Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-03-01

wards renting a room and takineDin
washing aud ironing-aye. how l toiled
and struggled - for-ten-long-vear
hoping for ihe time 10 come when should
be able 10 return TO this neighborhooI,
where ! was known, and expose the evil
deeds OF them Williams. and for this cause
| lived on toiling and struggling, and lay
ing up money penny by penny.
No one ever helped me but the lad
Herbert Greyson. Whenever he came
from sea, he sough hi me out. and made a
little present to me or Cap.
"Cap. marster, was Capitola, the child.
The reason | gave her that name was
because on that ring | had drawn from
the masked mothers hand, were the two
names-Eugene--C
Well, marster, the last time Herbert
Greyson came home, he gave me five
dollars, and that, with what I had saved
was enough to pay my passage TO Norfolk.
:" left my little Cap in the care of the
people of the house-she was big enough
to pay for her keep in work-and 1 took
passage for Norfolk. When got there
| tell i'll. spent all my money, and was a.
last taken 10 the poor house. Six months
passed away before was discharged,
and then six more before / had earned
and saved money enough to pay my way
on here.
81 reached here three days ago, aud
found wheat field growing where my
cottage fire used TO burn, and all my old
cronles dead, all except old Hat, who has
rsc pH nd h,I,
story IS done-make what you can of il"
said The invalid, sinking down in her bed
as if utterly exhausted.
Old Hurricane, whose countenance had
expressed emotions as powerful as they
were various while listening TO this tale,
now arose, stepped cautiously 10 the door,
drew the bolt, and coming back, bent his
head and ask ed
What more of the child 2"
Cap, sir have not heard a word
of Cap snce left her, TO try and hunt
out her friends. Dci any one interested
IN her might inquire fer her al Mrs.
laundress, No. 8. Rag Alley"
8 You say the names upon that ring
wer-Eugene-Capitola! 3"
Yes, sir, they were."
Have you that ring about you!"
No. mars,er. thought ii was best
in case OF accidents, 10 leave it with the
child"
Have you told her any part of this
strange hstory2"
" No, marster, nor limited il; she was
too young for such confidence"
. You were right. Had she any mark
about her person by which she could be
identified 2"
"Yes, marster. a very strange one
In the middle of her left palm was the
perfect image of crimson hand, abou,
half an inch III length. There was also
another. Herbert GreysJn, to please
me, marked upon her fore arm in India
ink, her name and birlhday-' Capitola,
Oct. 3lst, 1892"
Right Now tell me, nv good soul,
do you know, from what you were able
TO observe, what house that was where
Capitola was born !"
81 am on my oath. No, sir, do not
know; hut"
"You suspect
The woman nodded.
"1t was -" said old Hurricane,
stopping and whispering name that was
heard by no one but the sick woman.
She nodded again with a look of in
tense nearing.
Does your old hostess here, Hat.
know or suspect anything of this story ~"
inquired Major Warfield.
g Not word no soul but yourself has
heard IT."
That is right. Sill be discreet. If
you would have the wicked punished and
the innocent protected, be silent and wary.
Have 40 anxiety about the girl. VIVA,
man can do for her will do and quickly.
And now, good creature, day is actually
dawning- You must seek repose. And
l must call the parson in and return home.
will send Mrs. Condiment over with
TODD, VINE, medicine, clothing aud every
tha, your condition r quires,"
SAID va Hurricane, rising and calling
IN the clergyman, with whom he soon
after left the hui for home.
They reached Hurricane Hall in time
tor an early breakfast, which the aston
ished housekeeper had prepared. and
tor which their nights adventures had
certainly given them good appetite.
MAJOR Narfeld kept his word, and as
soon as breakfast was over he dispatched
Irs. Condlment with a carriage filled
with provisions for the sick woman.-
But they were not needed. In a coupl.
of hours the housekeeper returned with
the Intelligence that the old nurse was
dead. The false strength of mental ex-
element that had enabled her 10 tell so
long and dreadful tale, had been the
las, fiaring up of the fame of life, ,ha,
almost immediately wen. out
al am not sorry upon the whole, for
now | shall have the game In my own
hands," murtered Old Hurricane TO him.
self" All. Gabrielle lie Nolr, better
YOU had cast yourself down from the high
est rock of this range and been dashed
10 pieces below, than have thus fallen in
to my power"
So far we have followed the lovely he
roine and her friends, but the foregoing
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