THEY HELD A LEVEE

in their chambers, hundreds of people passing up to see them, old men and

youths, aged ladies and young maidens, and a more singular sight is seldom

witnessed. Many believe in their contrition. Both brothers spoke in

feeling tones of their dead mother and living sister, and this touched the

women wonderfully.

Neither would say who the dead man was, excusing themselves by stating it

is a point with them never to speak of each other’s affairs, only of their

own.

The writer mentioned to them that the other two,