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IuncE TnoMsos---A love STORY,

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Tsirs Edinburgh NIsgszipe contains very
Interesting correspondence, which we give 10
part: ~
From Ia. d.. Manchester, 10 H. ~. Esq. /,
Banker Ludio0
Manchester 29th Sept. 1912
NV dear Ssir,-I am pretty sure you
win be gtah6ed With The psrusal Of what
follows: -
You know Tie town Of Kirkcudbright.
with its old castle, Hts quay. land its tan
! halloween, Well some sixty years ego
or more, group Of playful childfen might
be seen daily wepding their way TO and
kfrom Kirkcudblight school, their homes
being two or three miles distant from, tEe
town. Two Of group, ia boy and a
girl about the same age, generally seen
hand in hand, seemingly more attaches
10 each other than the rest. The girl's
name was Mary Sharpe, the daughter
| of Adam Sharpe, a small farmer on the
SeIkirk estate and aefcanpanion's name
was HlLLinEa 1AornSnnl the son al a nei1h-
boring ploughman Or Golfer.
More than twenty years passed away.
and man, stilliin, the prime Of life, visit
ed KIkcudbrigtt, {after many years so
journ in The Yves, Indies. He had gone
to push his fortunessand had not been I'M.
successful. Though bis face was broaz.
ed BY tropic sun, his heart still beat
warmly al the recoilec ion Of Old scesfs
and old frientsliins. He was William
Thomson, The ceitets son and be inqair-
ed anxiously for Mary Shape, the com.
panion OF bis childhood He found her
ID Liverpool, The wife of Captain Cum
bingham, The master of a foreign ship.
win two or three children playing around
Ter knee
Forty more wears rolled away. An
aged aud infirm female called upon my
friend, Mr. John .Rea, ship owner 10 Lily
efpool and formerly one .! The magistrates
Of Knkcudbright. She was decenily
dressed, and had evidently seen better
days, but hadlallerly tasted the bitter cup
Of poverty IN her declining year:.-Sha
told her tale, and found ready sympathy
from Mr.. Rsa. She was Nary Sharpe.
now widow Codlingham, and the in.
mate Of an almhouse. Mr. Res.. in the
Kindness Of his heart. administered to her
presentfwan,s. and promised TO exert him
self ia her behalf1 He Immediately ad
dressed.a letter TO The Earl Of Selkmk. on
whose estate heFfamily had been tenants
! for some generations. and four Of whose
uncles and aunts had been unused by bel
MARY Sharpe's) mother. His lordshiPi
however. did not reply. MIR Rea wrote
10 others contested with the widows ia-
mily with no better success On com
Intoxicating the dissnpointnients Of hls
hopes 10 the aged widow, Mr. Rea inqoi-
red oil her il she could think cfmy 9th
er friend 10 whomRhe could make another
appeal on hsf behalf She said there
was only one person, an old shoollellox
who she was sure would befliend her. il
lie was still alive, aud bad il in his pow
er. What his name, and where he &c
be found = asked Mr.. Rea. His name
Els William Thomson be sailed Tor Amer
lea forty years ago, where believe be
settled, but9 have never heard Of or from
him since This i vide address. and
lear ahopelsss chance, said Mr. Rea; bpl
be IS noteasily bsHled y hen good 10 a ,le
serving and sUtfrKngi fellow creature il
the object He Naew something 81 q
worthy and beneyoieni GalloyidiaS CHI
zen oiNew York. Mr.. Johnston; and be
al cnce penned letter Disabling all the
circumstances 81 widow Cunningham. The
1 MarV %ka-ne 4! oth4r ve4re addressed