Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-09-11
sstlttt Gale.
TIE BEST ORIGINAL STORY OF THE
DAY
THE KINLOCH ESTATE.
AND HOW 1T WAS SETTLED.

lFrom !he Atlantic Monhly.l
CHAPTER I.
Mildred, my daughter, am faint. Run
and get me g ass Of cordial from tho buf.
iet.'
The girl looked at her father as he sat in
his bamboo chair on the piazza his pipe Just
let fall on the floor, and his face covered with
deadly palor. She ran for the cordial, and
poured it out with trembling hand
''Shan't 60 for the doctor, father?' she
asked.
"No, ny dear, the spasm will pass Of pre-
senty." But bis face grew more ashy pale,
and his jaw dropped.
Dear father" said the frightened girl,
"what shall do for you Oh, dear, if mother
were only at home, or Hugh to run for the
doctor!
Mildred my daughter" he gasped with
difficulty, "the blacksmi,h,-se for Ralph
Hardwck,-quick! In tho ebony cabinet,
middle drawer, you will fnd--Oh! oh =
God bless you, my daughter &c cd bless
The angels, only, heard the conclusion Of
the sentence; for the speaker, Walter Kin.
lock, was dead summoned to the Invisible
world without warning and with hardly a
struggle.
But NJ ildred thought he had tainted and,
raising the window, called loudly for Lucy
Ransom, the only female domestic then in the
house.
| Lucy, frightened out OF her wits at the sud-
den call came rushing to the piazza, fiat iron
| in hand, and stood riveted to tho spot where
she first saw the features on which the awful
shadow Of death had settled.
Rub his hands, Lucy" said Meldrid.
"Run for some water Get me the smelling
salts"
! "a q - IN .l Il
once. and therefore did nothing
Mildred held the nnresisting hand. at is
warm" she said But the pul.e-I cant
find it,"
"Deary, no." said Lucy, 'you won't find it. u
why, you don't mean
Yes, NJ ldred, he's dead !" And she let
fall her lat-iron, and covered her face with
her apron.
But NJ lldred kept chafng her fathers TEN!
pies and hands,-callng piteously, in hopes
| to get an answer from the motionless lips
! Then she sank down at his feet, aud clasped
bis knees in an agony of grief.
A Garage stopped at the door, and hssty
step came up the walk
Lucy Ransom" said Mrs Kiuloch, (roi
it was she, just returned from her drive,
Lucy Ransom, what are you bubberng
about? Here on the piazza, and with your
hat.lron! What is the matter Z"
"Malter enough !" said Lucy. "See see
Mr.. "--But the sobs were too frequent
She became clicked, and fell into an bysteri
cal paroxysm.
By this time Mrs. Kinloc5, had stepped
upon the piazza, aud saw the dropping head
the dangling arms, and the changed face o
her husband, Dead dead |" she exclaimed
my God what has happened Mildred
who was with him Was the doctor sent
for or Squire Clamp? or Mr. Rook =
What did he say to you, dear Z" And she
tried to lift the sobbing chlld, who still clune
to the stfenine kness where she had so ofleI
climbed for kiss
"Oh, mother ? is he dead mo life left"
"Calm yourself, my dear child" said Mrs
Kinloch, "'rell me, did he say anything 2"
Mildred replied, "He was faint, aud before
| could giva him the cordial he had asked fol
he was almost gons "rhe blacksmith" be
said, send for Ralph HaIdwick'; then he sale
something of the ebony cabinet, but could noI
speak the words which were on bis lips. She
could say no more, but gave way to uneontrsl
liable tears and sobs.
BY this time, Knloch's son, Hugh Bran
ming, who had been to the stable with the
horse and carriage, came whistling through
the yard, and cutting of weeds or twigs along
tue path with sharp cuts Of his whip.
which way 10 the wind now 2" said be, as
he approached; "the governor asleep, Mil
dred crying, and you srolding, mother p Ia 1
moment however, the sight Of the ghastl,
face transtxed ths tboughiless youth. as i
had done his mother; aud dropping hi whip
he stood silent, aws-struck, in the prssenc,
Of the dead. 49,.
"Hugb,' said Mrs. Kinloch, speakine in
very quiet i9ne. $50 aud tell Squire Clam