The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-12-23

catching at a name.
"Ellen's husband. Our milkman he was
before he went off to Australia. He's jolly !!
always filed my cup for nothing, when | was
Up"
"And who was Elem"
"My nurse
"What's your fathers namc?''
"Papay'
- But his other namc"
90. Harry, dear Mamma always called
him So
"Wherc does he liye?''
"Hc's dead - said the child, in a wills
per. " Mamma cries all the time most, and
wears an ugly black gown every day
"Well, where does mamma livc?'
at grandna's, with Aunt Daisy, and
Walter and Sue, and baby, and-ain't it
funny ?-baby's my uncle, and he's so little
he ha. to be carried about, and Walters lit
tier than me, ard he's my uncle, too and
Sues only six, and she's my aunt"
"Where does grandma live ~
"Why, home, in her own house.
"Well, what is her name?'
Granlma!' in a very positive tone, and
becoming rcstive under so much Questioning.
| took him from the bed and begali to dress
him, and explain his positions but even
when he understood that he must give up the
Australian journey, and was made to feel
something of his mothers despair at losing
him, be could give no clue by which to find
his home. Grandpa, grandma, mamma who
was called Mary by the rest, Aunt Daisy and
the three children, were all mentioned. and
persistent questioning revealed that he lived
in large house in the country, but that was
all. My heart grew fairly sick as | looked
in his beautiful face and pictured the grief of
his widowed mother over the loss Of this
only child. In vain searched his clothing
for the mysterious "locket containing the
miniature of beautiful female" always
found on the stray children in novels; no
- strawberry or raspberry mark y disfgured
his smooth, white skin. His clothing, of the
most dainty material and make, was marked
with the initials " A. H..
Days passed away, and still the little Tro
for he would own no other name-was an
Mrs. Watson's mothcrIy heart. | advertised
him in all the large cities, hoping some paper
would reach his country home yet, as the
days wore away, and he became rcconcilcd to
his new home, and ceased to gricve for his
| family, began TO dread the hour when he
should be claimed. His frank, bright Joy,
business, his merry prattlc, his loving caresses
began to fill an unsupported void in my
| heart, and Mrs. Watson was a perfect slave
to his loving tyranny. She made him pretty
garments to replace the rich velvet suit which
we put carefully aside in case they were ever
required to- prove his identity. She furnish
ed for his bedroom small apartment lead
ing from her own secpng-room. She made
the day enc long act Of service for his com
fort, and as weeks glided into months, and
there was no clue found to guide us to hi,
home, she taught him to call her grandma
while Uncle Charley became my ncwly-ac
quircd title. To tell how he was pcttcd il
the village would be a vain task to attempt
To say that he was the hero and idol o
Hopcwel, will give but a faint idea of hi
popularity. Gradually the memory of hi
home, Ellen, the visit to Australia died away
and he seemed to forget that he had eve
lived away from us. Mamma and Aun
Daisy lad been the two of whom he spok,
most but judged from all he said, that hi
| Ca IL 10, |, hiu O.,
dencc at his grandparent' S a brief visit onl,
in his memory.
Eleven months had this dear little treasure
been an inmate of my house, when Their
came into my life a new dream of hope ant
happiness. About five miles from Hopcdal
there resided, and had LIVED for many lon
years, an eccentric old bachelor, by nam
Herman Graham. His home. Lcehaycn, wa
far away from any cluster of houses, indeed
nearly mile from any other residence an
here. in solitary state, with only two anccn
servitors for his household, he had lived eve
since could remember. He was morose
ll.tempered man, and some early cross ha
: made him adopt perfectly hcrmit-iike seclr
| sion, tnOuGn MS Wcaltl WOulu nave con
manded every advantage society could olfel
, 1t was early in November that | was sun
moned to attend this odd genius, profession
ally. The little note brought to my office b
. an elderly man on horseback, was signe
, Gillian Graham" and urged my immcdiat
. attention.
1t was a long, cold drive, but the ma
represented his master as very i'll, so pr,
pared to obey the summons :" ! had no dt
, your master had daughter" | said, rele
ring to my note.
"That's masters NIECE was the reply
t "a nice, sweet,spoken young lady as ever
e see. She comes down on visit sometim,
from her fathers place near Albany. The
$ were burnt out, her fathers folks, last vii
t ter, and the family all went to Europe viii
/. the new house was a-building. They can
p home about fortnight ago, but they won
20 to the new house till spring, so some
C them's boarding in New York, and some
Albany, and Miss Lillian she's come to spen
o the winter with her uncle. They're g
coming down for Christmas, | expect"
found my new patient very i'll, and for
G week nv visits were freuuent, and more thf