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of each generation, ii daughter, and the
youngest, If a son, would live TO incur the
lasting hatred of their paternal parent.
The curse entailed on the hapless offspring
dated away back to some wicked old ances-
tor who had, by some evil power, handed
down his wrath to the innocent, because Of
the wretched life he had led. This ante
cessor, so ran the legend, was "a youngest
childn and had welded the 'seldest daugh-
teri of a house which had become alien
ated from him because Of his dissipated
life. The wife had gone back to her fam
lily hearth and forsaken him entirely, and
he had hated her with bitter hatred for her
desertiOn.
Perhaps Clarkson would have never
dared to tell the fair young wife of this
terrible tradition, but it happened TO the
wife of Sir Rupert as it had TO the other
unfortunate and sorrowing mothers. 1t
was part of their destiny to unravel the
legend in spite OF imposed secrecy.
Lady Perciyal, on her first visit TO
the Heatherleigh gallery, had been strange
ly impressed with the trio of portraits
whose bright faces, reversed, gave to them
an air of mystery.
She had asked her husband why they
were hung so strangely, and he had grown
pale and agitated, and had answered eva
sively, at the same time leading her away
with some remark entirely foreign to the
question.
Being curious concerning the portraits,
and mystified by her husbands unsatiss
factory reply, she sought an interview with
Clarkson, telling her of Sir Rupert's un.
explainable demeanor during her visit TO the
gallery. Thus it happened that she heard
the legend Of her husbands ancestors re-
lated.
as. hr.a -hcepef kad, with all the
supefsiitioGs influence of her Irish nature,
impressed on the susceptible mind OF her
mistress the weight OF the whitening sor-
row of this woeful legend.
Yet it had never come to her, after all, as
forcibly as when the innocent, upturned
face on her agonized bosom proclaimed her
the mother of "the eldest child--a daugh-
tsr.n
Then Lady Percival had shuddered and
wept over the sleeping infant, gathering
her closer to her aching heart and wailing:
'Ohl my darling my precious child; my
Inflated one May the kind Father, in His
mercy. spare thee from this awful thing-a
fathers hatred
With her tear-wet cheek pressed TO that
Of her child Lady Percival could hear the
plying tones of the housekeeper once more
as she ended the recital. ssAhi me Leddy,
an Oi'm sorry for yes that's niver hear'n
tell o. the loikes ov this therible thing, that
cooms to all ov lem that's born under the
curse. Thin faces what's turned away
from ye, ma'am, is ov thin ez has bin BAN
ished from the house. They hev TO bear IL,
me Leddy, for there's not ony thing TO
sthand forninst, an many's the prayer for
marcy an forgiveness ez has COON from
broken hearts within these walls, an niver
been listened to, naythnrn
Now, with the birth Of her daughter 4 all
came back 50 painfully aud wildly, that to
her supersens.dge soul II seemed that the
trio Of reversed ssees on the wall q the
gallery gszed dows In pisyiRg sorrow 90
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CIApTEIt VI.

