Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-13
SARAn PIRClvALj
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
On the afternoon Of the fuoersl, vheo
me dead holy that hsd been Tor tire
i.ys soienn,sine the sspecs OF the great
house, y s laid IN its lsst long home.
little party s.semtlsd in the library, 10
.s.r Ihs reading Of the will. II wss ell
,ver now tho funeral eersioes the
..rs-,he p:syers-n nothing remsined
70, for TIE siss TO divide the spells. A
,sr.h ssying u may BE-, ami get, with
ne exceptIon. the rsup that had -.
.,mklsJ 10 tbss little esoa had justi6sd
il.
By the Gre. place, stately ard ussni6.
'sns in her deep mourning, eat Mrs Per
IvsI, leaning hes oubls chin upon her
rand and casing steadily into the burn
NJ coals. At little distance set bes
Laughter, playing careiesely With hss
s.tcn. chsin, and wt-bink with ill Der
,esrt thar the tiresorpe fuas wss ever.
Sarah Perc. vsI wnde one OF The group
SCR h,r svnt wss keenIy alive to shat
ne world might ssv, snd th' uEbe her
.re.rnce on this occasion .. one Ut the
family. would .i!soss any rsusrks that
nv ut Wv IN 10 WITH uGp CuSoko w "ssS
.tion bocsue kncwn. Size sat beside
~ widos, Iook,sx jresrily out up'o
he Tan il,sr landscape 80 soon II be LEI.
,ehnj. But no one spoke to her. Esen
Or. W .rtcn, the wor ny rector OF st Pc
er's church, w1ere Mrs. Percivsl sat out
he appointed time every Sunday fore
aoon ard afternoon, only glanced tov-
,rd her now and then from The depth Of
ais easy chnir, uud decided that il wss
.,eless to take any notice Of such tim
ID, frightened thing. Perhaps could tho
worthy Doctor bsve read chat young
,eart, q d known the bold plans that
young br.io vas forming, no would have
hi reason TO change bis quickly formed
opinion.
~. cole mn silence Of the room was
.roksn ty tbs fu.sy little Lawyer, who,
having broken the seals OF The oaken
.nbinet, sui taken the important will
herefro,n, adjusted his spectacle> and
,egan TO read. To Sarah, it Was like Il
message from the dead. The mind that
trained, aud the hsni that had executed,
we're gone-w hithel! She lstened like
me in dream to the enumeration OF
be houses, bank stock, &C., ownoi BY
he deceased, I'LL tho sound 81 her own
,ame made her start and look up sud
ienly. No-.he va. not mistaken. = be
~w. er Was reading 10 bis dry, buvioess.
like voice
.AnA l give and devise to my dear
iece, Sarah Stanton Perciysl, tho sum
Il i've hundred doIlsrs. ass slight token
# the interest 1 have always fels 10 my
| lead brothers. child"
That WAS slI she heard. Some dry bu.
.inesu tecn,cailt,es followed with which
he had no concern. Bu, leaning her
read npon her hsnda, abe fed her hungry
soul upon those feS words Of Q Tee ion
ne n. .. she hal heard addressed to her
.nce her father d:ei.
She was reused from her flea ant re-
sris b. the cJij voice Of her aunt, who
.tovu / es,Ue u.r. Aud looking up she
.aw tina. the reading of the viii was over,
md that the party had brchen up AMI
| Sere standing near The fire.
well, Mes PerGivut, con raiulate
.ou with alI my hear ;" said the widow,
.pp.ng her lishtly On the rhouiier with
her plumei fxi. Through ,he Eininess
" Your uncle, sou wtll be rpssaI tbs.
i,,,sFeeabic arpren' .esh.p We were
pcakiag %. trust you are sioesyely
| ,raIsiul.'
-! trust am" said sarah 10 low
voice. Bot che cou!i net speak the
unnks she fol,, TO tbs portly figure in
| black, who cuull we'll aifori TO epend
I that psltry suiD ct five hunuret dollars
rom her thousands, ami who telt rather
! dad 10 her heart tuat the brquesl had
,een made. since IL wuuli sound 50 we'll
shen DR.. wartoo and the lawyer spoke
4 It, as they would be euro 60 do. SO
ne girl w.s silent, and her amt called
rel mentally extremely ungr.teful, II
esined to be fat, j that these TWO Wo.
nen ~ oulI HeVsr I'm Ieratand each other,
ven 10 the slishtest action / their Ii
YES.
,r WArson nov BUSTED ", ami took
o1e Of Suah', ha ,ds in his warm grip.
u give nu j,v, yonng l.iv. give
,au iJSl' he exclaimed. why, YOU
re qui,s al heires., thy tea,! And ~hst
with the fortune .ud the pretty face, our
Dung men will have to look uat for their
carts"
~ .u afraid you will make Miss Per
nvsl van. dnct.r," said her aunt. with
,neer. "Sarah, ny 'c,r, YOU must
,ut let bi- 4 .tterv turn yoor he Al"
Madam, Assure you am no tat
,eIer," said the do:tor. with bis hand
lp3n his heart; "tut when beauty. tai.
ut and grace are h-fore me, ehouli 10
ess than man Il did not tpeSk the
ruth"
His sweeping how inc uied the three
lad,e. as no Il oke. Mira Peroival color
81 and emiled-she VS. not quite proof
..gain-t u del cAteis worded comp liiuent,
even then. That simple speech secured
The worthy doc or ,sany pleasant DIN
ner AMI lido iaay's gift. Taking his
| arm, she swept out from the library to
the parlor, followed bv her daughter.
And the young ''heiress" was left to b, I
own reflections.