, 1860-12-27
Tha Lost Tnheritanee.

station Of Jogny, town upon the route, and
after leaving few passengers, again went on.
Tho station, for moment crowded with railway
porteIs and lockers on, was soon deserted by al
but two individuals. One Of them was an old
man, dressed in the garb Of q well-tO-do farmer;
the other youth Of ye.and.twenty, who seemed
to be waiting for some one tocome and meet him.
Tothis individual the old man presently addressed
himself .a PIE las H-
MAY ! presume, sir, s said be, :" to inquire Il
you are Clement b. |"
ayes. my good man, replied the youth, with
haughtiness Of manner, " and have no doubt
you are Mr.. Martin" sai .gaai-z .sir lff
AT your service, sir, replied the other. -
swell, Mr.. Martin" continued Clement, IN
the same tone, = began to imagine that you in
tended to keep me waiting That would not
have been the best manner TO inslnuate yourself
into my good graces." sa.a. ali .yl laa.
The old man, Instead OF replying, let his head
fall on his breast as II In deep atfliction, andcon-
Quoted the newcomer towards large old fash
ioned carriage, to which . very rough looking
Here isyOur carriage, sir," said Martin. eff
you will be good enough to get in, ! will have
the honor Of conducting you 70 the Hermitage
That my carriage, sir!" cried Clement
"Why, I shall be taken for travelling pedler."
But q few days before, Mr. Clement B., who
now put on 50 many 6ne airs, was simple clerk
in q crockeTy warehouse in Paris, and possessed
the reputation Of being quiet, unpretending lit
lie fellow. What then, had brought about this
sudden and radical tranSfofmation2 He had be
come, since the previous day, rich man, and i
may well be understood that the possessor Of an
income Of twenty thousand francs year finds i
difficult to retain the modest deineinor Of ap poor
clerk. On the previous day, while busting the
large piles Of crockery ware under his charge, Q
letter arrived for him BY the post conveying TO
him the startling intelligence that one Of bis UNI
cles Of whom he had oiten heard as an eccentric
and very wealthy old man, but whom he had
never seen, had just died at bis residenco 10 Bur-
gundy, leaving his nephew, Clement, sole herr
70 his estates, 70 the exclusion Of many other
heirs. p tifs - 1''H3y
The letter was from notary in the province.
4 ho desired him to leave Paris Immediately Cor
Joigny, the town near which this uncle had re-
sided, where he would DO met BY Mr., Martin, an
old confidential servant Of the deceased, and
conducted from the railroad 70 the SHermitage,n
the name which the deceased bad given 70 the
Almost driven out Of bis senses BY such a.
unexpected stroke of fortune, Clement hastened
to obey the notarys instructions, and on his arr
rival a JOigny was joined BY Martin, IS We have
secn. 'h{R
ROD jOlted the queer vehicle in which our hero
had " conlemptuOusly taken plaes, until. aller
q ride Of several miles, the occupants arrived a
Marin offered the honOrs o. the Hermitage q
the new proprietor, called an the Servants and
introduced them 70 their future master, and then
conducted the latter 70 his apartments
sThis was the SLEEPING. ne.ckamber Of ycur un-
ele y said Martin. as thew entered 4 large apart
uent. furnished IN ol,l-fsslioned stVle. L was
IN tb,s room that' he died. ten davs ago. g,ly 4
But ne nephew, instead d evincing any
emotion upon being shown the chamber Of Bis
benefac.or. cast upon al around him q look Of
SOcr3, aud CRED ~ ~ Z, .,,.,. ..,' az. /
-. ~ hoy;s ,.s,s Trev.r saw anythinr u
vsrS ,,vlv In Al nv Iiis.s' ~ "
* n n yithstandinv sir. y feolied Martin. ait
IA ths best ~ have' nd II ivon cannot content
v.s.lf 4 S.slI, lo,,t Enoy Ther,, Won viii i,ld
oo,hs, ioi.;.s,s y - u :.
ss'.si i;rs re- ~ .nsd ,he vonn, man . You
dobf Si1L IAN s,,ch ! donkev. il hopef For
" young Sellows do you -. Paris Is re only
- - mi s.li tel;s nil crszv rookerv Al
pnco ~Ss .nd A ,bsn rl ~ m. oIsp 80 -
"Ssil ,he Hsrmi.sgeis exclaimed Martin. our
4 I. ~o,;ts nlsce ~ Ees;derce Impossbiei
Snse lssoll.s P'.es y Acs5 y, ~ a''r
',.Ss, ,t;s 80 ,,,sa 4 4, bccoss o a. y, -
'i AZ. M.ss;U,p ,s,,rssil ~ 'vonng man. aIet
- -. - oons ~ yo,,r comnl.in,s I ber' Gel
ma same dinner' and siterwards YOU viii drive
n,e "a the notary's ~ ~ p ~ 81
,pnS;sa ~ ssnd M ,ossis in,inid And tbs wines
ssnr 1hs ises,ee s,;ii sccompaiIied by Martin.
so'sI,,.s'.d ,Ss ca,sis.,e snd lie two started On {
: SIf i am no, ,nislaken.Y observed NJ. Clement.
amer an hours ride. We, passed this spot tliis
morning; and that,b pointing 70 building. " is