And now comes the story of Miriam as
heard it from the bps Of Peggy Clarkson
and her husband during my stay at the
Hall After it, the sad, tragical end Of Sir
Rupert, supplemented by strange expert
ence of my own while beneath the ancestral
reof.
Twenty years before the utter desolation
of the Hall little It'd bit of mortality was
laid tenderly in Lady Perciva's arms, and
great tears fell silently on the lace fabric OF
it's dress, while her white lips murmured:
Sorrows child.n While the baby face
nestled unconsciously on the fair mothers
bosom the mother heart made agonized
moan over her first-born.
This was the welcome Miriam received as
she lay wondering at the gray October
dawning heralding her advent into this
curious world of ours.
Lady PercIval remembered the terrified
look of the attendants faces when II was
announced that daughter was born ito
me Leddy.n
1t was then that the legend Of the house
of the Percivals came up before her with
menacing power.
Down the ancestral lines had come the
tradition, fulfilled to fault, they said, Ia
the generations preceding this last Inflated
child.
When Lady Percival was yet happy
bride Clarkson had communicated TO her
the story of the hereditary curse, coloring
her narration wildly as she went on in de-
tail to prove it's correctness. And this Is
the maledictive tradition: The eldest child
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INTO the coy servants quarters. Here we
found old Ancil Clarkson sitting by the fire
with mug OF beer for company, and wait
ing for the prospective "tayn Peggy had in
view.
The next day Clarkson took a large brass
key from a ring in the wall, and unlocking
the Hateful drawing-room door, babe me
enter.
1t was spacious apartment, elegantly
furnished. The high backed, carved chairs
and deep sofas stood in formal stiffness on
either side the room, blending their dark
outlines with the somber shade Of the
stained oak wainscoting. The two deep
windows heavily curtained with rich dam
ask hangings depending from their ancient
looking rings opened out ON veranda,
whose ornamental row of carved pillars put
me IN mind of knights in armor.
At the opposite end of the apartment was
a fire place, whose massive mantel was dec
GRATED with curious vases and ancient
relics, Of which Peggy could not give the his
tory.
In their nches fianking the fireplace,
were two pieces of exquisite statuary,
standing out in ghostly relief in the shad-
ows
The shining surface of the polished floor
was covered here and there with costly
rugs of s'Tarkish desoign,' as Peggy said.
But after all there was an unbending, I'M
compromising air about the draWing-room
that prompted me TO be brief in my visit.
Our footsteps made an unwelcome sound
Of obtrusiye impression that grated on my
ears as we walked about in the hollow ST.
lence. and felt repugnanee creeping over
me which had inexperienced in the other
apartments.
"The gallery MKT" murmured Garrison,
locking the door of the drawing-room be-
hind us. "Oi don't moind the gallery,
ma'am, though its histhory is forninst the
whole of Haythurleigh in its theribleness.' 2
| made no reply. l was coming closer to
the object of my visit, the portrait of Mir
lam, and my promise to be fulfilled.
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didn't want her face to appear in the Hay.

didn't want her face to appear in the Hay
| thurleigh gallery, at all, at ail!'
Clarkson's last sentence gave me an idea,
and could almost have shouted for joy at
the promising proposition, but controlling
myself with an effort, remembering in time
that it must be matured, gave my atten-
ton 70 the face of Sir Rupert.
Clarkson drew back the cape covering,
| and put aside the window curtains in order
| TO let in more light. A CLEAN Of sunlight
| fiickered for a moment across the painting
Truly he must have been gruf and obsti-
nate, judging from the heavy frownlng
brows and sinister-looking eyes beneath;
yet under the uncompromising exterior
fancied could see deep, corroding grief,
that, blighting his life in its prime, had mixed
for his remaining days 1.-THE NORWOOD and
the gall -
"And this IS he who roams about the
Hallln 1 questioned, taking my eyes from
the stern countenaace on canvas and turn
ing TO Peggy.
She nodded in the affirmative, and drew
the Grape back over the portrait Of the
''masthur of Haythurleigh," as she would
say, and together we left the gallery.
We had now been over the Hall, with the
exception of few apartments of mo In
therest at all, and we library. To this last
named room we turned our attention. IL
was on the first floor, just ssSross the CEN
tral nail from the fateful drawing room.
Nearly one whole side OF the apartment
was taken up with books l looked
at the hundreds OF richly-bound volumes on
the oaken shelves, after Clarkson pulled a
heavy tasseled cord and drew back long
sillxen hanging Of green, which hid the ma
jority of the books from view, and Won
dered who next would aspire to the owner
ship of such a collection of elegantly bound
volumes
They're as the masthur left 'em," re-
marked Peggy, breaking in on my specu-
lative reverie, IAN he was q great mon for
the books, too ma'am.h
'Tell me the story of Miriam now,n
said. crossing the room to great deep
chair, with its inviting cushions, that stood
by the acknowledgement secretary in the
corner.
.sNiyer bit ov it will Oh be Arthur tellin'
yes in this part o. the hall, ma'am. Ord
be Arthur gettin into me OWE soide ov the
house afore Owe wurrud 10 say about it
at ALL"
agreed, Peggy" answered, glad TO
humor her by going anywhere, if only
might hear the story of the daughter of my
friend.
Once more in her .sown soide ov the
house," Clarkson lighted her pipe and sat
down where the bright sunshine streamed
in through the white dimity -curtained win
dows. / could not blame her for wanting to
get back into her own cheerful rooms again,
for felt happily relieved Of the shadows
myself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
HISTORY OF YOUNGSTOWN FLOOD

