Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-04-14
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Many weeks passed away, and one
morning Aunt Sally broOsht tue paper
to Kitty, and told her to try and amuse
herself while she went out for short
time on business. She was absent long,
er than she intended, and when she re-
Turned she entered Kity's room and
found her lying senseless on the floor,
foam mingled with blood issuing from her
lips.
How long she had been in that con-
ai'ibn It was impossible to tell. Aunt
Sally sent for q physician Immediately,
Tor she was dreadfully alarmed; but to
Aunt Saly's anxious inquiries he gave
: but very lils hope.
"This is sad business" be said, when
she related the circumstances. Let me
see the paper" He soon pointed out to
her paragraph that Aunt Sally saw
had occasioned all the mischief Under
the head Of "Elopem4ni in high Life,"
amidst the usual regrets and commisera-
ton for the afflicted friends Of the guilty
parties, she picked out the woeful fact
dat Frederick and Mrs. Castle had sailed
for Europe. What property be had be-
sides the house they occupied was in
money, and that he had drawn, besides
heavily mortgaging the house; and the
guilty pair had indeed left the country
together.
Kitty gave birth TO an infant, which
/ survived but few days; but there was
no ray Of returning reason and as the
physician gave Aunt Sally no hope that
, there ever would be, she took little Willie
to her own home, and placed Kitty at an
asylum where she might have the best
Of medical care.
I No tidings ever came OF the vessel in
which Fred and Mrs. Castle sailed. 1T
is to be hoped none ever will come
Aunt Sally remarked, in her cold, hard
way, "ior we can hear no good Of them"
Kittya malady was mild in its form
! She was gentle, always docile, and her
face had assumed its chldlike look of
t sweetness and beauty. She so soon won
\ upon the heart of the Doctors wife that
she was admitted to their own family
circle, and often was allowed ibe range
Of The whole house. She appeared to
take an interest in the children OF the
family, and in turn was beloved by them.
The Doctor advised Aunt Sally to
bring little Willie--it might perhaps
awaken some slumbering chord in hes
7 heart. The result was not as favorable
as he had hoped. She appeared more
melaucholy--iha was all the differauce
he marked in her department; but he
had resolved to send the child away again,
and wrote TO Aunt Sally to come.
The day Of her arrival Kitty. with the
cunning Of madness. if she suspected any
thing, made no remarks or inquiries, but
dressed little Willie with more than or
binary care, and wove pretty garland
Of flowers and placed i upon his head
There was nothing whatever to awaken
suspicion in her conduct. At the time of
Aunt Sally's arrival, when the doctor
called her to come out and welcome her
auat, she manifested great pleasure, and
started to follow him with so much ap.
parent alacrity that he was quite deceived.
She escaped his vigilance, and when he
turned to speak to her neither Kitty nor
the child were TO be seen. Suspecting
something amiss, he started quickly to
follow her, but she was nowhere to be
found. He sought her from room to
room and endeavoring not TO create
commoiion, for fear of making matters
worse, he found at last a door leading to
The upper part Of the house slightly ajar,
aud as he reached large lumber-room
he saw the Autter OF white garment
passing through an open window tha; led
t, tie roof Of a wing bower than the main
bliding. She passed swiftly along, lead
ing the bewildered child.
The doctor paused, not daring TO pur>
sue her, lest she should commit some
violence through fear Of being overtaken.
lie called gently to the child, and Willie
turned back as il he wanted to return to
him. He held out nn orange that he had
in his pocket, and again the child strove
to return, but his mother urged him for
ward. In despair the doctor stepped out
upon the roof, seeing there was no time
TO be lost, and called.
"Come, Willie, TO see Aunt Sally
she has something nice for you and
mamma"
The child broke from bis mothers
grasp and ran towards him but she darted