The daily union., 1856-12-12
SARAH PERCIVAL;
SARAH PERClVALj
OR,
TIE BRIDE OF THE HOUSE OF GOLD"
ny MRS. CAROLINE INeRAHAM.
(Contnued from our lastl
CHAPTER II.

On the afternoon of the funeral when the dead body that
had been three days soemnzng the aspect OF the gea
house" laid in its last long home little party assem-
bed in the library TO hear the reading of the will Ii
eli over nowthe funeral services the tears the prayers
and nothing remained but for the living divide the
SPOIL harsh saying il may be, and yet with excep
ton the group that had assembled in that little room JUS
uied it.
By tho fireplace stately and magnificent in her deep
mourning sat Mrs Percva leaning her double chin upon
her hand and gazing steadily into the burning coas At
little distance sat her daughter playing careessy with
her wachchain and wishing with all her heart that the
uesome fuss was over.
Sarah Percival made of the group; for her aunt
was keeny alive TO what the world say and thought
her presence this OCCASION of the family would
any remarks that might be made when her change
of situation became known. She sat beside the window,
looking dreariy out upon the familiar landscape
TO be left behind. But spoke to her. Even DR..
Warton the worthy rector of St. Peters Church. where
Mrs Percva sat out the appointed time every Sunday
forenoon and afternoon only glanced toward her and
then from the depths of his easy chair and decided that it
useless to take any notice of such tmid frightened
thing Perhaps could the worthy doctor have read that
Young heart and known the bold plans that young brain
forming, he would have had to change his
quickly formed opinion
The solemn silence of the broken by the fussy
little lawyer, who having broken the seals of the oaken
cabinet and taken the important will thereom adj usted
bis spectaces and began TO read 10 Sarah 1t was like
message from the dead. The mind that had framed and
the hand that had executed, were gone-whiher2 She
listened like one in dream to the enumeration of the
houses, bank stock, etc, owned by the deceased till the
sound OF her made her and look up sudden
y No-she not mistaken. The lawyer was reading
! in his dry business-ike voice.
"And give and devise to my dear niece Sarah STAN
ton Percival the of FIVE hundred dollars slight
of the interest have always felt in my dead broth
ers child.n
That all she heard Some dry business technical-
ties followed, with which she had concern. But leaning
head upon her hands she fed her hungry soul upon
those few words of aecton-the first she had heard ad
dressed to her since her father died.
She was reused from her pleasant reverie by the cold
voice of her aunt who stood beside her. And looking
up she that the reading of the will over and
that the party had broken and standing the
We'll Miss Percival, congratulate you with all my
bAr' said the widow! tapping her lightly upon her
your uncle you will be spared that dsagreeable appren-
ceship were speaking of trust you are sincerely
grateful"
could speak the thanks she felt to the pory figure in
black, who could well afford spare the paltry sum of
FIVE hundred dollars from her thousands, and who felt
rather glad in her heart that the bequest had been made
since il would sound so well when Dr. Warton and the
LAWYER spoke of it, they would be to do. So the
g was silent and her aunt called her mentally eI-
ruey ungraefu 1t seemed TO be faed that these two
women should understand each other even in the
slightest action of their lives.
Dr. Warton hustled up, and took both of Sarah's
hands in his warm grasp.
Il give you Joy young lady, give you joyP he ex-
IGaimed why, you quite an heuess, my dear And
what with the fortune and the pretty face our young men
will have TO look out for their hearts.
am afraid you will make Miss Perciva vain, doctor,
ssd her aunt with Sarah, my dear you must
not let his Hattery turn your head"
Madam, assure you am no fatterer said the doc
1r with his hand upon his heart; but when beauty
ant and grace before me- should be less than man
u did not speak the truth"
His sweeping bow included the three ladies as he spoke
I Perci val colored and smiled-she quite proof
against delicately-worded compliment then. That
mpe speech secured the worthy doctor many pleasant
dinner and little ladys git Taking bis arm, che swept
uo from the library TO the parlor, followed by her
laughter And the young heiress' left to her own
ehectons