The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-17
To-, ARAki PEkCIVAL.-
~ OR,
THE BRIDE OF THE HOUSE OF GOLD"
BY MRS CAROLINE INGRAHAM.
(CoNTIsUED FROM OUR LAsrD
CHAPTER IL

CHAPTER H.
On the afternoon OF ths funeral, whom the dead
body that had eeen for three days solau Min. the
aspect OF the great house" laid in it. last lon
nome, little patty ssse n bed in the lib ary to A.
the reaoIns OF the will. 1t was all over now-ths
funeral services, the tears tho prayera-apd rotbino
remained bur for the lIviog to divide the spoil 4
huHsn seying l. may be, and yet with one exception
the group that had assemb in that little room us-
lifted it. 'N
By the Fireplace, stately and magnificent in h. y
deep mourning, sat Mrs. PeIcval leaning her doub
chin upon her hand, and gazing steadily into the
burning Goals At d little ditance sat her daushter
playing csrelessly with her Oh chain and wish,
with all her heart that the tiresome fuss was over
sarah ferelval made one of the group. For her
aunt was seenly alive to what tie world might "a v
end thought her presence this occasion as one 81
tie family, would silence any remark that mi .ht h,
sds when her change of situation became known
sh7 eat Heflde the window looking arearily out
tbe familiar landscape 50 soon to be left be hind
But no enc spoke to her. Even DR.. Wartcn tbs
worthy rector ct st Pete',s church. where Mira Per-
evs sat out the appointed tiUe every sunday fore.
noon and afternoon, only glanced toward her now
sno then from the depths Of bis easy chair aud IA
coed mat 1t was useless take any notice of such
u'nid, frightened Thing Perhaps, could tn. wor-
tiny Doctor have read that youns Heart, and known
the ooid pIsrs that young brain was forming hs
orinicn. se
The solemn silence Of tho room was broke n bv III /,
ipssy litte lawyer who having broken the seals Of
the ossen cabinet, and taken the impoTtsnt vii
therefrom adjusted his spectacIes end began 70 "a.
70 sarah 1t was Ii &c message frcrl the dead The
mInd that had famed ana the hand that had exscu
Ted we're gsne-whitheI? She stoned like ona in .
dream to the enumeration of the houses hank CO.
etc, owned by the oecee,ed till the sonnS IF -,
own name made her start and look up suddenly. No
hi. hos m.stasen The lawyer was residing in
aiy; puslness hke Lo'ce-
And / give and devise to my dear niece. s.r.b
canton fsrcivai the sun, OF five hu nd ed dollars
dead brothers child. '1 AL NY
That as oil she heard. aom. dry bu.ine IS tscb..
sniles followed with which chs bad no concern -
hungry soul upon those w words of nat.t;ono
died. W "el Hnce hef father
she was Eoused from her pleasant royerie nv tn.
60 voice OF her aunt, who stoed beside her. And
ooAins Up she saw that the reading of tn. nil ~ .
s,sn6,n' 40 mat me party had broken up and were
~, ven ven mln Psrcival cong'a:ulat. YOU with all
H. go sac tne widow. tappicg her lightly mon
s.rdas's g. wiz WIN her piumsd fan Through The
sahi OF your uncle you will be spared liar Dis
sIeeaoie apprenticeship we wer. ,pesI;nn 1Sa
''ei , you are sincerely grateful W.
onid not speak the thanks she felt IN III. . .he
nsI' 70 blscs who eonld well sasrd 10 snsro ~
ssuo. a., .an Q. I'VE hundred dollars from her tb...
~ho ioit ether glad in her he arr that d.
wbrn n nae oeen made since It wsuld sound So Iii
,b.y ~ ~; " rton and the lawyer spoks oS !.
her aunt es sI,s t TO 90 So tho s was silent
shoua tened 70 be fsted that these 70 wonu
sirb,... understand each other even in ,sa
a. action of thsir lives ' "''" IL the
rsb,. 1917 st.on now bu stled up and ,ool h,h 10
i give s0, ,o 10 MS Is; warm srs.p. JUN Oh 60
desri Az Why, you are quits an be;I5s.y no
face our you nnaa with the fortune and the n,.s,
besnsn 1858 uien VIII have TO look ont To- ~
doetoIs .sa s.y 70. win make Mis-. p.rciv., Val,
eek ,oa sa.t nj s. ht w. ss,,.s nssr. "ssrsh NY
Doctor. with h.a s Ne yoa an no iat.s,srn nesd
,..n al epoa bis heart ~s.n tue
hi. 40. speak tho truth should be Iess than
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