Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-10-22
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Adventures. e(9 Green Moul 11eYs

The town Of Newtane in thisS eoNntv. was
|Many years since the birthplace y an infant
who was chrjstened Paul Hollan4K--. As
be grew up 10 manhood the Yankee spirit of
Enterprise carried him to Canada, and in the in
terror OF the country he commenced the practice
of law. His industry and perseverance were
rewarded with success, and after time he re-
moved, for more lucrative practice, TO the city of
Montreal. Prosperity and good fortune still
ATTENDED him. and he soon became candidate
and was elected to the Canadian Parliament
where his ability and good judgment secured to
him respectable position and influence. While
member of the Parliament. he received a let
ter pnrpor'ing TO be written bv an old lady in
England also of the name Of X, stating in
substance. that she had not single relative, and
was alone in the world, that seeing his name in
the papers, "a "A member of the Canadian Par.
lament. and it being the same as hers, she
thought perhaps he might be of the same family.
She further stated, that she was possessed OF
considerable property. and knew OF no kindred
to whom to leave it, and that if he would come
and see her, she would pay his expenses and
make him heir to her property. Mr.. X. sup
posing this to be hoax made no answer. and
paid no attention to it. Two or three months
afterwards, he received another letter, from the
same person, urging in still stronger terms his
! visit to her and with much apparent sincerity
and carnestucss. that he resolved to go 10 Eng
/ land, and see what truth there was in it. lie
did 90, and found the lady as she had described
herself She was living in an elegant mansion
and in handsome style. She was delighted with
the visit of Mr.. X, and spared no pains to make
/ it agreeable to him. After spending some time
| there he prepared to return home. The Old lady
deiravcd all his expenses. and made him many
presents, and before his departure, she renewed
to him her promise To leave him all her property
and related to him the incident which led to tht
correspondence. She informed him that in early
life she was the betrohed of young man o
the name of Pau Uolland, who was an Office
in the British army. That he had fallen in bat
tie, before the contamination of their nuptas
and she had since remained unmarried and true
to his memory. That seeing his name. unitin.
the name of her lover and her own, she wa
struck with the singular coincidence, and though
she could not better show her devotion TO tn
memory of her betrothcd. than to bestow he
property upon him who seemed by his name t
be the representative Of both
lie left her and returned to Montreal, an
within n year afterwards received intelligence
/, of her death. and that BIZ her will he was mad
sole heir to her estate. He set ont imme
diately for England and found on his arrivs
everything prepared for him. His claim wa
recognizcd and he entered at once into the pu.
u session of large fortune. lie is now living i
y the enjoyment of his good fortune at Montrea
and is now or recently has been member
II the Canadian Parliament.
This is a true sketch of the history of on
Vermont boy. and there are doubtless man
such. The regions Of fiction, and the highe
II flights of the Imagination, do not furnish mol
II romantic adventure.