The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1860, Page 12

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. LITERATURE. pan carn LETRRATORE. ‘ ¥ with 8 pressing invitation to him to | tion from the locality, which will enable me to do it | from their still occupied the place ange his quarters stay as long tice.” them b: bands fong since mouldered ino change bis quarters 1o bis hoes. snd OS Tok “You would bes daring man to attempt such s Mill thoy remained ta aa evidence ot the living, may . for the mat- | thing, sir; s most daring man, for the place is sure- | tastes habits of the ay somy @. GAS tar of that, say fa1m capperes the Washington, and been made | off man who bad borne them from his ai mist— hus prekt, “tho old women end’ me are lowoeses, orion on who made | ieiie ter Wena een w Pb, ose of our neerlin mahaye no children to come to see us, a You had better give up the idea, Mr. Arden, and After e: every nook, and finding nothing ‘That th e—the Term of Valonting— brighten us up, and we don’t thank John Withers | come to my house, where I can give you more con- | that seemed cious, no secret ouvet leadi for interfering with us, and them that stops with ewe seaport in painting a portrait of my ue.” 4 “A pestilent fellow this Withers must be,” was Mr. Withers spoke very earnestly, but Arden’s | Glepfall, with his mind ith & yo gal he had his Gatun, was only hoyeigel od old, but she es a pictur, an’ a mighty aweet \ way of yoked Poe that come about her. The Myself, on this occasion, ~ an’ i 1 he threw | determination was not influenced by his evident de- | and halfdefined Project, - tect of bis own » and it seems strange te / ue realty to ceed to bourt, mm — “ore ig tel oneal i fate Pea adel and ‘coat aside his hat; | sire to prevent him from putting his scheme into As he descended the pathway leading to the in- | me that a practiced man of the world should pro- “but you peed have no fears of him on my account, | execution. He said— secure bridge, he found his way obstructed by an fess to share the common superatition of the coun- for I’ assure you I sball not take up my quarters | ‘I thank you—I will not refuse the employment | old woman who had seated herself upon the nar- ‘went had it cleangd out, and had some farai- try people with regard to this house being haunted. ture fixings put in it. Well, in spite of all that Tego Alechnens Gomme) H F ill not interfere with my plan. | row causeway and completely filled it up. It There is me going on here I shall A legal and a strong one; could be said agin it, he went there to live.” with bim.” ‘ou offer; but that will not interfere my plan. y, mpl had up. It was ere is some game going write the Process, do; y fl “y' ,”’ said the old | 1 must adhere to it unless I can see better cause for'| evident to Arden that she Placed herself there | no more, as I expect you us. soon as you oan pack ON Tet tbe 100g one! * - ASE the child! Was she widing to stay ina wine ue aie Se tat “ur. Withers | abandoning it than has yet been given. I am not | for the purpose of intercepting him, and he paused 5 place with euch ghastly associations connected with it?” “Oh, she knowed nothing about it. The old man wanted it kept from her, aud nobody would be so cruel as to tell the young creetur about the mar dered brothers when they found she had to live there, Well, eld Lindorf’ went there sure enough, and he was often seen walking around the yard, stil here, man, | at all superstitious, and what has been related to | to survey her with a sort of wonder at her extreme ieogh he Fe eee with, pecans ert me Sanonratan Rp ‘cottage rather , ina, my homelners tng ene ont athe hi curiosity and increases jesire in. pouses- | gether repulsive; le Lat aa neat gat Star, a Roe Oe sion of ie 4 have heard of places being canbe oy intelligence in her deep set eyes which show- “A quibbling old pair,” thought the youth. by Pag iid for porpiies of their pwn” vaiisiat ed rae oo ae morn os ate een fiat a, (biog “Ho eli ie :( “a case, you might run a greater risk than | in still retaine ee ce Mg ign yt be soins acwally be a it,” said With- | sessed. Her dress was of deep blue calico, ae No scowling bailiff lurks behind; Ho’d be a precious noddy, Who, failing to Arreat the mind, 6hould go and Take the Boty. For though a form like yours might throw “A coulptor in distraction; CHAPTER V. AN UNACCOUNTABLE PHENOMENON. exertions of the day, Arden af if ghosts and gol Wearied by the ¥ for T couldn't serve @ Capias—a>— i the brothers took in their death “Iam very bungry and thirsty, my friends; can I | ers, with much earnestness. “Are you aware of | over her gray locks a strip of c n merino Jength threw himself upon his bed, an: several RVPeaFP ep Pees se Aaltost las rg is face seemed to grow darker every | have milk abd eggs served to me here under the the last incident that occurred at Glenfall cottage, thrown, contrasting sssnogely with the silvery hair Tag ready pins Mien to yy he * oak ©, do not tell me of your youth, dey, and at last strange suspicions began to be | trees, with such other food as is already prance) rat rd (i Ee tart ee to facet ea ane of Maikeera | torte pene eS mets pl bat lla "AS torn mony dee ual whispered that be knew more about it than any | As jong as a glewm of light remains I wish to at pre o ; RS, orf? Yes, sir; the near PN a ALE he thonght that passed through Ar- | trurion in thatsecinded epot, and he had ao th “ 'You'ro very y , tn tout, one else.” ~<e watch the shadows deepen ing over the hill sides | relat eg ; but there ia nering vary pay bide, oa wae oe BI bet pers to fight by the magapeauee te pip ely nea ‘You're noi an infant, Pate “Did any one act on those suspicions?” __ | and settling in the valley. in euGh a OCCURED Oe. Ae fae ONIN a Rie 1) den ates hed vote of tholecrs ving 3 lines he bad traced. , “Just as some of the folks had made up their “People that come here often have the same | rent health, and are found dead the next morning.” } shrill, cracked voice of the woman, ssying:— Before lying di he th ‘The Case is everything to me; minds that something was wrong, and the matter | whim,” remarked Mis. Higgins, “You can hive a “Bot that is not nee the last. Old Jerry has been “Are you the conceited youngster who expects nee na hind Ll oem pirgtiions e cope yet My heart is love's own tisaug; ought to be looked into, Lindorf was found one | table here with your supper in a few minutes, | away from this neighborhood for the last year, and | 10 be allowed to sleep in pineal Me the cot yon- | he self put pee ie door, ai Don’t plead a Dilatory Plea; Lot’s have the Goneral Issue Or, since you've really no Defeace, Why not, this presemt Scasion, ot