, 1881-07-09

a Canadian N1ect,nhio Who IInM Lnfl
Glnisn to nn IsnrlAuHn and sl00,OUO,.

Nt,u InrE Sim.
IoSpoN. Ont, July 4.-After years OF pa
tleMt senrcltlng, amid tAa difficulties which
poverty l.as rnised, n workman In tile arent
Western Railway car.slIops III tliis city has
trncetl up wlint seems to be m fn0[splitablu
calm to one OF tl,u richest estates III NIL Scot
lalMl. The greatest interest l,ls been
awakened by the romantic history ut
tho l,an who las titus been elevated
inta prominence. and there Is every
probability that lo will s0un 10 put lii
possession OF his rights. II anay be ruulcn,-
bnrc.l tlmt solnu ysars ago the Earl OF Mir
tlte.l witllo,t leaving nAirces hetr to t,ls ILL.,
n'c,lsa estate, md by right Of succession n
ncpl.ew, Lort kolifc, assumed the little athl
property Of tl,o dead nob'einnll, ynlncu at
cUyerett that the Earl Ind son, md Tint
sn, Is believed 10 be John Francis Ersktne,
Of this CITY. The tracing M Ut tho tttIn Inns
necessarily buun sow anil ,Insatisfnc tory,
srom tho fact THAT Atr. Ersktnn w1s poor MD
l!avu llelMa ''inl d9'lhted Ills story. Tnu
fnrtS Of thu clsg Arb lfir1IY theae:
the Earlof Alnr t. tho daughter Ut Lord
AlantseII, II M,uln elillll was burn Il, tho Iady,
WIN Mftefwartl bccA,ne ils !sgttl,lnte innt4ar
By her nMrrlagd with Its father When, ,nii
Into tho enrg ut il ,punr but nsp0Gtnll IL filtl-,
ily, whom thH Earl pAl.l wnll for lhe serytIas
rendered. Later nll, when tho lttf!a fe'lnW
lunl Kr1awn to 6ns%rn . years ys''rs ot ngs;'i,s
CSml'lalt ilul xe,it u CaIlAdn. Ills guardian
frequently told hlnl ill., lAter ,yea!s un!s ,l,e
waS, tie sou of .onp Of Scutla'd's noblcst
E.rls ,s "nH ta"t s.,s. e s!';1d J; sao ,as,'. ay
mcr,s tint would =: uii.blo Iil,n to
/ 30 Ilan!e nnl tive In luxury. Tho nltl min
seelittd under y strung nleage, howsyur. l.ut
tllangl l,u brtku Ills ,'rarsise NJ! fnr III to it,
! il,t.atu iii many Occsistuns tint tin young
Nnll way tlsa ils!r IL tho ltrltluin Of hlnr. l!u
never allowed llis dugan'entary ey!,Isneo t1
yuurs ngo; lu,wuyur, tbs OLD INN died very
suddenly, without !gAying lllv lletttt ttoc.l
s!* ss! Is t ss'a,('st liz t Sf I III wis i'st
;outlulrse w tlIe Galllpbell homestead, aipdt-
tIs Ygs t9p.,l M stE1 ssyerAt y !sttsss p y ttn
Thi4 scr'Iy.l to lIs III st|s pIu9f: llc,,ssaE,3;
bal, }n Hd.lltlYn li tlat; Sir. Eraktnu hns yff+
t!ga. se9tlaM '!Ate.!y, ;ala found tue pent!!u
;Whu ta.l t'kelt eurt Ut HIN wien an. tlfilitt
n'la hn.!tfMt flit'av6p tV fAmphpla, The R'.-
lmra held by lhens a1td alsU Il l!ostt found ~
the lUlle. SIT ttsll ebtsH!tI marks By W!llcl,
thu l!elr could always te knoHl', nlhl A.esu
tlounir!al.s naohts.l1y esfs THsse,.!
S'sHse . tse sa Ss hst! w,e II s s, ~ s'!S "E
iiSyb IT, 1llIcVlV .EIateycr. IT, lllvnlltyipx
1r: i;rsktl'U nj tho st', Of tlia. .ERtk rArti'
cles OF guild alM HtltrrwtEf,. ns, well M rug
;nrutll tho presumably lsIrs tAsssesslu,, bear
81 tnK tln lttllpls 4f*lis 'fnlltsr :4lla mother
lalia ili!ldHtt ofnldutaKpnlfli,
;Y W. EEsE1aet ilt|4 ulfll at safaus aro ntftr
itabltslI tho cil!Lh Il d bond Ii Rlypu to lIAY i
ceriniM percentage Un tlIelE ,lnyea,1Aellts, AG,
cnr.i!K 10 tlle outlook, slr. Ersktlln's work
Easl Ut btMr relnNll,s only d matter Ut tt1nt:
He la befng visited W tllnlsallds, allti hi
story, as 1t Is learned, awlkclls tit dcepes
| Interest,"