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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-12
A SUPERB FILE SH PRODUCER ANU IONIC!
He Ar II T. N IL I'd oE''
POUNDS.
Doctors CersiEcafe-t OF Blood
Poison.

Doctors CeriiEcate-Gas OF Blood
Poison.
have used GUINNS PIONEER BLOOD
RENEWER IN tevcral cas,s of cuianeous
diseases OF long s,anilug with the most sni-
isactory results. Have seen ,he happies;
results follow i'suse In syphlsoftAe worst
form. and oe.ie,eit to be- ,ae b,s, a,,ers-
tive in use. JT. ELLIS. ". ia,
Griffin 60,
A voice from the Lone Star stafc.
GUINN'S PIONEER BLOOD RENEWEH
has cured one Of my children OF one - in'
worst cases of Scrofuia ever saw. iler,k.u
is as clear a. mine and the io.tors ,ay .'.,
a permanent cure IA their opinion. an
thankful for having tf.et tlr De- nelly.
WILLIAM L.pAEN-.
nHa, r,xa>
sAyA~>An o., I,auus ~ l--5.
GUINN'S PioNEEKHLour RENE"fK
hss made several cutr> Cd, % Ooi Poison ana
Rheumatism ou org uy customers. . mos
hcuuy recommon' DO to sufferers "o"
tle.eoHect0H>
cNWLiSHAN puwy',.
NV orlr,~s. LA,Ianu'ry IL 1883
fhaye been cured sound and weiofa ''l
case Of Blood Poison by the USE %. a'r"a
bottle, OF GriSN- rIoNttREL.' RE
NEWER. Iwul sound t', p-tI,., ''......
JACOB h'.-It
e. lam acquainted Wits ia.a ".......
ard most heartily attest .t.
EtGESE MAJ. u.st
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TEN TO
A Wan Of sixiy-Eight winters.

Wan of sixfy-Etght winters.
lam sxty.eight years Of age and regard
GUINN'S PIONEERa fine tonic for the iee-
be Ny IT'S use my strength has been re-
stored and my weight increased ten pounds.
A.F.G. CAMPBELL,
Cotton Gin Maker.
MACON, Ga. February l.. 1855.
AtrgDnlcd Confederate says.
only weighed Us pounds when com'
menced GUINE'S PIONEER, and now
weigh 147 pounds. Icould hardly walk with
= stick TO support me. ana can now walk
lorg distances without help. Its benefit to
me is beyond calculation.
p.RUFUS BosrlcK.
Cotton.Buyer Macon. ia.
SIR. All. Brambicit. Hardware her'
chant of Forsyth. TIA. Writes:
Itacted ike a charm on nay general health.
consider It fine tonic weigh more than
have for twenty-five years. Respectfully
All. BEANBLErT.
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WOOD AND COAL.

= P. LATHROP & CO., COAL AND
Ne WOOD. - Crown-Hlll Splint-lump
and hail; superior Anthmcite-egg stove
chestnut, and broken sizes. Forest Pine
Wood-long. sawed, and split. Purchasers
can rely on getting clean, perfectly.prs.
pared Goals. \. y. LATHROP a CO.,
Seventeenth street at Draw-Bridge.
Telephone %. nos
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T w E N I Y
DR.. G.. w. DcibI idgc, OF Atlanta. ia.
Writes OF Guinn's Pioneer:

