Show courtesy compensated A paris paper tells the following story which we translate for our read readers ers erb A young editor of a theatrical journal called lately on an actress living in a third story to in tw tho rue richelieu leaving her rooms he descended the stairway at the floor landing a door suddenly opened and a black coated gentleman stepping hastily out ran against the young man begging pardon he passed on but turning after a step or two imp he abruptly asked monsieur have you half an hour to lose I 1 diffor por for what bir sir to render me a service which will wih bring you in a trifle of say a hundred franes francs 1 do you call that losing half an hour what is it you wish to serve as a witness to a will one witness has failed to come the sick man is dy ing will you serve the journalist consented and following the notary found himself in a sumptuous chamber near the bed of the moribund and seated himself with the other witnesses the old man had no relatives and made short work with his will it was ready for him to sign they opened the curtains to give him light A ray fell across the journalists face the sick man saw him and motioned him to approach I 1 sir he be said in a feeble voice do you know me 1 I have not that honor sir bir str I 1 do you not recall seeing meat me at the theater Fran yran francais cale cals no sir 1 1 I can refresh your ni emory memory did you not attend the first representation of fira firs I 1 in a convent Conven tP 1 I was there certainly 11 and 1 I too you had bad a good orchestra stall I 1 a miserable stool right in the doorway The draft made me ill you gaye gave me your comfortable seat and took my poor one y 1 I but did my duty bire sire sir toward an old man and an invalid rah ah tah they are rare these people who do their duty allow me to give an evidence of my acknowledgements acknowledge ments 11 and turning P toward the notary the old man added a codicil to his will the witnesses signed the notary countersigned counter signed and the former me reach each noted for a hundred francs of legacy retired the next day the journalist revisited ohp tb actress coming away he rang ran at the old I 1 mails mans door and asked after him ile he had died during the night in ili due time the young man attended his funeral after I 1 it the notary said to him t tomorrow to morrow we vve open the will Bs jie there you are inte interested rested rosted 1 our editor did not neglect the invitation ile he attended tha th reading of the will wili the old ean man man had bequeathed him a hundred thousand francs iby an orchestra seat well paid for cominis mis 1 f |