The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-21

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,oro ,'.ss' vsaIu' W her o'u, Well'Enown
,no WaS .0o W az iSutlos'sy, STAND as'ae and let
% VIII vi aS t,.t 'usg ~ u sneGillah nave SIAM
bO,,.L ~" tua' sue put her sons aside rs
,LOogStL ,LLOSI 'uey MsIe mere laas, ana walked
,Lo Lsu ssI. 'ne shppe'y gore tnat lay upon
SsSdIo S0 MOUt s.1p w ~ 'ne poay; sue TOOK tue
S.nt .iaiu I. rom Tue unreslstlng grasp OF her
~. 'IgCtn NIL anu WIN haha that tremtleu
IN, M I t%o i;oI. ons aSaa aS q ~ nne ueaa man So
'i.., 'na. ,ne lsht sn9ne inll upon 1t, She
g%1ea SiJ " ~ steaally lor hall minute, then
~, oa'!i sIn.ly lowering y until 1t rested up.
U" ,t tae Tteast N, ognlnl "ltsmy ooy George"
Mls. \. ~ S,isowpray was Tue only oncln the
i' hou'eIT,u ~, VINO remained CAIN ana notion
~ .Iss. A Inc '9nlly ", was ~ tue widest state
III. =. sottow. ING tnrce brothers with dill
Ss..y S e4ttlcatea ny, we oooy from tae win.
",'.., uow. luz tno aatn9E.1ss were notified, and
TneIt Tnl 'u'ng was Sept % quiet as possible.
lue 'nques' "ns uuiy held' MT, Now
plAy ws lli exonsrated, anu tle body
WaS tehuerly prepared ior burial. The
Teal story was known to lew Outside the
,am.,y anu auIhorlties. IL was believed
~ .hell tnaT ueorge' m'tead 0l going to
DeV9,suire, nau renamed lurking in the
nelghoornooa, anu mad planned the rob.
oery, anu u need 90 the murder Of bis
t1otucI. , ne knew tnat sue would be
alone tnat nlght, ana that she had large
sum oil money ana valuable jewels In her
IOOm' Inc OLD nurse VINO had held
mgotge N her ains wnen ne iirst saw the
.eht, ,ooK care o, the body, aud prepared
IL LOT inc tomb.
one dwelt tGnderiy on the familiar
MARKS upon tue limbs anu lace which she
knew SO wei, each oil which had story
81 youthful daring or folly connected with
u; IN DUO time thc funeral took place.
dhe corpse was laid in the family vault.
onIy tue lamiiy and one or two relatives
attended MIS-. Mow6ray spent the best
part o. each day by the side oil her dead
son. She showed externally no signs OF
emotion; Before tho LID was closed she
kissed the forehead and cut oil a lock oil his
hair;
Tho day alter the burial she gave direc.
ton: to her eldest son to pay oil the dead
mans debts, which was done at once so
Tar as KNOWN Gloom settled over the
hall. ThS wing oil the building IN which
INC tragedy occurred was closed up, and
Mrs. MOwDray removed toa bedroom up
strlrs'
on tue nth day alter tue funeral post
chalse drove up to tho door oil HaIwiek
Hall, and from 1t stepped George Nov:
bray, looking better than le had looked
Tor many long day before hc lett home.
Ihe servant who opened tho ball door
started back, and almost dropped with
fright. HIS exclamatIons caught the ears
ot Mrs. Mowbny and 1et sons, who
seemed to be dlmo-iounded' George was
as much astonlshed as any oil them, and
gazed from one to the other, perfectly lost
IN 3ewildered surprise I1ere wa: no
doubt oil it. seorge MoWoray, whom
every body believed dead and in hi'sraye,
was living and before them.
Mother" said George, advancing 70.
wards aer, what Is the matterf NY
return Is easily accounted ior' on reach
Ing Tawvale, l found that my uncle's
family had been unexpectedly summoned
to London, as my eldest cousin, Slr John
Gray's wife, was thought to be dying, |
took a nights repose. and then started
home again, and here am"
hlrs. Mowbray walked up to him, sazed
into bis face, and then, without a word
folded him In passionate embrace. Each
ot his brothers grasped ms hands ana KISS
cd him, rs they were wont to 10 when lle
was a boy and tue pet ol tue iamlly' Ihe
old nurse, aroused from her noon.day
slumOcr, embraced anu wGGpt over himi
and the servants gathered around with
wet eyes and congratulatory expressions;
All this time George knew nothing ol
the true reason Tor this singular reception;
Soon, however, tue mystery was explained
to him. lie elect upon him cannot be
described.
Measures were Immediately taken to
have tAe yot the man VINO haa been
buried as deorge Moworay dlsnterred.
Ihls was done, ana Us tue hNlns george
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