The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-10-31
THE TRIBUNE.
F TIE LOST Will;
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A well WrittcR EyEncss.


-of the family estate for many years, with
out the slightest doubt that they had
right to it. when suddenly there startet
up from, goodness knows where. all IN
ssdiyldilal who laid claim to the property
and seemed likely to prooye his claim tt
all but the Culvertons themselves.
1t was certain .Jabez Hardy was tiit
nearest relative, and certain that Mrs
SCnlvertonwas only Il grand niece of Hiram
Hardy, deceased but the Culyetton,
bad lived with the old man for years; and
he had promised time and time again to
leave them everything He had even
declared 4 at his will was made in Their
favor, AM that such a document was
actually IN existence, Mr.. Culverton could
not doubt: bat dligent search had been
made in vain, and Jabez Hardy. whom
the old man never saw, was to take the
place of people he had loved SO fondIv,
and whom had been his comfort In his
last hours.
':It was a shamel' said every one.
"a cruel, wicked thingI" sobbed Mrs.
Culverton
And Mr.. Culverton who had never ex-
pected a reverse. was quite crushed as
the pending lawsuit progressed.
\ thousand times a day he said:
How providential it would be if Uncle
Hiram will would turn up at this mo-
/. ment.
Il wonder how he can rest poor man.
with such injustice going on. .
But no matter what they said, or how
they managed, no will was found, an
Jabez rubbed his hands In triumph.
-re 1t was strange that while matters were
in this condition. one SO deeply interested
In the subject as Mrs. Cuiverton ne,.es
sariy was, should dream of anything else;
but dream she did, night after night, Of
an entirely different subject.
Inevitably, for week at least. she
had no sooner closed her eyes than she
found herself IN an intelligence office, full
of employees Of ali ages and nations. and
face to face with a girl of small stature,
with white Scotch features, and singular
bue eyes wide apart and staring, who
desired the situation of cook
At first she did not like the girl but in
every dream she found her aversion van
ish
After a few moment s conversation, and
invariably, it had began to melt, when
: the girl looked at her AID said
I'D like to hire with you ma am.
z 1t was always the same Office always
the same girl-always the same words
were uttered-until Mrs. Culverton began
to think there must be something in the
/, dream
Though it can come true, said she,
" for while Johanna remains here | shall
never hire anyother cook. !"
And just as she said this there was a
scream in the kitchen, and the little err
rand girl ran IN frightened out Of her
senses, to tell how johanna, lifting the
wa h boiler, had fallen with it and scalded
her elf
3ir. Culverton followed the young girl
into the kitchen. and found johanna In
waotched condition; and the doctor be-
ing sent for. she was put to bed and de
Glazed useless for her domestic capacity
for at least a month to come. \ tenn
pofary substitute must be had. and
NrS CuNerton, that very afternoon,
went to New 7 ork To and out at the in
tcliigence Office.
Strange to say, in the hustle she had
quite forgotten her dream, until she sud
dlnly stood face to face with the very
gil she had seen it. 4 small young
women, with very singular blue eyes III a
white face. and whose features betrayed
Scottish origian. She had risen-this
girl-from IA seat in the Office, and stood
before her, twisting her apron strings
and curtesying.
II d like 20 hire with you, ma am, -
she said.
The very words of the dream, also
Mrs. Culverton started, and iii her con
fusion could only say
Why p
The girl blushed
Il don't knows she said, only it
seems to me Ia like to live with you.
1t seemed fatal thing to Mrs. Culver
ton, but she put the usual questions and
received the most satisfactory answers,
except as to references.
But | can't employ you without a
reference, said Mrs. Culverton, knowing
that Fate hal decfeeJ mat this girl should
take place III her kitchen.
If you can | must out with it, said
the girl There my lady's name,
ma am She will tell you I'm honest
an ! capable; bat she turned me off for
frightening the family
How asked Mrs Culverton
Seeing ghosts - replied the girl
Every day | saw little child in white
playing about the house and all said
there was no such child there, though
there had been once, bat he was dead
Mistress said pretended to see it for the
sake Of impertinence and she discharged
me- bat knew by her trembling that
she thought | had seen ghost | went
to doctor. and he called 1t optical delu
sion. and it woaid soon pass away, and
sure enough, have not seen it since
left the house.
1t was queer story; but Mrs. Culver
ton believed it, and before she left the
oifice. had nlreI Jessie TO I'LL johanna
place, tor the space OF one niontn from
that day That evening she came an
went to work with a will.
Dinner-tne passed comfortably ant
tea-time came The Culvertons neye
ate anything but biscuit or cake at thi
meal, and cups were handed about in tn,
sitting room. Jessie came in AT the ap
pointed hour with her tray, served ever.
one. aud then stood smiling before Mrs
Cuiverton, as she said
Please, ma am, let me pass you, tn
old gentleman has not been helped. Yes
sir, In minute.
q ..The-oid- gentleman ~ cried Mrs
Cuverton.
'.Yes. ma am-hehind you in the cor
ner, there, please.
There's no gentleman. young or old
there, said the lady. Il cam imagin
what you took for one.
The girl made no answer, but tucne,
quite white and lett the room, Mrs. {
followed.
At first she could extort no explanatio
but by aud by the girl declared she SAY
an old gentleman sitting in an arm chat
In the corner, who beckoned to her, an,
she fancied in hurry for his tea
..What did he look like? ? asked Mrs
Culverton.
He was thin and tall. said the girl
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