Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-11

God gran. that she might be safe
Mr.. Durant recovered his usua
strength in few hours. and sought
among the saved for TIE stranger WIZ
had proved himself so true Masoni,
Brother, but he was not TO be found
''He must be Oh the other ship" said
Mr. Duraut, s.aud he will care for Eva
Both ships we're Il; po't The Iofi wing
day but although Mr.. Durant fnnnd the
stranger who had befricnded him. and
who proved to b. NJ. Wad~wor,h
from Southern City. Eva was seen by
no one, aud given up az lost.
CHAPTER IL.
"Here wife. i child That has jus'
been washed upon the beach She is
coii aud stiff. but | think she is not dead
Let US have some warm funuel< i'm
llediately, aud tell Thomas to run fol
DR.. Hunt"
1t was long before the quivcripg la>hes
and feeble dutterlng OF the heart gave
token that success woul crown the ct
foIt- OF Eva's rcscuer but. h,and-by
the lids parted. aud. revealed two large
liquid. eky iluc eyes, that wondered
from face to face int tewi!dered way
and then closed YEARLY.
II lear she wi not recover very ra-
pidly," said the doct r. She hasa del
lcate constitution, and wi / r>aaire the
bes, of care, -.
Poor chl % said Mrs. Turner. 4
do not wonder she is nearly dead but
who can she be ? Some terrible accident
must have occurred at sea-"
,u had better examine her cloth
ing" sa'd The doctor; /, pelhap< you may
fnd some clue to her rel ton"
Mrs Turner li,d lie guesamcr white
dress. aud turned il oser. The sqaarc
and cnn,,,a>s placed there hv Mr.. Durabt
flashed apon tne eye, q! al at nncc. The
.i"rior and Mr. Turner lo"ked at each
tncr hu' Hcl'her spoke, and Nus Tur-
ucr did Ne nof &c The lear that gl,,tcned
IN her husband ; e,cs.
The ducto,', fears that Eva wnuld net
recover RAPIDLY prayed To be we'll found
ed: days and weeks of fever succeeded IN
awakening her TO lite. during which shr
talked inrocently of papa" and poor
mamma" and of the "burnirg III }"
aud of ''hunger !" She finally aw"ke 10
consciousness. and asked many qne-t IN.
as to where she was aud how -he CAM
i'll the dark room, and wao We're those
who attended her, bat d.. Iluht forbade
her being questioned urttl she was s,rou
ger.
How interested were al in the li'te
whom the elements bad cas-
into the little seabord town. The ladies
declared that never before did ch.l /
posses such lovely Eyes Or such hau''tu
curls while the gentleman seemed no
less interested and brought her 81 t. ct
everything that might please her CHI hist
fancy.
my iear little girl" said DR. Hun
when Eva wss a, length uil 20 ride out,
''wiil you tell me your nan'?'
Eva" SAID The child II thought you
knew IT,"
Yes. know your name is Eva hui !
want to know he rest OF your nsme-
Your fathers name."
Eva Duraut Mr.. Duraht is III,
papa"
Yes, want You t, tell nsc all -yo1
can remember about your father and
mother"
liva's eyes 6lled with tears. sob
sir, my mamma died and went to I've
with the angels And do not know
where papa is He said if | never saw
him agaip | must kLow be buG gone t"
mamma"
Where were you when he t,ld yor
thi>r'
"On the ship; and OIL; the fire burned
me so ;aud papa held me IN his arms u"-
Ill strange man to k and tied some
thing under my arms and threw me in'r
the water. and | have uui seen papa since.
D. sir. can you tell me where he i>?' :.
No. dear child, bur p.rhaps We may
yet 6ud him -
Aud this was ali that Eva's new friend
could discover. 1t was plain she had
come from the ship which had been burn
ed few weeks before; that she had been
cas-, upon the sea. aud fnaicd 70 the
shore: bur where was Eer father? Had
he been saved aud was he scnrciag fo'
his ch'ld? Every possible ef,nt Was
made t., fad him. The circumstances OF
he case, wi II t.e stntcment Of the Oh | /
wc'e puhxl,c'l fully in the newspapers nj
the neishtnrng ci',eS, but the grief
stricken father. b l.ev,ng his child TO be
lost, had seiiod week before t"r Europe.
and u >oon becau,e >e ted in the mnd OF
Eva prni,n'o: thar hr. had persisted.
Bul she Ii lc one It II pattled ahoa her
'.par. aud said hr would come by AMI
by; those who heii we'd differently would
NJ, pain her by contradiction
The sq,re aud compass thai had been
found up'n her co,h'ns WIS regarded as
a powerful appeal from a Ma-o" t" his
brethercu to care far his child. So il,
came to pass that Eva became. as it ~er
the special charge Of Hiram L'dsr, SO
Mr.. Turner would gladly have take, tie
entire care OF ,ho li,,le wulf. aud the
wealthy Senator W-rque>,cd to he
allowed to adapt her as his ransh,er. hut
the Brtthelen in L,dge assent led ,'ec'r
ed by vote that Eva shoulI be rearc
educated and protected by the Lodge. ana
that as Providence had placed her il,
Brother Turner's house. chat Should be
he. home.
Aud SO years wen, by and Efa became
healthy. joyous child, fli'tin. here and
there. aud everywhere meeting the wa
uest Of welcomes. The Masoni; Hal
was but few rods from MIR lurne,'
residence, and Eva often wen, with, iia
as far as the doo;. and thea, letu'nce
alone always bidding the Tilar .'ak'
oood car. @. Pa Turner. aud se,d hin