Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-06-04
Ssh She e came almost every do, sf,er that,

She came almost every day sfter that.
although she did not often see the minis
ter. II was Mrs. Burlington she talked
and walked with -fhe minister. when he
did speak to her. had strange. soft tone
in his voice. as though he were talking to
a child whom, he hal hurt. tt1t 1
AL this went on for some six months
or so and the time camo when my mis-
tress began to make up tiny caps. and to
think OF coming pain and danger Miss
R~ede was always with her. and they call
ed each other Bella and Penelope. II my
mistress had mother or sister. this might
not have bsrn 50; gbsty another woman Is
presence Is D comfort to her when q wo-
mans suffering is upon her. and she seem
ed toeling closer TO hcrevery day.unti
at last we were called up early one morn
ing, to tremble and hope. and fear for a
few hours. and to hear that Mrs. Burling-
ton was out Of danger. aui that linle
girl was sleeping on her bosom. Master
never minded me. ncr Dinah, nor Miss
Penelope. He bent over his pale young
wife. kissing her tenderly, and calling her
by Thousand tender names. | liked IT,.
but perhaps Miss Penelope did not. for
she left the room. AMI ! found her when
went down. cooking sonnet thing in little
porcelain lined saucepan before the fire
-gruel, or panado. or something of the
soft she called it land asked me for some
sugar. / went to get it. and came bark
more quickly than she expected. for she
started so that she dropped little china
pot. which she held in her hand upon the
hearth.
what a pretty jar. Miss. said. as
picked it mp.
YES she answere !, 4 have hal it since
I was child. keep nv too'h-powler
in H." anil she thrust i: hastily into her
pocket. and won't up stairs with what she
had been cooking. has
Mrs. Burlington complained good
deal OF pain that day. but the next she
was much better. On the next day she
was worse again. and the day after that a
Iarmingiy i'll. Miss Penelope never left
her, Kad cooked all her fool. AMI gave her
all her medicines. Over and over again
the poor pale lady thanked her with tears
in her brown eyes. She was very weak
and feeble. Int at the end Of week all
thought her better. and one evening she
sat up. and spoke so sweetly Of getting
well again. ''Bnt am SO thirsty now.
she said; my throat buins. Would j,
be wrong for me to have some curds and
whey, Penelope? l should like them so. ;
Miss Reede went out Of the room direct
ly and was back in little while with a
glass OF what she wanted. The poor lady
drank it greedily. and then asked to lie
down again. That night the burning pains
she complained OF Game back. and before
morning she was deal. Tho last thing
she did before she laid back in her hns-
bands arms TO die, was to kiss Miss Pen
elope.
10 not think the young lady spoke to
the minister alter bis wiie's death. until
the day after the funeral. when he was ly-
ing on the sofa moaning and weeping. and
sRe sat near him with the poor little baby
Neither knew was there. and | hear, him
say. "Oh. Penelopel- Penelope! my heart
Is brokenl. and she answered in her cold ,
quiet silvery voice. If you have ever bro
ken another heart. Mr.. Burlington. this
may have been sent as a retIlbntion'-
Then ma'am thought of what people had
said. and that itmight be true.
The night of the funeral she staid there.
and never shall forget what | saw that
night. | went ont on the piazza very late
toward morning. in fact to close a shutter
that was blowing in the wind; and there
under the great elm stood Miss Penelope.
She had a spade in her hand. and had been
digging with 1t, as it seemed: but when
she saw me. she came toward me. Some
carlsss servant has left this ont all night.
she said. and thought i, vas very strange
that she shonll think Of such thing at
such time. Oh, dear. / almost hate TO
to so on; it makes me shudder. go
Poor baby was buried next day. and
tho house was very quiet
Miss Penelope never came there now;
but heard that master went to her house
often; and just year AMI day from his
first wife's death. he came to me aud said
Ann. shall be married again to night
'Marriei!' said. ito whom?' -
To Miss Penelops Recde." he answered
somehow. the name gave me such
start that ! tainted.
On that nisht-thc very night of the
wedding. ma am. as true as stand here
Il went ont or the piazza again. and un-
der the great elm tree saw a woman stan
ding. My hlood ran cold when / saw
that 1t was my dead and gone mistress in
her shroud. She looked at me and point
ed to the earth. dig. she said. dig
there!. and vanished. Sbisering with
fright as was. caught up spade. the
same bad seen in Miss Penelope hands.
and obeyed her. had not dug five min
uies. before Icame to china pot with q
closely fitting cover. 1t was Miss Pene-
lope's and that it was half full Of white
powder. Away / went, late as it was, to
the old doctors. t
Tell me what that u.s. said. pouring
the powder on the table, and he answered
arsenic Then told him all.
The next time saw Penelope Reede
was in court Of Justice | was witness
against her. and she looked at me with
her beautiful eyes as though she could
kill me. My having seen poor Mrs. Bur-
lington went for nothing. They said /
had been dreaming, and had had my sus-
picions aroused; but the jar told great
deal. and an old beggar woman who she
had hiro1 To Iuv the sreor,. till ,ro~o