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Show An Eccentric Bequest. Tho eccentric bequest Is always with us, and It could bo wished thnt tho desires of testators were nover more awkwardly rechercho than thoso of the unmarried sister on condition that she allows her father to smoko all tho clgnrs and wear nil the fancy waistcoats he desires. It should bo possible to construct upon tho basis of this bequest a charnctcr sketch In nutllno of tho old gentleman whoso benefit Is so sought. Tho tasto for fancy waistcoats Is of rare occurrence In thoso of advanced years. JIacaulay always had It. It was his one care about custome during an exceedingly Ill-dressed life. It does not seem however, to bo an Infallible sign of great mental powers. |