Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-11-18

| friends We're dead l was alone in the world
! without father mother brother or sister,
/ The blood OF my family did not flow in anv
living veins but my own. | had once loved,
but she who gained the empire of nv heart
proved false and unworthy and | then dis
covered that knowledge, without a motive to
employ 1t, Is as impotent to bless, or even
| please, as would be a pile of dried timber TO
| warm the shivering wretch who had not the
| means to kindle FIRE
| - therefore submitted INTERESTINGLY to the
/ natural ravages of age, cold, hunger, toll and
WEAKNESS of the world. The result was the
frail helpless old man who came one night to
| your gate"
And what has happened since your arri-
val at Horribly, to render that desirable which
/ before was Indifferent, if not abhorrent to
| you: The palmer gazed straight into the
| ladys eyes as he replied, and She felt quick
| electric thrill dart through every rerve and
! fibre of her frame.
| Since then, o most noble and beauteous,
| and yet most abused lady | have seen one
| whose eyes have rekindled the extinguished
| fires of my youth-one whose voice is sweeter
| than the nightingale's and whose beauty i as
| the sun III the heavens, warming and ilusnin-
| ing all thar it shines upon. Lady l have
| seen you, and since then | have learned to
prize 1 ne knowledge which before had des-
| pissed"
The lady of Hornby blushed; pretended to
| be-nay, In a certain sense, really was-an-
CRY, and told the cunning palmer that he must
never again presume to talk of such things
in her presence.
But the palmer saw the advantage he had
gained; and, like a daring, INSCRIPTIONS mis-
creant, as he was, he pushed the advantage to
the utmost
On their way back to the castle, he in
-til Led ,,+g I,,. -,
ousy. He told her that there were fair la
| dies at King Henry's Court, and that, to the
| destinations of one of these, not to his s0ver-
elgns command, Tie prolonged and uneXpect-
ed absence OF her lord was attributable The
lady either was, or affected to be, incredu-
lous. She would not believe any evil of her
lord.
Then it was that, upon their return he, by
means OF some very simple optical inst u
| ments, and rough drawing of a man and wo-
man, pretended to give ocular demonstration
of the untaithtulness of her husband.
Why prOlong our tale of woman's weak
ness and mans villainy? The lady of Horn
by fell, and became the willing, happy para
mour of the palmer.
In the meantime, Reginald st Quintys had
transacted his business in London, and, after
a short stay at Court, obtained permission to
return to the castle. Previous to setting out
on his homeward journey, he dispatched
messenger to inform his wife of the time
| when she might expect to see him. She was
greatly troubled at this announcement; but
the palmer gave her all the comfort which he
could, by his assurance that tmeir intercourse
was not known, or even suspected, by any
one.
Two days and nights of the time appointed
for the husbands arrival had still to expire,
when Reginald ST. Quintys, with his attend
ants, arrived at an hostelro by the side Of the
Aire.
Here he intended to put up for the night,
and had alighted and taken possession of his
apartment, when word was brought to him
that a venerable pilgrim, lying sick-perhaps
dying-wished earnestly to speak with him.
The Lord of Horribly was much surprised at
the message, but he almost instantly fastened
to obey it.
When he entered the room where the pill
grim was laid, feeble voice thanked him,
and told him to approach the bed. Having
done this he beheld an old man Of venerable
and even majestic presence-pale, painting
for breath, and seemingly not far from the
gate Of death.
g heard your name mentioned bv some
of the servants, and then ! knew that heaven
had heard my prayers, which were to see and
speak with you before quitting this earthly
scene"
Reginald St. Quiptys expressed his extreme
surprise.
: am" said the pilgrim, messenger from
your brother"
Ny brother" exclaimed the Lord Of
Hornby, in surprise.
Yes, your brother, but pray do not inter
rupt me, for my breath is scant, and [ may
not be able to deliver my message. Your
| brother IS a captive to the Sedan OF Egypt
/ he Is well treated and may be rausOmed-
/ This l was commissioned to inform you"
! Reginald could no longer restrain himself
! but straightway related to the pilgrim how a
! holy palmer came to Hornby and delivered
unto him a similar message, together with
certain tokens which proved him to be the
| accredited agent of his brother.
d" That" said the PROSTATE pilgrim, must
/ be the false palmer who accompanied me part
| OF the way, learned my secrets and my mis-
| sion, then set upon me, robbed, and then, as
| he thought, murdered me. But the kind souls
who found me, add the generous hospitality
/ which | had experienced here, have frIstra-
ted his wicked design, and | have lived to cz-
| ecute my promise to your valiant brother"
A fearful light flashed upon the brain of
Reginald. He knew that he had been har-
| boring impostor under his roof.
To horse-to horse :" was the loud and
imperative cry
But there was only one fresh horse availr-
BILE, and that he took and set forth alone
! He rode all night and next day Next
night he arrived after the inmates Of Hornbv
had retired to rest. But there was a secret
passage which enabled the excited husband
to find his way into his wife's bed-chamber;
and there he behed sight which more than
/ realized his very worst apprehensions. But
/ the impostor anticipated the vengeance of
/ the injured husband. With the alertuess of
a tiger the false palmer sprang to his feet,
and seized a dagger which lay on the table,
/ and with the quickness of lightning sheathed
! it in the heart of the Lord Of Hornbv
Reginald St. Quintys fell with a groan
| across the bed and his hearts blood bathed
! his unfaithful spouse
Her agony was intense and her horror of
| herself and her paramount, the author of
the fearful deed, even more so. But she did
not give expression to her feelings, either in
I.words or tears. When she recovered from
her first Supplying terror of the crime she
was pale, calm and passionless as d marble
statue.
Her seducer foolishly attributed this de
meanor 10 Indifference to her murdered lord
He then unfoldcd his real character and
future plans to the wretched woman.
- / am, he said, the real heir and right
tul owner OF Horribly Your dead husband.
who was my cousin, usurped and possessed my
inheritance. As for his brother, he will new