Interprelation Of A Will
A very rich uierchant, wbo had an only son, made bis will by which he left all bis property, amounting to three hundred thousand trunes, to somo inonks, who were to give the son suoh a sum as they wished after the death of the merchant. The inonks took possessiou ot' all the money without offering any of it to the son, who, being displeased at this, brought ihe inonks before the viceroy. Having road the will he asked them what suin of money they wished to give the son. They auswered : " Six thousand francs." " And what, then, do you wish to do with what remains?" aaked the viceroy. " We wish to keep that," thoy said, " because it is ours by right." " But you do not uuderstand the will properly," said tho vioeroy, "for it says you aro to give tho son the sum you wish to havo. The six thonsand frarifcs are therefoie yours, and the rest bolongs to the son." With this decisión the nionks had to be satisfied ; í'or, in trying to get all, they lost nearly all. There was no release from the viceroy's decisión. Crying was of no use ; they had to submi t.
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