6. Dorothy Vernon and the Woodman 214

7. Lady Mabel and the Palmer 248

8. There came an old Irish harper, and sang an
ancient song 272




STRANGE PAGES

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FAMILY PAPERS.


CHAPTER I.

FATAL CURSES.

May the grass wither from thy feet! the woods
Deny thee shelter! Earth a home! the dust
A grave! The sun his light! and heaven her God.
BYRON, _Cain_.


Many a strange and curious romance has been handed down in the history
of our great families, relative to the terrible curses uttered in