Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-12

white spcck floating rapidly away. and
with an inward God preserve her =
sprany into tho sea- followed 10y tho
stranger; but the two 6"aied in differ
ent directions. aud they saw each other
no more.
Two hours later, jane, DuTant awoA".
as from the sleep oi death, and ioun'i
himself in the cabin at "A strange shir.
with kind AM sympaihizin. itcc,~ all
around him. In moment he realized
all that had passed. aud raid. eagerly,
though feebly:-
"My child.--little Eva; i, she safe ~
There was no response. aud lom
moan escaped the fathers lips
Courage, sir" said lady with tear.
iul eyes; "somc of the passengers we're
saved 10y another ship.
The fathers countcnanrc lishI,urd.
God grant that she may bc safe"
MrDurant recovered his usual strength
IN lew hours. and sought among the
saved Tor the stranger who had proved
himself SO true Masonic Brother, but
he WAS not to be found
Ill. must be on the other ship" said
Gr. Durant. "and he will care for Eva"
Both ships were at port The following
Ja,. but although Mr. Durant found lhr
stranger who had beirienird him. aud
" ho proved to he M Wal>wunh, from
southcra city, Eva WAS srcu lay u" "nc
AMI given up as lot.
CHAPTER II.
Here wife. is child ,ht has iu>,
been washed upon the beach She l.,
cnld and stiff. but | think she is not dead
Let uS have some warm flannel, imme
diulvly. and tell Thomas to run lui DR.
Hunt
1t VAS long before the quivering la>hrs
and lr' bis iluI,eling of the heail gave
token that success would cruwn the
efforts oi Eva's rescuers; hut. 10y aud b!.
The lids parted. and revealed two large.
/ liquid. SKY blue eyes. that wandered from
lace la iacc Ia y bewildcred way, aud
then closed weArily.
Il tear she will not recover yer, rap
! i,ll,." said the doctor. She has deli
cate constitution, and will require the
/ best OF care"
Poor child ~ said Mrs. Turner; do
not wonder >hc is nearly dead; but who
can she be , Some terrible accident must
have occurred at sea-"
You had better examine her clothing
said the doctor; perhaps you may snd
some clue TO her relations"
Mrs Turner lifted the gosssmer white
dress. and turned it over and over. The
square and compass placed there 10y Mr..
Durant flashed upon the eye. of ali at
once. The doctor and Mr.. Turner look
cd al each other. but neither spoke, and
Mrs. Turner did not notice the tear that
glistened in her husbands eyes.
The doctors lesrs that Eva would mol
recover rapidly proved TO be well found
ed days and weeks OF lever succeeded
ia awakening her 10 life, during which
she talked incoherenlly OF papa" and
"poor mamma." and OF The burning
ship" aud ol hunger" She finally nwoke
4 Il
tions as tn where she Was and how he
came in the dark room. aud who were
those who attended her; but DIR. Hunt
forbade her being questioned until she
was stronger.
How interested were oil in the little
convalesceni, whom the elements had
cast into the liltle seaboard town! The
ladies declared that never before did Il
child possess such lovely eyes or such
beautiful curls. while the gentlemen
seemed no less Interested. and brought
her gifts oil every thing that might please
her childish fancy.
My dear little girl" said DR.. Hunt.
when Eva was al length able To ride out,
Twill you tell me your name?"
Eva" said the child Il thought you
knew it,"
YES, know your name is Eva; but
want to know the rest ol your name
your fathers name"
Eva Durant Mr. DuIant is my papa. "
Yes want you TO tell me all you can
remember about your iaiher and mother. u
Eva's EYES filled with tears. "Oh. sir.
my mamma died and went To iivu with
the angels. Aud do nol know where
papa is. He said il | never saw him
again. | must know he had gone TO
mamma"
"Where were you when he told you
thisg'
''On tho ship; and oh. the fire burned
me so, and papa held me in his arms un-
Ill strange man took me and tied some
thing under my arms and threw ME into
the water and have not seen papa since
Oh. sir. can you tell me where he is ?"
mo. dear child. but perhaps We may
yet find him."
And this was all that Eva's new friend
could discover. 1t was plain she had
come from tho ship which had been
burned few weeks before; that she had
been cast upon the sea, and floated to
the shore; but where was her father
Had he been saved. and was he search
ing for his childP Every possible effor
was now made to find him. The circum