absurd pretence, windows on the side the room, by long misuse, were so Prt in their frames, that it was impossible to move them; and the bay window, which let in air and light, overhung the stream in such a manner that i ¢ i ‘n that time @ new outrage has added to the just | der? Have you not been warned of the evil that Lee eres EN roe like, ron barre in which ‘the sod fn hel Iisay be almaye follows Whore, who abide under, that root? ; i lief that if any spot of grot as been given over | Young man, don’t think that you know r Mre, Higgins bustled into the house, and soon re- to the Evil reg to aa his will in, it is that old | any es eles, and persist inthis mead scheme of bark oy on ge ps leh areainm recasmed git, Lennox place. Bat to the story. About four | yours, for i tell you thatif you do you will repent morning dead in his bed; some said remorse of conscience killed him, but most o’ the people about here thought he bad put an end to hisself, 60 you sce the old ruin is doubly cursed.” “And what become of the young girl?” they were in pee. Confession? ‘ P ilenfu il hes - ‘i 4 wouths since, young Lindorf revurned to Glenfall, | it to the last honr of your life. I ama wise wo- any one who attempted to enter the roum throagh t by logs uate oe ae Troe: ree scanty gees me inkopeatiatee neeraoes. | Btie and insisted on occupying, for a season, the room | man, as the dulluids call me; I can read the future, pS onla Sr falling upon the rocks below aud being a alike, and I don't believe she was azy kin to him. | While he slowly enjoyed the repast, tue stranger ”, b a yf ert Lindventiger aie ate t Pha Hite a = heart for Life, The led was dark, fiery looking, and mighty like ious t a. his host and tess were inces- | Pet? which the old gentleman is believed to have | fatal it shall surely be to your whole future lite.’ el pt py y ‘With uo Remainder overt old Lindorf; but the i was fuir as the snow drops Wee conacip is iat tie om eee Visited Bia puLOW, bas’ sitex Sie. weary’ ted there. He endeavorud to get some one to These words were uttered with a volubility that fantly talking to bin, thovgh his inind took little | ree puny him aud aid himin the search; but Twas | defied itervuption, even it Arden bad desired to note of what they were saying, absent, and the people about here refused to go | ofter it; but he wished to hear all she had placed and quiet mn her way.” frame had it to play sufficiently rested the mind beaee 0 pl ay arrange “And has po onc heard from her since?” shad antics, apd the nervous sensibilities THE LOST DEEDS. Q At length the broad questions were asked: hh Lindorf went i His search | herself in his path to say, and judge for himself of | forth a weird vision which possessed all the vivid- “Not for along time. For a while, letters came “owhati 8 —and what may | W'th bum, so Lindorf went up alone. His sea i 7 ‘lied: reality. to old Miss rice saying she was at school near What is your nawe, young man—and w Y | during the day was unsuccessful, and he seut down | sts worth He qnietly replied: wre eae cihaclons that he lay motionless AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE STORY. Tomy acne aig Perrin yeu'are's: homict, he re. | & the village for wine, provisions and alamp, reso- | “J appreciate your kindness, good woman, in plied: her brother, and was well contented; but they came open ¥ by the flickerio, it of seldomer and seldomer, and now for four years they his couch, and saw ic ig light ‘the ve mo ih ave mo from the consequences of a sasi expiring larap-ertall hgurestandiing over bine iia lute to remain through the night, in the silly belief | trying * . " v ” “ that the old man might come to him during its | dcte:xmination; but unless you can give me some ir BY MRS. ANNA YOUNG. ae yey be dedi ry fee a, fe ag is Harry Arden, and I am a dabbler in watches, aud reveal ae hiding place of the papers Koc reason why Iehould not become the occupant | wavin in a very mysterious manner “Nigh about six years.” The painter mused a few moments, and then “A painter, well that is lucky,” said Mra. Hig- he was e0 anxious to recover. of the Lennox ¢ sg Po must still persist in my gine. “I was jest wanting the winder shetters to “And were bis hopes gratified?” asked Arden, | origina) intention. above his brow. A sensation of coolness popeuret am re te as to your power reamg e CHAPTER lL to follow these motions, and a species of . i over his sense: body seeme: TUR OLD RUIN—A FEARFUL msTORY. said: — Out houee done over; the green aint nigh eo pretty | Withegraveface, |) | to-read future one Meee on, Wuick Bae dango Bee re ee Meee pam nd A traveller pansed on the outskirts of a pic- | “The sudden death of Mr. Lindorf was quite na- | as it wea. Ef you stay with us long enough, Mr. tty well tired out and at lest fell asleep. ‘The | alone i known the course of events, and their is- | witha sense of delicious eujopment guch as he tureaque village to survey its romantic surround- | tural—men often die in a fit, and such an incident | Arden, you can get the job, and pay your way at | Pre ates rey fi rife that he came ee. near | sue. Pray arise, avd let ne pass—I am on my way | imagined must be felt by disembodied spirits ings, with the eye of an artist and the heart of a | should not prevent any one from inhabiting that | the eanie time.” we sh bs = in thinned gen A cose inte jl now to tin village to make my final arrangements | when first conscious of being freed from the te lovely spot. The retirement and beauty of the Arden laughed. upen bis head struck hint senseless, and if [ had not | to take possession of the ruia.” of mortality. Then he seemed to soar uj ward, Jook down into the desolate room, formed inte a temple of taste and elegance The walls wore oe vered with gene scroll work, enclosing medallions Pethe little hamlet was nestled away in a secluded nook hemmed in by high hills, on which gleams of the fading sunset still lingered. Through the glen brawled a clear, rapid stream, ‘whose waters broke into foam over vast boulders of rook, which obstructed their course, until they reached a fall of about twenty feet in height; from the foot of this the rivalet moved on smoothly and wietly. Half a mile below the fall, scattered alotg place are what I have long been seeking, and Iam really tempted to dispute possession with the bats and owls.” The begear peered at him with an expression of intense surprise on his withered face. “ap' iva s daring man you'd be to stay there by yourself. It's the common belief that the place is give over to an evil demon, and that nobody can stay there without either dying theirselves, or take T ‘am not a. frien He lay bots returned home in the nick of time, he