The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-27

lecend.
II wac 10 ,his oOr,c, I, ,bo old ,ir,os
,borc wos oncc cr,o, coronony ossn,nIjol
n, tl,o nos,Io o,j c,s,;,i,, ron iii m,
conrso ,boro woso ,,orn,o1 cLo,,ior In fla
castle and onc do, fla ali c,li ,nor ,bot
II wos said ,ho, vi,oo,,or si",', l., ,romtd
NOT ,yoi,o acoin Cav GS,,, ,.oars Nn,r ,rIo,
vonmr tnicit mo,no5 Conrad WOW Go;s,ar"
hoard th;s be said No. r. ,,o oas,io ,yoro
his he would 1os,ro. ,i,o, o,,o,,,'or en- 81,
M eoo,;s,, version ,,;,,,, ,,aro H., ,i,o,,o to
Lrner 90 dro,Js,,, a ,,;scor,,,, 49,, ,,;,,,soI,
and eo, M smch &c lora5 ii II1 a., me
orv or 4, s,ra;a,,,yoy ,,,a ",,,,,nanv ,,r;
vo,.Iv iaia ,ha;r haa5: ,orn,,,or ,n oo,,r iro
some wav 70 cn, ,i,is spners,i,;ons monno
mar ., L., T., ,ia, oi,aini,os H. =,
smccoaaaJ In ,,;s ,,or Thav ,,ars,,a a ~,
his batrotbeJ a iovele niscbieyons vomng
reotura ,,;ano or ia inrd os a., nos,,n ,e
hail., tho,,, l., t,a;r ,,iat She ,,r,o,,I,, ,ooL
,in, cell ,n, haa s,n,o,, ,r;,, Li,, S,,a
nsed nj, hor nersmos;nns Int con,d mo-, .,,.Lo
him. Ia so;j ,,;s I.i;ar Dos G,u, ,,,at If i,o
shon,d s,oeu ,hore ho would wala NO mora
c,r AZ, :, ,.o,rs an, 4, ,'a5., i,,,,, .,,a,.. =,
,hinL ~, ca,har;,a haca,, e. ,r.,,,,, ru,is
was I,,,,ar ara,,,,,a,,. Carrol ',a,,,, ,,a,
lola 49,, a.a;,,s, I, H. ,.ia,iaa o'a sn;i
she should have h,.r wish If she would oniv
sm,;,., ond ha hanny .aa;n s,a nn,,, has,
arms a,on, ,,s maai ani tIo ,;ssas sIa go a va
lin .I,o,rad ,b,t Lar thanlr,inass omd h,r
niaasnra were verv re,i Then she Gsu 70
t.,I H. oo,n,,an, Lor s,,oo,ss AL ,,,a -,
,ia,,s,, ~, ,,,.,;,,aI t,a la al -, "r
,ha hod nndor,,lan hor ,niss;n,, s;,ca all
alone she haJ accomplisbed what Mi the
multitude had fo;led In.
A. n;jnight ih,t nicht affair tho mana,
feastinr. Conrad was taken to the hannted
chamber and left there Tia fall oslnen Nv.
and-by. ~ -
When be owok. oooip anil lool.d ,hon,
him bis heart stood still will borror, Tbe
whole ASPECT of the chamber was changed.
Tho walls war. ,oulav and bung viii On.
c.nt cohw,bs. the curtains ana bedd;nCs
were rotten. the fnrn;tnrn was ricl,atv opI
reodv IN fail IN n;ecns Tia snrong out n,
had Int His ouniiinc knees suni; una.r lin
and he fell Ia tho noor
"Tbis is the weakness of age. he said.
Ue arose and sought his clothing. II was
clotbinp no LONGER. Tbe colors vere cone
the garments pnve wov in manv nlnc,s Will,
II, was nuttinT tbem On. He led sbudder.
inc. into the corridor. and along il 70 the
gre,t hail Here he was mot l,v n middle.
aged stranger Of n kind counienonce who
stopped and pazed ut him With surprisr
Conrad said;
"Good sir will Won send bitber ,be Lord
ulrich ?"
The stranger looked puzzlel n moment
then said.
"The Lord Ulrich p,
"Yes. II Won will be so cood.n
uTbn strongar c,Ilad 90 \v;,,,.,,, -, A
vounp serving man came and the str,pca,
said ia him.
uJs thar. , Lord Iur;.h ,,,onr Aha
guests p"
al know none of the no,ne. 40 nleas,
vour bonor.n
Conral said. hesitotinglv.
al did not mean n rnest Inf th. lord nj
the castle. SIR"
The stranger and the servant ex,h,nced
wonderiug pInnces. Then tle farmer said.
al am The lord of the castl,.,,
"Sinc. when. sir 2"
"Since the death of NV father. tbe cool
Lord IIlricb more tbon fnrtv vears ooo J,
Conrad sank mon bench and cov.red
his face with his hands while bc rocked his
body to and fro and moaned. The strange,
said in n low voice TO the servant.
81 f.ar me- this moor old creature i. mad
Call some one '''''''
In n moment several neonI. Gam. and
grouped themselves abont. TALKING in wills.
pers. Conrad looked nm and scanned the
faces about him wistfully. Then he shook
b;s baad and s,iJ in e, ,,r;ar.j vo;oa.
uNo Tiara Ia mona o9on,, W., that 7 pron.
| am old and alone i'm the world. They are
dead and gone these many wears that cared
for me. lint sure some Of these ace5 ones
see about me can tell me some little word OF
two concerning them.n
Several bentand totterinp men and wome,
came nearer and answered his questions
about each former friend as he mentioned
the names. This one they said had been
dead ten wears, that one twenty an,the,
thirty. Each succeeding blow struck heay.
| Ter and heavier. At last the sufferer said.
"Their is one more, but l have not tn,
courage to-Oh, nv lost Catharina I"
One of the old danes said:
"Ah, knew her well, poor soul. mis-
fortune overlook her lover. and size died :,
sorrow nearly ffty wears ago. She lietb mn
der the linden tree without tbe CONT ,,
Conrad bowed his head and said.
"Ah, why did | ever wake, And so sh,
died of grief for me. moor child So vounc
so sweet, so good She never Willingly dit
hurtful thing in all the little SUMMER a
her life, Her loving debt shall be renaid
for will die of grief for herr
| His head dreamed nnon b;s hr.ost T.,
moment there was wild hurst of iovm.
laughter. n pair of round vonnp arms war,
flung about Conrad,s necl, and q sweet vote,
cried:
"There. Conrad mine. tbv kind worJ
kill me, the farce shall 90 no further. Loci
nm and laugh with ms twas ali last y,
| And he aid lool, nm. and gazrd in , d,ze,
wonderment for III. disgnises war. st.i,',,a,
away. and the agod ,nen md women ,''r war,
bright and younp and rav acoin. Cain
arina's hannv tonpue ran On
"'Twas marvellous lest. and bravel,
carried ont They gova van n I'..,vv sl.an
ing draught before Won went TO he'd and /,
the night thew bore Won IN n ruined c,,amhe
where all had fallen to decov md nlaca,
these RAGS of clothIng hv van And WIZ,
vour slaep was snent and Won cam. ror,h
two strangers. we'll INSTRUCTED in their nnrts
were here to meet Won: and nil wa von
friends i'm our disgnises ware cIos. nj hand
IN see and hear Won NAV hs snrn Al
twas gallant ,sti Come noy and NAL
thee ready for The nl.asnr.s of ths d,v
How real was inv miserv for IN. m.m.n,
thol moor Ind Loolx mn and have tIv lana,
now y, iI'' w" we
lie looked mn. searched the marry G..