Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

| that the light shone full upon 1t. She gazcd at it steadily for half minute, then said, gently lowering it, until it rested up- on the breast again, "It's my 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 diff culty extrlcated 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. It was believed by them that George, instead of going to Devonshire, had remained lurking in the neighborhood, and had planned the rob- bery, and if need be the murder of his mother. He knew that she would be alone that night, and that she had large sum of money and valuable jewels in her room. The old nurse who had held George in her arms when he first saw the light, took care of the body, and prepared it for the tomb.
 She dwslt tenderly on the familiar marks upon the limbs and face which she knew so well. each of which had story of youthful daring or folly connected with | it. In due time the funeral took place. | Tho 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 off lock of his hair.
 T6e day after the burial she gave direc- tions to her eldest son to pay all the dead mans 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. Mowbray removed to bedroom up strirs.
 On the fifth day after the funeral post chaise drove up to the door of Harwick Hall, and from it stepped George Mow- bray, looking better than he had looked for many long day before he left home. The servant who opened tho hall door started back, and almost dropped with fright. His exclamations caught the ears of Mrs. Mowbray and her sons, who eemed to be duinb-lounded. George was as much astonished as any ot them, and fgazed from one to the other, perfectly lost i bewildered surprise. There was no 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 matter2 My return is easily accounted for. On reach ing Tawvale, found that my uncle'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 a word, folded him in passionate embrace. Each of his brothers grasped his hands and kiss ed him, as they were wont to do whom he was 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 as George Mowbray disinterred This was done, and as the living George stood beside the dead man, tho resem- blance was seen to be the most extraor. dinary. The marks on the face and hands corresponded with those on Georges, the scars on the legs were similar, also, and the hair, eyebrows and finger-nails were marvelously alike. Who the dead man was, was never ascertained. After Georges return, however, inquiries were made, such as it was never deemed nc edful to make SC long as the dead man was supposed to be Mrs. Mow5ray's youngest son.
 These inquiries led to the discovery that the day before the tragedy three men, sup posed to be from London, took up theil quarters at an inn in neighboring village one of them the landlord thought he recog nized as having been in Mrs. Mowbray's service as a groom. The footsteps of three persons were also discovered in the gar den, and some time after a rope laddel and horse-trough, which had apparently been used to lay upon the spikes at thu top of the garden wall, were discovered 1T the nelghboring copse; but the name o the dead man was never discovered.