The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-07

!" answered the old man, "Rnd Is
invalid" Then, as II aware OF the
lnOfstrOSity ct this position, he went hur-
riedly on-as after one has skinned over
thin ice--to plant the horrors Of an unequal
marriage. "Loek at young Lascelles. II ne
had married as his uncle wished him. he
might have stood for the county; . man
whose ancestry is only. second to our own,
but who chose to throw himself away upon q
female nobody; respectable, / dare say, she
may be--her father lives In Baker street. and
is OF the name Of Jones. What was the result
& oel Il IT, . Walk Mhy yhls y RospIta has's''ss was eon-
Ii he had been made to walk the plank, 1t
is impossible that Sir Godfrey could hive
spoken OF the fact with more sincere compas-
sion for inc young mans s unhappy iate.
fully; ''he lives close to the Blakes."
"Very likely" put In Sir Godfrey, dryly.
"And has already acquired q good prac-
tice," continued the young man. Ill told me
he is much happier than when he was sub
jeeted to his uncle's whims and eaprices."
This was O home-thrust. Sir Godfrey seized
the bell-rope to summon the footman to show
his kinsman to the door, but, by the time the
mental entered, bis masters passion h 1ha
are" The fact was, that the notion OF that
extra generation which Percival had boosted
OF had seized on what the old Baronet "called
his mind and placed the young man IL q
position Of positive superiority.
l1UOh utlCs L C1oiN6is hO G0ia. eoou W.
oblige you TIL see this young woman, and II
I'm dissatisfied with her you must promise me
to break off your engagement"
at Is impossible that you should be dissat-
isfied with her" said Percival, CALAMITY, but
The old gentleman had got an idea-rather
an unusual event with the Fendalls-and
hence II was the more to be regretted that II
was unworthy OF them. III he found this Mary
Blake so honorable and delicate. minded" as
1,.,.t.,1 Ind Hnanrfho1 hn rn{uhf yuOrk I1nnn
her feelings by representing that she was
running the young mans prospects; II, on the
other hand, she was m~ercenary, he might buy
her of.
came up to London, and an interview was ar
ranged between himself and Mary. after
which Percival received the following letter
my Dear Cousin-Love has not blinded you,
for / grant that the young person is very,
good-looking. but 1t has dulled your sense OF
swear to; 1t was In hospital" This is not
It is in the blood. II you marry her-being
what she ID, and cant help being-.-you shall
never have On0 acre OF the | | iendell land, nor
one shilling OF the I t iendell money. Yours
faithfully, GIL"
The old Baronet would not have dared to
write this but that he had, as he flattered
himself, won over poor Mary to his side. He
had painted to her the splendid prospects thai
awaited Percival, out which her marriage
with him would dissipate forever; and had
appealed to her love itself to discard her
lover. \.
He did not effect what he had hoped, but
yet succeeded only too well. The Thought
that she would be the cause OF her PerctvaTs
future being destroyed, preyed on her mind
and produced \ dangerous illness. Psrcival
was heart-broken, and had only just spirit
enough left to direct an envelope to Sill
Godfrey. inclosing o piece OF his mind, u
was an ugly fragment, " thus concluded
"If through your Internal egotism Mary
dies, I will take out letters patent and change
the idiotic name Of I I iendell to Bullock.
Smithy.' .
Str Geoffrey was reduced to despair by this
frightful menace.
In the meantime poor Mary got weaker and
weaker, and had hemorrhage from the lungs
or more probably the heart. The blood OF the
Blakes, though an inferior fluid, was niece.
sary to her existence, and she was rapidly
sinking. DIR. Lascelles, who was called in "
consultation, said, "There Is only one thing
that can save this young Iady's life. We
must try TRANSMISSION"
The other ctor- who waso OF the old schoo
shook his head as only doctors can.
DR., Lascelles understood at once, from the
great significance OF the gesture, that he had
never 90 much as heard Oh the operation
~ felt sure you would agree with me-" hi
said, with the sweet sInile that had won his
way to professional Succession his practict
lay chiefly among the ladies. you remember
Plyayfair's directions, without doubt p AM
he told him what they were. "One of us two
must sustain this ebbing life.''
wi think Ii had better BIZ YOU returned TIL
other hastily. There's nothing like new
blood-I mean young blood
sTrue; / am young and strong; I can't see
d beautiful creature like this slipplng through
our hands," And he barred his arm to the
others lancet.
Two months afterward Sir Godfrey re
eeiyed the following letter from Percival
written under eompulsion at his wife dlcta,
ton: 49, -
.Deo,. faus;, Act,,ated nv feelings Of mas
sion. which AZ Yourself once Justly remarked
renders one's actions invalid. I addressed 20,
a com m,lnication some time ago. the terms O
which I sincerely regret. When the BLOOD
OF tie I I iendells Is I'D they are ap'
to express themselves strongly; and you art
the last man (exeept mel NOT to make allow
nncas for the fact. I am Thankful To say ny
dearest Mary has been raised from her bed o