Messrs Hubburd Bros Chicago have in press
for early Issue a complete and accurate History
OF tho Johnstown Flood. intending All the cities
and towns that have sntlereGi REVISE II will
be We'll illustrated VIII be sold through agents
or mailed direct ON receipt Of Si50. The demand
will undoubtedly be immense.
The4hrilng experiences. pathetic incidents,
deeds Of heroism, unparalleled suffering, devas-
the contributions Of millions for their relief form
History Of the most intense interest 10 all, and
history every one Will want to pre- serve in book
form Ii certainly offers a great opportunity
for agents-a host 81 whom viii be needed 10
supply the demand for this work
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
A ouestinn Of Romlnr.

A man applied TO judge at Odessa, in
Southern Russia, for writ to compel his
daughter 10 leave tho house, because when
she saluted her parents she did not bow TO
them He said that lie would withdraw his
application il she would ask pardon and
make the regular obeisance. The girl
agreed She asked pardon, but when she
bowed the father cried Lower down with
your head--down below the girdler' Sho
replied; II won't bend as low as that, not II
/ have to leave the house" The Judge
thereupon ordered her to leave, but she
gave in finally and bowed her head TO the
"a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
fro BE CONTINUED.
LEAFS INHERITANCE.
Impetuous Actions Are Often Fol
lowed BY Remorse.

"Welcome home. my dear! And
hope you will be happy
A gray, elderly man uttered the
words, as he lifted a slender, dark girl
from a carriage-the Rexford coupe
which had stopped below the Rexford
terrace. The girl ran swiftly up the
stone steps. and her companion fol-
lowed
Uncle Ambrose" she said, why
do you have those dark yews against
the windows? l would cut them
down"
"WhyP"
Because they darken the rooms.
and like the sunshine
Il had never thought OF it, but it
shall be done, Lea"
Lea passed into the open entrance OF
the Rexford mansion, looking about
her. She recognized her surround
ings but dimly. She had not seen
them since she was a child of twelve.
She had been at school for five years.
did my grandfather live in these
dark rooms, full Of black mahogany
and books? should have thought he
would have died." she said.
Her uncle looked at her for mo-
ment in silence.
Your grandfather lived to a good
age. Lea. He was seventy-fve.
The girl, who had placed her hat
and scarf on a chair. was examining
the candelabra on the mantel.
"How old and quaint! BY the way.
Uncle Ambrose, did tell you how
fond Harold is of antiquitiesp'
do you mean Mr.. Feldon. Leap"
Eyes"
why do you call him HaroldP"
"Whyp" repeated the girl. We'll
because am engaged to him"
She spoke with low. musical laugh,
and looked with open, smiling fearless
ness into her companions face, lie
looked startled and then grave.
LEA, you are but seventeen years
DID, he said. gently.
"Seventeen-yes, she answered,
carelessly. bending to examine dark
old picture sctup on the floor. Harold
is very fond Of queer old things that
have history
Ambrose Rexiord was silent, but re-
garded the girl earnestly
And that look Of scrutiny, deep and
mute. was often upon his face during
the next month.
That he admired his niece there
could be no doubt; her dark imperious
beauty challenged admiration. That
she soon filled him with regret was
quite as certain.
LEA" he said one day, when she
handed him her purse to replenish, as
was often her custom. II am sorry TO
limit you. bat am myself limited. /
had no idea you We're such spend
thrift" he added. smiling.
II only want my own money-some
OF it," she answered, with a faint look
OF surprise That which papa left
me, you know. Uncle Ambrose. / am
buying some lovely things for the
rooms-to brighten them up. They
need it.
A dull red covered the elderly mans
cheek He laid the glittering little
purse down. well filed once more. in
silence. and turned away.
And Lea drove to town in the plain
but handsome Rexford carriage. and
purchased marble Clyte. a pair Of
Venetian glasses. and a Sevres vase.
and also the most superb roses she
could find 10 overrun the latter.
Aren't they beautiful? Don't you
admire them. Uncle Ambrose? See
these glasses scintiliates Hove beauti-
ful thingsi Aud the Clyte is just
what that shelf needed. | am going
20 have things as pleasant as I can for
Harold lie Is coming So-morrcw.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
yIeoa Anp VITALITY

