The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-08

NO. 38.
eaought sonc one should try and help
her. 30 wrote her note, and while
the children were sick at your house,
she sent for me. She was sick, and he,
physician thought she would not live
until morning. I went to see her, and
found her in appa, emily a dying conndi-
tlon' Dr.. CatelIe was attending Ter,
and came while I was there. I had
seen mother do several things Tor pa
.'ent given up to die of fever, and ask
cd his leave to try them. Hc consent.
ea, and l went to see her every even.
ing for some time, at the hour he vis-
lted her, to get his directions and opinion
You can see DR.: Catelle, DR.. Grigc's
apothecary at the corner near her
house, aud Mrs. Mason on 81 ;amo.e
alley, who was employed as her nurse.
suppose | should not have gone from
your house to. one so darkeued by
shame without your knowledge, or that
OF Mrs: Walters, but I could 10. make
up my mind to tell any one. These
gentlemen seeing me go there conclud-
ed' perhaps naturally enough, that
something was wrong; aud without
stopping to inquire, told Mrs. Walters,
and here was all the trouble"
.::"But when they had told her, why
did you not explain, instead of leaving
as you did p: inquired Mr.. Walters :;
Il think you were wrong there"
10 this Thompson audib|y assented,
and she found that both were ignorant
OF the circumstances Of her leaving.
After some hesitation, she continued:
'"Of leaving your house know moth
| ing I took fever and was taken avav
while unconscious in delirium. Mrs.
Walters was, Of course, angry and WAS
under no obligation to keep me there
during a dangerous illness. I was
taken to the Aims House, and from
there to the Orphans Home"
Atthis announcement Mr.. Walters
threw down a paper he had been hold
ing, and stepped to window to look
out. Without giving him time to say
anything, she continued:
"I have heard that I wrote letters to
you Mr.. Walters, should be glad to
sec them. They must have been writ
ten in my sleep; and I should like to
know what kind of compositions
should make as somnambulist.
He turned, and with the air of one
who violently restrains himself from a
personal assault, said:
"Dld you know anything of this,
Edw
"Of what ?" enquired that virtuous
individual, looking the very embcdi-
ment Of propricty, and passing his
hand over his brown locks.
"Of what 2" repeated Walters fcrcely,
"of Miss Merlyn's illness, and her
being sent to the Aims House 2"
Margaret interfcred, saying 1t was
not a subject of which she complained,
and had only stated the fact in neccs-
sary self defence, and added:
''No one has been seriously to blame
but myself: Since my recovery, I
should have gone or written and ex-
planned to Mrs. Walters. Where these
gentlemen were to blame was in net
inquiring into the cause of my visits
to Beech street." Turning to TbomT-
son she said, "You are church men,
ber and have family, and should
have come to me or gone directly up
to the person who met NE, then, like
the boy with the ''tall white guiding
post you would have found this ph,n-
tom of crime very harmless affair.""
"One would not get much thanks
for that kind of interference p said
Thompson, knitting his heavy black
brows With an expression of half con-
viction, and trying to look at MIR. Wal
ters' who stood regarding Twinzy with
threatening air, repeating his ques-
tion as to Twinzy's; knowledge of tie
manner Of Margaret's dismissal, that
gentleman with an air of the deepest
injury, answered in his softcst tenor
"Of course I felt it my duty as
gentleman to inform Mrs. Walters of
what !. had at first accidentally seen Of
the conduct of prrson regarded as
member Of her family. OF course I
know nothing of the circumstances
which Miss Merlyn states, but I felt it
right as you were not at home to advise
her not to act rashly.: Mrs. Walters
I think will say that I even entreated
her to let the girl remain as I under
stood she was complaining Of not being
well."
Margaret wanted none OF Mr.. Twin
zy's explanations, and preferred he
should give them when she would not
be obliged to hear, so eho said, address,
ing Mr.. Walters:
"This gentleman can make his ex-
plantations to you at another time, what
| should like to know now is about the
letters I should have written to YOU.
Have you saved any or them, and
| where are thew 7''