Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-28

lsJnst been washed upon the beach.
She is now cold and stiff, but l think
she is not dead. Let u.s. have some
warm hannels Immediately, and tell
Thomas to run for DR.. Hunt"
1t was long before the quivering
lashes and feeble. futtering of the
heart gave token that success would
crown the efforts of Eva's resc1s9 /:
but, by and by&he. lidssparted, and
revealed two large liquid skyblue
eyes. that wandered from face to face
in bewildered way, and then closed
YEARLY.
~ fear she will not recover very
rapidly" said the DR.. ssShe has a
delicate constitution and will require
the best of care.
/" Poor child," said Mrs. Turner,
"I do not wonder she istnearly dead,
but who can she be? Some terrible
accident must have occurrsd at sea"
You had better Examine her
clothing" said the Dg;; perhaps
you may find some .clqs to her rela-
tions.
Mr.. Turner lifted The gossamer
white dress and turned it over and
over. The square andtcompass plac-
ed by Mr.. Durant flashed upon the
eyes OF all at once. The DR.. and
Mrs. Turner looked ct each other,
but neither spoke, and Mrs. Turner
did not notice the tear that gistened
in her husbands eyes.a
The doctors fears tiat Eva would
not recover rapidly, proved to be we'll
founded days and weeks of fever
succeeded the awakening to life, du-
ring which she talked ncoherently of
"papa" and "poor dead mamma" and
of the burning ship, and of Z" hun
ger" She finally awoke to conscious
ness, and asked manylquestions as to
how she came in thatdark room, and
who were those who attended h,r,
but DR.. Hunt forbadeher being ques-
toned until she was stronger
How interested were all in the
little convalescent, whom the elements
had cast into the little sea board
toAn! The ladies declared that
never before did IL child possess such
lovely eyes, or uchsfbeautiful curls
while the gentlemen seemed not less
interested, and brought her gifts of
e,,sI,tI, eysrIythiag a!..t. that might please her
"My dear little sgirl,..,. said Dr.
Hunt, when Eva was atkfength abfed
to ride out will you tell lnegouf
name" lp a
Eva said the cliild, "I-thoughN|
you knew it."
Yes, I know your name is Eva,
but l want to knowihe resbof your
nane-yuur father ghme ~
papa.
"Yes, now I wantsyou to tell me
III you can remember about your
father and mother.g
Eva's eyes filed with tears. "Oh,
sir, my mama dieg and went to live
with the angels. SNld.I do not know
where father ISIS lie said if I never
s,sNsi sgais cea#-Ae had
gone to mama"
Where were you when he told
You this r"
"on the ship; and oh, the fire
burned me So and papa held me in
his arms until u strange man took me
and tied something under my arms,
and threw me into the water, and l
have not seen papa since. 0, sir, can
you tell me where he is?"
No dear child; but perhaps we
may yet find him.
And this was all that Evas new
friends could discover. 1t was plain
that she had come from the ship
which had been burned few weeks
before; that she had been cast upon
the sea nd had flostcd upon the shore;
bnt where was her father? Had he
been saved and was he searching
for his child? Every possible effort
was now made to find him. The cir
cumstances of the case, with the
statement of the child, were publish
ed fully in the newspapers Of the
neighboring cities; but the grief
stricken father, believing his child to
lie lost, had sailed a week before for
Europe, and it soon became evident
in the minds of Eva's protectors, that
he had perished But the little one
still prattled about her papa" and
said lie would come by-ahd-by, and
those who believed differently would
not pain her by contradiction.
The square aud compass that had
been found upon her clothing was
regarded as a powerful appeal from
a Mason to his brethren to care for
his child. So it came to pass that
Eva became, as it were, the special
charge Of Hiram Lodge. No. 90. Mr..
Turner would gladly have taken the
entire care of the little waif, and the
wealthy Senator W-requested to
be allowed to adopt her as his daugh-
ter but the Brethren III Lodge assem-
bled, declared by vote that Eva should
be reared, educated and protected by
the Lodge, and that as Providence
had placed her in Brother Turner's
house that should be her home.
And SO the years went by, and
Eva became healthy, joyous child,
fitting here and there, and every
where meeting the warmest of well
comes. The Masonic Hall was but
few rods from Mr.. Turner's residence,
and Eva often went with him as far
as the door, and then returned alone,
always bidding he Tiler, take good
care Of Pa Turner and send him home
early y
CHAPTER III.
The six years that followed the
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