Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-18

inr morning Roger beheld bis sisters
J lover or husband entering the gates OF
large aud wcll-iimbcrrd PARK on thc
southwestern verge Of The White Hart
forest lus 1t was then calleh). now known
to everybody as the Vale Of Blnckuoor.
| Thcrcupon the sailor discarded his stoed'
| and finding for himself an obscuref rl-
| tnrice 20 the saric park little further
| on. lie crossed The grass TO rccnnhoiter.
He presently perceived amid the trees
before him mansion which, nw 70
| himself was one Of He best known ~
the country vt that time. OF TINS hne
IMMORTAL residence hardly trace now
| romans. bnt a manuscript dated some
years later THAI the events we are re-
gnrling describes 1t in terms from winch
the Imagination may construct SIN
gularly clear and vivid picture. The
record presents u MS consisting OF "a
farc yellow freestone hnilding, partly
two nnd partly three stories; fare
hall and plrlour both waynAottcd;
faire ilyning room and Withdrawing
room, aud many good lodgings Il Kitten.
on adjoining bnckwardc to one end OF
the Westinghouse, with fare passage
from II into the hnlle. ppnrlpur anu dyn-
ing roome, aud cellars adjoining.
I'm the front of the house a square
greene court and curious gatehouse
with lodgings IN 1t, standing win the
front Of the house To The south; IN n
large outer court three Stables, Il coach
! hnnsp - LARGE bnruc. and IL stable for
I oxen and Eyne. and an houses neces-
| snrv.
"Wihout the gatchouse. poled in. u
/ l,r,sa sn,ore preeup i'm which standctn
Il fnire chappell; on the southeast SIDE
| " the greene court, towards the rNef'
! inrpr gnrden
.'Of The southwest sides Of the greene
| court is large bowling green. with
| flower mounted walks about H. AL
! walled nbout with a battled wall and
I sol with nll SORTS of fruit and out OF II
| into Tho fields thcre arr large walks
I ,tutnr many fan Gins orderly planted"
| Tbnn foIlovg n description nr the orch
| nrds and gardens. the servants offices,
| brcyyhousr bnkehnuse. dairy. pigeon
| houses and corn mill. the river aud It's
| abundance of fish, tbe warren, the cop
Noes tba walts, ending thus
! "Apd Mi thr country north of the
housn anon cbntnnnigu. sandy fields. very
INV mud nlnnsnnt for nll Kinds of rrcrea-
| ,inn L,,rtins, ma bn,yEiupr and proiita-
n lnrr. mrnsp,rt. cist south and west,
nyar, ycry Inrt,n md nirnsnut ynle
/ 80 T., grntrl frniu thp good
morl,at tnv.ns of shorten Ahhns. three
miles aud Ivci ana mile TINT pIrntifully
,i,iI ali ,,,.,,,,,., ~ ,r,visinns at,d within
i,yrlv" Mills nf he Sonth sra,
II yna ou Inc grass before this Sc
/ ,tu,ttyn ,,,I ,irttr.s,,u. .irurturr that
The sailor stood al a gaze under the clms
i'm the dim dawn af Sunday morning,
and saw. To his SURPRISE his sisters
lover and horse vanish within the court
OF the building
prrplrXrl and weary. Roger slowly re-
treated. more thnu aver convinced that
something was wrong Nm his sisters no
sition. lie crossed thr bowling green
ia the nyppup of plus. and. hrnt ON fur
thnr r.srnrrh was nhnut In climb into
onn af hos" when iooi.iur below he
sn,r a hi" Inr,," n,,@r,,h fn ,IInyy n man
h" ,rncn ipt" IL. bnIiow interior. Here
W,','r I,,snnrcnI ii,ns.lf and having
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Tyn,t;i "r,rrst ,nI, I,y n6cl,ct ,t th, Inn
hn 5.ii slam u ' fh,, gtrainp, of Ernl,r,
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shInlnE urlE1lN. ,ii,n' p'li was ll"l Oh
W. ihhn, Ln're ohappeh 3n 'ne gte 1ii QUE ~
r arIs s,in Slo G o pr'fn' , G,oSJ Sonc tn'
green 10 httle sue u"or ln ln' Clluho'l'
| NDu lltn from lnt kultMNN 81 lit man