Ishmael: Or, In the Depths (Classic Reprint)

ISHMAEL ? OR, "IN THE DEPTHS." CHAPTER I. THE SISTERS. But if thou wilt be constant then, And faithful of thy word, I'll make thee glorious by my pen And famous by my sword. I'll serve thee in such noble ways Was never heard before; I'll crown and deck thee all with bays, And love thee evermore. -James Graham. " Well, if there be any truth in the old adage, young Herman Brudenell will have a prosperous life; for really this is a lovely day for the middle of April-the sky is just as sunny and the air as warm as if it were June," said Hannah Worth, looking out from the door of her hut upon a scene as beautiful as ever shone beneath the splendid radiance of an early spring morning. "And what is that old adage you talk of, Hannah ?" inquired her younger sister, who stood braiding the locks of her long black hair before the cracked looking-glass that hung abov.e the rickety chest of drawers. "Why, la, Nora, don't you know? The adage is as old as the hills and as true

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAGB; I The Sisters 1; II Love at First Sight f; III Passion, 17; IV The Fatal Deed, 3i; V Love and Fate, 41; VI A Secret Revealed, 47; VII Mother- and Daughter-in-law, 55; VIII End op the Secret Marriage, G3; IX The Victim 75; X The Rivals 84; XI The Martyrs op Love, 95; XII Herman's Story 103; XIII The Flight of Herman, 108; XIV Over Nora's Grave 115; XV Nora's Son 120; XVI TnE Forsaken Wife, 132; XVII The Countess and the Child 140; XVIII Berenice 148; XIX Nobody's Son 156; XX News from Herman 1G6; XXI Ishmael's Adventure, 170; XXII Ishmael Gains His First Verdict, 183; XXIII Ishmael's Progress, 1C8; XXIV Claudia to the Rescue, 205; XXV A Turning Point in Ishmael's Life, 212; XXVI The Fire at Brudenell Hall, 218; XXVII Ishmael's First Step on the Ladder, 227; XXVIII Ishmael and Claudia, 242; XXIX Young Love, 250; X