Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-12-14
The Lost Inheritance.
From the London Family II


The Lost Inheritance.
4 From the London Family Herald
The train from Paris to Lyons stopped at
the station of Joigny, town upon the route,
and after leaving a few passengers, again went
on. The station, for moment crowded with
railway porters 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.do farmer; the other, youth Of
| ing for some one to come to meet him. To
this person the old man presently addressed
himself a Il gasM
May I presume, sir" said he, "to inquire
il you are Clement b? ?'' .....,
"Yes, my good mar" replied the youth,
with a haughtiness of manner, :. and have
no doubt you are Mr.. Martini" lE r
"At your service, sir" replied the other.
Well, Mr.. Martini continued Clement, in
the same tone, ~ began to imagine you in
have been the best manner in which to have
insinuated yourself in my good graces."
The old man, instead of replying, let his
head fall upon his breast as if in deep Attic
ton, and conducted the new conner towards
large, old-fashioned carriage, to which q
very rough-looking horse was harnessed.
Here is your carriage, sir" said Martin.
"If you will he good enough to get in, I will
have the honor Of conducting you to the Her
mitage." -s.r. ...r-... .rn.... ....
"That my carriage, sir p cried Clement
"Why shall be taken for travelling pcdler" "
But few days before, Mr. Clement B.,
who put on so many fine airs, was simple
clerk in crockery warehouse in Paris, and
possessed the reputation Of being quiet, un.
pretending little fellow. What, then, had
brought about this sudden and radical trans.
formation? He had become, since the previ.
Gus day. a rich man, and it may be well un
derstood that the possessor of an income OF
twenty thousand francs year finds it diff,
cult to retain the modest demeanor of poor
clerk. On the previous day, while busting
the large piles of crockery under his charge
letter arrived for him by the post, convey
ing to him the startling intelligence that one
of his uncles, Of whom he had often heard as
an eccentric and very wealthy old man, but
whom he had never seen, had Just died at his
residence in Burgundy, leaving his nephew,
Clement, sole heir to his estates, to the ex-
c!usion Of many other heirs
The letter was from notary in the prov
ately for Joigny, the town near which this
uncle had resided, where he would be met by
Mr. Martin, an old confidential servant of the
deceased, and conducted from the railroad to
the Hermitage" the name which the de,
ceased had given to the estate.
Almost driven out of his senses by such an
unexpected stroke Of fortune, Clement hasten
ed to obey the notary's directions, and on his
arrival at Joigny, joined Martin, as we have
seen. a .l. r..... .... -...
On iolted the queer vehicle in which our
hero had so contemptuously taken place,
until, after ride of several miles, the occu.
pants arrived at their destination Martin
offered the ,.o;;cc-.s Of the Hermitage to the
new proprietor, called oil INC servants and in
trodnced them to their future master, and
then conducted the latter to his own apart
ments.
"This was the sleeping chamber of you,
uncle" said Martin, as they entered large
apartment, furnished in old d-fashioned style.
" 1t was in this room that he died ten days
ago."
But the nephew, instead of cvincing any
emotion upon being shown the chamber OF
his benefactor, threw upon all around him a
look Of scorn, and cried: "Upon my word
can't say think much Of the old boy S taste
never saw anything SO very ugly IN all my
life."
i Notwithstanding, sir, replied Martin, g it
is the best we have here; and, if you cannot
content yourself. really don't know where
you will find other lodgings"
~ live here !" exclaimed the young man.
"You do not imagine am such donkey, I
hope! For us young fellows, do you see,
Paris is the only place; so shall sell this ole.
crazy rookery at once. and then be off,
"Scll the Hermitage y exclaimed Martin
"your uncle's favorite place Of residence =
Impossible And we servants, who hoped
! to cnd our days under this roof, what is to
1 become Of us 7"
/ Mr.. Martini" retorted the young man.
"let me have none Of your complaints. beg.
Get mo some dinner and after you will drive
me to the notary's."
After having eaten hearty meal, notwith.
standing he found the meats insipid and the
wines sour, the legatce, still accompanied by
Martin, re-entered the carriage, and the two
started off,
| "If am not mistaken, !" observed Mr.. Gle.
ment, after an hours ride, "we passed this
spot this morning; and that pointing to q
building, " is the railroad station. DO we take
the train therev'
You alone will do So" responded his
companion. speaking very gravely, and in a
manner which caused the young man to trcm.
bic in spite of himself ~, sir, am your un.
Gle, and happily am not dead! Having
heard good accounts Of your conduct. I had
resolved to make you heir Of all I possessed
but, before doing SO, wished to ascertain ii
you were really deserving Of my generosity,
and had recourse to strntegem, which has
thoroughly exposed your true character Ia
me. GoOd-by. Mr.. Clement; return to rom
business, and remember that your arrogance
ard ingratitude have lost you that which viii
never again be placed within your ieach.'
4 KENTUCKY JEANS raoM MAxcnEsrE..--
About twenty young gentlemen Of New Or
leans, wishing to display their southern, spirit
determined to wear no cloth but that mann,