would pro- “No—I came here to stop you, and you may jest . : 3 x fecti H bably have died there. When I heard of what he | stand there till I'm ready to move and Jet you over. = ev Li ee ibn eal ~ porate. a had Yentured to do, and that he was still invisible | You look like a sevsib!c kind of man enough, and I pt pany toward pity house $ bat x ould = Be un- | #t nud-day, I took a man with me and went to look | would like to know what has put it in your head to ae Aske the ila oo ciaileatentii coy after him. I found him covered with blood, and | risk your life in that old tumble down place you- 6 Ol a figger painter; and that’s all!” exclaimed | Still ineensible. I had him conveyed to my house, | der, when there is a good tavern in Gienfall, cept Mre. Higeine, with an expression of disappoint. | #2d we nursed him uotil he recovered.” by such kind People as Higgins and his wife.’ ment. 7 vaily. things dscanieg to their 44 Mr. “Aud the blow? Whoinflicted that? A thing so “Perhaps I not choose to explain my rea- filled with pictures of sensuous beauty, The floar glowed with flowers of brilliant dyes, scattered over the pale azure groundwork of a rich carpet. _Heavi- ly carved furniture stood against the and in e deep xecess of the curtained window sat a baughty, bard-looking fog “as s ‘4 4 0 ved b S 01 ‘ou, a8 I can see no right that y8u have to | sat banks of the stream, lay the village; above it, | being accused of bringing aboutthe death of some | Arden; and don't see no sense in two ugly old meet pita ae mn prone oe agency. prety hen Will you mane orsiail Tcrosathe | ining a bundle’ of papers. Upon was the spot which most attracted the artistic eye | one else.” people, like my old man and me, gittin’ our picters “None. We raised a possee of men, and made | stream on the rocks below?” tures was an expression of gloomy abstraction, of the stranger. This was’ a Norman-French cot- The listener laughed. : painted. I'm sorry you can’t undertake the shet- | aii cet search among the ruins, but we detected “bat would be about as venturesome as this | and his thin lips were compressed with an en balls of the stone found in abundanoe inthe | _ ‘I shall be certain to die when my time comes, terete ue ae ges i gee adj a _ nothing wrong ubout them. The only conclusion | other folly,” coolly replied the woman; “ for the | sion of iron determination. His dress was of the been after Higgins a long spe ave ‘em done valley, but the rough wails were almost hidden by the ivy that had overgrown them through years of neglect and decay. A few acres of ground stretched away over a level space, which terminated abruptly at the foot of the overhanging cliffs, that formed a peters background for the lonely and deserted me, over which wealth and taste had evidently once resided. Fruit trees, grass ond flowers grew around the ruin in wanton profaaion; and the tottering portico seemed only upheid by the tenacious fibres of the ivy, which clasped themselves around its pes and bung in large wreaths from its mouldering Cornice. The ontbouses had been bailt of less substantial materials than the dwelling; aud they had fallen utterly to decay, lyiuc in gray masses upon the earth, half concealed by the high grass that grew round them. ‘The young man paused on the edze of the stream, and gezed around in increasing wonder that a spot whether 1 am in that rnin or in my own lodgings in town. As to the other I should never be afraid of such ap absurd charge being made against me. T really think I shall brave the gobtins, for the view from the portico will make an enchanting picture. You see I am an artist, old man, and I can easily find accommodatious for myeelf and my easel in that old ruin, in such delicious weather as we have at present.”” “Well, stranger, I jest think that if you do stay in Glenfall cottage, you wili be mighty fool-hardy, that’s all; and the beggar arose and prepared to hobble away with the aid of a stick. The young a took out a silver coin, and offering it to him, said: “I shall not try it to-night, at all events. But what did you say was the name of the brethren?” “Mapy thanks, sir, for the old man’s supper, which this will pay for. Their name was Lennox, aud may your fate never be bke theirs.” fot much danger of that,” was the cheerful , natural power had been used against-| rocks are covered with moss, which is slippery as t own. acter tain carer ; aaeen Goole ee im ae mi : the path of Jife, and you'd be likely to knock out ae me?” 7 if bai 9 Pies seems te an abpe. concn when | the ay brsine panne ve ide oe enact rid “Tan man was seriously injure something so | jagged points, u - ces seals sorry tues 3 gerne ponmmmorete tangible as a blow. 1 really think, Mr. Withers, | fore to-day. Are you tired of life, young man, that = is so entirely out Q) my line.” 5 that { shall attempt to rescue Glenfall cottage from | you wish to risk it for nothing but the gratification “Phoo! ee can an Lod y that can paint a | its weird reputation. I have a friend who will join | of a whim? lee ; F man, can ane a plain oak ok ey olid | me there, aud I think I shall certainly remain until “ Tired of life! no indeed; mine is fall of ope color,” here remarked Mr. Hii gins at know the | {have completed a series of drawings I contem- | for the future, and enjoyment in the present. Lool difference between you 7 iotee ainters and the | plate makivg from that spot I invite you and Mr, | at my elastic frame, my healthy cheek, and hearken others. You'd better let Bis pr Bn old woman, or iggins to visit me there, and see what progress I | to my cheeriul voice. Do any of these bear wit- he'll git affronted and go to Wichers’ at once. As I fe Ne ie ae A Fd Mier ek anata van i aan 7. le and easily supplied, and if my good lai ly “ You've ? ’ - lisa Bisse Me tone Row to hee ed wer? kor Here wil undertake tp furnish me with a basket of | sound mind, then,” retorted the crone, “or you Gantt das ncaa ae sn ‘us. Withers has a | Cold provisions every day, I will come down for | would never think of resting beneath the roof sot hter, too, and he likes handsome beaux to flirt | th¢m myself and report about the doings of the | baunted by the fell avengers of blood. Young man, with. sure. "Better Keep away from ilies Dora.” Beijeer me, Mr. Arden,” suid Mrs. Wiggiis, “Yow'a | you ber ae oa STARE Leuuake epthas, “Bones si fi . “Dear me, Mr. Arden,” said Mra. Higgins, “You's ‘ou beware © > vata “said ane bie Pee Aa ers ieee ne better stop long 0’ us at nights, and only foce the | if you wish to take away from this valley the light dataymibea "not to find Mr. Withoss irresistible ghosts in the daytime. It’s a mighty vreat veatar’ | heart and untarsished name with