Writes OF Guinn's Pioneer
GUINE's PIONEER BLOOD RENEWER
has / cen used for year, with unprecedented
succ, IS. II is entirely vegetable aud does
the system no harm. 70 improves the appe-
lite digestion. and biood-making. stiinu-
latlug. invigorating and tonlng up all the
functions and tissues OF the system. and
thus becomes the great b,ood-renewer and
health-r,Storer.
DIR. Moore often srcscribes ~ win
satisfactory Results.
M1c,u N,djcnc ComPooy. take pleasure
in giving my opinion in regard to the
BLOOD PURIFIER prepared 10y YOU nave
prescribed It often IN obstinate skin dis
eases. especially OF syphntic origin and
can say that rs use has proved entirely sat-
lsfqctOry JOIN J.. MOORE. NJ. d.,
Griffin. ca.
wonderful Cares ~ BLOOD and Skin
Diseases.
V0caa Ndicuc C.up1nr. You ask me
what think Of GUlNNS PIONEER
BLOOD RENEWEE as a Blood Medicine.
Twin state that ha, seen some NeIy wol-
de1fu cure from the ELECTS OF % iu skin
diseases ami h'uol diseases. n is without
q doubt Tire BEST utopu MEDICINE before
,h. country. JAMES \. ROSE
NU.amsv.i- PIKE county.
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TAuORs AND CLOrHIERs.

ID EN- NOV A L.-J0HN LA->2a
IL TOUCHE MERCHANT TAILOR. M
HAS REMOVED FROM No. TENTH III
TO eo6 BANK STREET, next To the cor ner
OF Ninth. Prompt-paying customers in
want OF good clothing at moderate prices
are respectfully Invited To give him call.
NH Seed
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nRoPnSALs FOR roBAcco.

TFNVIV u 7 ID IN IVINNIVs
Il NAVY lEpAETMENT,
IURFAU or PROV l~fON~ CLuItNNs.
MA-HISGION. February ~ $3.50. }
Sealed proposals endorsed " Proposals i)l
Tobacco VIII be received az tui, Bureau
until MARCH go 1856. 20 II o clock n.
NJ. for one hundred thousand loo 600
pounds of NAVY TOBACCO to be- delivered
al the Navy-lard, Brooklyn. y. y. on ~
before the inst day OF November 1855.
Specifications and forms ~ offer Will BE-
furnished by THIS Bureau upOnapp lcauon.
and proposals must be made upon the forms
so furnished Rud Iu accordance with tue
specifcat ous. W. So. 5CHLI.N.
fe ZI-sUt Acting chef OK Bureau.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16
Something ue Need.

Tsit NOT about fine that enna,7or
was taLing some stems f. sacnre sa11a
system If water works not only for
evary dav convienca bnt also a. =
,,,ote.tia,, o~a;n.t fro2 III So al
arms Lave sa7,n6ad already ILL., -1n,tb
and ne;tber case could apT otiacti,-5
norl- ta,rarJ sov;og bnil5;Io - ma,
or ., 49, - 49, -, 60, ~ Pto
he -a me- - ,rator Tba ,rbaIa t,' ~,
- 60 ~ ia ,,or.,, e ~ s. -,
;,,,,I', - We H. ,1t ~ - - ~
,aot - n y -io' r = - ,o
- $50, ,,.o,,Il -oa- No. f ;tsIe
-. 2 -. -,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16

The farmers safe Convention,
under the auspiges Of the State Agri-
cultural society will meet ut Madison,
February /, ,, 3, 4 and >, inclusive.
All state and local industrial and Ag-
ricultural organizations are invited
and should be largely represented and
participate IN the deliberations d
this convention. On Thursday after
noon there will he a large sale Of Short
Horn and jersey cattle. Our county
should send a representative or two t.
the convention.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16


