Bella had gone to Mrs.Bell's house, and Mary Bell was taking care of her.

Albert beckoned his wife to come to him, and said to her, in a faint and feeble voice, that he wished Mrs.
Bell to write something for him.

Mary Erskine immediately brought her work-table up to the bedside, opened the drawer, took out one of the sheets of paper and a pen, opened the inkstand, and thus made every thing ready for writing.

Mrs.Bell took her seat by the table in such a manner that her head was near to Albert's as it lay upon the pillow.
"I am ready now," said Mrs.Bell.
"I bequeath all my property,"-- said Albert.
Mrs.Bell wrote these words upon the paper, and then said, "Well: I have written that." "To Mary Erskine my wife," said Albert.
"I have written that," said Mrs.Bell, a minute afterwards.
"Now hand it to me to sign," said Albert.
They put the paper upon a book, and raising Albert up in the bed, they put the pen into his hand.

He wrote his name at the bottom of the writing at the right hand.