The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-06
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The. scenes: i am about to describe oc-
! !. Cured about the yearlS60 to a respecta-
s bic family by the name of Culverton,@ IN
Grang county, New York.
The Culvertons had lived ~ the OLD
family mansion, and enjoyed the revenues
: Of the family estate for many years, With
: out the slightest doubt that they had
right to it, when. suddenly there started
ap. from goodness Nlnows3.w where, an .lndi-
tIdual who laid claim to the property and
(, seemed likelySto prove his claim to a all
.S1:6ut: the Gufyertons themselves.
Itswas certain, Jabez Hardy was the
hearess relative, and certain that Mrs,
8 CuIverton was only a grand niece 5ot HI
ram Hardy. deceased but the Culvertons
had lived With the old man for years, and
; he had promised, time and time again, to
leave them everything: He had even
:. declared that: hisaw viii was made in their
favor !; and athas such q document was ac-
tuaIl !: in existence, Mr.. Culverton could
not doubt; but diligent search had been
made in vain, and abeze Hardy, whom
:ssSSth he. old man never saw was to take the
place OF people he loved SO fondly, and
:s;Sf1o had been his comfort, in.his last mo-
ments. &:s -
was :. shame" lY"h said every one.
sea cruel, wicked thing I" sobbed Mrs.
Cnlverton.
And Mr.. Culyerton, who had never ex-
,.pected a reverse, was quite crushed as the
pending lawsuit progressed.
!. :. :: "a, "a thousand times u day he said
-3sss1H{ ON. .proyidential4it' would be if I'm
= Gle Hiram 's.will would turn up at this mo-
,ss,,nent. - *. s.
I'D wonder.how he can rest. poor man,
with ssucllinjustice going on
- But no matter what they said, Or how
.-Stheys managed, no Will was found, and Ja-
e.bez rubbed his hands in triumph. :
:. 1t was strange that while matters were
3 & IN this condition, one SO deeply interested
Sin Sthegsubioct us Mrs, Culverlon necessa-
;S1ily Yves, should dream of anything else;
but dream she. did, night after night, OF
s;lri ntirelv different subject. :.
Inevitably, for a week at least, she had
fno ssoonerselosed her eyes than she found
Herself in AN intelligence office, full of
employees of all ages and nations, and
face to tace. with a girl of small stature,
Mifh.white Scotch features, and singular
5blnes yes,S,wIueT apart anu staring, who
desired the situation of cook.
first she didsnot like the girl, but in
every. dream she found her aversion van
ssh,
s. after n few moments conversation, and
invariably it had began to melt whenthe
Girl looked at herand said:
..ssg:.:II'd like to hire with you, maam."
{ wars always the same office-:lways
8 the same sgirl--always the same words
were esuttered-until Mrs: Culverton]bcgan
to think there must be something III the
dream
: sss..Thongh it cant come true" said she,
asssiarE While Johanna remains here l shall
never hire. another cook,
80: - And lust as. She said this there was o
sscrcaiit iils the Kitchen, sand the little er.
rand airl ran in frightened ont OF her
scnscs.io tell how Johanna, lifting the
/ wash boiler, had fallen with itand scalded
= herself S >,
Mrs. Culverton5folowed the young girl
s:intoithe5kitchen, and found Johanna i'll o
;wretched condition; and the doctor beng
< sent for, she was -put,to bed and declared
useless for her domestic capacity lor ;lt
least anonth to come. A temporary sub
stitdte must be had, and Mrs. Culverton
ihat3xerys saftcrno went to New York to
:s.Andaont at thesintelligencc cffice.
S{ange TO say in the hustle she had
quito forgotten her dream, until she sud-
sdeniy stood face to face with the very
syiirl she had seen in it. A small young
woman. with very singular blue eyes in a
white face, and whose features betrayed
Scottish origin. She had risen-this
3 pirl2-from u seat in the office, and stood
before her, twisting her apron strings and
ccnrtesying
ssI'd like to hire with you, .ma'am,' she
s said
The very: words of the dream, also.
Mrs. Culveron started, and in her -confu-
sion could only say
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The: girl blushcd.
s1l.s.,.I don'tknow;' she said, ssonly itscems
to me, I'd like to live with you"
: 4 Itscemed a fatal thing to Mrs. Culver
ton, but she put the usual questions and
received the most satisfactory answers,
except as to references.
.tBut can't employ you without re-
8 ference" said Mrs. c., knowing that Fate
had decreed that this girl should take a
Z place her kitchen.
-. e aIf you can't must out with it" said
the girl. "There's my ady's name,
. ma'am. She will tell you I'm honestand
capable; but she turned me off forfright-
ening the family"
aHow ?' asked Mrs. Culverton.
aseeing ghostsl" replied the girl. "Ev-
erv day saw little child in white play
- 80 a. honsa nnd all said there