The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-05-05
PART Nv

For many months the advertisement
remained unanswered. Then, one
morning, the readers of the Times met
the following reply: "Alice Carghill is
living. Who seeks her?" The next
days paper contained, "Alice Carghill's
daughter seeks her. There is no dan
GER" After the lapse of few more
days, ''To those whose sympathy has at
tended the search of a daughter after
her lost mother the information is Civ
en- that they are reunited" "
On the Christmas-eve next after the
Chetwyndes came to London, Sir JAS
per Carghill lay reluctantly gasping out
his life in the presence of his physic-
ian and his hired nurse DIR. Urling
had just intmated to him that if he
had any worldly dispositions to make he
had no time to lose. Naturally enough,
after having held to the world so closely
for more than seventy years, he was
very unwilling to leave it now. He was
in full possession of his senses, dying,
as it we're, with his eyes open to tho
/ lapsing Of time, and the approach Of
eternity; his reflections appeared to be
those of remorse and sclf-aceusation.
Suddenly there was ring at the hall
bell; it echoed through the house, and
into the silence Of the dying man S
chamber dismally. He demanded to
/ know who rang so loudly, and at that
untmely season. The nurse went out
to see, and returning, said: "It is Mrs
i nL.f,-.,,Jo ,rJ , ,-,,,,r grhc yv;lI rot
give her name.
at is Rupert's wife, Urliug-it is
that Alice Bell; what can they want
here2 Does Charlotte know I am Sc
lill?' said Sir Jasper, hoarsely. "Wil
they come iu?"
It seemed so. They were already
standing on the mat outside the door
a feeble, weary woman, grey-haired anC
wild-eyed, clinging fearfully to hei
proud, impulsivo child Those within
heard her shrill whisper, "Is it saf,
herc2 Is it safe, Charlotte? Sir Jas
per is a cruel enemy"
"Lady Carghills enemy is dead
Doctor Urling announced the fac
with professional gravity and Difference
"Cmne away, Charlotte, come away,
whispered Lady Oarghill, as her daugh
ter would have entered the room.
at is good to look on dead enemy
replied Mrs Chetwynde, and, passing
the physician by, she passed in,
"Sir Jasper did you right at last,
said Dr. Urling; ''he spoke Of Alic
Bell as his brother Rupert's wife" 4"
"We could have righted ourselve
without his confession, God forgiv
him"
"God forgive himln repeated a feebl
voice near the door. "God forgive hin
and all Of usW
"Come away, mother. i think you
prayer must be a milestone round hi
neck now heavier than any oursel"
"Itis all over. Charlotte--the poyert
and the fear and the suffering and ] al
free now: ! have you again. Let US g
home"
The savings Of Sir Jasper Carghill'
penuriOus life brought back Haringby
The Chetwyndos returned thither, TAX
iug Lady Carghill with them Duriu
those years whom Lady Carghill wa
lost, she had lived as nurse In a north
eru town loving and comforting many
; watchfll over her child from a distance
but never daring 60 claim her IN
name Of Jasper CaTghin made he
tremble, even when ho was dead.
The War Department has issued ol
: ders discontinuing tho recruiting ser
: vice throughout the United States q
I Tho 80th ult Tao ranks Of che arm
r are noW not only f1ll for the frst tim
DO twenty years, but there s. consider
. able surplus Of recruits from which
p lll future Vaonnoi8s