Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-24
LOST INHERITANCE.

tuIS "eShi WHICH, though occupying more
space than usually devote to incidents,
conveys SO excellent moral, that have
yielded to the temptation to give it in full
The train from Paris to Lyons. stopped
at the station Of J"igny. q town upon the
route, and again went on, after leaving n
few passengers. The depot, for few
moments, crowded with railroad agents
and lookerson, was soon deserted by all
rbnt-two-indixidaal
One of these,'was- -aTIseld , man, dressed
in the garb a;i@atl todd farm Ell. the
other, youth Of Eve and twenty, who
seemed4osbetwa aiting for meiene to meet
HIM ;fof this parsonage. .rhe old man f.
pslly addressed himself. "May I d pre-.
sume.ssiH's said he,a Ito enquire if you
are sClement B ga. ?. :, s,...t.--. ..-.t r. ...1.
"Yes. my good man. replied the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of'manner =''and
have no. doubt you are Mr. Martin"
#''At'E your service. SIR" returned the
otliet. .ss'
"well. Mr.. Martiu." continued Clement,
in the same tone. 81 begin to imagine
you intended 10 keep me waiting. That
would not have been the best manner in
which to have insinuated yourself into my
good graces."
The old man. instead of replying, let
his head fall upon his breast. as if in
deep "tt1iction, and conducted the new
conner towards an old. fashioned carriage.
to which a rough looking horse was har-
messed. -
''Hcre is your carriage, sir" said Mar
tin. ''lf you will be good enough to get
in, will have the honor of conducting
you 10 the Hermitage"
'':FITdG my cafriage!"' cried Clement,
"Why. shall be taken for a travelling
pedler." Notwithstanding. as there
seemed to be no means of avoiding it, he
took his seat by the side of the old man.
bat not without expressions of disdain.
In another moment the man had seized
the reins, and the horse started on a
clumsy, ,trUt. .. .as -.-..
But few days before, Mr.. Clement B =,
Yho p9Y put on SC, many grand airs, was
a simple clerk ~. "a. croGkery store in
Paris, and possessed the reputation of be,
ing quiet, unpretending little fellow.
What then brought about this sudden
and radical transformation He had be-
come, since the previous day, rich man;
and it may be well understood that the
ROSSS9SSA "a az vi <OIOOO lIhASS u
year finds it diicucult to retain the mo.
dest demeanor Of a clerk. On the'previ.
Gus, day while busting the piles OF crocke,
~ under his charge, letter had arrived
for him by the post, containing the starts
ling intelligence, that one Of his uncles.
OF whom he had often heard as an eccen
tic and very wealthy man, but whom he
had never seen, had just died at his cha
teau. in Burgundy. leaving his nephew
Clement, sole legatee Of his estate to the
exclusion Of many other heirs. The let.
ter2Was from a notary of the province,
who desired him to leave Paris immedi-
stely, for JOiguy. the town near which his
uncle resided, where he would be met by
Martin. an old and confidential servant OF
the defunct. and conducted from the rail
road to the Hermitage" the name which
the deceased had given his chateau aud
his estate. which constituted the main.
Almost driven out Of his senses by such
an unexpected stroke of fortune, he has
tened to obey the notary's directions; and
upon his arrival at Joigny, joined old Mar
tin, as we have seen.
On jolted the queer vehicle in which
our hero had so contemptuouslv taken a
place, until after ride Of several miles,
the occupants arrived at their destination
Martin offered the honors Of the Hermit>
age to the new proprietor, called the ser.
wants and introduced them to their future
master, and then conducted the latter tc
his apartments, aT.-.H ,...a
''This was the sleeping apartment o.
your uncle" said Martin, as; they en-
tered vast apartment, furnished in old
fashioned style 80 ;',..5,', 20 = 's...
"It was the room in which he died ten
days ago." % - s&--.'1si - 3 -
But the nephew instead, Of eyipcing any
emotion upon befng showh the chamber
of his benefactor, threw upon an. arddhd
look Of sc6tn and StlsdS .f.sU Upop rsmy
word iilscan't say L thfnsmuch Of the old
boys tasteFs never 81 W anything SC
frighaally sgtyin all my life.' !. ~ ~ "a "a
Notwithstanding. sir, replied Martini"
its.thee best there is here and if you
cannot centent yourself here, do not re.
ally know where's you will find other lodp-
in1EI'si .12 iE5 his- 5ai Els-t 5Isi ~ ig =
sf vrs = .sss1s1 .Hg. ,Ss.Ig ..r. .- m ..... 3
"Islixehere1! y Iouidon'eimagiae am
such 'a'dSonkey;SI hope 's.5i,:a>,
HFor us young fellows,ad'ye see Paris
is thesold place; so shall sell this old
rookery al once, and be off,"
Sell Hermitage. your Iuncle's favorite
residence! Impossible. And we servants
Who hoped to end our days under thi.
EoOt-vhat will become OF US 2"