The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-12-06

Hu9tg iHVN NSliNhN9ifo' p'"NSh ~ anu
blushcd decply,&l But the quick
eye Of the physician had already
detected that Which she was sol
anxious to concea3 and as she met.
his glance he saRs that she was
painfully embarrassed, He bade
her good nigh5Epnd was about
turning away, Wien she caught
him by the arm, saying in Il tremu-.
lous voice ... ...
u "Sir, you will relate nothing Of
Of"
Madame" said the doctor, az
he took her hand and kindly press
ed it in his own, 81 comprehend
what you say, perfectly well. You
need fear nothing from my indis-
erection, and I will still put YOU at
your ease by stating that am Il
physician. May | call upon you
again?'
THE young woman oigniticd her
assent, and the doctor took his
leave. The next day he made his
appearance at the house, from
whose occupant he learned the fol-
lowing particulars.
She Informed him that her name
was Lcnora Grey, and that she was
an orphan. BY the decease Of her
parent, which occurred when she
was about eighteen years old, she
became possessed Of Il moderate
fortune. About this time n young
man named William Harold, was
paying her marked attention,
and at lenght taking advan-
tage Of her lonely condition, and
the love which could refuse him
inothinS, he succeeded in making
her his victim, and then deserted
her.
"Knowing," she continued, "that
| must sooH become u mother, |
wished to bury the secret of my
shame in obscurity, and it was for
that reason | hired apartments in
this house, w"ose lonely situation.
together with the reports of its be.
ing haunted would, | reasoned, CHI
Iabl Inc to rcmain unmolcatcd."
Your secret shal! be perfectly
$afe in my kceping," responded the
doctor "and when your child
is born I will stiilc all sus-
picion, by stating that it is Il found
ling whom you or | discovered one
morning, lying upon your door
step"
"Thank ) you-oh, thank you, no.
bic, generous man ~ exclaimed
Lenora, pressing his hand in the
deep tervor, Of her gratitude.
We will not weary the reader
with any heightened detail, suffice
it to say that in a few weeks from
this time Lenora became a mother
Thanks to the doctors statement
no person suspected that the infant
was the young woman's own child
4 !; =: i; i;
Five years had rolled away, and
the old house by the moor was
still occupied by Lcnora Grey and
her child-the latter Of whom was
now fine looking boy, bearing q
strong Resemblance to his mother.
1t was a dark, stormy winter
! night-just such a one as that upon
(which the first made the acquaint-
ance of we fair Occupantof the lone
tenement. Lcnora sat in one o
the apartments looking fondly
: down upon the little Harry, who
had just stopped playing, and was
: seated at his mothers kce, with
his large blue eyes lifted to hcl
face. Strangely, wildly shricked
the wind without, shaking the old
house to its foundation, and ever
and anon sweeping, with u hollow
uncarthly moan through some ol
thcedescrtcd apartments.
Suddenly, Harry gave convul.
sivc start, and turning his eyes
from his mothers face, fixed them
with wild startled glare upon
one corner of the room.
Then slowly lifting his arm he
pointed in that direction, saying in
a strange, hollow voice;
"Mother, / see him again."
"Oh, God! My child, will you
; never cease having these strange
fancics!r' cried Lcnora, turning ash
pale.
81 tell you / sec him-he has
come again, with that great cash
in his breast, and his clothes all
covered with bIood!' shricked
Harry. "TcIl him to go away,
mother! lie is looking at me with
those great CLASSY eyes; and now
he is pointing at you, mother, with
his bloody finger"
a"My child! my dear Harry-how
you talk" gaspcd Lcnora, shud-
derlng from head to foot.
"06! mother! MOTHER" contin-
ned the boy, in voice of. wild ter
ror. Gle is coming at me-don't
you see him? there! therop' and
he. would have fallen to the floor
Ihad not his mother caught him in