Excerpt from Artless Tales, Vol. 3 of 3<br><br>Mas. Carter was a widow of fmall fortune, vtho refided on -the wellern coali of Scotland. The houfe {he inhabited was large, and had once been magnificent, but the decay into which the ancient family to whom it belonged had gradually funk, Was vifible 111 every part of the building. The hufband of Mrs. Carter was the lall male heir; he had fallen in the fervice of 'his country, bequeathing to his lady only the family manfion, and a fmall annuity.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.