Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-04-26
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by the chimney corner was sort of trap, ~
buttery hatch, for pushing the bot dlaAs
conveniently into the parlor on the other ~
Of the wall. Besides this, for furniture, H.
room held q broad deal table, an oak drsosr,
q linen press, rack with hams and serinGB
Of onions depending from II, . ssttle and
chair or two, with Qor decoratioo) dossa
or 90 Of ballad sheets stuck among tie dir
covers along the wall.
.'Sit,n whispered the girl, "and malbs 10
noise, while brew a rack punch for Tie mn
folk in the parlor." She jerked h9 thumb
towards the buttery hatch, where had a.
ready caught the murmur Of voicea
took up chair softly, and sst IL downbs
tween the hatch and the fireplace, 70 that
while warming my knees could catch auy
word spoken moro than ordinary loud on The
other side Of the wall The chambsrmaid
stirred the fire briskly, and moved about
singing, as she fetched down bottles and glAaso
from the dresser.
Lament ye maids an darters
For constant Sarah Ann,
Who hanged hersel' In her garters
All for the love o. man,
All for tho
She was pausing, bottle In hand, to take
the high note; but hushed suddenly ct the
sound Of the voices annjng In the room up
stairs:
"vivre en- tout cas-
Cest le grand soulas
Des honnetes gensr
"That's the foreigners" /" said the chamber
maid, and went on with her ditty;
"All for the love OF soulger
Whose christening name was JAM"
volley OF oaths sounded through the but
terry hatch.
And that's the true born Englishmen, a.
you may tell by their speech. It's pretty
company the master keeps these days"
She was continuing her song when held
up a finger for silence. In fact, through the
hatch my ear had caught sentence that set
me listening for more with still heart.
Damn the captainl' the landlords gruff
voice was saying; II warned N agen this
fancy business when sober, cool handed work
was toward
s'Settle's way from his cradle" growled
another: .'and times enough I've told n:
sCap'p., saws |. there's no sense o. propor-
tions about We A master mind. sirs. but a
III be hanged for hen roost, SO sure as my
names Bill Widdicomb."
"Jyplv words-wbat a creepinp influence
has that same mention a, banaingp mined a
thinner voice
"Hold thy complaints. Old Modification" ("
nut in n sneaker that recognized for Black
Dick: ..s,ire the pretty maid upstairs is ten
der game, Hark how they singw
And. indeed. the threatened folk upstairs
wero SINGING their catch yerv choicely. with
the girls clear voice 10 lead them.
"comment dit mana
-Mareoton. ma mie,"
oHeatbe, ,anguaoe to be sure ~ said tbs
thin voice again. as the chorus ceased |:
,tI,,.,r !. -, tu,t -. l. -. ID. .;...-. |,
an, nv douht;ng mind ;s migbtiIv reconciled
b, manslaupter'n
II don't like beginning 'ithout the capn," !"
observed Black Dick; Though doubt some
thing has miscarried. Else, how did that
young spark ride in upon the mares"
"An' that's what thy question should ha'
been, Dick with pistol to his skull"
"He'll keep till the morrow"
"Well give Settle half an hour more, said
the landlord "Maryn he pushed open the
hatch, so that had barely time to duck my
head out of view, ''fetch in the punch girl
How didst thou leave the young man l. the
loftf
"Aseep, or nearly,n answered Mary
"Who hanged herser In her gar-ters,
All for the love o man
"Anon, anon, nister: wait only till get
the kettle on the boil"
The hatch was slipped to again. stood up
up and made step towards the girl.
How many are they!" asked, jerking Q
finger in the direction OF the parlor
"A dozen all but one.
where is the foreign guests roomP
Left hand, on the first landing"
"The staircase"
"Just outside the door"
"Then sing-go on singing for your life"
"But--
"Singl"
Dear heart, they'll murder theel Oil for
PHYS sake, let go my wrist
Lament, ye maids and dartersi"
stole to the door and peeped out Ian
tern hung in the passage and showed the
staircase directly in front of me. stayed
for moment TO pull off my boots, and, hold
ing them in my left hand, crept up the stairs
In the kitchen, the girl was singing and clat
tering the glasses together Behind the door
at the head of the stairs, | heard voices talk
ing. | slipped on my boots again and tapped
on the panel
Come inlr
Let me try to describe that on which my
eyes rested as pushed the door wide Twai
long room, wainscoted half up the wall In
some dark wood, and in daytime lit by one
window only, which now was hung with red
curtains. By the fireplace, where brisl
wood fire was cracking, leaned the young
gentlewoman had met at Hungerford, who
| us she now turned her eyes upon me, ceased
| lingering the guitar or mandolin that sht
held against her waist and raised her pretty
head not without curiosity
But twas on the table in the center of tn,
chamber that my gaze settled; and OH two
men beside it, of whom must speak mor'
| particul,rly
The elder, who sat in a high backed chair
| was a little, frail, deformed gentleman o.
about fifty, dressed very richly in dark vel
vet and furs, and wore on his head a velve
skull cap, round which his white hair stucl
| ut, like n fprrpt's Rlt the oldest thing abOu