The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-01-19


signed our names and that seemed tt
please her. Again, taking the pen. she
wrote:
To Colonel O.. The last testi
mouy of his dying wife,
She then gave US the address OF hel
husbands sister, who would be sure tc
know where he was. Then, turning te
us, she said, entreatingly:
| i've no friends, take care of her till
she finds her father. Will you? VIII
lou . she continued in the most implor-
ling accents.
] The doctor stood still, but, filed with
pity, l exclaimed:
i will protect her till she finds her
father 7
And then, seeing an expression ol
doubt over her face, l added
My mother and sisters will take care
of her.
Her face frightened exceedingly as
said that, and then she tainted. She re
covered for a short time, to bless her
child and die. Here last words were,
My own my beloved child ?
As the last breath left her mother,
Jane c. uttered heart-rending cry;
and clasped the dead body to her heart
| NV mother oh, my mother!' She
continued subbing convulsively, and
wailing her loss in paroxism of grief
The doctor and | withdrew into a COR
ner Of the room and consulted what to
de. One thing was certain, we could
not leave the poor girl there alone. But
what 10 do Z? The doctor was an old
bachelor, and with no female friends,
but I had mother and two sisters, and
to them resolved to go at once, and,
leaving the doctor to stay till returned,
hastened away.
found my mother and sisters sitting
up for me, as they always did after a
party to welcome me home. told the
strange tale in as few words as possible,
and ended by telling them that the poor
| girl had no friends, and we must dc
something for her. Their sympathy
was now thoroughly aroused, and my
mother and sister Annie, at once prepar-
ed 10 accompany me-
When we arrived we found Miss
c. still knseling by the bed, but
more quiet. Ny mother gently raised
her and drew her from the sofa The
poor girl looked up with tear-bedimmed
eyes into mothers face, aud clung to hel
as if for protection. NY mother was
greatly moved, and folded the mother
less girl in her arms. The child was a
last so overcome with grief that SHE
tainted. We got her reused by the usu
al restoratives, and in her weak state, j
was easy for my mother and Annie tc
get her 10 bed.
Some weeks had passed away. my
mother had written TO London to Col
G-s sister for his address, and re
J ceived cold and distant reply, giving
; however, the desired Information.
, She resolved to keep Miss G. i,
\ Elinburg for some time, to recruit he
strength before she underwent the try
ing ordeal Of meeting her relatives. Sh
was staying with US, and my mothe
and sisters tended her with the most al
feotionate care. 1t was pleasure TO d.
anything for her, for more patient an,
grateful creature never lived than Jan
c..
The funeral had been gone about witl
8 duo decorum, and her death inserted il
: the local papers as Mrs. Col. c..
r When Jane was more composed, sh
t told us her story as far back as she coul
!: remember. For many, many years the
/ had lived in Orkney with an aunt Of he
mother's-This aunt died. and left
handsome fortune TO her niece. The
+. Mrs. c., and Jane came to Edin
e burg They hired a private house. an
] engaged two servants. The cook ha
}. not been three days in the house whe
J, she showed her character by gettin
lauite drunk She was of course, at ono
n turned of. They were thus left wit
r only one, and she taking advantage {
q their position as strangers behaved vii
incompatible insolence. and thon. d.
d camped with good deal OF money an
II some OF the ladies' clothes. The da
,r the wicked woman ran away. Mr.
ID c. took the ft, and being alone
r, the house, Miss O. rushed Wild
W out 10 look for some one to send for
doctor, and found me. We at one tin
,r thought il would be best 10 take Mi
.. n 50 ~ I nplnp hut wa ,lii m al a