Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-04-15

so he got leave OF ansence. ani we. n
came over 10 England toge.her-th
baronet. his son. little Miss Frederics
myself, and an avah. or native nurse
who was in charge of the little mother
less lad. with me to look after then
both. This ayah, who was never an
favouritc Of mine, was sent back {,
India few months after our arrival
the climate of England being too col,
for her. We came to Blair, and ant
the children settled down here; bu
Sir Philip soon left US. AMI went {,
London. for his melancholy 90. tht
master Of him in the country. At tht
end of about eighteen moaths. we hcart
that he was going To marry again am
presently he came down to Belair witt
his bride, the present Lady Spence
laugh. As it had happened after his
first marriage. 50 it happened now
scarcely was the honeymoon over, when
he was summoned back to India. This
time. he went alone. A short time
after Sir Pnlp Ind lett England, Ms
Frc,lcrica's heath bec,mc delicate.
and the doctors recommended change
OF air - VIC went 10 pcvscy Bay,
she and /. and were away for about
six months. This was two or three
months aitcr Mr. Gaston was born.
Lady Spcncclau-h drove over every
fortnight or so. 10 see how we were
getting On, besides which, | had in
structions Ia write To her L1lyship
every few days. ~ thlt She might
/ know how Miss frclcrica's health was
pro grcs.ing. Ii was while we were
STAYING az Pcyscy Biy that the news
I came 10 u OF Master Arthur's illness
and death AMI rcncmbcras il but
yesterday, our mournin. things bcin.
sent over by the Normanforl carrier !:
and after we g,t back home. the first
/ place Miss Ere clcrica anil | went To
was Bclair church, to see the mirb'c
tablet which hrl been put up to the
memory OF the deal child. ,trvc |
with Miss Frclcri,a wear OF two lon
ger, till She was taken on. IN my
hands. and put under the carc of 4
goscrncs-; AMI was then tree II
marry, tor | hll been engaged many
years, and Abel GarrrI, my present
husband that is. was getting tired Of
wIi,ing."
Mr.. Grccnhoush "a testify, a, Jane
paused for amomcnt 'bu, really. |
don't see in whit way it bears upon
the cIse now urdcr considerations.
Mrs. Carroll, believe, ,a- not
quite finished yet, sad Mr.. pcnning
uriiy-
Mr.. Grccnhouga shrugged his
shoulders, glanced at hi. watch. and
began ta bite the end ot hi. quill VI
cioi,l
Captain Spcacciau.h that Y, ,hr
late SIR PniIip'-res incl Jane. on
h's visit T. Deans Mnn,r wa. som
times accompanied by Il Younger brnih.
or. named Reginald, who had been
brought up to be a barr,,cr, bat who
afterwards went out t. Cana,la. and
died there A few wears litter. ,aw
Mr.. Reginald m,ny di.frrcat time,
aal had oitca OCCASION to speak tn him,
AMI have hll presents from him. 81
that | could no; possibly bc mistaken
asto his appcaraa q. Onc cnin :
last autumn, Is wl<walking through
the waitlng-room 1T Kin tslhorp Sta
ton, | certainly thought thlt saw
hi' ghost before me. was quite scar
Ell, SO striking was the like c.s be-
tween the mIn | saw before me Il
my late masters Young 81 brother |
/ never thousht OF askin. who the
T stran ger was. but set ii down rs a
mere chance likeness. unl forgot ull
about il after few Il d,y- thai i. | for
got all about il till | saw the strlnLsr
again. Inc next time /, ~ hin VA
when he wa brou u; 10 IN. l,ov IN
the kIlgs,horpc carrier. who In |
found him lying wounded aul inscnsi-
blc IN the high-rool. | recognized
him again in an instant as the >trdn ecr
had seen for Il moment one cycninr
about two months before bat. gcntlc-
men, should quite tail in cxprcssin !,
10 YOU what | felt when the doctor, on
stripping the wounlcd N lu's shoulder
To examine his hurt, pointed out to me
Il strange mark on that shoulder
exactly similar to the mark wtasir-
knew 10 have been on the shoulder ot
Master Arthur, who Ind died twent,
years before: there 1t certainly was
line for line, as 20 wei rem.mbcrcJ
. ii.
| have already said that we brought
an ava with us from lntlfa, who fiat
charge OF Master Arthur, under me
and who was sent back home after
+ very snort stay i'll England. Thi
woman was passionatcly fond OF tht
boy, and before she left nclair. Will,
} \ | was away for few DAYS bnrying IN,
mother, she contrivcd, BY some Mean
best known to herself, to mark him oI
the left shoulder with the figure OF
coi.ed snake holding "A lotos-howcr il
| its mouth, done in faint blue lines
, which nothing could ever rub out.
a was sorely yexel whe | got TO know
e about it; and | scollcd the woman
} rarely; but you see it was done, AM
. couldn't be un lone. | mentioned
!, privately to Lady Spencclau-h, but
never spoke Of it to Sir Philip wa
afraid Of his anger. Both the loto