ION : forget 10 pay your ''%eS'
Peter LecIaige spends most Of his
tine at Duluth now,
As we 90 20 press Friday noon.
il Is showing in fine sayIe.
Mr.. TubAs spent Tuesday in in
tory;.v;ag oar Dalu,h nvighbors.
1,..l r,mo ,r..I.t
F.r~a. p. Ss-Grrg,.
o,.l
''''' '',.' :. ,.>,,'''l',' i " per cent
- Aaice hafi n,olS2i CfanoerTieS
~ cents . quart Only -
=
-'if, ,9oosAgfn OF I'eIedvh, was IN
we ci'y i.'9I y 3t'AaS'';''.
- Roe, the Boot and shoe man
q i'a-;:s.., ii3S ! he" -. ii Inc paper
'o''"y. 5-o;'' =.
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J. Bond Jr. was over from Du-
III III
luth tuesday last, looking as content
ed ana h&PNy rs usual,
For good reliable -four try Oar
PatemtaaI Perfection, always in stock
ut limos.
-Doormcns Warranted Pare Buck
Wheat Flour at TI=o. b. SMITHS.
Try some you viii Ike it.
u,I.t," atI.IIoa3 TJ,un;n ~
NJ. - 70, ~ '9 ,;II oI.I l1I, my ""
BEADsHAw's
-IIiSs 0!c.o Gustad has inst been
awarded :, ,-ar,li.t IF - G00 H. hra,e5
Of promise AGAINST one Jobn hansen
=. i, ann - + nq ' l4'e loss
y " s3"l sejl SAN c'2 taken from ~
Pc N!ll.c llc owner WAS Caiihg an
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16

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hooE store ana news stand tells rs ne
W. T go ''',,1"@t t iii IN: ~ "
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Don. Inv vnnr Ii++}o tnIo,s If l.,,,o -.
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"
A third alarm OF fire was sound
cd early Thursday morning. This time
it was the work shop OF Mr. Oscar
- l5p',' ,th "l' ,t W. 81 , ,','
he had just built. These fire vista
tons are becoming unpllasantly fire.
qucnt.
With brirbt eyes end elastic stem
yet gray, IuSterlea5 HAIR. 1t Is un-
natural, needless. Parher's Hair Bal
sam Will restore the black or brown
nrsnatrrrlv I,sf rlosrsn t.ro,, all i,rl-
rnf aud .f1n ~ tnIi;rr Dn,,,f en-
r.,,5,lr VOW. L,;.. ,,.;Ihaat an o.,nr+ :,
so,e i
rvr,r, ,,,.;.,.. .-..,..l1 -,.,.,4 ~,
mere y '''"l"s Si''''I ''o"g ~, Ju-
walt half a million dollars from the
o3ye,nato,t for rah,ir EuiIlings and
are E,iak;nr C,l rass.uan E-}.ou he
c..u4a he i asking only for 100000.
an.l NJ daa5t Mr.. Nelson thinks him
self = villain for asL;nr that much.
in the town OF u !isan, this state
q 'anhly named Du trssAe, consisting
q seven persons, are auI;cT"g terribly
from srio!iina. they had recently
bought barrel Of nice looking pork,
ami being fond OF the article raw all
ate some from the Same piece. Il Is
th4nght that some q thc members q
the family will surely die.
Tho R.orl or +r,1a cor,I:oaf;on
i = Ii, th;na FIR Dnln,h When
!he bows get hard M tboy lust
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16

y paper on "3EanuaI Training, :
by Charles II. Ham, Of Chicago,
which IS to be printed in The Zebra
airy issue Of iiAE9EH's MAGAZINE, VIII
give an interesting summary OF the
practical work done in schools through
out the country in this direction.
Horace iianu cndeayoureI to start
REFORM in this direction rs far back
Us 1910, hu. the resistance against it
was elective. lir Ham dates the
new interest in the subject in til.
country to the Centennial EELibi.iou,
where some models otic3n working in
its successive stages suggested 70 DR.
BunkIe, President Of the Ma.sacha-
aetts Institute for technology, q plain
way Of combining school and practical
instruction. Thera are now courses il
manual training in more than forty
Of our Institutions.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16
The Superior Times.


