, 1859-07-22
NO. 20.

Wherever he went, alone o. in crowds, from he
hour when the low, solemn warning of ne Blind
| girl came to him, as he stood with his feet dnb
bling In the blood Of her htheF, be beard that
voice ringing in bis ear and telling him that ven.
geance would surely find him yet, and the sleep
less justice Of the Invisible track him out when
least he looked for il Not eventhe ioy-bells. on
his wedding morning, could drown the ominous
whisper in his soul, nor the sweet tones Of the
gentle Lady Ellen, while she murmured her bridal
vows Still was il sounding there when the
feeble cry Of his first born spoke q new lies .,
make liie sweet; and, later still, be heard Il,
through the firing Of the salutes that crested
him as ambassador on foreign shore Ycsls
passed on, most Of which were spent At one q,
the continental courts; and when, At last he ro-i
turned with his wife and family % Edinburrh.
the murder Of the innkeeper had not been thou1hf
Of BY any one for long time past ~
One day, about amonth after his arrival in the
Scottish capital, Hamilton was walking alonetho
most fashionable part Of the old town, where the
houses Of tho nobility were chiefly 70 be found,
when bis attention was attracted by a fray that
Vas going on IN the streets between two young
men. Such sight was BY no means uncommoS.
In those days; but the fury Of the lads was 20.
great that Il was evident some serious mischlef
would ensue II they were not separated. Ham.
ilton, whose rank in the city entitled him 10 IN.
terfere, at once rushed In between them, calling
to them in q loud voice to desist Immediately
from further quarrelng, and, with firm grasp
Of his strong bands on the shoulder Of each, he
sent tnem feelng 70 opposite sides Of the street
Inc anar nad collected q aconsiderable crowd,
and Hamiton'srank and position were well known
as be turned to resume his walk One moment be
stood there in all his proud prosperity, receiving
the homage Of the people as bis right, and scnfco
bending his lofty head IN acknowledgements Of n,
-tne sunshine oi bright summer aky stream
ing down upon his noble and commanding form,
SEEMED but to gpiiy the biiliancy Of bis
worldly prospects One moment he stood thus,
and the next the vengeance that bad 50 long
tracked MS steps unseen laid hold upon him with
deadly grasp, and the sum o. hemillon's ca
reer m sunk Gown % g, N blood. A shrek, 80
very nearr suddenly rung through the air, and All
eyes, as wei as his own, were turned 70 The
SPOT irom whence u appeared 2 have arisen, and
tnele s,sh. presented itsen "nen caused me
s!ately Hamiiton 70 grow pale and rqmplo Ike .
child
On the highest step q the stone star which
lea 2 me door 81 ne Marquis O. Argylss town
residence, talb haegard-looking woman vas
standing her arms were ouistretched towards
Hamiltoni and her eyes whose CLASSY vacancy
showed that tney were slgntless seemed % Glale
upon him with horrible triumph As ahe .hlirked
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were amongst the crowd and the Marquis him
sell bad been drawn p ne window BY the noise
q tne quarrel An knew hllpetn Campbell ne
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neAs y nef lslle u n1-Ilns .na 70 .ne fep'.l.e
expresslon q nsr s ,soneng oe.ire .nst 1ne might
ns.r sne yelee q .ns as.9.,n ~. g loss .onsl. ~
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