Are quickly given 10 every part Of the
body BY Iiood's Sarssparilla That
tired feeling il entirely overcome. The
blood is purified, enriched, and viializtd,
and csrries haaltu insieqd Of disease 10
every ORGAN. Tic -iomach is toned and
strengthened, Tho appeiiie restored
The kidneys End liver are reused and
inyigoraled The brain IS refreshed,
Tie mind nsde clear aud ready for work.
Try 1t.
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alleviate the sorrow she felt had fallen,
somewhere and somehow, on the idolized
mother.
The nurse came for her charge, but for
the first time the child stoutly refused 70
leave the room.
leave her 70 me awhile, Hewitt the
white-faced mother interposed, and the
nurse left them together alone, wondering
much what troubled Lady Percivai as she
closed the door softly and went back TO the
nursery.
Having arranged the cushions 70 her sat
isfaction, Miriam went over 10 the window
whose narrow panes CLEANED In the after
noon sun, and stood gazing far away over the
environs Of her palatial home, awed into
silence by somsthing she conld not under.
stand.
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CHATTER Y.


The gallery | never can forget it, or
rather, the memory of those faces will
never slip from my mental vision.
There were portraits on the walls, in
groups and in pairs. Some Of them were
noble-lookiug and of pleasing countenance,
while others looked down at me with a
frowning face, as If TO say: why do you
intrudc on our silent existence"
There were faces smiling forth from their
wealth Of long, sunny curis, and stern
visages sporting powdered queues and look
ing coldly down over their great, stiff ruffs
with an aristocratic stare.
l viewed each face with deep interest as
the Of houselSeeper gave me its name and
history as far as she knew, as we went from
one to another down the long, narrow
apartment.
Here" she said, in voice of plying
tenderness, as she crossed the floor to the
opposite wall, ''here are the portraits of the
puir, unfortunate childer us has bin stint
away from Haythurleigh by the therible
distiny ov the house,
She paused before O row of portraits with
their faces turned to the wall and folded
her arms, while the great pearly tears
rolled down her withered cheek. A strange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
nlnsroncn IN sharka.

The report that q ''twO-ton man-eating
shsrkl had been caught at Santa Cruz,
Cal, leads an old fisherman TO write 10 q
San Francisco newspaper that the shark
was not man-eater, but q basking or
ground shark The mau-eeter seldom
weighs over 1900 pounds; but the ground
shark often weighs as much as fifteen tons,
80 the old fisherman says, and sometimes
its liver weighs two tons. They are the
slowest FISH that swim the seas. ''No ope,n
writes the fisherman, ''need have any fear
Of them or any thing else that carries q
liver that weighs one-sixth OF its body"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
A GREAT intellect requires pure heart ~
much az the dallest intelligence.

New York Weekly: st. Peter "Iiqltf'
New Spirit--"Can't / come imp st.
Peter-:'I'd rather you wouldn't Yan
are just out Of college. and We don't
want any advice about running the uni
verse.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
IERALD JOB DEPARTMENT.
CITY GUIDE.

LAscAsrERLoDaEA r. q A. M. meet first and
shird Satnrdayin each msnth at p. m. ~ thei'
Haliin the showalter building.
GRAEr CuApTrR. ROYAL ARCH MAsoEs. Reg
alar conyoeation second and fourth Inesahy %
each mont at 5. u. m. IN their nan ~ 'he
ShowalterL lilding.
srAaofth4 West Encampment No. Il meet
the 1st and "a Mondays in each month, n ~
y. in. in Cd Fellows Halt
MlssrssIppI vALLrr LopaEl.o Q F. Meets
every Wednesday II Top. N. ~ odd Fellows
Han Maple street.
CampofI.0. 0. r. meets iAt and 81 Monday
ii each month, ~ ':30P m. IN DAD feiloWh
Hat Maple street.
noanung Lodge, meets every Friday, a
d III obi Fellows Hal. Maple Street
bird Mondays Of each month IN Baxters
Hi3eis at $50 y N,
sYLYAS cAar. NJ ". Or A. Meets 1T and 3d
Fridays of each month ia Baxtef's BLOCK =
}0 y m
Tow cox Posi-, No. l2s, q A. r. Meets every
.saand tnd fonfth SATURDAY nights Of each month
r4*ters Flock
ei.. I.taE.ir CONT House open WedLes-
ssy Afternoon ed saturday afternoon aud even
aspE's orerA House. Corner Madison snd
.iGfffY .tn etc.
or4 "a seir. Meets ~ Tne'day il each
annlh ii H. ely clefs : Office over slate
Haus.
HuNA i Society. Meets ist and 81 Tues
slaFa II cach month u ID. J. Reeds ONCE AZ
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTiON


