The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-04-16
TIE LOST INHERITANCE.
AN Instructive STORY.

the station Of Joigny, town upon the route
and after leaving few passengers, again went
on. The station, for moment crowded with
railway porters and lookors-on was soon lie
ser,ed by all bat two individuals. One OF
them was an old man, dressed in the garb oI
we.to-do farmer; the other youth o
about five and-twenty who seemed to be
waiting tor some on" to come and meet lin
To this person the oil man presently address.
cd himself.
"May presume, sir, said he, 'to inquire
il you are Clement b. e.
"Yos, my good man. replied the youth
with a haugt tiucss of manner, ''and have
10 houbt YOU are Mr. Martin"
"At your service, sir, replied the other.
"WcIl, Mr., Martin" continued Clement, in
the Same tone. began TO imagine you in
tended to ke, p me waiting That would not
have been the best II amer in which to have
iusinuated yourself into my good graces'
The old man, instead OF replying, let his
head taIl upon his breast as if in deep aillic-
ton, and conducted tho new conner toward a
large old fashioned carriage, TO which a very
rough-lookin horse was harr essed.
"lIere is your carriage sir said Martin.
"If you will be good enough to get in, will
have the honor OF conducting YOU to the Her
miage'
"That my carriage, sir!' cred Clement.
"Why | shall be taken r travelling pod
der"
But few days before, Mr.. Clement b.,
who now put on SO many fine ans, was but n
simple clerk in crockery ware house in Paris,
and possessed the reputation Of being qui
CT, unprctending little fellow. What, then,
had brought about this sudden and radical
transformation lie had become since the
previous day, rich man, and it may be well
understood that the possessor Of an income of
twenty thousand fr" ncs q year finds it diff.
cult to retain the modest demeauor o. a poor
clerk. On the previous day, while dustng
tho largo piles OF crockery under bis charge, Il
letter arrived for him by the post, conveying
TO him the startling Intelligence that one o.
h' uncles, Of whom lie had often heard as an
/ eccentric and very wealthy old man, but
whom ho had never seen, had just died at his
residence in Burgundy, leaving his nephew,
Clement, sole heir to his estate, to the excll,
zion Of many otncr heirs.
The letter was from a notary in the Pro.
vince, who desired him to leave Paris irr me-
diately for Io'gnv, tho town near which his
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 lie
ceased had given to the estate.
Almost driven out Of his senses by such
mn unexpected stroke Of fortune, Clement has.
tened to obey the notary's directions, and on
his arrival at Joigny joined Martin,as we have
seen.
On jolted the queer vehicle in which our
hero had go contemptuously taken a place,
until, after ride Of several miles, the occu
pants arrived at their destination. Martin OF.
fered the honors of the Hermitage to tho new
proprietor, called all the servants and introdu.
ced them TO their future master, and then
conducted tho latter to his owr apartments
"Ihis was the sleeping chamber of your
uncle said Martin, as they entered a large
apartment furnished in od.fashoned style.
at was in this room that he died ten DAYS
ago"
But the nephew, instead Of ovinciug any
emotion upon being shown the chamber Of
his benefacto,, threw upon all around him
look of scorn, and cried: upon my word,
can't say thuk much of the old boys TASTE !
! never saw anything so very ugly in oil my
life :"
Notwithstanding, sir replied Martin,
80 is the best we have here; and il you can
not content yourself, really don't know
where you will find other lodgings"
II live here" exclaimed the young man.
"You do not imagine am such a donkey,
hope! For us young fellows, DO you sec Paris
is the only place; SO l shall sell this old era.
zy rookery at once, and then be off"
"Sell tho Herr itage" exclaimed Martin /;
"your uncle's favorite place Of rcsidencoi I'm.
possible And VIC servants, who hoped to end
our days under this roof what is to become
Of usi"
"Mr. Martini" rotorted the youg ma1' "let
me have mono Of your complaints, beg.
Get me some dinner and afterwards you will
drive me to the notary's.
After having eaten hearty meal, notwth
standing he found the meats inspid and the
wines sour, tho legatee, still accompanied by
Martin, ro.entered the carriage, and the two
started off,
off l am not mistaken" observed Mr..
Clement, after an hours ride, ave passed that
spot this morning; and that" pointing to a
bnilding, dis the railroad station.--Do VIC
tnko the train therei"
"You alone will do so, responded his COM
paniou, speaking very gravely and in man.
ner which caused the young man to trembe
in spite Of himself, 81, sir, am your uncle, and
haDpilv i am not dead Havino, hnard c,.oJ