Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-12-10
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A Mother Lost, and a Father Found.

was returning from spar.y! Il was between
The hours Of twelve and one. had jos! beer
e,corting young lady bone, and was on my
way to ny oWr. As was passing along M
street, the door of house I had just passed
suddenly opened, and, when turned round IA
know the resson, Jaw young lady rush ouI
and glance wildly up aud down the street. She
then ran up to me, looked at me for moment
and then said:
"Oh, sir, you are an utter stranger {, me
but hope you will sxcuse the liberty. Ny
mother has been taken suddenly Ill, and there
is DO one ia the house to send fos doctor, and
cannot leave her. Could you-T"
Immediately offered to 60 for doctor. and
noting the number OF the house whence the
young lady came, set tf at once. The plead
Ing tones and wild beseeching eyes Of the poor
girl 60 haunted me that ran as fast as could
aud did not stop until I arrived st the house OF
skilled physician, who was our fsmily doctor.
Fortunately he had bsen sitting up late reading,
and was quite ready to accompany me at once.
As we went along told him the strange cir
cum stances.
When We arrived the yourg lady opened me
door, and, eagerly thanking lue, hurried ef the
doctor 20 see her mother. Sue hal not liked
to shut the do)r In my fsco, and so left II open,
which was very though les; bat che was in
sore griei for her mother. l felt bound to
stand and watch the door for fear Of rob.
bers, and | was alec anxious TO wAis till the
doctor left, 80 that might ask him h"w the
poor lady was. bad stood about i've minutes,
when he euddeny came out (much in the same
way as the youug lady bad done before), look
log round apxiously. He seemed relieved to
TO fud ne there, beckoned me in. and, closing
the door, ssid:
"You must be o witness"
followed him into the dining room. where,
on the sofa, lay the dying lady. Kueelipg BY
her side was the devoted daughter Her tears
fell fast on the pillow, her soft young cheek
rested on the withered face Of the older lady,
her dark curls mlDRling With her moiher's'l.
YER tresses Convulslve sobs, deep, but Without
sound, shook her light frame; aud, altogether,
the soene was one at which even strong man
might weep.
The lady had fallen In q sudden f., and,
ttoaght now brought back TO consciousness,
there was little hops that sbe could live over
the night, so great bad been the sto;k to her
worn-out frame. The poor lady struggled to
rise little, and exerted herself to speak.
"My name ia not Murray am not widow
my hu.band is st,ll alive; your name, my be-
loved child, is not Jane Murray, but JaneG-."
Exhausted, she eank on the pillow, and for q
few moments We almost thought that lie had
departed. Bat not so; for, with sudden ef-
fort, che agsin raised herself, and crled for pen
and paper. Issw an open desk on the table,
aud Immediately procured the necessary mater
iels. She sex ID the pen, and with great Diff
Guilty wrote these few words:
III am dyIng-O! Why did ever leave you
my husb nd7 Receive my poor Jane; she ID
Que own child, the child Of your own vile.
ALICE c."
"witness," she gssped, and made sign tc
the doctor and me. She thought, poor lady
that the paper would be Of NO use unless II was
signed by two witaess We signed our names
aud that seemed TO p'eass her. Again, taking
the pen, she wrote:
"To Colonel c.. The last testimony Of
bis dyiog Wife"
She then gave us the address OF her hus-
bands sister, who would be sure 10 know where
he was. Then, turning to as, she said, en-
treAtingly:
"I'vs no frienda; take care of her till she
finds her father. will you7 will your" she
continued In the most imploriDg accents.
The doctor stood still, but, filled With pity,
I exclaimed:
~ will protect her till she ads her fash-
er!'
And then, seeing an expression Of doubt
pass over her face, added:
"My mo.her and sisters will take care Of
her 1"
Her face Frightened exceedingly ss I said
that, aud then she tainted. She recovered for
q short time, to bless her child and die, Her
last words were: "My own! my bslovei child!
Az the last breath left her mother, Jane
c. uttered heart repdng cry. and olasped
the dead body to her hesrt. "My mother! oh ,
my mother!" abe continued sobbiug o,nvulsive.
y, and wailing her loss In psroxysm of grief.
The doctor and Withdrew into corner of the
com and consulted what TO do. One thing was
ertain, we could not leave the poor girl there
lone. But what to dot The doctor was an
Id bachelor, and with no female friends, but
had mother and two sisters, and to them
esolved to 20 at once, and. leaving the doctor
ostay till | returned. FASTENED away.
found my mother and sistcrs sitting up for
10, as they always did after party, to well
,ne me hone. told the strange tale 10 az
" words as possible, and ended BY telling
lem that the poor girl had "no friends" and
re must do something for her. Their rympa-
" was nov thoroughly aroused, and my moth
tsnd sister Annie as once prepared to accom-
any me.
When We arrived ws found Miss G.
hit Auooitnb W Iho tcnut uhs mvio HNSs' NAy
iother gently raised her, and drew her away
ON the sofa. The poor girl looked up with
ar-dimmed eyes into mothers face, and cluDg
her ss IL for protection. My mother was
ealy moved, and folded the motheriess girl
her arms. The poor thing was at last so
,ercoms with grief that she tainted. We got
sr reused by the usual reatorAtives, and it was
Asy, 10 her weak state, for my mother and
lnnie to get her to bed.
Some weeks had passed away. My mother
,d'Wristen to London, TO Col. &c sister
" his address, and received o cold and distant
,ply, giving, however, the desired informa-
.lon.
She resolved TO keep Mics c. in Edln
bufgh fer some time to recruit her strength
before she underwent the trying ordeal ol
meeting her relatives. She was staying wi.h
ne, and my mother and sisters tended heI
with the most sffeciona!e care. IL was Q
pleasure 10 do any thing for her, for q more pa.
tient and grateful creature never lived thar
poor Jane G.. .t 'i
The funeral had been gone about with due
decorum, and her death inserted 10 the loca
papers ss Mrs. Col. c..
When Jane WAS more composed, she told n!
her history as long as she could remember.- -
For m apy, many years, they had lived In ork'
new with an aunt Of her mothers. This auL
died, and left pretty handsome fortune to bel
neiee. Then Mrs. G. and Jane came u
Edinbureh They hired furnished house, apt
engaged two servans. The cook had not beer
..hsss daya In the house when ehe showed he