The above rites apply 10 IEArLY advertise
meuts ONLY Short time rates given On applica-
ton. Professional cards occupying IUss than
one inch OF Space. s6fn pes year--.. Legal adj
ytrti~.ug al legal rates ..-. Transient atlyrrtis-
ing payable IN advance other bills due monthly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16

Mr., Chas. Farrell while choppin@
in the wood a few days ago met with
an accident which viii lay Inm up
for few days. In telling a tree j,
lodged between two others, and Char
ley went out on the body Of the tree
- cut it loose which lie did a liltia
sooner than he expcccd to DO, and be
cot q t&?I Of about ten feet, striking
on his side, No bones were broken,
but The shock was severe, and also
the bruises, and he is ROW at home
undergoing repairs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16
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a. enc 3as:rI cs ys:Gr paper ana see
s'@yT sn-c- sect Stands ys.Gla Sac Times.
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~ a y Lsg.

5000 cords single bolts delivered at
Single Mill in Superior, this winter.
]. A. TAFT.
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aea sosy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-01-16

Duluth reports another failure
Wednesday morning, being the gro
Gerry house of Nelson Il MATHEWS. Liza
bilities $1,000, estimated assets So
POO. Too much credit did the bust
for them.
Our hrcmen ought to call meet
ing OF the company and reorganize
and fill vacancies if any have occurred,
and put themselves in readiness and
trim 10 fight the fire tiend at every APP
pearance.
The cold wave struck Florida,
and on Saturday and Sunday last
traZe the oranges on the trees. We
had some cold weather up this way,
but We did not haye any orange crop
to be affected by it.
Capt Holt has taken the r. G..
Stewart Oft the north shore route, and
the Capt. has gone to his Michigan
home for the winter vacation. lie
will be on deck again when the ice
moves in the spring.
Three Of Duluth's band Of pirates
under arrest, Burns, Brown and Ro-
gers, plead guilty to all the indict-
ments against them, last Wednesday.
One Of the lot, s. Crawford declares
his innocence and asks for a trial
AT last accounts Congressman
=
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06

Branksome nor Of Flinter-no, nor Of Miss
StancliRe eitherl It's pretty name, Stan
cliffe, is It notl And sne has pretty face,
too. D. her and all Of you"
My blood grew suddenly hot "1f you say
anyth ng more about the young lady, sir, 1
shall do again what I did at York"
He laughed insultingly. mo, you won't, ="
he said, aOh, no, you won'tl Your game
now is not to kill me, but to find out how
much know. Well, guess, and I'll tell you
you are right. But as for the young lady,
leave her to me- Unless you ara a greater
fool than take you to be, you know that
my right to talk about her comes before
yours"
Not for q moment did credit the mon
strous insinuation contained in his words.
And yet there was keen pain at my heart
as listened to him.
,aNow look here" he continued; II want
to tell you, Mr.-why, I don't even know
your name. never saw you before that
day at York. You are the newest recruit, 1
suppose. But never mind your name. I've
seen you with the whole gang-with her, and
with Flinter and with all the rest-and
know you are one Of them. So just let me
tell you that am on your track. You
thought 1t clever thug to bury yourselves
down in the wolds Of Yorkshire, suppose.
You could do anything in a haunted old
house, half dozen miles from anywhere,
and fear no awkward inquiries Oh, I've
seen the place. and 1 congratulate you on
the taste you have shown. A capital place
1t is. upon my soul. for such work as yours.
"Ether explain yourself" cried angrily,
"or be silent. You talk like madman."
9Well, If were mad it would not be Won
derful; but as it happens, I am as sane as
you are. So I ,Uil explain myself, by
G.. and clearly, too. There is murder
going to be done at the place to ,ohich you
are ,,osv going, and yeu knoD it.! Is that
enouph"
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miscellaneous &tadiug.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
COLORS FOR MOURNING.

