The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-05
Misrrllamrons.
THE List UILL.

The scrncs | am al'uui - describe occurred
about the year ls3d To- = r.jsc,a family by the
name Oi culVerinn, 10 Uraai.e county New York
The Culvcrlons had lived In the old family
mansion and enjoyed the revenues II the family
estate nr many yenrs, without the slightest doubt
that ihry had legal right to II, when suddenly
| ihcir started up from goodness knows where, an
individual who laid claim to the property and
seemed likely to prove his claim TO all bu, the
CulveT,Ons themselves.
u was certain that Jahcz Hardy was the nearcs,
relative, and certain that even Mrs. Culverton
was only agrand niece Of Hiram Hardy, deceased /;
| hut the CulveriOns had lived with the old man
for ycars and he had promised, time aud again,
TO leave them everything. lie had even declared
that his will WIS made in their favor; aud that
/ such document was actually 10 existence Mr..
Culvcrlon could not doubt but diigent search
had been made in vain, aud Jabcz Hardy, whom
the old man never saw, was 10 take the place Of
people he loved SO fondly. and who had been his
| comfort in his last hours.
''it was u shame - said every one
"A cruel, wicked thing" sobbc,l Mrs
| Culvcrton.
Aud Mr.. Culvcrton, who had never expected a
rcversr. wasa quite crushed as the pending lawsuit
progressed.
\ thousand times u day hc said
'ilow Provideniia IL would De- IL 'nclc Hiram :
will would turn up At this moment"
u wonder ne tan rest, poor man, with such
injustice going on
But no matter wha, they s,y or how they
managed, TO will was found, aud Jabcz rubbed
his hands In triumph
II was strange that while matters were in this
condition, one so deeply interested In the subject
rs Mrs. Culverion necessarily was, should dream
anything else bu, dream she did, night after
night, OF an entirely opposite subject
Inevitably. for u week, al least. she had no
sooner closed her eyes than she found herself in
mn intelligence Office, full Of employees OF all ages
and nations, and face 10 face with girl Of small
stature, with white Scotch features, AMI singular
blue eyes, wide apart and starting, who desired
the situation OF cook.
At first she did not like the girl, but in every
dream she found her aversion vanish
After few moments conversation, and
invariably, II had begun TO melt when the girl
looked n, her, aud said
'Id like to hire with YOU, ma AN
Il was always the same Office -always the same
girl-always the same words were uttered until
Mrs. Culvef,on began 10 think there must be
something in the dream.
Though II can come true said she for
ahile Johanna remains here ! shall never hire
another cook
and just as she said this, there Was a scream ia
the kitchen, and the little criand girl ran in
frightened out Of her senses. To tell how Johanna
lifting the wash boiler, had fallen with il aud
scald,d herself
Mrs. Culverion followed the Young girl into
the kitchen, aud found johanna in "a wrciched
condition aud the doctor being sent for, she
vas put 10 bed and declared useless for her 10.
nestle capacity for at least a month To come. 4
temporary substitution must lc had, and Mrs
Culverton that very afternoon went iu New York
10 find one A. the Intelligence Office.
Sinngr =. 'nv in the hustle 8hc hal quite
forgotten her dream until she suddenly stood
face TO face with the very girl she had sen ~ IT
4 small young woman with very singular blue
eyes, in a white face, and whose features l-trayrl
Scottish oign She had risen this pirl from
n sea, in the Office and stood ,.orc her twisting
her apron strings and curt' syin.
"Id ike 10 hire with YOU. ml'ain shr said
The very words Of thc dream also. Mfs Cu-
verton started, and in her confusion roulh unl,
say
The girl blushed.
~ don know. = s.,ii. ''nnl il seems Co
me- IA like to live with yon.
1t ,c,ined "A fatal thing Ia Mrs culvcrton, hut
she put the usual questions aud Tc'ciy,, the most
satisfactory answers. except To reference.
"Bui cant employ you without reference.
said Nj. e., knowing that Fate hal dccrrcd ilii,
| this gill should take a place in her kiloirH
"lf yoI cant ] must out Will IL, said she
girl There's my ady's NAME ma an She
will tell ,uu I'm honest and capable bat he
turned mc cfr for frightening the mmil, "
GLOW ." asked Mrs. t'uiv,r,on
Seeing ghost. 2. rr,lied The eirl Ever,
day saw a li,,lc child IN white ti.yinr about
the house and all said there was no such ..hill
there: there had been once AMI h. Wa lr,l
Mistress said prrtendcl 20 see i, for IA. .,k. nl
imper,inence. and shc discharged m. ia,
knew hy her trembling She though, had s,-.n "A
ghos, wen, 10 a doctor. and he called n an
op,icnl Illusion. and |, would unss away and
sure enough I have never SEEN /, since Ilef ,he
house
n WAS "A aueer stor, I'm, ur. t.ni,.r,o,
believed II. and before she len ,be ol,e had hired
Jcssy TO Gll Johanna ; place iar the .Eace az one
month from that day. That evening She came
and wen, to work with viii
Dinner time passed comfortable. and tea, tim,
came The Cuivertnns never ate nt,, thin, i,,,i 4,
biscuit or sweet cake Al this meal. and Guns and
| snucc,s wrt. handed nl,out In ,he si,,jpr room
| Jessv came in At the a,poin,cd hour with her
| ,ray. served every one. aud then stood smiling
belore Nlry CuI,cr,on. ,s she snid
Upl.asc mnIn,n. IL, ,ue uass Won IA. ol,,
gentleman has no, h.en helned Y,s sir IN a
minute.
TThe-old-gentl,tnou - ctis.l Nrs cnl.
| ver,on.
ayes. man behind you in the corner ,lea,c. %
| There no gentleman. Young or Old there. 90
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