Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-01-04

q my lord.
Thus - IVES that I did nothing; and, upon
Tie mme rsascns, am still strung 10 justify
my course. We lived meanwhile In Albany,
but, though alone together In strange placA
had little traflc beyond formal salutationA
Ny lord bad carried with him several intro
ductious 10 the chief people Of the town and
others be bad bsfosS sncoun-
tsrsd IN New York; with this consequence.
that hs won't much abroad, and, am sorry
10 ny, was altogsthes tco couvivial In his
habitx was often In bed, but never asleep,
when be returned; and there was scarce Q
night when he did not betray the influence Of
liquor. By day he would still lay upon mo
endless tasks, which he showed considerable
ingenuity 10 fsh up and to renew, In the man
ner Of Penelopes web. I never refused, a. I
ay, for ] was hired 10 do his bidding; but
took no pains TO keep my penetration unders
bushel, and would sometimes smile In his facA
II think I must b tho devil and you
Michael Scott" said to him one day. II
have bridgcd Tweed and split the Eildons
and now you set mo to the rope Of sand"
He looked at me with shining eyes and
hooked away again, bis Jaw chewing. but
without words
"well, wcll, my lord" said I, "your win d
my pleasure will do this for the fourth
time; but would beg Of you 10 invent an
other task against tomorrow, for, BY my
"You do NOT know what Won ara saviue.n y
returned INV lord. puttinu on M. hat and
turning his back TO ma "It a a strange
thinr Won should take a pleasure 70 annoy me-
A friend--but that II a difrerent affair. II "a
a str.nS. ching lam a man that h.. bsd m
fortune all my life through. am still sur
rounded by coufrivancea am alWav Va tread.
inc IN niots. y he hurst ont "Ths whole world
i, handed Against me.n
~ would not tsiL w;cted non,.n,. ~ 7 rsrs
vou v .sid 7. s.hnt viIl tsIi ron vh.t 7 vomd
ao'I wonid mt INV head IN cold wnter' FOR
Won ha6 mora lsst pjoht than Won couId
csrrv.n
.Io Won think tbatyp said he. With a man.
mar AZ interest bjchlv a awakened. "WonId that
bs rood FOR me, IT, a tbino never tria.in "
~ mind the d.v, when Won hsd M cali "a
trv and 7 w,sh NV lord thai thav vsrs
hact again u said T "Rut the main truth T.
n yop continue to axcead won will do vonr.
self n mischiefn
~ don,t ennear N carry dr;nt the v.vI
u.ad top s.id nv lord iI oet ovsr,.Lsr
Mackellar. But / will be mora unon INV
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n honpv cast nj but vas hannv -on.
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moro ,noderstion Won would have tha hottar
chance n 10 nm old hvvord that tha h,ttIa
IL = false consolerp
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tb,nL will he going
Wood morning. nv lord " said II
.Good morning rood morning y sa;d bs
and so cot bimself At last from tho anart'
ment
Give that for . fair srec,r,en ~ INV Lord
in the morrfinc. and must have described
INV patron yery IN II the reader does NOT ner.
ceiye a notable falling of. To behold tbe
man thus fallen: to know him accented
among his companions as a moor. muddled
toner. welcome tif he were welcome at aln
FOR the hare confederation Of his title. nnd IN
recall the virtues he had once displaved
against such odds of fortune--was not this a
thing Mt once tn rape and To be humb,ad at,
In his cups, he was more excessive. win
give but the one scene close upon the end.
which is strongly marked upon nv memoirs
to this day. and at the time affected me al.
most with horror.
was In bed. living there awake. when
heard him stumbling on tho stair and sing.
ing. NV lord had no gift of music-his
brother had all the graces OF the family--so
that, when l saw singing. Won are to under.
stand n manner of hirh. carol:ne utterance
which was truly neither speech nor song
Sometbinp not unlike is to be heard unon thr
| lips of children ere they learn shame; from
| those Of a man grown elderly it had a strange
effect He opened the door with noisy pro-
caution, peered in, shading his candle; con
ceived me to slumber; entered, set his light
upon the table and took of bis hat. Isaw
him very plain; a high, feyerish exultatiou
appeared to boil in his veins. and he stood
and smiled and smirked upon the candle
| Presently be lifted nm his arm. snapped hi,
fingers and fell to undress. AS he did SO
having once more forgot nv presence. be
took back to his singing; and now l could
hear the words. which were those from the
old song Of tho "Twa Corbies.n - endlessly re
heated:
.And over h,s banes when they ara hare
The wind sail blaw for eyermairl"
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