1t rather seems that the South Sea ISL
anders have chosen more wisely than
Christian people in Europe and America,
in the matter of colors for mourning. The
former use black and white, striped, to ex-
press sorrow and hope. In America, we
have followed the Grecians and Romans
and adopted black, ito express the priva-
tion of light and joy, the midnight gloom
Of sorrow for the loss sustained" Re-
Gently, white has come into use amongst US
at the burial of infants. Howsoever
sweetly expressive of innocence, it cannot
be accepted as typical of hope, any more
than its absence would indicate the sor-
row of those (which have no hope" In
this Christian land, little infants are laid
away with something more than hope
with the sweet assurance that all is we'll.
It should be borne in mind that ave use
these colors to symbolic our own feel
ings-as typical of them. "The Persians
use pale brown, the color of withered
leaves the Syrians, Cappadocians and
Armenians use sky-blue, to express the
certain hope that the deceased has gone to
or nearer heaven and the Ethiopians use
grayish brown, the color of the earth to
which the dead return" G. w. s. II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06

Instinctively approached the bed, candle
in hand, and examined the pillow where
deep impression marked the place where my
head had been lad. almost thought that
could see myself lying there, Us I had done
in my vision-unconscious, silent, helpless,
beneath the knife Of the villain. l shud-
dered at the thought; but even as did so, I
found something else to startle me- Lying
on the bedclothes, as it seemed to me, at the
very place where, il had still been sleeping,
they would have covered my heart, was a
knife. 1t was not the long. keen, glittering,
well-polished deadly blade of my vision. 1t
was old-fashicned, rusted, Of quaint shape.
with a clumsy handle Of bcne, curiously
carved and stained l took it up In wonder:
1t seemed to me that the handle was still
warm from the grasp which had held 1t q
few moments before. What did 1t portendl
How came tn fearful confirmation OF my
dream into the room where 1t had certainly
not been when retired to resti What
meant all the mysteries that seemed to
haunt this house, and to envelop all the
dwellers in iti
TO RE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06

could have acquired was allowed no op-
portunity Of exchanging word with Daisy
until she was leaving the room for the
night. Then, as handed her the candle I
had lighted, murmured two words only in
her ear, my darling" She looked up at me
with faint smile and let her hand rest
moment In mine as we said good night.
"Will you smokei" asked Mauleverer, and
on my replying in the Affirmative he led me
to comfortable smoking room, where !
found everything needful provided for US.
Branksome did not appear. had already
learned, however, that he was no smol ar,
and / vas not therefore surprised at his
absence. Mauleverer himself smoked little,
and long before had finished my cigar his
cigarette had been consumed With an
apol ogy on the score Of his delicate health he
by and by left me to myself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06

@-"One of the great problems of the
South" says the New Orleans Times DEM
ocrat, "is education. 1t is the immense
amount of illiteracy in this section that
has held it back in material progress.
With large proportion of its population
unable to read or write, the heritage OF
war and devastation, it is difficult for the
South to advance in prosperity, to improve
its agriculture, or become great in manu-
factures."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06

cussion of sound waves, tones, semi-tones,
etc. Toillustrate his meaning he replaced
the strings, and improvising few chords,
drifted into rich melody. The work
men, charmed, dropped their tools and
stood in silent wonder. He played on
and on, and when finally he ceased, Erics-
son raised his bowed head, and with moist
eyes, said: "Do not stop. Go on go on |!
I never knew until now what there was
lacking in my life. ."-Ne,v York Star.
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ole RIIIL AND ERICSSON.

