The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-20

remember
On twilish.s dreamy sleep;
The gadness of a day gone by
10 nine ior evermore
The girl who died next loor.
AGNES PERCY;
Or
TIE RIVAL HEIRS OF ABBOTswOLD.
CHAPTER I.
THE HEIR OF ABBorswoLD.
On pleasant early autumn in the year 1850
small party of ladies gentlemen stood upon one of tn
in front of English castle, called Abbotswod
That middle aged man, of bold front goody presence
dressed in black velvet with buckles gold upon his
sparkling diamond of wondous size and beauty In hi
fed shirt 'front.' Percy present Marquis Of Alb
bots,vold.
The youth by the lords side, with book in his hand
Eustace Percy of the Marquis but not his heir No
Eustace only eighteen his brother Albert is twenty
Albert bold dashng handsome just home from Oxford
for hunting vacation is to the ordshp Of THU
great estate for England son s sole heir to the
real Eussce hestang between the Church
either the Marchoness pleads for the Church. while
boy himself prefers army And wonderful and paradox
ica SEEM certain beautiful maiden named Isabel
St. John, who steals sly FACILITATING gances
the pale student whispers him that he be soldier
She there will danger thinks she could
hero she Eusace Percy would be hero If he
soldier; for she noble and true and
that drawer youth lived
Eus.ace Percy was tall and well formed His face was
strkingy His broad and high his large
brilliant of ceruean blue the outline of his
profile Of the finest Grecian while hair of golden
brown cropped the white full brow was suffered
away his shoulders and back in mass Of nat
ural curls.
At short distance from Marquis stood the Marchion
ess engaged conversation with bevy of girls who were
her guests for the time. She handsome woman and
fit companion for the Lord of Abbotswold.
Eusace" said the Marquis regarding his son with look
of tender look gave to the older
son. f you feel you you rather sad What
is the matter? afraid shall have to shut your books
away from you for awhile. The doctor says your tenn
permanent peculiarly sensitive one, and believe he IL
right"
"Yes," mumured the lad, half 70 himself "aad Am as
sensitive things YEA an To things already in
the present Ny father there heavy load upon my heart
this day"
"There, boy-no of that. never knew you to fall
nto IN. NJ ,hsse ca. hu IN "a q. a,-.,,,,
thereafter The you sad under heartoad
little Bertha from us-the third and last Of my
daughteeavng you Albert alone for US TO love- Oh
of Eustace Cheer up and look OF to where the
shines. See how tha,ch upon Caington's
cot look like FURNISHED gold"
The Marquis gazed OF upon the 6sherman's cot he
spoke, and directly heavy shadow rested upon his
face.
"By the way" he said speaking tome and looking
that only his his words shave you no
tced whether Albert visits cangons cottage of late as he
used to do"
Eustacc shook his head wi,hou, answering
"a know wha, you mean" said Sir john sadly "Albert
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Agatha callingion very beautiful and wonder not that
the boy smen should remember his station and
not bring stain his directly shadow of
his own home. will speak with him. should have done
so before have neglected my duty"
"Aye, John Percy you have neglected your duy and
neglect hath given birth to curse that shall fall 90 heavily
upon your house in the coming that one whom you
love and cherish SHALL ey touch wish that he had
been bornm
"Indeed, my father" returned Eustace hopefully NJ do
no, think Albert would do anything wrong Is he no,
Percy"
"Ah, my boy there have some very bad qualities in
the characters OF men bearing that name. But will
borrow"
"Har cried Isabel ST. John, jumping up and clappns her
hands that moment thus n,errupns the MARQUIS In
his speech, bere come the hunters. Come Mr. abe
continued approaching Eustace you mus, smile now, for
you know to have grand tine this
what's ~ You are ll,"
"No, 20, dear lady II Ia only . ras,,ny thought, will
Danish speedily"
"whai means that"
"Whaty-
1.-THE horses walking and there come men ont from the
wood bearing something ike n n,tern
Aye-what Ia ny
And still the horses wak-waik slov ,h., An. r,., vrbo
bear something IKE litter can keep w with them. Slowly
slowly but nearer aud nearer STILL those who bear the
Interior litter s-come up 10 tho terrace and ,e, their
burden down.
LORD Aooo'swoid sees what on that litter, and with