which you en- . ? fashion of a past day, and his gray hair was drawn back from the lofty brow and braided into a cue behind. His coat was of dark velvet, and ruffles of delicate lace fell over hia sle: aristocratic looking hands. On the left one was worn @ ring containing a large diamond of lustre, and, a8 the hand that bore it moved ner vously among the papers, the dreamer particularly noticed the antique sctting of the stone, It wi wide circlet of massive gold, on which @ wreath forget-me-nots were exquisitely enamelled. uddenly a figure, whose entrance he had mot observed, came gliding over the floor with noiseless tread; he drew pear the reader, and looked over his shoulder. As he thus leaned forward, his eee. marked es seemed to glow with ma ignant passion. ¢ new comer was a was of powerful frame, and his dreas was of’ diferent era from that worn by the elder one; it was also of coarser texture and more aires make, and hig dark hair was cut short to his head. ji ant ‘ i "1 king to stay up there by yourself.” tered it.” for which nature had done so much should be de- | response, as he Jeaned against the trunk of an aged } even if he has a pretty daughter as an ally.” wthere, SERIA. be in axGRationt in not bel Dea clones | Wehoraeme inne eoaialics ‘After afew moments, he slowly raised his hang a by poy He removed ial hat, and Deen py id in all the beanty of the ‘balmy there at the ‘witching time o' night’ Tam desk | person on whom you may impose by this pretence watt i was fixed above the thouldée of the ab- Any eas fag bahiry in ed yer spe: arone aes 4 $ pening, and Bie Nets i ihe lulls permitted gleams CHAPTER IIL. rous of seeing aud hearing these goblins for my- | -of second sight. ere no cod, a won of | sor] Piegcth fen sBbing tis wit, plunge, M4 which twenty-three summers had left no trace of of the golden sunsct to penetrate the valley and ANOTBER STRANGE OUTRAGK AT THE RUIN. poh catia al een why. ar per oe et me pass! —_ Saved tee aloes Deed. he old orihe oy of youth the golden inBiinatione ‘ore ibe mena Re, Dene fie ae aul the fos ‘The person who now approached was a short, | never harmed them. There is some hidden mys- “You won't believe me, then,” she said, with a | started up, and a fierce atruggle ensued—no thick-set man, with saudy hair and whiskers, and @ | te;y about the place, avd you may be sure that sach | weary desperation in her voice. “ You will go on cunning expression of face, His dress was of fine | results as we have heard related but now are pro- | the path of danger, though you are warned of the material, and arranged with some pretension to | duced by people as real as either of us. Is any il- | fatal consequences. Now listen to me, and if you elegance, though it was rather of a flashy order. | jicit trade carried on about here which would ren- | cen, give faith to my parting words. If you He wore his bat set jauotily on the side of his head, | gor the house a desirable place of rendezvous for | sist in ocenpying the haunted house, you will either and carried his thumbs stuck in the arm holes of | those engaged in it?” never leave it alive, or yon will carry with Fo his vest, as he drew near with a strat and swagger, Mr. Withers exclaimed— from its walls a miserable sorrow, which will cl ing which proclaimed his ideas of hisown consequence. | «ajsurd! in this quist nook! How can you im-| to you to the last hour of your life! You wi A tall, staring mansion, with a portico in front, | egine such a thing among a people remarkable for | mockingly uk me how I know this, I cannot tell; supported by massive pillars, stood on the corver | their simplicity and rectitude of life 7” but still the knowledge of it is with as andiif you opposite the tavern, the trees had been removed | — «From its very seclusion designins men may bave | ask the people in Glenfall, they wil@tell you that from that spot alone, to display the handsome front | chosen it as least likely to be suspected. At all | old Betty Baine always foretells that which* comes of the new edifice. It was of a composite order of | oyents, I have made up my mind to try the experi- | to pass. Now take or refuse the warning, as you architecture imposible to describe, and most in- | ment of inhabiting the cottage. I will look at it | may'think best.” congruovs in effect. From the window of his own | {ovmorrow, and write tomy fiend to joia me as} ‘As she finished speaking she arose sony, sanctum, Mr. Withers had observed the entrance of | goon as possible.” ™ moved to one side, and made way for Arden to & stranger in the quiet village, and at once came | «would advise you to remain hore, then, until | paes. He paused a moment beforo doing so, and forth to ascertain as mach concerning him asmigkt | your friend comes. It will be safer, aud better for | cisdainfully said— be gathered. That he was young. handsome, and | tnany reasons.” “Tuscems very singular to me that such efforts refined in appearance, he saw, and if hismaunera | “Arden glanced at the speaker, and the slight | are made to prevent me from following up this fan- corresponded with his outward bearing, he intend- perturbation of manner, which Withers could not | cy of mine. Who sent you to waylay me thus, and ed again to deprive the tavern keeper of his guest; | altogether conceal, determined him to persist in |- proclaim your evil prophecies?” for Mr. Withers felt the dullness of the quiet little | his design of taking possescion of the cottage in| “ The spirit that is within me warned me to come town in which he lived, and was glad to extend his | the morning. If 2 mystery really existed, he was | to you; by no mortal's command didIcome. I hospitality to any presentable person whose society | by this time obstinately determined to fathom it. | have been gent here by a higher power than aught was uttered, though the lips of the two moved if they were bitterly reviling each other. robber bore off the papers, leaving his father, fer such the resemblance between the t vo roclaiias ae be, lying stunned and bruised upon oor. Arden dimly saw two other figures around the old man, who seemed to raise feeiity-4 consciousness; but his happy acd prosperous future—yet in the flexible lips, in the deep eyes, was read a sensitive nature, sh might be wrought evento madness by un merrited suffering. The lights and chadows in the icture before him, the gorgeous autumn livery of Be forest trees, the silvery flow of the waters ia the brook, filled the painter's soul with asense of beauty which asked to be perpetuated. He took from his pocket pencil and paper, and made arapid and masterly sketch, to be enlarged and colored when the means were at his command. Suddenly a voice spoke