The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-03-28
THE LOST INHERITANCE.

The train from Farls 10 Lyons stopped
al ths station to Joigny. a town upon the
route, and after leaving few passengers,
again went on. The station, for mo-
ment crowded with railroad porters and
lockers on, was soon deserted by all but
two individuals. Ono of them WAS an
old man, dressed in the garb of a we'll to-
do farmer; the other youth Of fve-and-
twenty, who seemed to be waiting for
some one to come and meet him. To
this person ths old man presently ad
dressed himself: -zs
"May presume, sir" said he "to in
quire if you are Clement b?
eyes, my good man." replied the
youth with haughtiness of manner,
"and have no doubt you are Mr. Mar
tim 9@&
"At your service, sir" replied the
other.
"Wsll, Mr.. Martini" continued Glenn
ent, in the same tone, Il began to ina
CINE you intended TO keep ms waiting.
That would not have been the best man :
ner to have insinuated yourself in my
good graces. : - - ss-. 5''. -''' gus
The old man, instead Of replying, lei
his head fall upon his breast as if in dseF
affllction; and conducted the new conner
toward large, old. fashioned carriage
to which very rough,looking horse wa:
harEessed.
"lers is your carriage, SIR" said Mr.
Martin, .'if you will be good enough te
get in, will have the honor OF conduct
ing you to the Hermitage"
That my carriage, sir?" cried Glenn
ent. "Why l shall be taken for a traye
ling pedler." .-.3 z
But few days before, Mr.. Clement B
who now put on so many fine airs, was {
simple clerk in crockery warehouse in
Paris, and possessed the reputation O
being a quiet, unpretending little fellow
What then had brought about this sud
den and radical Transformation? He hat
become, since the previous day. a riet
man, and it may be we'll understood tha
the possessor Of an income Of twent,
thousand francs year finds it Difficult
to etain the modest demeanor Of a poo
clerk. On the previous day, while dust
ing the large piles of crockery under hi.
charge, letter arrived for him by tn
post, conveying to him the startling in
telligence, that one of his uneles, of whom
he had often heard as An eccentric an,
very wealthy old man, but whom he ha.
never seen, had Just died at his residenc,
in Burgundy, leaving his nephew, Glen
ent, sole heir to his estates, TO the exclu
sion of many other heirs. Esrt s-
The letter was from notary in th
province, who desired him to leave Pari
Immediately for Joigny. the town nea
which his uncle had resided, where h
would be met by Mr.. Martin, an ole
confidential servant of the deceased, ans
conducted from the railroad to the "Her
mitage," the name which the decease,
had given to the estate.
| Almost driven out of his senses by sue
an unexpected stroke Of fortune, Clemea
hastened to obey the notary's directions
and on his arrival at Joigny, joined Mar
tin, as we have seen.
On jolted the queer vehicle, in whic
our here had contemptusly taken place
until, after ride of several miles, tn
occupants arrived a. their destination
Martin offered the honors of the Hermi
tage to the new proprietor, called all tn
servants, and introduced them to thei
future master, and then conducted th'
latter to his own apartment. --..
s.Ths was the sleeping apartment
your unele," said Martin as they entere
a large apartment, furnished in old fash
ioned style. at was in this room tina
he died ten days ago.
But the nephew, instead OF evincln
any emotion upon being shown the cham
; Der of his benefactor, threw upon him
look of scorn and cried: "Upon m
word, l can't say think much OF th
old boys taste! l never saw anything S
very ugly in all my lifs." .s..-
Notwithstanding SIR replied Martir
'it is the best We have here; and. if 70
cannot content Yourself, l really don
know where you will find other lodg
ings." 1855
, ~ live herep' exclaimed the youn
man. "You do not imagine l am such
donkey, hope! For US young fellow
do you see, Paris is the only place; SO
shall sell this old crazy rookery at onc'
and then be off, O. ca ,Et-7 --. tail ss-
"Selp the Hermitage!" exclaimed MAJ
tin, ssyour uncle's fayorite place of resi-
dence! Impossible! And we servant