An ill Conditioned Will.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 171, 25 September 1886, Page 2

An ill Conditioned Will.

The Russian gentleman who waa left, a fortune by his uncle on condition that he never smoked, never played at cards, and married within six months ia having a critical time of it. The gentleman considers it a most ill-conditioned will, for it leaves him almoßt no will of his own, or, at any rate, no "free-will" If he fails to observe the threo conditions then the fortune goes to the children of the three executors. This worthy trio have formed themselves into' a vigilance committee, not with the view of delivering the legatee from temptation, but for the purpose of throwing all manner of temptations in. the hapless fellow's way. They bribe "strangers" to get up rubbers of whist ,in railway ou'riagea for hi* benefit. They bribe other " strangers " to oiler him the most delightful cigar*. And when he goes a courting they do their boat to hinder the course of true U> v o from running into matrimony within the stipulated six months.

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