Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-11-01
- URIANA. ONO WEDNfsDAY. NOVENHERl 1911

Ia the end, aud very bad, wicked end
it j.: Lady Penderlrith. wish you
good mnrning.''
And Mrs. Lyle. making = low nlri--
ancc. swept from the Pendcrleith draw
iux-room and house.
- the >i~trr<-in-law parted. after not
havin. met fur five YEAR..
On tlIe broad gravel drive. st""d - l,rct-
Is wicker pony -s-hrria.,., iH charge "f =
spruce yroom. Inin this Mr.. Lyle @t"I'-
ped, and. taking lac white l'.Aihcr rriu>.
urged the crraHI-c,'lur,-d I'puies ~ a
gui,.k pace from Ihc lIuu>c where IIrr
missinn--ilal nf her ~on's rr"P'''al f"r
the hand 81 hi~ ,-pu>in, .\lma Prndrr-
lrilh-had met with Sn decided rri.c-
liou.
The lady. however, had moi pn'o"..'I-
cd far b,fDr. SEi,. surrendered II. t-1r,' Of
the ponies to ilIc grnnm, aud. Iranin@
back among thu cushions, h.'came I"~i
in thought
The ea-y. umTuiII,rl calm which had
marked her features dmring the inter
view had disappeared, giving plac" {"
au expression uf SORROW and PrrpIcxiiy.
Heaven knows ia " It will end!'' Size.
rnudered "What a wicked woman it
is to talk about curses and hIights fall
ing om her only child, because she fol-
lows the pure, natural instincts Of her
heart! Po0F, sweet Alma, to have such
4 mother! And To think IL all arises
because she will not have Hcr4M lay Il
finger ON what Is justly his! A if he
wants the place :" continued the little
lady, msking contemptuous move
mont with her Hips. hHet," she added,
after pause, "It ia hard to have hasi
him kept out Of 1t lay the vlHdictivcne~s
Of wretched, bad-tempercd woman
like that! ] verify believe, sllOuld he
marry Alma, despite sll-and he is too
much over head aud ears in love not to
do 50, if the girl will consent-my
worthy sister-in-Iaw will keep her word,
and sell the fine old estate, which for so
many, many years has 6een in the fam
/ iIy. StOptlIe ponies a moment, James,"
she said, addressing the grUOm, as they
reached the crest Of a hill, over which
! the high road swept, beIted on each
side 10y ancient trees Of splendid girt.
Turning partly round, Mrs. Lyle look
ed back.
On the left extended prospect Of
wales, upIands, and swelling downs, dot
ted with creamy-wtIte sheep. On the
right stretched the New Forest, its state
~ trees the same that had waved, and
sighed, aud mOaned over the lifelees
body Of the Red william, ere the pOOr
lime-burners had borne il away in their
cart, clothed in garments OF red, green,
and gold, dashed by dark yews and
colors. In front was meadow land,
wooded enough to prevent fatness; and
in the background rose Penderleith.
II WAS > building OF most ancient
date, as could plainly be seen from those
portions Of rugged stone-wOrk and
masonry which the kingly, luxuriantivy
had not covered. Fresh wings Of star
ing red modern brick had at different
periods been added; but as the skilIful
painter speedily changes the rough cam
vas 10 gem of art under the inspired
teuch OF his brush, so had the ivy crept
gently, but surely over the new, hard
face, and harmOnized the whole.
Around the house extended numerous
acres Of park land, thickly wooded
with oaks and dark fir trees, giving it a
marked but sOmbre character.
From the crest OF the hill the flower
gardens, with their bright beds and clean
walks, were not seen; only the dark,
waving trees, about whose trunks the
evening mists were stealing, n the set
ting sun fecked their tops with red, lurid
patches, resembling in some places the
color Of blood, while the rising breeze
moved the ivy like the ripple Of an
autumn sea.
No lights yet shOne in the house, and
the thick foliage surrounding the already
deeply embedded windows gave them
the appearance Of black, eyeless sockets.
No life was observable anywhere.
Even the clouds seemed to float more
slowly over that spot than over the fresh
, green fields. Its silence, its aspect, was
melancholy in the extreme.
at is a fine place." reflected Mrs.
r Lyle, "but wants Frightening up some
how. Il looks so very, very gloomy. 1t
. lOnks''-and she shuddered-"a little
) like place where dark deeds had been
, committed, for which the very walls
were weeping tears Of repentance.
HeighO! In those far-back times may
not crimes indeed have been perpetrated
in those gloomy dOngeOns, which rumOr
says still exist beneath? All II Gerard
were only master there, how different
: the place should appear! Drive on
James. / long to get to my own bright,
/ cheerful fireside, which possesses CON-
2 fort and blessing IN its English hOmeli-
ness that no wealth can bring, without
the heart guides it,
James, to whom only the order to pro.
: ceed had been addressed, touched the
, spirited ponies with their mistress
ivOry-handlcd whip, and in little over
{ half an hour they were standing before
Roscden, a villa, the cheerful brightnes,
| Of which, slrOuded in masses Of roses,
jasmin, and hOneysuckle. that lovingly
climbed up the verandah, and even Ia
, the very house-tUp, made IL contrast
, strongly with the gloomy though hand.
: some exterior Of PenderIcith.
When the carriage stopped, the hall.
, door flew open, and, as II he had been on
the lookout for its arrival, gentleman