion you drink a
mug Of beer in my memory in the pres
ence of witnesses"
Two years ago a widow named
Ward, living in the American town OF
Peru, in very poor circumstances, re-
ceived a legacy Of a thousand dollars
COCO pounds) from a man whose name
she had heard.
A letter inclosed with the check ex-
planned that the donor had visited
Peru on a bicycle "a years previously,
and had been robbed Of his money,
Mrs. Ward. it appeared, had taken him
in and given him a meal, and asked for
no payment.
A somewhat similar case occurred
near Belfast. Years ago a young sailor
who had been drinking more than was
good for him, was run over by a dog
cart, and found lying in the road.
A poor woman named Cronin pi cked
him up and took him into her cottage,
where she and her husband looked
after him until he was better.
"Pll never forget your Kindness" he
said, is he went away.
Years passed. Then. one day. in
September, 1912, came the amazing
news hat they had been left the sum
Of 1900 pounds.
The once-drunken sailor had risen
to be captain of a ship, and saved
money, and, having no relatives, left
it all to his b~enefactors.
One more "surprise"-this of a diff
ferent character.
After the death Of his patient. Miss
Mary Marchant, a doctor whom-as
he is still alive-we will call Smith, re-
ceived a large box. With it was a let
ter:
This box and all it's contents l
leave to my dear physician. DR.. John
Smith,"
He opened it eagerly, to find within
past ~ years he had prescribed for
Miss Marchant!-From Answers.