Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26
From CumhtI's journal.
ORPHAN wESNY.

Ii travelling through the North Of Scot
land endeayorins TO find out relation
who had some years previously settled III
that part of the world. or falling in this
u obtain si,uition as governess. my en-
q1ifies led occasionally II strange resi
tails concerning cifcum,tancr 5 and indi
vidGals that might have suited we'll for
she foundation of many a romancr--pro-
wing The Oft. though never too often re
peated clage. that truth is stranger than
felton, In that bleak and sinsalariy sha
ped town Pe:eshead. whose harbors run
like The jaws Ola sword fish. into the sea
h1d occasion ~ iakr up my abode for
come tim. OF the house az 0ae A bel Grey
who. with mo iefsie custom AMI grear
prudence, maintained his family in much
respectati,.,y. OF coafse he had All adj
unirable coadiutor in his good and indus
ffious wife, who managed her little house
hold with metho1ical jIis smant and in
simple way have rarely SEEN equaled
His shop m rely d clathiers--tor SOM
thirty years ago men did not. now mo.
ropoli1e eveiy branch Of business under
one roof--was. remeinbcr well. on the
righ; hani side of the passage on rater
ing. and the parlor exactly opposite. and
surely it was the most conf riable little
p,rlor in the world! a, least | thought 81
when. after freezing riie OIL The outside
OF ,he coach from Aberdeen. my landlsd
--f3r hal taken small bed room and
sitting room nn the ffst q l1r-s"nt up
p,lite request that wou.i lin The fam
lily at tea. Every corner Of the room was
illuminsted by the most cheerful of all
lights. blazing fire. ant relieved what
perhaps shows the hospitality Of u good
Scotch housewife more than anything else
a ,sa-table covered with abundance OF
COOL things. Remembering rs did the
scau,y supply. ol thin bread AMI butter
which with jrcoc;:on Of very pale by
son and cerulsan milk. make up Lon
don tea. WAS enchanted with the Land
OF Cakes-recol.ect. good reader. | was
hungry outside plssrnger-which could
thus receive stranger as an houored
guest.
IN one corner of the room were two lit
tie girls. apparently Of the same age. bu-
silly employeI apparently in hushing
doll TO sleep. aud making ready lis tiny
cradle; they both called Mrs. Grey nam
ma. ant yet one ofthe children was dress
Ell IL deep mourning. while the other
wore a frock of brigh; crimson. A fine
cnrley headed boy. of fou. years old in
his night gown. ready for bed. sat by the
:irc teaching the kitten her le;iers-u
kind of cstechism which could only &C.
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help remarking the imaginative employ
Inen;s OF the children, at the same time
asking Mrs. Grey ifthe little girls were no;
twins.
% no. replied she; are not the same
n n0ther's children
Indeed | exclaimed in some surprise;
'and yet they both call you mammal
Yes, replied Mrs. Grey pointing TO the
child IN mourning. but Winny's mother
IA dead and the child as il catching the
"ofis, ceased her play and turned her
beautiful dark eyes full upon me, as if TO
So: Pity me-
'PJor childr exclaimed; but she seems
= have found kind relation in you Mrs
Grey.
No s.ati1n.' spl;ed the good woman:
L doubt whether Winny has relati2n in
the world
You quite interest me about tia lit
tie creature. Baid /; would it he too
great liberty to enquire her history.
i don't know much of it, said Mrs.
Grey: and what do know. have been
cautioned not to reveal. She has been
eoiied 20 my care by a gentleman who
has adopted her; he is extremely fond OF
her. and no doubt will give her good ed
asation. TO Al her fes geyeiness 81 some
eaeh dssitssls employment.
Alas for the dssiIa ah.eness Of such On
employment. had simple Mrs. Grey known
ns much Of the drrisefy OF goveiness's
life ss did. she would have found some
other way BY which to qualify II. The
postmsn's knock interrupted our eanver
sstion. i shouldn't WONDER said. Mrs
Grey. II that is letter from Captain
SInsistons' and almost the next minute
he. husband entered from the shop. con-7
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