immediately above him,. and, with a strong nasal accent said:— “Sure, an’ you be making a pictur of the house by the Bloody Run, youngoter /” ‘The artist Jooked around, and saw perched upon ‘a fragment of a rock, sufficiently elevated to cnable him to overlook his work, an old man, who seemed reduced to the last stages of poverty. [is patched olothing, battered hat and subdued expreseion, at nce proclaimed him one of the unfortunates of e@arth—a human being fallen into the dreariaess of old age, without fortune or friends. “You are correct,” replied the youth, “and I which remained unbroken caught the ruddy glow and reflected it back in hues of fire. Atlength the porple shadows of evening gath- ered over the scene, and thinking deeply on the legend of the old place, the young artist walked slowly toward the village of Gientall, in search of odging for the night. deavor to restore him to $ vision seemed to be violently turned ah 4 a ed elled to follow the movements of elder er. By aus oda gy Seppe 8 tion of own, he passe spirit from room to the octagon one, and saw the dark browed maa eagerly examine the records he had so vi AnDLOREAS and then search for a safe spot which to conceal them. Beyond this the vision seemed broken into com- fased fi ents. He was conscious of a violent effort on his own part to discover in what spot the urloiner concealed the papers, but his stalwart form seemed peteny, to fade into dimness, and the dreamer only beheld him again with distinctness as he issued from the door of the room with CHAPTER I. AN OPPORTUNITY REJECTED. ‘The village of (ilenfall consisted of a straggling collection of frame buildivgs, scattered along at the bose of the hills, which completely girdled this retired nook. The most of the dwellings were sar- rounded by enclosures filled with shrubs, grass and wers. A wide common sloped toward the stream, shaded by trees of a century’s growth, which were scattered at intervals along its margin. Near the centre of the village two imense oaks spread their gnurted branches over a large lo; honse, whitewashed on the outside, and adorned with doors and shatters painted of a vivid green. Swinging from a convenient bough in front, was a should like to know why so beautiful spot isgiven | grim and weathcrbeaten portrait of Washington, | could relieve the monotony of his daily li’e. get of earth, to reveal to you the consequences of your | an expression of inalignant triumph on his face. up to decay and deso n which served as # sign to the public house to which As the village great man drew near, be removed CHAPTER IV. folly i€ you persist in going to the cottage; but no He was met there by his two brethera, and “An! eure, sir, it's everybod ythat ought to know | it gave its name. his hat,and courteously inclined his head to the 4 luman Voice sent me on the green path ‘where you | @ fierce pantomizme was acted, in which thia how that place came to be left to fall away to no- mtg It's the wonder of the valley, an’ every child in it can tell you that a curse rests on that old house. I'm a poor, beggar body, but it’s the sky I'd rather trust to for a covering than shelter my- Belf under that roof over there.” “Tam vurions to hear the story; pray begin at ‘once, and the history of the house shall win you your supper, old man.” ‘Thus stimulated, the beggar began a diajointed story, which we prefer putting in our own words. » Many ycars before, an English gentleman sought a home in the United States; leaving the be Washington House, as it was ambitiously called, was neither very extensive nor much given to entertaining guests. Occasionally a straggler came to this seciuded spot, which no railroad had yet invaded, and the old couple who kept the house welcomed him most hospitably, as much for the news he brought with him’ from the outside world, as for the trifling sum he was charged for his board. As he came with slow steps toward the village, the lingering twilight gave the young traveller an opportunity of observing all the details we have endeavored to setforth. Ireshfrom the heat and new comer, while he said what was meant for an THE OLD CRONE'S WARNING. were to be found.” j aside: oe The young artist arose with his determination | Atden laughed in scorn at this reply, and the “a new arrival, eh Higgins? Came over on pur- | unchanged. A night's reflection had only strength- |.crone shook her finger menacingly toward him as pose to make his acquaintance. Nice looking | ened his purpose to solve the mystery of the | she said:— Y young fellow; found out his name by this time baunted house. He sat beneath the old trees, and “ ‘The fool seeth not his own folly,’ was said lon; dare say? Introduce me.” A partook of his breakfast, wondering within himself | »go, and itisag true now as when it was first uttered. Higgins deliberately removed his pipe from his | if he could ever give a fair transcript of this lovely | Go—I deliver you over to the mercy of the cvil spi- lips, and said— valley, with its charming contrasts, its exquisite | rits who rule your fate. When they have dealt “Mr. Arden, this is John Withers, as I told you | blending of grandeur and beauty. with you I will look on you again, either in life or when I seen him coming over here. He aint much | ~ Again Mr. Higgins aud his wife would have re- | in death!” 3 to interduce to you, but he wan's to know you, | newed the discussion of the previous evening, and | _ She hobbled away with the aid of a crutch, and that he inay keep me out of the few dollars ‘you | gi,suaded hia from attempting to visit the cottage; | the young man went on his way, more obptinataly might Pay me, by taking you over to his house, and | put he gaily refused to listen to any further remon- | determined than ever to follow out the plan whic! he did not come off conqueror. The struggle was ended by the pale father tottering among them and. throwing his feeble body between the comba- tanta. ne the figures floated dimly before the i sleeper, and he was conscious that his mind was forced to return to the doomed room—to roam around the walls in search of a clae , th 4 ee be gmecy eect besn. < cealed, and a th: of angry disappoi ent passed through him at each failure. pas A sudden blow was then dealt upon the side of is head, and the drcamer lay in utier unconacious- e t r is ness for many hours afterward. When he at lest moore populous portions of the country, he struck | turmoil of the city, his sou! was filled with the quiet | having ail y. “esa talk to hisself and his love- | gtrance, sud at last them to pursue his way up | seemed to-arouse such opposition. Re2kleas dar- | aroused himself from this condition, the sun wae out in the West, and finally