The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-24
The Phantom Pack.

ts-i3. tlEE = - flt4Etir4 IL. o " a. Ne WAS.
but nobody ever tbougil, II calling him
anything ba' Julc. EXCEPT nn the bills
Some. II L.s ,aIl. called h.m the old
risar. alt.oEgh he was only thirty five.
be said " .3ub, tat in bi, youth he
had becu remarkably ha d oinc man,
for. notwi'h-t. nljcg his dissipation.
traces of er'-,, Inssgly bcsu'y acre still
visible H.. eas tsii sud spIeudid!y
built, and o3i the fsw ocsasi3us when b.
was sot..r and fr,e-'en I Aial seif up. a.
he would oniy when 80 w,rs entering
a new tosva. The company laughiugly y
eaid that b. lV,kcd more like an Eu.
cIi-h lord than Il clown. That be WAS
English ~ knew srom his accent,
bat v cs'nli rover inviegle him into
talking of himself except when he
was msadIu drunk he was never mer-
~ in his cups-le would say With
streaming eyes that be was alone in
tliu world when he came TO the
stage Of intoxici,tion Indicated by this
remark. ths boys usually left him 10 in-
dulge ia whatever grief he had alone.
lle bad boeu with Us good many
seasons, going from bad 20 woi 50. when
one Summer it became pain that If he
didn't rull mp lie would be discharged
as incapable Of attending to business.
and So Dosling an1 | undertook To re.
monstfatc with him II was = lovely.
mellow night IN June, that, after the
performance. We persuaded him to 90
up 10 the room which Downing and
occup!s Il together.
OF course We had little liquor, but
to our surprise julie drank very spar
ingly, aud seemed plunsed in melan :
cho!Y. Yet he laughed wild and hys-
terioally like woman when she troub
led ard nervous Thinking him ia jus,
the mood to listen To - few friendly
words. bowling broached the painful
subject, telling him that he was not
only running his health, but that he was
ON the verge of discharge
well" b. replied doggedly. Il don't
care II die in gutter since she's gone
memory Is curse ard life u horror. "
'She :" we echoed. 1t was tho first
time We had suspected the existence OF
any she" in the drunken clowns his.o-
ry. Bowling, older than !, constituted
himself spokesman. saying:
julie. If there's anything weighing
OF your mind. it might make you feel
easier 10 get il oif-to talk it over with
good friends like Dick and me"
Il don't know, he answered med
itatively.
Remember" continued Bowling
that Shakespeare says, Give sorrow
words the grief that should not speak
whispers the o'erfruaght and bids i,
break ="
1t was an apt quotation and seemed
to strike home. for the clown, pushing
the glasses aud the bottle away from
him. leaned his elbows on the table and
said
If | tell you my story, boys, you
Will think my head is as confused as
ever, whereas it has not been for years
SO clear as tonight. Yes. Bowling.
teiH give sorry words-l will tell you
the romance of my youth and the mis-
cry of my middle age, even ~ The
risk of your di>bci.evcing me from be-
ginning % cud
saw that Dowling's snstonishment was
a great as mine At the manner III which
Jula expressed himself for usually his
language was interlardcd with oath,
and slang. He went On:
My name ~ Richard Cramptsn
Warwickshire. England. Earl Ban
uington was lord of the manor, and at
ninetoeu years of age became ,hs
Earis huntsman. The Earl lived il
what hai been an abbey. and was still
called The priory.' Like most old
families. this one had is ghost story
which. although 1t was connected with
the pack Of hounds, gave me little con-
Germ"
IIc paused
Well. saia Dowling. Go ON"
The tale was that, when danger OF
death threatened any of the noble house
phantom pack was seen. That who
ever WAS 10 be the victim. wherever he
or she might be-. in foreign lands. in
the bedroom even, he would hear a few
low notes If the huutsmau's horn, wierd
anJ distant lie would fancy himself
in merry England. in his childhood
home. The gates at the stabse-yarc
would be flung open, pack Of bounds
would coue painting ia, followed 10y
men on horseback, in scarlet coats. Th,
stable doors would open. men and
erooms would dismount. dogs would
le driven into their kcnn. l., and then
ia the gathering dusk .nd glimmer ot
lanterns. all would vanish without tn,
slightest human sound. OF stroke O
horse, boot or yelp 81 hound And be
who looked upon that uuvoa. sect,
knew he was dead
Bot thst throughout ali time love
has strange freaks, you could not credit
that the lady Gcorgina the daughter q
the Earl, deignui IN cast her beautiful
eyes on ne. the humble keeper of bel
fathers hounds You. friends, kao"
an ouly a. the poor buiiucn. the bc-
~a, cl clown. hat. thoagh was amoAe
the lowest on all that vast estate. II wa'
S.ii that Was l. pom; Il appearance
wtu calculated - catch even high
born lady eye Your p,et says Love
knoarth every form of aSr. Ne mat
ter what young gentleman rode Will
the young uohlewtmau after the hounds
az mc were all her cntearing glance
directed ~ las; rumor began 20 maxi
busy wiJk her name. coupling i VIII
that of her Gathers scrSant-myscl I
The proud Earl would not have per
ui;ged hog - marry one OF the le>sei
.ohility. ana when he suprisred II IN
stolen meeting his wrath vas something
s.-r.L.1.. H -. In In hmssta III.