The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-07-03

Jog TO the legal profession, informing
him that by the death of Roger Chet-
wood, OF that city, who had devised TO
his whole estate, estimated at more than
million OF dollars, and requesting his
immediate presence to settle Affairs aud
tske possession The will, of which
copy was enclosed. ran in these words. q
81, Roger Chetwood, (no gentleman,)
OF New Orleans, being Of sound mind and
unsound body, having none that | cared
for and none that cared for me that l
know of, had determined to die without
making a will, in reasonable expecta,
tion that my heirs at law, (whoever they
may be) would consume good portion
of my estate in law suits. But inasmuch
as my cousin (sx times remoyed) Eus.
tace Chetwood, Of Hillside, in the State
of New York, from the mere impulse OF
humanity and not knowing me from Adam,
di confer on me the only benefit recols
lect TO have received from any Of my liv.
ing fellow creatures, by saving me from
the nav of old father Mississippi, I do
hereby, in acknow !edgment OF favor
which though of little worth was wall
meant, hequeath my whole estate real and
personal, to him and to his heirs forever,
or until he or some of his postcrity. shall
spend it in riotous living or waste in idle
specnlations, as think quite probable;
and do hereby request the said Eus-
lace Cletwood in case he should ever see
or hear of any of my relations worthy
Of the gift, lie will bestow on them such
portion Of this my beqnest. as he may
peases."
Chetwood lost no time in proceeding to
the crescent city, Here hisEfirst inquiry
was after his old friend, the Baron, who
he learned was on a visit with his daugh-
ter some tw enty or thirty miles up the
river, whence he was expected to return
every day. He next und dertook an inves.
tigatlon Of his deceased beuefactor, and
was fairly astonished at the masaitude or
the beqnest. There seemed M end to the
stocks, bouds, mortgages, and lands this
indefatigable economist had acquired
and Chelwood was struck with painful
sansa tinn on Gniing AMONG tho mass a
mortgage on the property of his old
friend The Baron for an immense amount, !,
the in crest on which had accumulate ed
for two He waited with great impa.
tience until informed Of the return OF
the Baron, and then placing the mortgage
in his pocket took his way 10 the old cha
lean..
j On approaching the gate he was struck
with the change which few years had
produced. Though old fashioned and to-
tally Invested Of all the spruce nicely of
our modern mansion il had hitherto pre-
sened most respectable appearance,
exhibiting no vestige of neglect or ruin
Now, however, every thing seemed to be
changed; the ancient gale hung by SIM
gle rusty hinge; the fence was decaye1
and in many places broken; the shrubs and
hlwers bordering the avenue leading to
the chateau presented the appearance Of
ut er desola,ion; and the pas ering of the
old mansion had fallen off in many places,
giving the whole an air Of melancholy ne
gect, or incapacity, TO repair the diiapi-
dation. The whole combined sufficiently
told the story Of the occupant of man.
and where neither party felt an interest
iuits preservation.
As he entered the gate an awkward
i embarrassment came over him, which in.
creased every STEP he approached, un-,
| Ill he almost felt like cuprit about
to appear before one whom he had
wronged, and he had scarcely courage to
raise the old fashioned knocker which
guarded the door under the semblance of
a brazen lion couchant Formerly il
used TO shine like gold, but now it was
covered with a green rust that obscured
| all It's ancient sp!endor Chetwood knock
ed at the door, not like lordiy creditor
coming to demand debt. but as an hum
| BILE debtor TO beseech its remission. TIE
old gray headed negro, who used TO vel
come the friend Of his master, with por-
tentions grin of pleasure, now received
him with mos lugubri Gus counienancs
and conducted him to the usual sitting
room, where he found the Baron and the !
young lady. 81
The old man, with a pale face
plainly attired, met his friend witbwnat
seemed forced welcome, and Introduced /
Chetwood to the young lady as his daagh- I
ter. She received him with an evident |
constraint, and the demeanor of the Ba- !
ron was evidently diyested of that gay, !
frank hilarity with which he had always |
treated his young friend, A few formal
inquiries andsa most embarrassing silence |