settled in the village of | charm of the scene and the sweet influences of the | ly darter, Miss Dora.” : the valley, carrying portfolio under his arm. ing was the leading trait in his character, and an | shinip, ly in ‘the window, and on looking ea ae ened se. sores. be fae oa hour. His resolution was taken to remain a season | — “Really, really Higgins, this is worse than ever,” Be paused many tinies in his walk to note the | utter disbelief in the supernatural gave him 2 more sround, he saw no change in any part of the roam. nished to e archaic: ) himasell, an ecorate: in Glenfeli, and it practicable, to become the tenant of the ruined cottage. He wassingalarly free from superstitions fears, and for eeveral reasons the very seclusion its evil reputation would ensure was its greatest recommendation. A venerable couple, long past middle age, sat be- neath the chadows of the trees, which served as a portico to the tavern. The stranger was a wel- come sight to them, for many weeks had elapsed since a guest had sought the shelter of their roof; end this one was of such prepossessing appearance = sromised something to interest and enliven them. The young man had an active, well proportioned figure, and a strongly marked though pleasing face. His eyes were dark, full end expressive, and the massive brow rose like a dome above them. His mouth Aner se to show its mobile expres- sion, though 6 small mustache curled above a finely curved upper lip, which seemed capable of quiver- ing cither witb passion or with glee, as suited the mood of its owner. His dress was simple, and suited to the pedestri- an tour he was evidently making. A loose linen blouse belted to his waist showed beneath it a pair of serviceable Po and strong walking boots. A e slouched hat of fine straw shaded his hair, which wes of a pale brown, and curled in short rings around his temples. Altogether, the artist was avery attractive looking person, even in his a travelling costume, and this he knew very said Mr. Withers, growing very red in the face. icturesque turns in the brook which rushed with | vivid contempt for the warnings he had received “The fact is, Mr. Arden, I love society of a kind not Tony brawl toward its bourne. The mists soon | than they techape deserved. en spite of the re- often found in a small town like this, and when re- | rolled away,and the hills were sharply defined ia | newed remonstrances of the tavern kecper‘and his spectable looking people come into the place, I | the morninz air, their purple shadows contrasting | wife, Arden remained firm to his purpose to pass sometimes take them to my poor house, and en- | with the brightness of the sparkling stream which | the coming mgbt at the haunted house; anda cot deavor to entertain them as well as Tcan. My | broke into foam at their base. He at length came | bedstead, his artist’s chair and a small'table were good friend here, does not like this; he thinks I in- | toa rustic bridge which spanned the stream just | conveyed to the room with the bay window, toge- terfere with his business though really nothing is | below the fall; this seemed scarcely safe to pass, | ther with a lamp and his painting ‘materials. Old further from my intention than to do so.” 2 but he ventured over. aud dy stepping carefally, | Jerry assisted Arden to arrange them,'but no in. “Stop it then, and don’t keep doing a thing for- | reached the other side in safety. arden had | ducement could Le offered him to remain after the ever, and yet say you have no intention of doing it. | Joitered so long upon the road that the sun was | sun had sunk over the western hills. The cheerful That's a flat contradiction Iam not smart enough | shining brightly over the decayed roof of Glenfall | light of that Inminary seemed to the beggar a tacit to reconcile. As to this young man, you won't | cottage when he entered the enclosure that sur- | defiance of the malice of the house fiends who avail- take him away, for when I told him you would come | rounded it. The story he had heard gave this yard | ed themselves of night and darkness to work out after him, he promised to stay here—sothere now.” | a terrible attraction to him. He trod slowly | their evil purposes; and, with many misgivings, His defiant tone proved toomuch for Mr. Withers’ | through it, and endeavored, in imagiaation, to fol- | Jerry left the courageous stranger alone. politeness ; with much heat he asked : low the path of the brethren who had clutched | Arden walked aboutthe yard until the stars were “Has the old heathen really extracted such @ | cach other in that fearful death-struggle, seeking piteone, in myriads in the cloudless azure of the promise from you, sir (” to picture the scene vividly before his mind, that eavens, and onght Gist night hed never been so “No more 8 heathen than yourself, John With- | he aight reproduce it with the power of a master. | lovely before. He reluctant to re-enter the ers,” excluimed Mrs. Higgins. ‘My old man isa There grew near the edge of the bluffs gnarled | house, though he felt no dread of its unearthly in- better Christian than: pon are any day. Keep your | and knotty tree which looked as it some clfia hand | mates—and he believed he bad taken every pre- nsmes to yourself, and don't forget whemyou come | had twisted it out of shape in its infancy, and | caution against the intrusion of more substantial to the Washington, that if you and Miss Dora is the | nature had been unable to restore itsoriginal grace | ones, by placing strong fastenings on the door lead- genteel people of Glenfall, we come foremost among | and beauty to her offspring. The rugged roots | ing from the room he intended to occupy. the respectable ones.” grew above the surrounding svil in many places, as At length he remembered that he must write to These words were so poly uttered that Mr. | if they had been at some far distant period torn | jis cousin that night, that his letter might be sent Withers seemed slightly bewildered, and Arden | from its apesctiog embrace; and it needed little | on ihe morrow: for, in that secluded place, the took advantage of the brief pause to say— effort of the ima, tion to fix on this stunted tree | mail was only sent out twice in the courze of the “I beg thatthere may be no misunderstanding on | as the one which had sustained te elder brother | ‘week. This cousin wae the only near friend that he my acccunt, as it is not my intention to remain with | while he hurled the younger to destruction upon | claimed on earth; the two young men had been There wasa singular aching dizainess about his head, but this was in a measure relieved by bathing in cold water; he easily accounted for tha’ a late ex, to