Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1908 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Extract from Fletcher Boyd's IFill %»NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that L Fletcher Boyd, of Naw Bedford of the State es Msmcha(tote, being of Mmd mind aad memory, do make and pubthh this to be my het will and tettamrot, hereby revoking all former wills aad cocndls diereto, by me to any time made. Aa to all my property and estate, seal and penoaal, of which I shall dm ached and pose eased, or to which 1 shall be entitled to the linw el my de re sis, 1 give, devise, bequeath and rfispoee thereof is |lm l*kfi**r following? FIRST—I hereby direct the cMcutors of this wiU to pay all my just debts aad funeral expenses out of my estate. SECOND—Te my beloved step-daughter, Agatha Wyckhof. I give, devise and bequeath the sum of twenty million dollan, ($20,000,000.00) provided she comply with the following conditions: (a) That one year after my deause she return to her mother’s estate ia Shropshire, near Wye, England. which I have refitted for her occupancy, and there live and reside. (b) That she be accompanied by my aster, Mrs. Mary Armistead, who shall serve ia the capacity of chaperon and guardian kt a period of not less than two yean from the limo of establishing her residence in Castle Wyckhof, or until she has been married. (c) That she be accompanied to England by not lass than three or more than six young lathes of America of about her own age, the even name of each of whom shall be the same as her own, Agatha. Each of these young ladies to be given a generous monthly allowance during their stay to the castle which is not to exceed two years. In England each of these young ladies must be known by the full name and title of my step-daughter. The Honorable Agatha Wyckhof, and should any one of them divulge her true name er character she is to return to America to once, and her allowance is to cease. Should any one or more of these young ladies be married hsx stay to Castle Wyckhof, she is to be paid as a dowry a sum equal to her allowance for the period of two years, and in addition is to be provided with suitable wedding garments and her expenses be paid from my estate. (d) In the event that anv one of these young ladies be married during her residence to Castle Wyckhof, then my sister. Mrs. Mary Armistead, shall invite and secure another from America who shall comply with the conditions as above named. (e) it shall be the ditty of my sister, Mrs. Mary Armistead, to invito to Cattle Wyckhof during the stay there of these young ladies, unmarried young men at England of good character and sarij who may wish to become suitors for the hand of my step-daughter in marriage, no more than two to be guests in the castle to the same time and none to be allowed to remain longer than six weeks. (f) Under no conditions shall any of these said unmarried young men or any other person of England be advised ia any manner as to which of the young ladies at the castle is or is not the real Honorable Agatha Wyckhof. (g) Should say step-daughter in anv manner indicate to any of the said young men nests to the cattle that she is the real Honorable Agatha Wyckhof er in any manner disregard or violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this my last will and testament, the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00) willed and bequeathed to her under there conditions. 1 then give, devise aad bequeath this same sum for the purpose of endowing a hospital in my native town of New Bedford, in the state of Massachusetts, and under such conditioas I gpve. devise and bequeath to my said stepdauxhter a monthly allowance of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) to be paid her in quarterly installments during her lifetime. 1 snake these provisions that my step-daughter may be guarded aad protected from the attentions of all marriageable men mercenarily inclined, and in order that she may wed happily in her native land. How the unusual conditions of this will were carried out is told in "The Real Agatha" a deliciously humorous story by £dith Huntington Mason, which will bo Printed in these columns.