Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-11-05
The Lost Inheritance.

lne farls correspondent OF the new Ork
Eapress writes thus -
| have a story to relate to Your readers this
week which, occupying more space than usu-
ally devote 70 Incidents, conveys SO excellent
moral, that | nave yielded to the temptation
to give it i'll full.
The train from Paris to Lyons stopped at
the station Of Jolgny, a town upon the route,
and after leaving few passengers, again went
Oh. The depot, for Il moment crowded with
railroad agents and lookers-on, was soon de-
serted by all but two Individuals.
One of them was an Old man dressed in the
garb OF well to-uo farmer the other youth
Of five and twenty, who seemed to be waiting
for some one to come and meet hun. To this
parsonage the old man Gnaliy addressed HIM
self
I" May l presume, sir.' said he, {" to inquire
if you are Clement 3 %
" Yes, my good man," replied the youth
with haughtiness of MANNER, :" and l have
no doubt you are Mr.. Martin"
AT your sctvIcc, s:r,'' replied the other
"Wel, Mr.. Martini CONTINUED Cieul,ul in
the same tone, Il began to mag lie that you
intended to keep me waiting. That would not
have been the best manner IN whCh TO have
.;,suuat,d yourself III my good graces,"
The Odd man, instead OF replying, let his
head fall upon his breast ii III deep ani.c-
tion alu conducted the new conner towards 4
Large oid-iashoned new carriage, to winch
very rouyh-ooklng horse Was harue>srd.
- IL re Is your carriage, sir" sad Mlrtin.
:" If you will be good enough to yet III, /
will have the honor OF conflicting you to tue
ilcrn.,agc.'
THAT my carriage, sir?' cried Clement.
" Why, Shall be tai ken for travelling
prdlar."
Bat few days before, Mr.. Clement B.,
who Low put on SO many inc airs, Was SIN
pie clerk in IA crockery store in PoriS, and pos
>cssed the reputation OF beng u quiet, untre-
'nGiug little fellow. What then had brought
about this sudden and radical TRANSFORMATION
He had become sllicc the prev.ous day, Il ilch
man, and 1t may be w,ll urd rslood tnut tie
po>sesSor of All lcouc OF 20, GOO francs year,
iudS it difficult to retain the modest dvll,
of II poor clerk. GA the previous day, wnlc
busting the large piles OF crockvry under his
charge a letter had arr we'd for him by the
post conveying to hun the startling Intelligence
that one OF hls urceS OF whom he had often
heard as an eccentric ami very Wealthy Old
man. but whom he lad ncvcr seen, had just
died at his chateau in Bur- uudy, leaving his
nephew Clement, sole l,gatee Oh MS estates 10
Tic exclusion ot many Other heirs.
The letter was from d notary in the pro
vince, who desired HIM to leave PARIS i,uulcu-
atcly ior Jolyny, the town near wh'ch ts uu-
Gle had resided, where he w.ulu be met by
Mr.. Martin, all Old, confidential s-rvunt OF tic
d tuact, ana coiuucte, from the raj.rold TO
n bI,,N
ceased had gwen to tue chateau and his e>
tate.
Almost driven out of his senses by such an
unexpected stroke OF fortune, he FASTENED to
| obey the notury's directions, and Oh his ARRIVAL
at Joigny, Joined Martin as We have Seen.
On jolteu tue queer vehicle in which oar he
70 had So contemptuousy taken place, unit.
after ride Of several miles, the occupants ar
rived ut their destination. Martin offered the
honors of the Hermitage to the new propr.e-
tor, called all the servants and introduced
| them to their future master, and then Conduct
ed the latter to his own apartments.
"This was the sleeping chamber of your
uncle" SAID Martin, as they entered ii vast
apal tment, furnished in oldlashioned style.
a. IL was in this room that he died teu days
ago"
But the nephew instead of evincing any
emotion upon being shown the chamber of his
bcnetactor, threw upon all around him a look
of scorn, and cried
upon my word, l can't say think much
of the old boys taste! never saw any thing
so very ugly in all my life"
Notwithstanding, sir" replied Martin. ait
is the best we have here aud if You cannot
content yourself, really don't know where
you will fluid other lodgings"
J me live here You do not imagine am