Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-05-13

you nave two children.-And as for
Castor here" he added. turning to-
wards the sullen young man standing
on the opposite side ofthe bed. Il admit
that it must seem very hard for him 10
be dispossessed by stranger of what
he has been brought up to look upon as
his own. But hope that after little
time. he will learn to look upon that
stranger rs brother and, in any case
he will find that | am not disposed to
act mgenerously by him."
Castor pretended not to see the
proticred hand. But the proofs, he
sald IN an aggrieved voice. addressing
MS mother. Mr.. Greenhough told me
no longer ago than yesterday afternoon.
that the proofs of the identity Of this
thus gentlemen. with the person he states
hlihs"li 10 be. were by no means clear
Ut present. III seems to me that We are
getting on little too fast Just now
This gentleman il Arthur Spence
laugh, your fathers eldest son." said her
Ladyship solemnly to CASTOR. What
ever further proofs Mr.. Grcenhough NAV
think proper 10 ask for. cannot alter
that fact. ] committed great crime.
Easton, To benefit you, A. I thought;
put now charge YOU earnestly not to
perpctuate that crime bv striving TO
ignore facts which must ultimately be
acknowledged by the world. tsll you
again, this Is Sir Arthur Spencelaurh,
aad Your brother"
Your son Is right, Lady Spcncelaugh.' :
said John. In his position. he has no
night :" accept ANYTHING on hearsav |
VIII meet him Tomorrow. together with
Mr. Grcenhough. and will lay before
them such proofs that reall, am the
person claim myself to be. a. cannot, =,
! think. be met by any reasonable
doubt"
Accordingly the three met together
next morning. when John entered into
detailed account of the result Of his
visit To America. which account. as far
a. u now concerns Us, NAV be compress
eel into few sentences. Johns first
efforts had been directed to finding Ike
arnold. the old squaiter. to whose
charge lln had been committed by
hrecic: and in this attempt be had hap
| PLY succeeded. The old man recognized
John before the latter spoke to him and
| when he was made to understand the
service that was required at his hands.
and satisfied that no harm should hap
| pen to himself. he M once agreed to 20
before tine MAYOR of the nearest town. and
I there have hi deposition n to the idcnti-
| y of John taken in proper form. The
only son OF Iarnold now living at home
| also depo-"d before the same function
AIRY To the identify of John with the
! youth who hnd lived under his fathers
root for :" many wears. Before leaving.
I ~" oIi squati"r presented John with
| two ar three faded notes written by
kreeir, and all referring more or less to
the boy which notes had been trrasur-
| Ell up by Ike. n the only post-lettcrs he
had ever received in hi life. Enconrav-
ell by this first success, Johns next
effort was dircied Ia finding out the
| particular Mullinsvillc To which, If the
| information given him nv an old inhab-
| liant Of Willsburgh might be relied up
/ on. the krcefrs had removed on their de-
parture from the latter place. Mullins
| vile. In the state Of Massachusetts,
proved to he the town OF which he was
| in quest. Here he had little difficulty
in picking up ample particulars respect
| ing the krecfe~. The little property
possessed bv Barbara az her death had
been bequcathed by her to one of the
charitable institutions Of the town. Her
/ furniture had been sold bv auction: and
| thebrokrr who ad pur cha sed tin. great
cr portion oft hearing that an English
man was making inquiries respecting
krccic and wife. brought John i lot Of
papers which he had found in the secret
| drawer Of an old bureau bought by him
AT the sale. and which had douhtlr,. e.
capcd the notice of Barbara when she
made a holocaust of her husband, let
ter. some of the document, thus
strangely recovered proved to h. Of no
small value 10 John. Among them
We're -everal receipts given by Yarnold
to krecic ior sums paid him for the main
tcnancc ot th" boy intru-ted TO hi- care.