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Of each muscular leg, the bend below the knee,
he prominent calf and slop.ng ankle, 10 every
advantage.
Each man Of the parry was tall, broad chest
ed, aud we'll proporioned, and each bore upon
his SCARED and rugged features, the marks OF
the spear thrust, the sword cut, or The bullet
wound. They were such men as would have
delighted the heart Of cr1sa5ing knight Of the
thirteenth century, with all the wild love oi ad-
veniurc-all the daring courage, and. all the
frank, hardy qualities which mark the soldier,
gbo--as the old writer phrases iJ--s'fghi for his
own hand" independent OF the great body Of an
army. And then they sat on their siee5s 50 well.
so goIlanily; each ranger ndIng hrm and erecl'
adapting his limbs 10 the movement 81 his horse,
and guiding BIN Without having any recourse to
The bride.
1 /, would have been no easy matter to have
/ picked men Of such form, strength and stature
/ iromsa regiment Of common soldiers, YET tas
/ leader Of The Black Rangers, who rode a! their
head, was 10 all appearances, as much superior
10 all these, as well as many other qualities 10 his
own gallant band, as they were superior to 'ne
IuromIscuous gatherings Of an army. Tan III
stature, Of form moulded with the outline Of
physical power sofieued by the gentle proportions
/ Of grace, an air and beauty that marked INN out
from the mass Of common men, face charmed
with the glow Of youth, yet impressed with the
Iindelible lines Of thought. Herbert Anthem
l Tracy was in every point Of view worthy Of his
reputation (won in the short compass ot YEAR
of being one Of the bravest among the brave, The
, first in The storm. the foremost in the charge.
The most uutirng in the pursuit, and as obnoxious
to the enemy in the retreat as in the chase.
His face impressed the observer with high
idea Of the intellect expressed in each llncament
, His forehead, high and pale, and bearing the
wrinkles Of thought, was relieved by his dark, le
black hair which fell in luxurant locks almost ic
: his shoulders. His eyes Of that deep and thought
q .ful blackness which is ever accompanied b!
: strong mental Lowers shone like Goals Of the ilv
IL. ing flame from under his strongly marked ant
f arching eyebrows, with clear steady glance
b. that told Of old memories stirring up wilhin him
and PROSPECTS Of the dim future agjtating tht
deD,bs Of his mind. His nose was small am
b. Grecan, his mouth thought too widei VIII
thin. expressive lips; his chin was SMALL promI
nent. square and decided IN lis outline WINE inc
. general contour Of his face was IN harmony VIE
e the regular line Of manly beauty.
t As to his dress, he wore the uniform OF hI
v bend, the black frock coat, edged with fur; th'
boots Of a simular hue; the small sword was sus
t. pended from his left side; the hunting knife wa
g inserted in his belt, and small chain ofburnlsh
a ed steel passed over his left shoulder, suPporiin
lis a light hun,ing.horn Of silver, rmmed with golt
ne which ever hung ready for immediate use und'
II. his right arm. In place Of the feather oil II
2u nighthawk worn by his men, his cap wore
be front long dropping plume Of eagles feathers
of which fell to one side, and mingled with the lu!
r. uriant locks Of his raven hair.
er Had YOU seen Captain Herbert Tracy's min
er as he then rode along the sequestcred lane,
ID the head of his gallant band, you would have d
il covered many biuer thought sweeping lhwa
the surface Of his mind, mingling with many
n. memory Of oiden time, many dreary ImagnIn
IL of future doom, and many thought OF those
| loved, who loved him not, and many muslng
ONE who returned his affection with deep al
S. burning passion.
nd A dream, bright reverie Of his earl days VI
elk now present with his fancy, and the sunny glad
d. and The shady recesses of the Wissahkon we
again around him, and again he wandered thr
the forests that overlooked the word-hddt
y, stream, arm in arm with that father, from who
J heart and home he was now stranger and
as oulcast.
-, And then came the memory Of the bitter da
: when the fathers curse rang in his ears. The
m was the small library room in which the drear
iprs of his boyhood had been fed with addition
III fancies from the perusal of the tones ofromanc
NJ The dull light Of November day came throui
III The solitary window ofthe apartment, and agal
'ar with words ofeoquent persuasion, his father;
Did birth an EngIishman and LoyaIis' IRON prn
nle. endeavored 10 convince his son OF the rec
his tude ofthe cause of Royalty and lis intimate &C
the neclion with his future pursuits and expectation
ut Forarer n life Of voluntary exile from his nall
the land. after burying his mind and talents for ye
she amid the shades of the Wissahikon, while
heart was eating itself away with deep broodlr
or one Of the last descendants Of an honol
line, condemned to comparative pcnury, ma
to Herbert Waningford Tracy found himself s.
1ci- denly placed by the death Of various INFERNO
of ate heirs, but one remove from 'he ear.uom
of WalinrCord, whose domains were located IN on
ier- the farest counties in England, where his anc
tors. long and honored line, had lived ana iie
npb ished since the conquest. On the death Of
and present aged and chiIdless earl, MAJOR lr
kod woud become earl Of Wallingord, and his 5
,ree whose strong innate powers he had often Nc
ors with all parents love, would after his decei
,;no succeed 10 the title and estates OF the anc
saro house, to add, as the father hoped, renewed g
sons and increased honor to the records oil tne We
iers, rabe line.
unt, But all his hopes, the hopes Of bold, a str
lack minded. and worldly ambitious man, soured
tall the the disappointmens of youth into msan'hr'
,ich were met at the very outset, by the plain, cal
hem AND fearless declaration of his son, thai he C
os of mot draw his sword against the land that gave
over - And then, wound up to pitch of madness
pred this utter prostraon of all his ambitious dret
ound for maj or Tracy had thought TO win royal fl
ne of for his son, by the devotion of his influence
rm- his sword to the cause of royalty-the ia
oned raised his hand to heaven, and with unquive