The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-08-26

"They are very noisy and quarrelsome
some of the families in the room," she said
timidly.
"Stop a moment" CALCULATED Robert
Southey. And he knocked quickly at one
of the doors. "Lend me light to show
this young lady up stairs" he said to the
woman who appeared.
The occupant of the room hurried to
light another candle. AS she gave it to
him he placed piece of money in her
hand which she was nothing 10th to take
and desiring Annie to follow him, the
young man went as far as she directed.
The door of the great garret stood open,
and Anuie's mother, with strange glad
ness in her face, looked out towards Annie,
as she came up stairs.
"Thank this gentleman, mother, for his
kindnes in protecting me from insult"
said Annie, gently. "But left you sick!'
{" am we'll now," exclaimed the excit-
ed widow, "and here is what has cured
me-" She held folded paper in her hand.
"The will that was lost!--the will that
lawyer Crandal and other witness knew he
made, is here in my hand! it is dated a
year later than the one his brother has.
Annie, my child, thank God with me
thank God."
They had gone into neat little garret
room-Annie and Robert Southey follow
ing. The latter made no apology-he felt
acquainted with the circumstances, and
told them so. Annie's face was radiant
it was the picture quickened into beauti-
full life-the same innocence of expression,
the same spiritual loneliness.
"Annie, you know how sacredly have
kept this little Bible since your fathers
DEATH" said Mrs. Bartlett; only in time of
peculiar Joy or affliction reading from its
sacred pages, because it was the one your
father used in his private devotions. One
day when he was i'll, but not yet sick
enoug h to be confined to his bed, he asked
me for piece of green baize. | brought
it to him and went somewhere-I forget
where. When | returned, the Bible was
covered. | asked him what he had COW
cred it for, and he replied with a smile,
for you'll thought he referred to the
possible event of his death, and tmade me
sad. After that he was struck with COM
plete paralysis and neither spoke nor NOV
ed. Once before, when thought to be very
sick, and under the influence of his broth
er's stronger mind he made will in which
Mr. Bartlett now holds our lawful rights
He had strange fear of my brother-I
never knew why he could always control
my poor husband To day after Annie
went out, got this Bible and read it, ly-
ing upon the bed. As l opened it, |
thought the cover felt strangely slippery,
and curiosity led me to push it hither and
thither, until felt sure there was paper
underneath it. unpasted the baise, and
there, folded carefully across the back of
the sacred word, was the will. O, praise
Heaven! We are poor no longer"
"Will allow me to transact that bus-
ness for you?" asked Robert Southey, turn
ing to the mother. Il am lawyer, and
it would give me peculiar pleasure to serve
you as am acquainted with your rela-
tives."
One glance at the noble face before her
decided the widow, She accepted the Of
fer with thanks.
81 will find you better home than this
tomorrow" said the young man. can
uncle of mine is on the point of visiting
Engand-you shall Immediately be put in
possession of part Of his house. This is
no home for you"
| Annie blushed for the look he directed
her was full of meaning. She felt as he
did, that their meeting was no chance Cir
cumstance, but a direct providence, and his
fine appearance won insensibly upon her
heart.
1T is very strange. ughter-very
strange.." exclaimed Harry Bartlett, walk
ing back and forth hurridly,-" are you
sure9"
"Certainly I am sure" replied Eugene
Bartlett, with flashing eyes, lifting her bon
net with spiteful jerk" don't Robert
Southey sit right in front of u.s." "Yes,
he came in with that Annie, that low shop
girl and her mother-and you should have
seen how splendidly they were dressed
that is richly. Annie Bartlett never would
show off she isn't capable"
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