the dam; ‘om. hima it with paintings and otlicr objects of art brought from his home in the Oid Worid. Mr. Lennox was a man of gloomy and saturaine temper, and the three motherless lads who accom- anied him to hie new home seemed to have in- erited much of his own nature. They grew to reckless and wild maturity, often treating their father with extreme onkindness, which at times ‘was bitterly resented—at others, passively borne. Boenes of wrath and violence often occurred withia the cottage, and the inmates of Glenfall gra- dually came to look upon its inhabitant outlaws against the peace and order of their village. ‘At length the old man died, and §the sons qaar- relled over the succession to the property he had left. The eldest claimed the chief portion by the law of primogeniture which prevails in his native he two younger sons denied the equity of Buch a claim in a land of equal rights; the dispute ae 80 high that blows were exchanged; the thren fought around the ee hearth, till One stained it with his heart's biood; and, in place of being appalled at this catastrophe, the two sur- vivors seemed only inflamed by it toa more deadly Gegree of rago against each other; they rushed into the open air, and renewed the combat, the object of each one seeming to be to gain the edge of the bluff above which the cottage was built, and burl his antagonist upon the rocks below. Inthe struggle they gradually approached the brink; they grappled in a deadly embrace, avd for g ie eet om previous night bad The vivid dream which had flitted through lie brain came back to him, and he balf smiled as he thought this was merely the result of the talea he had listened to concerning the cottage. He to indulge a fecling of contempt for those who d thus attempted to play ups fears, and an emfo- tion of selfgratulation that he had. been deaf ta them all, for the scene on which his eyes rested, bathed in the clear light of morning, was one cal- culated to fill his artist soul with delight. = With abe vision the eye of Arden roved over the quiet valley and followed the graceful undula- tions of the rising mist as it slowly swept he] from the hillsides like clouds of incense to of day. The birds were filling the sir if melody, and the deep undertone of the. “ tergformed a fit anthem for the ich the artist gazed. ;: The impulse to sketeh the scene he turned rapidly toward his table. forward to the right position, he was up his peeeoline when something h cansed to start back, and change 3 the open letter he had left there the lay astrip of Paper on which “a few He i fi iy ay iii io welt, though he was by no means vain or inclined to | either of you. Mr. Higgins misunderstood my | the rocks below. reared by a bachelor uncle, ob had recently died, | scrawled, in an almost strange Many moments it seemed as it the two would fall | sclt-conceit. “accept 1 4 r1 so far y ; it ! eer and karo a common doom in. tuo waters | “ls arsival had already been heralded by the ola picdge not to accept an invitation from yon, Mr. | Arden sat down under its shade, and arranged all | and left them, so fur as they kmew to the contrary, perplexity, Arden lifted it, and read this warm ithera, if yonahould prove so kind as to tender | the dctails of the picture he intended to paint, He | without another relative in the United States; dis- me one ; it in- volved no promise to remain after | made a slicht pencil sketch of the scene, and then | tant cousins they claimed in Engfand, but no inter- pee at the Washington. Taman artist by pro- | proceeded to ranatt the house. This he found in | course had ever been held with them. ofession,andI have already se-lected a locality | a better state of preservation than he had been led By the dim light of the single lamp, the large in the neighborhood, from which to sketch the sur- | to expect; and he was surprised to find that efforts | room looked dreary and desolate snanahy but Ar- rounding scenery to advantage. As soon as possi- | had recently been made to prevent it from falling | den soon turned his teri completely from his ible I shall make arrangements to take possession entirely to decay.. The pillars that supported the | surroundings, and fixed them upon the page before of it.” = norticd bad been “carefully propped,and anew | him. With a rapid hand be wrote. r giving Both his listeners looked disappointed. Withers It was found inside of the door. The last he | an account of the old ruin, the superstitious fear quickly asked— accounted for by supposing that young Lindorf had } with which it was regarded, and his own scheme, % a ask what place you have chosen, sir? My | placed it there as a protection against intrusion on | &c., he said:— house is the highest in the village, and from the | the night of his nocturnal vigil, hough from the “Fred, I would not exchange my_ passionate upper »Windows the view lools over the whole | account of Withers, it had not answered the pur- | love of my beautiful art for the most brilliant for- valley. . pose intended. tune earth can offer; therefore you are welcome Many thanks for your kindness, but as I came | The door wnclosed without effort, and Arden en- | to the worldly woalth which I ouce thought would down the glen I saw a deserted cottage, overrun | tered.a square hall from which apartments opened | be scey shared between us. with ivy, which will aford me shelter. If possible, | oneither hand. Neglect and damp had caused the | i‘ By this time the business relative to the settle- 1 will take up my residence there for a few weeks, | paper hangings to peel from the walls, leaving | ment of our uncle’s estate is completed, and you ugtilT can make some studies from neighboring oaty small fragments clinging here and there, to | have come into possession of the handsome fortune spots to combine hereafter in a picture.” show that they had once represented the island of | he left. Henceforth youcan pursue your investi- As Arden uttered this explanation, the face of | Calypso, with its gorgeous tropical acenery, and Fang! without regard to expense, and this is best Withers underwent many singular changes. He lost | lovely pymphs. for ns both, after all. You require this money to mach of his fiotid color, and then flushed to a | The rooms looked as if they had been recently | follow the only pursuit in which you can find happi- re purple than ever, as he nervously sald:— | swept, and there was no accumulation of raobish ness; while I only need good health, a light heart “You are probably not ewace, young man, thata | such os is usually found in deserted houses. A | aud a skilful band fo accomplish that for which curee rests upon thut dreary spot. Its hearthstone ‘| large