National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-10-18

'bllF VI uu'ubilNN. Hisnu U~Iht wv
me see the face of the villain have slain"
With that she put her sons aside a.
though they were mere lads, and walked
through the slippery gore that lay upon
the floor up TO the body. She took the
candle from tho unresisting grasp OF her
6rst-born, and, with hand that tremtled
not, lifted the head OF the dead man 50
that the light shonc full upon il. She
gazcd at IL steadily for hall n minute, then
said, gently lowering il, until it rested up.
on the breast again, "It'smy boy George"
Mrs. Mowbray was the only one in the
household who remained calm and motion.
less. The family was in the widest state
of sorrow. The three brothers with dill
Guilty extrcated the body from the win
dow. The authorities were notified, and
every thing was kept as quiet as possible.
The inquest was duly held. Mr.. Now
bray was fully exonerated, and the body
was tenderly prepared for burial. The
real story was known to few outside the
family and authorities. 1t was believed
by them that George, instead Of going to
Devonshire, had renamed lurking in the
neighborhood, and had planned the rob
berry, and If need be the murder of his
mother. He knew that she would be
alone that night, and that she bad a large
sum of money and valuable Jewels in her
room. The old nurse who bad held
George in her AIMS when he first saw the
light, took care OF the body, and prepared
it for the tomb.
She dwelt tenderly on the familiar
marks upon the limbs and face which she
/ knew so well, each of which had a story
Of youthful daring or folly connected with
| it. In due time the funeral took place.
The corpse was laid in the family vault.
! Only the family and one or two relatives
attended. Mrs. Mowbray spent the best
part Of each day by the side Of her dead
son. She showed externally no signs OF
emotion. Before the lid was closed she
kissed the forehead and cut of a lock of his
hair
The day after the burial she gave direc-
tons to her eldest son to pay all the dead
ruan's debts, which was done at once so
far as known. Gloom settled over the
hall. The wing of the building in which
the tragedy occurred was closed up, and
Mrs. MJwbray removed to bedroom VI
strirs.
On the fifth day after the funeral post
chaise drove up to the door ot liatwlck
Hail. and from it stepped George Nov.
bray. looking better than b had looked
for many long day before he lett home.
The servant who opened the hall dooT
started back, and almost dropped with
frigl Hi, excamations caught the ears
Of Ms. Mowbray and her sons, who
seemed to be dumb-iounded. George was
as much astonished as any OF them, and
gazed from one to the other, perfectly lost
in bewideled surprise. There was ne
doubt of it. George Mowbray, whom
every body believed dead and in his grave,
was living and before them.
Mother" said George, advancing to
wards her, "what is the matter? My
return is easily accounted for. On reach
ing Tawyale, | found that my uucle's
family had been unexpectedly summoned
to London, as my eldest cousin, Sir John
Gray's wife, was thought to be dying. !
took nights repose, and then started
home again, and here am"
Mrs. Mowbray walked up to him, gazed
into his face, and then, without word
folded him in passionate embrace. Each
of his brothers grasped his hands and KISS
ed him, as they were won't to do when he
was a boy and the pet of the family. The
old nurse, aroused from her noon-day
slumbcr, embraced and wept over him
and the servants gathered around with
wet eyes and congratulatory expressions.
All this time George knew nothing OF
the true reason for this singular reception.
Soon. however, the mystery was explained
to him. The effect upon him cannot be
described.
Measures were Immediately taken to
have the body of the man who had been
buried a. George Mowbray dsinterred
This was done, and as the living George
stood beside the dead man, the reselA'
blance was seen to be the most extraor'
dmary. The marks on the face and nandS
corresponded with those on Georges, the
scars on the legs were similar, also, anc
the hair, eyebrows and tinger-nails were
marvelously alike. Who the dead maj
was, was never ascertained. After George
return, however, inquiries were made, sucl
as it was redeemed neediu to make 81
long as the dead man was supposed to b'
Mrs. Mow5ray's youngest son.
These inquiries led to the discovery tha
, the dav before the tragedy three men, sup
posed to be from London, took up theI
: quarters at an inn in neighboring village
one of them the landlord thought he recog
nzed as having been in Mrs. Mowbray'
t service as groom. The footsteps of thre
1 pers rs were also discovered in the gar
den, and some time after rope ladde
and horse-trough, which had apparentl
been used to lay upon the spikes at tn
top of the garden wall, were discovered i
; the neIghborin- copse; but the name
. the dead man was never discovered.