Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-31

You tlaNien, ne aulel turning 10 me, you
will follow the directly up. shall show
you the lady, | shall say to her, Here i'
your long lost son, aud then you must
rush forward to her. DO you comprehend
mc2"
"Yes. told him.
And will YOU do i2" be asked the.
Promised him | would; and then we
started on. Er, many moments we stopped
before splendid dwelling, aud A,cntin led
the way to the hall. heard him say to
the servant, This !. the boy was to
bring I" and then We a.ccndei fight OF
marble steps. was almos, blind now
with the Wild emotion that seized me; but
storpcI not, Ere long we came TO a door
covered with velvet tapestry, and my guide
turned to me and saii. "Ilere We are. BE-
you'd this door i. your mother. Remember
what YOU have Promised"
Then be opened the door, and ! followed
him into che boudoir. lsav a sumptously
furnished apartment, aud biaIo Of gaudy
dresses bot ins,inetivcly my cyo' rested up
on a beautiful lady who stood at the head
of the room. She was beautiful. and saw
,he look Of alarm upon her far face. |
could see that thoro was a general wonder
among tie visitors aud then ! heard Ayen.
TN say, MADAME, | have done well ior YOU
Hero i, your long los, ehlld, the offspring
ui your own blood, reformed to you! |
have found him and be isyour'."
For ra.,ngle instant there was a feeling
Of shame burning within me; bot | bad
promisod--l had hopcd-and the hope was
not dead yet Once more raised my eve,
to that b,au,ilul face. felt ,hs ho. tears
Howins down my checks. aud then bound.
Cd forward with the words, "My mother 80
upon MY lip. She uttered a low cry OF
fear and alarm, and sank hack into the
arm. of her attendants.
Ihelrl Av,ntin say something else; II
was about nv being Corinncs own -on !,
and then he aud Phillip Laioni lett the
room. Whom iAIrly recovered from the
Wild iumuli into which had been thrown,
I found ms .c'i in small room with two
women. and ono Of them asked mc who |
Nas. told them | wished to see Corinnc
M0ntler0n-lhat 20 her, and her alone,
would tell my story They con,ersoi
awhile apart. and then left me. | remain.
ed alone nearly half an hour. and the door
was opened, aud the b,autiiul lady stood
before me. She saz~i into my face iulI
minute and then sauk into a chair, and in
a moment more she askeJ. who aro yoa'"
moved forward and took one OF her
hand. in both mine own. and, ia a low,
choking tone commenced had resolved
I to tell her the whole truth, and | dad -.
Pardon me-O, pardon" murmured
IL sa foul plot that ha, lei 10 ih:. on tho
part Of those who have brought inc here I,
but twas a Wild hope thAt took possession
Of me which led me u follow thcm"
And then went on and told her about
Dy earliest day, as near as could rcmcIn.
bcr-how my Gr.t recollection was Of old
Barrie. and how had lived With her until
she died. And then told her Of the old
rat catcher GOriien who had taken me, aud
who had also taken what property old
Barrie lett. Md after this closed by rcla-
,inc the circumstances connected With my
meeting aud arrangement with Aycu,in, on
~ omit,ing the conversation had overheard
between hun and Phillip Laioni.
After bad closed, the beautiful lady
caIsd into NV face ior some moments, and
finally she asked the Il would ride down to
where Gorilen lived.
"No harm shalt lsfall you," shc sad.
IL will 80 that the old man does no, beat
you. II, for a purpose Of my own that
a.k this.
told her would 60, and then she bade
me obey the person she should send TO take
care Of me until ,he wanted me. She then
lsit me, (, aud was sure cav tears in her
eyes a. she turned away.
shortly afterwhrd. a young man in the
rarb Of a vale, entered, and told me 20 fol-
low hin. lie conducted me 10 u bath,
where he caused me TO strip OF all my
clothes, and then commenced such wash
ins process as had never undergone before
The water was warm and soft. and highly
perfumci spent halt au hour in the
bath. and when came out | found new
white linen ready Tor me, which put on.
Then was presented with new clothes,
such as I had never dreamed Of wearing.
and as soon as was dressed in these, my
new cicerone went at work upon my hair
} and when this was done he told me 20 look
in the glass. did -, aud surely no one
could be more surprised than was myself.
"Well," muttercd the valet, "ii You are
not her child, YOU were at least made for an
exact copy. just her head-and her nose
and her eyc,-and her hair. Pard'ul' you
are madame'- own selll'
"Do you think look like herr" tremb-
linsly asked.
"Eae,ly."
Ina single momen. more a female en-
tered and bade me follow her. | found
madame in her riding dress, all ready to
start, She started up as entered, and
} quick trsmor shook ber frame. ! CARED ia
to her face more steadily now and loved
her from that moment. Oh she was very
beautiful.
"Flavien, +" she said, and [ could see ,ha,