The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-02-12

! L ueSQaR evening HuO l. hhAAP iOi" ~
arrive in Midway at two o'clock the next NOR
ming. By Friday. we ought to hear from him
The dav came, but no letter. l was indescrio'
ably miserable, and my father and mother were
very anxious. ] could not speak freely to my
parents. The night previous J had passed
through an experience strange to many but the
like of it had happened to me several times. l
could not speak of it at home, and my heart
seemed so like breaking that L could not. RI
nally, l determined to go to Judge Blxoy with
my secret. AS there was no news from my
brother, l asked leave TO go to the Judge, os-
tensibly to make inquiries.
Judge Bixby appeared to pity me very much
when l came into his Office. ,
Have you heard anything from my brother?
said I.
Yes, DEAR said he; and then he seemed sor-
ry he had made the admission.
The fact is, Miss CLARA, we have been quite
put back in our proceedings; but we hope to
have good news for you Monday or Tuesday
certainly by Wednesday
| wished so much to tell him my experience,
but l feared he would think me crazed, or I'M
truthful. But the necessity to uDburden my
heart TO some one constrained ME, and l said {:
L want TO tell you,J Judge what l saw last night.
As | lay in my bed, looking into the darkness,
| saw Philip. l shut nv eyes and put my hands
over them but still / saw Philip Melvin. He
was in a large room, in a kind CT hotel there
was no lock on the door, and he tried to fasten
the door with his knife, but 1 saw he failed to
do it effectually. The knife blade broke nearly
off, but the handle did not fall away. lie could
not see this, but l saw it. And l saw through
the door in the hall. 1t was haltpast two IN
the morning, by Philips watch. He took oil
his coat and hung it beside a chair, and then
Law down in his clothes. Presently he had fallen
into a heavy sleep. l felt perfectly sure that
a cup o~f-coffee be had taken when he came IN
had some kind of sleeping powder in 1t. AS ne
slept | saw a b~ad>lookiug man come into the
room he had a complexion almost like { mu>
latto, and only one eye. 1t was perfectly dark
in the room and yet | saw him come in, las plata
ly as 1 had seen Philip before he put out his
light. He took Philips coat and examined the
pockets he took out the pocket-book, laid the
coat across the chair and then went out. AN!
thought l. my poor brother is ruined now, tor
| knew that your letter was in that pocket book
and l supposed the notes given to my father
by Mix were there also. | was III despair, nut
| followed the man from the room he bad lett
his light outside the door. He took up the light
and went TO a distant room and locked himself
in | saw him take that fifty dollar note from
the pocket. book | read 'Merrimac Bank Oh
it with perfect ease then he took your letter to
that lawyer in Midway, and read 1t, ana then
holding it in the flame of the candle, he burned
it; he took out several other papers, but l did
not clearly see what they were. Ali this may
seem false and foolish 10 you, Judge. but | am
sure it really happened. Something within me
assures me that it is all true-that it has hap
pened TO Philip Melvin and if you ever see him
l believe he will tell you so
8 The .Jupge was reputcd a sceptic In religion,
and | feared very much l should get only bis
contempt for my relation. When l had hnish>
ed, he said very kindly:
AN this is very strange and curious, Mix has
but one eve, and has had fever and ague I'LL
he looks like a mulatto. Young Melvin was
here yesterday he had los! his pocket-Dook
containing my letter to his legal friend also,
he had lost the fifty dollar bank note, which was
on the Merrimac bank. Fortunately he had
M,x's notes, and some IN .morands,i IN the lining
Of his hat. He came back for another letter
and further Instructions. He did not see any
one in Midway but the one-eyed tavern keeper
and a servant. He took the morning train back,
and | expect to hear from him on Tuesday.
had marked the bank nute, so it is probable the
miserable man has stolen a rope 10 hang him.
self, in taking it. Now. my little girl, said the
Judge pleasantly, If you see any more Wond-
ers tonight, l hope they will be pleasant ones.
1 have had abundant evidence of the truth OF
the facts, claimed for clairvoyance, even To the
breaking 70 Philips knife, which | happen to
know was broken as you said. Tell your faith
er that l have heard from Melvin but there Is
some unavoidable delay but shall expect to
hear good news by Tuesday
l was not again cIairvoyant but on w ednes-
day evening my brother and Philip Melvin
came. We were all overjoyed, but my JOY was
greatest l am uIe, for Philip had brought him.
Brother asked Philip to stay to supper, and my
father and mother begged him to do so but he
said, cheerfully, that he must go directly to the
Judge aod give him an account of himself. And
he left william 20 tell his OWE story.
My brother sand
Mix would have given US much trouble tor
he gave ont that the notes against him were
forged. But the rascal had stolen Philips puck-
et.book. He had a marked bank note IN 1t tor
fifty dollars. Our lawyer set one of Mix's cred,
iiorS to dun him pretty sharply, and at last he
told him he would take fifty dollars for a debt
of one hundred. This drew forth rhe marked
note, and Mix is now shut up in my place.
Search has been made in his house. and a false
back to his writing desk some thousands in
bills of the same kind that he gave me have
been foAnd.'
Our great trouble was past-my brother had
been honorably restored to us. But poverty
was upor us like All armed man. The little mon
ey that William had been able to collect would
do very little toward paying for our home and
besides we were obliged to take 1t tor our sup"
port. 1t seemed sure that we must lose our
cottage which we had named Sunny Home.
Nv parents and William were greatly afflicted,
but I had a presentiment of coming help, Only
the day before our home must be Pald 1or' OF
lost, Judge Bixby came TO see my father
4 have been very sorry, Mr.. Bentiy' said he
that 70 one has been able to loan you the mon-
ey to save your place. IL is hard TO be poor
and to have all ones friends poor. | am hap
nv to tell YOU now at the eleventh hour, that
one has come forward to advance. you the mon-
ey.' ~
er.
Our Young friend, Philip Melvin, who has
inst come into nossession Of his fathers proper
Ity. When Philip was seven years Old his faith
er died. On his death. bed he told his mother
for Philip,and willed his large property to him.
I was appointed the boys guardian and as
PhiliD was twenty>one yesterday, delivered
nm nv trnst. Philip will be admitted to the
bar soon. He has fine ability, an irreproacha'
BILE character, and a larger property than any
one in Rosalba. fl bad a daughter to give II
marriage said the Judge, regardless of my
| bIusbes. Il would rather give heE to fhlllp Mel
vim than any man L k1ow'
A spasm of mental pain passed over my iath
er's cOuntenance.
Thank heaven, we are saved ne sald' ant
!, only at the expense of a tslse and wicked pride
Judge Bixby will you ask Philip to call here'
i will, said our friend
, That evening Philip came and sat alone witt
} my father for awhile. Then my mother was al
4 mitted TO the conference, A..
They both asked me to forgive them for thei
; pride. said Philip to me i have always re
garded them more in pity that in anger. | haV
borne nv lot as patiently as | could, and prov
: idance has been kind tc me at last. Our tim
has com darling Clara
t Thank heaven !! said l.
You nave loved me for myself, Clara and W
Y shall be happy. Your brother has treated m
like his own brother since the day we met II
Midway Jail but he has often SAID to me, 'Oni
much affection can ever conquer my parent
pride of family and prejudices about BIRTH
" And then William said, AS if an infant wer
to be cursed for the sin of those who gave 1t life
II l replied, SO far as such prejudice can be mac