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Parties wishing their papers discontinued al
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orany efthe countriesof Europe.
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second-class matter
ONCE in the old Catholic church .ancasit,
Wisconsin.
VIM. b. MINER, PropIieit
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LANCASTER LopaEA. +. q A. NJ meet hrst anu
nird Saturdayin each msnth at p. m ~ thsii
Hallin the ShoWalter building.
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.4ERHtH BgA4arLICAI. CuuRcH. Madison s..
dEdfg school ii III Services f0.30A M. Sing
cAuul
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Corner Madison
saI Cherry streets. $ s. q .innell. pastor. Ser
.obooi IL I'll PRAYER meeting Wednesday at
% Il. %
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CampofI o. o, i. meets lat and ID Monday
ii each month, at s:30p m. in Odd Fellows
Hat Maple street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

MlssrssTprr VALLFr LopaEl o. F. Meets
every Wednesday II s0p. N. IN Odd FeiloW-
Han Maple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

ftDEiIrY Lopae A. D. q. ". Meet hrst and
.}irl Mondays Of each month IN Baxter
Nllnk. a 20 d m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

tIf4 I.teE.i.Y. count Honse. Open WedLes-
tay tftefHaaH .s,t saturday afternoon ana even
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

Tow cox posr. No. i3s. Il A. r. Meets every
.4scand ind fourth Saturday nights OF each monlh
fs4etef's Flock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

ttEHaaN PHYsBYTERIbN CHurrH. Rev. j A..
.a@ali, Pastor services e@efy other Sunday.
tI3tfh Schael every sabbath at i d IN social
leifaF ThllralaY evenings al :. 30 O'Clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

3gLrAE CAMP. Nj w or A. Meets ist and 70
Eridays III each month ia iaxter's Block q
10, u m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

IIoffuung Lodge, meets every Friday, AZ
) b III Odd Fellows Hal. Maple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

GRANT CHAPTER. ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs. Reg.
alar conyoeaiion second and fourth Tuesday OF
each month at 5. u. N. In their nan " lhe
ShoWalterl lilding
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

STAR Of IT, West Encampment No. II meet
the lst and "a Mondays in each month, ~ ~
d IN III Odt Fellows Hall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

'l.nG's orgeA House. Corner Madison snd
tiG gfFV ttFl etc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12
Church Directory.

HB1A i SOCIETY,". Meets fst and 81 Tues
siaFa III each G0nlh IA Dr. j Reeds office at
Z ~ ut
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

rrY Tor aeiL Merta Isl Tue 'day In each
Bank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-12

INTO the coy servants quarters. Here we
found old Ancil Clarkson sitting by the fire
with mug Of beer for company, and wait
ing for the prospective "tay" Peggy had in
via
The Sunday morning news., 1889-12-08
WHO CAN TELL?

What sort of ballot reform bill the
Legislature will pass this yearS
Why glass of whiskey is called ball?
How many people become shot by those
balls?
What has become of the derelict chair
men of the Bergen Improvement Associ-
atoms committees?
How near Eddie Mullery's striped trous-
ers came to decorating the pedal extremi-
ties of burglarious bridegroom
What has become of Oscar Wilde and
his Knick kerbockerss
How clean the streets will be kept next
week2
Whether the Frosts had anything to do
with the Railway murders
How deep the snow will be Christmas?
Who and his best girl will sleigh ride?
Why man is always two seconds late
for ferryboats
Why policemen are permitted to help
themselves at the peanut standsg
Why so many clergymen of late forget
to touch on Scripture in their sermonss
Is II because people dislike their eternal
prospectsf
How it happened that Building Inspec-
tor Clark has escaped being on one Grand
JuryY
why Harry Brinkcrhofr laughs SO much
and enjoys itg
What our visitors aud the cisy's cred