The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
some sigh, /, was tina. We looked upon from tina.

some sight y was that We looked upon from that
.o1 Two wS%. g wen, dancing and singing ris.a
torches In their hands and would often stop TO
swear n.s II one scattered tar on the other as they
thought that they would cer!einiy fall like iufcs
one on the other. The wilder Of the two was
had seen at the Change house With PSip S,a Dm
neld The other knew not al that time.
sS%o a ,ns s sS5RSs Of my
shoulders Of hall dozen men. thus mishandled
and abused, looking at least twice the length Of
head efIIghted me more than all, Tor Il was not
from side sde ike ssg With Srof fad chat
to bis grave. let alone haifine boy such as was
alone may even now. after have been in strange
places for years and encountered many lamcr.
never seen that gray unstable ball Which, looked
az me that night over the shoulder Of the deils
yard with levity and Jest stumbling over grave.
stones the most part Of them being well touched
went forward cursing and swearing, like men
not In love with their work. who would have out
Their anger upon the stones beneath their feet
PRESENTLY they came To an oren grave, where
was man still busy piling up the red earth
along tie sides, lanthon shining down from
boswcated brow. This opening was not made
In the walled family vault Of the Stansfields hut
lie And this by order Of the dead mans son -
Philip Stansheld walked beside the body not
ISohps,ly ard n9isiiy like the others but rather
OF absence is almost expired
50 when the two women stood near the grave;
back again into the yawning deep. he turned upon
lien s eondemntns their souls q black perdito1
not where he had ordered them without T moving wing
81 much as a little finger. Then he bade the
grave.digge,. saul Mark. TO come out Of the hole
swearing that IL was deep enough Tor all IL had
70 Keep from the crows, and called u the six bear.
ers 70 cast in the carrion and h. brisk.
But these men, ignorant oo;tiers and ditchcrs
about the great house, had yet hearts kindlier
Tor The poor clay than their master For very
rested on a bed Of kindred soil ' wa -
Blu, But az the grave to9; PHILIP, s;Ansheld stood
two i'll women spat upon the face 81 the noble dead
and cursed him with voices like to the croaking Of
-cove. up" cred Philip s,anshcld. abruptly.
waving his hand to the bearers and Saul Marx
the Cravc-digger. And they would have done 1t
with spades and shovcls and some with nothing
better than piece Of ancient CONN and lidplatcs
and soms with ,nctr naked hands But a That
dyke and commended them TO stop.
Il charge you IN tn: Kings name to mind wha,
all Of you-to bury one concerning whose death
there Is SrSyc suspicion Of black murder having
Dstn COUltIlcO.
What have ye 70 do with how l dispose Of my
father" cried Philip Stansfeld English dog
get to your kennel Yc will hear enough Of muir
der or all be hygane yet"
Like and very like said Umphray spurway.
composcaly. Il speak not to you, Philip STAINS
field l know better. But warn these men
whom yc would lead into treason. Hear Saul
Mark. and you that are with him. promise you
| will make SUCH a mutiny that the parliament o.
the estates and the King high majesty shall hear
OF tiff We put away this mans corpse without
either tscal's examination or color OF cTowner
law"
But ct that the young man. Philip Stanshcd.
flashed paper before his eyes with an insolcnt
gesture.
There what think ye o. thar he cried There
is an order :rom Sir James Dalrymple OF Stair to
I bury the body immediately"
CmphrGy Spurway took II. and calling for a
lGnthorn perusedIt looking well and long at the
! signature But though he shook his head and
/ doubted. &c could make nothing OF II. and So
! much dashed in spirit and asst lnished there re-
NAMED nothing for us but TO retire and betake our.
| selves hOn!ewaId.
! And es We wen; the two women laughed and
/ waved the.I torches over ;Le grave, which tie
bearers were row fast Gll.rg up under the dircc-
/ ton 81 Saul Marx But Philip Stansfield stood
silent with folded arms at the graves foot watch
J ~; the clods shifting TIE face OF the dead