In conversation few evenings aBO,
distinguished chemist and physician, who
is also an enthusiastic and critical lover OF
music, told an interesting story about ole
Bull and John Ericsson, the great invent
or. Bull had charmed the ears of admir-
ing thousands all over the civilized world,
while the part the great Inechanlcian
played in naval warfare during the reDei.
lion reused the North to enthusiasm and
startled the world.
Bull. happening to be in New York on
a concert tour, determined to look up MS
old friend and renew the acquaintance.
He found him in his workshop, surround
ed by tools, machinery, designs, models,
and materials used in mechanical con-
structions, directing the labors of a corps
of assistants. When taking his leave,
Bull invited Ericsson to attend the con-
cert that night. Ericsson, however, de-
clined, saying he had no time to waste.
Their acquaintance being thus renewed,
Bull continued to call upon his ola 1rlend
when visiting New York, ana usually
when taking his leave would ask Ericsson i
to attend his concert; but Ericsson always
declined the invitation. Upon one occa-
sion Bull pressed him urgently ana sain:
"Ifyou do not come shall bring my vio-
lin here and play in your shop." Erics-
son replied gruffly: "lf you BRING the
thing here shall smash it to pieces.
Here were two men the very opposite OF
each other. Bull an impulsive, romantic
dreamer; Ericsson stern, thoughtful, prac-
tical. proving every movement with math'
ematical precision. Bulls curiosity was
aroused to know what effect music would
have upon the grim, ter-of.fact man OF
squares and circles. So taking his violin
with him, he went to Ericsson's shop;
He had removed the strings, screws ana
apron. 80 that the violin would seem to be
in bad condition. AS he entered the
shop, noticing displeased expression on
Ericsson's face, Bull called his attention
to certain defects in the instrument, and,
speaking of its construction, asked Erics-
son about the scientific and acoustic prop
critics involved in the grain of certain
woods. From this he passed on to dis
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-06
CHAPTER vi.
GREAT LoRTON HALL

When alighted at the railway station I
saw smart dog cart standing by the road.
side, and no sooner had mentioned my des-
tination to the porter than my portmanteau
was placed in this vehicle. 1t was drive Of
nearly four miles to Mauleverer's house.
The country through which we passed looked
beautiful in the early autumn dress which
it now wore. There were distant lines of
blue hills, and near at hand long meadows
sloping to where a little river meandered
woodland interspersed here and there among
the variously colored patches which repre-
sented meadows and cornfelds.
I had asked the groom who drove me how
Mauleverer and his niece were. and had dis
covered that he was too new a conner to be
s.le to tell me anything that did not know
respecting them. I remained silent, there
fore, during tina greater part Of the drive,
contenting myself with listening to the larks,
which were pouring forth their carols high
up in the clear, blue heavens, and with keep
ing sharp lookout for the house where
was to meet my darling.
We came at last to a long avenue Of VEN
erable trees which lined the public road on
either side. It was unusual to see trees like
these planted by the side Of highway, AMI
I could not resist the conclusion that this
must have been the main approach to the
hall in past times. 1t led. however, straight
into little village, consisting of not more
than a score OF ancient houses. Beyond the
village l could see the river and bridge
with high-crowned arch, which learned
subsequently, had accommodated all the
traffic in that sparsely inhabited district
since the days Of good Queen Bess. Beyond
the bridge again all was open country. !
looked round in bewilderment in search Of
the hall.
Suddenly I caught sight of it, standing
hard by the road, on the very edge Of tho
little river. A great rookery of lofty elms
had shielded it at first from my observation,
so that did not see it until we were almost
at the door, We passed through a fine gate
way, flush with the village street, aud found
ourselves in a large quadrangle, covered
with grass, upon which one Of the gable
ends of the hall looked out There was
another massive stone gateway opposite to
that by which we entered this inclosure, and
here the dog cart stopped
As I jumped to the ground, the iron
gates of beautiful hammered metal were
thrown open, and Daisy and her uncle stood
before me. They gave me a cordial greet
ing, Mauleverer being, as usual, quietly
courteous Daisy's face was radiant with q
happiness that seemed to answer that which
filed my own heart. forgot everything
about my strange companion in the railway
carriage in the joy of the moment.
We were standing, found, on broad
terraced walk which stretched along the
main front Of the hall and warm garden
wall of red brick which was continued, for a
hundred yards or more. beyond the end Of
the house itself. The hall was venerable
and imposing structure. built at different
periods and in many different styles Of archi-
lecture. The oldest portion dated back from
the reign Of Henry VII and was a fragment