Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-10-06
CHAPTER IL.
rue TRAGEDY os soBERr cArurnwooD

TIE fPAHEDS OF BobERF CNEHfHNtoD
"Ethslda Is q name which 40 appears. hero and
there. in family said MIR Catheraood. reflect
lively. allowing his coffee to cool in ats translucent cup
ave of English des cent, Jon know. Mr. Grey Our
Ethers srandmother named Kthe,da- poor lady
Hers sad, a terrible fate."
''Ohl tell rns about her" almost gasr,ed Oliver.
at vas sisays believed that she was takon csptive
by pirates"
"Ah," murmured Oliver. his black eyes enlsrging.
'Yee. Did you hear of anythiog pit
folly"
''Nsvsr," was n nis essnsst response and he WAS 50
pale thai Camilla wo1ld have laughed at him, only
she ceuld hear tho story of her grand aunt's
fate without tears coming to her own eyes.
''She 80 young and bean tifti. and happy ="
murnured the narrator. with much symps thy if
he had been personsly acquainted with her "N came
abont in this wise: There two Catherwoods
brothers. one of whon conducted the merca ntile
toue m London, the other in Bombay. Some
oyettzlspg the London branch aud poiit
iei events Occurring a. the same Gine, induced the
elder brother England. cell cut, and igrats TO
America, where he established prosperous business,
and wrote 10 his b. oor in India 70 dispose of hs in
teras;s there, il possible, aud JOIN him ia the Now
World. The Indian climate did not agree with Rob
ert Catherwcod, who had intended returning to his
native land until he received this letter when he
changed bis mind. sad deouciuded to TO America.
where it appeared probable that ne could still further
enlarge his handsome fortune by trading with Born
Ray At this time he about thirty years of age.
aud had been married only about couple of years. to
a fair Fugish girl Young lovely. and god who, TO
j1dEe from his letters had made him the appiest of
men. Sire was somewhat homesck in India, and
qoite willing to 0sehargs Bombay tor New York
"liis brother tho present spsaker's grandfather)
o Robert put as large of ready
as he could command into gems which coald be pro
cured To al sautsae in india and would be easily
into in n
where taste for luxury growing the th o
the cities increased, which I'D crsitsd large de-
msrd for fine ewes.
'-lfie VOYAGES Of those DAYS tedious. and not
without eStransous psrs aids d 10 those OF nayigs
ton Pirates not unknown. especially in the In
dian saas; but this only another induecmeut for
to get his wealth tho smallest possible
comp tss Indeed IL still told the family. that
James the elder brother advised him TO conceal the
se,- alb his person. BY stitching them into his
clothing that in of accident, sh"uld they es
cepe With their lives IT from sbipwrecsed yes
sci. or what not their would be rescued Also
''it never certain whether Robert thus convert
ed his funds taken for granted that he did.
lie ota cheerful letter, announcing that he hef
engaged pa-sagc q certt'n nereh ant vessel. to
sail a such date, along wih hrs wife aud baby
child
These were the last Immediate tdiugs they
-ecsved him My gran5fsfher-I have often
heard him tell" continued Mr.. Cstherwocd waited
sud watcher for the expected shio, until be grew
md sick with waiting and watching.
-Fou two years after Of the v.sssi. wild
snd eiormy night. the old brass kno,ker the
door Vt iry granifa hers city bon sethe cory
st,u c:ceuv ,fr Grey alt-o,sh bell ta the
door -tlundered forth succession II rious
raps sh ch aroa sed all it's ama ties IL midnight
anil family and servants had lcug retired except the
master of the dw eliiDg who happened 10 be stu
sit,,n up his orary, ioo.ins over ms private
ysre
.st.rtled by the sudden Knocking, and with a pre-
So ntiraent thrilling him that revelation of im
porta,ce awaited him he hurried to ths door. u took
tiu two minnt es to draw back the bar placed be
fore IL at night and hi the olts. and. dur
that time he heard light foot down the steps
and away from the house On first looking ont, be
saw nothing: great rush of wind and rain swept
past him. and he msde movement to close the door
before no perceived little creature in the doorwa
wrapped in warm cloak from the hood OF which the
bright htile anxious face psepcd out. she hsd
letter one Of her chubby hands
"'Is tbers with you7'
"'Bobo has gone way lisped the child. 'He tho
9Th. mus give 90 letter.
..Surprised be5ond words he drew 'he child from
the raiu aud carried her in his into the library.
for oould have been three years of age,
where ne held her his knee, while tore open the
missiye she bore aud read
"I'he child who gives yon this paper is Ethslda,
daughter Of Rebt and Eibelda Catherwood who were
taken ,tiye by pirates, something over tive years
ago IIor father was killed by after holding him
captive over mo nth, acknowledging the truth
about hs uoney. He did not have nearly so much as
we Q erpected. Her mother died Of a broken heart
suppose six months after compelled her TO marry
mo, tho captain OF the pirate vessel was very fond
OF her, and insight have become better man II she
had lived. However that's neither here nor there
took oath to her her dsi bed. that
I .k-.l .kz -rar a
wood in New York city. and leave it with him. with
tho request of it's her that hc would adopt IL and
care FOR il as his own I've put myself ont good deal
keep my romise: but pirates oath is sacred to
him: and she said she'd ask God to forgive me If
would Hope vou'il he kind to Little Tot as Robo
that's me has bses It's cruel bard for 10 give
her up She's great pet WITH all the ship but here
goes Good bye little Ethayou will nefer see Boho
| again = ---.-
sThe little girl grow great pet in grandfath
eS's ,use Quite fortune to her from BOMBAY
but the mat wi,om she married contr'yed to lose 1t
for her in secn,ation Our Ethel is her
dang hter Both her parents arc nor deaf. as you
| know"
Oliver pushed back his chair. and made hrs escape
into the twilight cut sixty struggle
| going ON in his mind
! Whom no returned /, the drawing room Ethel was
alone st the piano. while Camilla the centre of
attering group As hs eneountered The soft sad eyes
| from ihsin but he could not bani-h conviction.
Thers was vision etors his floating IN
| the air resting on the cSrpe, ccring between him
and the face Of the woman he oSet hvery~here
turned he sboni chest. aud in it tho yell
| low corpse Of 9 noble lcp<ing man, with cruel
wound on the high forehead and black rnglets creep
ing down about tile throat and while he gazed, fasci
naied toached and shrinking. The vivid spTiariiign
termed gray, and melted like vapor, and dissolved
into handful OF ashes, and it faded out voice
ECHOED hoowly from the chest
''Gise 10 ts s5ss girl Eheis taf uhioh belongs 10
h1r" .,..--l.
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