apartment on the sonthern side hada bay | nature designed me from my birth. We have dif- was once retdened with fratricidal blood, and for | window, from which the whole panorama of the | ferent paths assigned us, and we must act accord- many years the house h: the reputation of | fair valley was clearly vicible, while the ceaseless | ingly; my uncle felt this, and so made the differ- being baunted. Strange ies are told about flitting | flow of the waters below arose as an anthem of | ence in our inheritance, which some of our friends lights being seen through the windows on dark | melody to the ear. Even if the artist bad wavered | thought so unjust. You know that 1 have not nighta, an wild gtiesbave been heard thatseem | in his resolve to occupy the house, one, ae pret Red fee i pene: felt berm wrung from one in mortal extrem from this wind, ave determined him to { you given of pursuing the chi- a oT Shanced to meewfan old beggaras I came | remain and dare all the raise could do, until he | Mera that has taken such rooted possession of your | or two cop: for $3. Address your letter to hither, and he related to me the tragic story con- } had perpetuated the scene on canvass. soul; for I know that only in followiag up tho na- | Bouner, publisher, 48 Ann street, New Yorks nected with the place. To sp the troth, bis nar- Opposite to this was a room of large size, octa- | tural bent of the mind can happiness be found. | the handsomest and best family paper in the cot molated my desire to gain possession ; gon in shape, and lighted from above by a glass | But you must remember, dear Fred, that Inever | try, elegantiy illustrated, and ‘charactered by . The death stnggle he graphically de- dome. The alternate panels in the walls had evi- | can believe in your finding out the gecret of turn- | high moral tone. Its present circulation is ¥> seribed would inake a most & ¢ picture, andif | dently been occupied by cases for books and paint- the baser metals into gold. four hundred aati copies, which ja the k T stay open the spot, I miay chance toga inspira,“ juga A ica of the later, mldgwed apd rotting “ “ince I baye heen fore I bave hog asked ' evidence we can give of its merit. fh were men of powerful frame, and violent passions; ne ither would yield; and the ter- ible scene was erie toa close, when the elder, Py. @ sudden effort of herculean strength, dashed eee vost ee his right hand, and with grasped the body of a youn: pear the edge of the blot. hones ee The falling man shrieked 28 he went down: ©The curse of kindred biood shall follow you!” What he would bave further said was drowned smid the rushing waters; his head came in contact pinnae o ed surface of a rock,and he was in- stantl . Blood from the wounds on his body dinge the color of the foam as it broke over the fall, and thus the stream had gained its ominous pame. The murderer did not panse to lament the result bf his evil passions. He hastily gathered together oan aa os cece beloncing to his Or} ati fore an: jal action could be iY log: ould be beggar, who was anugly ensconced in the kitchen, epee of the supper the bounty of the stranger ad enabled him to order. Mr. Higgins put on his spectacles that he might take a satisfactory survey of the young man ashe came toward them, and the old iady soon followed his example. The pleas- ing impresrion made on them was confirmed by the cheerful, manly voice which greeted them:— “A good evening to you, my friends: and may you live to enjoy many that can soothe the heart and charm the eye as thiadoes. Your little valley is really as beautiful as a nook of Eden, and you, in your patriarchal simplicity, seated beneath these nognificent trees, might be mistaken for the first mav ard woman, looking out serenely upon the world you had peopied and cultivated. “Many thanks to you, sir, but my old woman and me docs not ever expect to be elevated to such a honored position as that. Adam was the first man from the hand of God; but the first man in our town isn’t the old tavern keeper, but the owner of the shingle palace over yonder, who doesn't do ing for a living.” “sf ane stranger half smiled, and good bumoredly ‘1am sorry to find at the outset that Ta dise has the taint of envy amid all its loveliness. I was thickipg as 1 came along, that the evil pas- sions of our nature should find no place in such a Spot Bs this, yet the story to which I listened at the ai above should have proved the contrary to me. on thought safe, becanse bolts ed your door, he only accessible overhangs & preci How easily I might have intlinie joer yeah and dookg t coGsades rat ur yout 3 col ou to Teave this honse forthwith, and if come iife or peace of mind, you will obey; a secon’ time be at my mercy, and you will not 60 lightly epcape. There ‘was no signature, and Arden examined the writing in a state of tremulous excitementhe would not have cared to acknowledge. After all his precautions, had he really lain at the merey of @ nocturnal visiter, who might be actuated by mo- fixes of deadly hostility toward the hold in of aunted realm’ , 2 _ The above is all of this tliat will be pub- lished in our columns. We give this as a The continuance of it from where it leaves off her. can Re found only in oa ey ‘the great family er, hich * Ly writers in the coun contribute, and which for sale at all the stores throughout the city and coun try where papers ate ee: Remember and ask for the New York Ledger of March 3, which be ready on Monday, and in it you will find the»con tinuation of the story from where it leaves off here. If you cannot get a copy at any book store, the publisher of the Donn will mail youa copy if you will send him five cents in a letter. ‘The Ledger is mailed to subscribers at $2 a yes! i Porsuit proved nnavailiog. The murdo brethren were buried in the sane grave at the ‘oot of the bills, and years of silent desolation brooded over the ionely lionse. The associations connected ‘with it hapo eyes 4 no tenant was found to occupy it, though any o i taken possession without qu nf ra ‘ao atiepe Was re pee made Rate P rty. readfcl story, indeed,” said ti x — re | extracted t smack oe ano teugtite narrative e beggar. “Lno long, urpri that the place waalats to decay.” So ee “But that’s not all that ‘can be told, Mister, ‘There's another story almost as bad as the first bout the old house. May be you'd like to hear where can a human go that he does not carry evil with him, as our preacher says. Envy— oh, no sir, I shan’t plead guilty to no such mean ane I ri wieneestatenn Withers; but somehow he Yi . is always interfering with me. Ag soon ag I get an # By ll moans; it ia rare to have two horrors | interesting boarder, who shall come along but