Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-04-16
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a CASE OF
DESTINY&
Bv ArHoL HOLLOWAY

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s.eepy city OF Eichester The country f.
roads bai enough Pr the Aest % times. F
were 40 sloppy a. fo prt Bicycling out f
90 fhe question Z knew nobody In +
the toVn. and a. there IA only one
place of iuteresf-the cathedrai-I
went there
In doln- this believed Vas spend.
Ink an idle hour As matter ~ facf.
vas uncon4clousiy f1,amng the ob.
lect for which was probably brought
into the world
The building appeared 90 20 empty
and 7 amused myself reading tae
tablets char recorded fhe lives or
worthy people who existed genera
tions aEo found them lnterreting.
for nay own name happens 90 he Clut
ron. and. though have never troubled
myself about family "frees knew
that We came from tte Vest of Eng
land Tn other words. the knights ant
danes who iay ln E'chestcr cathedral
were In all probability mv ancestors.
wish that they had had fhe forest yat
90 leave me- some of thelr property
Wandering throueh tho cioIsters 7
came across living picture of much
greater Interest aud beauty than the
Images OF stone and iron iylns around
me-
lt was younr lady. who Was sketch.
ing corner of the building and max
INK frantic attempt fo SO Justice o.
' the wonderful arches and quaint wln.
tows
To order to get a peep at her face. I
made pretense of examining monu
mont close AZ hand % eas erected .o
the memory ~ "SIr Francis Clutfon
1t53.f-0l HIs legs were crossed af
che knees. which slEn.ied he had
fought ir three rrusates ana had .i
not been that some harharous visitor
Rad broken or the gentleman nose
he would have made most imposins
hgure.
took The liberty 90 standing for d
moment by her side 20 see her work
"rf YOU will excuse my saying So.
venturet. "you have drawn that arcl
wrong It Is ont OF perspective
"f know lt is' she answered. win
ntle moue "But D cant get Il right
Are YOU an artistf"
-Not exactly" said But knov
something % architectural drawing
% wish you would show me how @
get the Wretchei thing in So that
( doesn't seem % De standing on on
lcs"
"Mtth p.easuret
took her place on the camp stoo
e ana. on another piece ~ paper. mad
rough drawing % the corner vhlc
had puzzled her.
e. what number OF people of tt
- name Oh Clutton are buried here
e said. by way of opening the convers
D tion
"Oh yes. they used 90 be a gro.
' family % the days gone by she sai
' Henry VIII took them away whe
p he was reforming The church I'D
D. Cluttons titn't change their rsllgic
fast enough. Edgar Ciutton was tl
last of them But he deserved %
Al punished" she added ~He did
n shabby thing"
,. y What was that2" I Inquired
20 "He VAS betrotSed 90 his cousi
Dorothy Clarence. and Tilted her"
And what became OF Mistre
Dorothy Clarence"
D. she went into convent They a
she died of broken heart and so.
" BfterWard Sir Edgar was executed Z
A high treason
N "A severe punishment" I suggesfs
"a Not a. all,' she said. warmly "a
10 vss mean wretch 20 behave as
Ia did Since those days Clutton b
as never owned an acre Of land ia Dew,
ls shire And they Wiii never get ba
,d their position OF land owners unless
" She stopped
Unless @hats" I asked
NJ We'll. there Is ridiculous
ed legend which has been handed dow
H. but l don't suppose lt will ever CO.
true II runs.
My lord shall come 20 his own ags
When a CluttOn squire weds
< Clarence dame.
Is so the theory Is that when A c.
IN ton marries Clarence. and ~ repa
lie the wlckedness OF Sir Edgar. n
NJ prosperity will return"
'e- Yes: bat / am afraid that
never happen now. she said wi-
ca litsle sigh. Nobody knows what
become OF the Cluttons. and the G
A erces are nearly extinct"
"a 1T appears 10 me- I said. that ,
are superstitiOus about the coun
legends"
Il am afraid am" she said. Ia
my ing. because 80 many have c.