Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-29

had such a dreadful dream"
81 dream! Oh, no )! is that all p
Well there, now, do declare, that isn't
worth giving fellow such fright over
Why, | thought the baby was dying and
we had got to have the doctor here in
five minutes. There, don't cry any
more, % said he soothingly, ''but get Lula
to sleep and come to bed again
Silence had hardly taken possession
of the apartment when they we're start
led by a loud ring at the door, and the
gruf voice. a neighbor eaAea-eat--
"Halloo, Stanley! there's woman
jist been found in snow drift little
way from our house, an jist thoughts
best to let somebody know somethin'
about it.
The house was soon in confusion. All
gathered round to hear the news.
"What have you done with her ?'
asked Mr.. Stanley.
''Done with her? why, nothin' don't
s'pose there's nothin' to be done till an
inquest is held
but are you quite sure she is dead ?''
asked Mrs. Stanley. Perhaps if prop
er means were used she might be re-
stored"
''No, 'taint no kind er use tryin' to
bring her to life, cause, ye see, she's no
body but a beggar woman, without no
body to see to her, and's my old woman
says, if she was brung to life why ye see
we'd only have her to take care on, an
there's plenty 'nough on EN- left for US
to see arter, so this'n won't be missed |
reckon; she's a gone, sartin sure, an [
guess we can spare her..
''Let her be brought here at once, :"
said Mrs. Stanley, whose really kind
heart was shocked at so much want of
feeling.
The servants, accompanied by Mr..
Stanley. went out and were not long in
finding the object of their search. Ten
derly they raised her in their arms and
bore her to the house, forgetting, in their
sympathy, that she was only poor beg
gar. With careful hands they placed
her upon sofa in cold room, that the
little spark of life which remained might
not be quenched by the sudden contact
of heat and cold, for she yet breathed.
Mrs. Stanley, with her own jeweled hand
and embroidered handkerchief, wiped the
frost from her paid lips and brow
While removing her scanty clothing and
brushing the snow from her neck and
, bosom, her eye caught sight of some.
thing shining on her cold white breast
Surprised, she hastily drew it forth, and
10 tiny coral ring and a shining charm
upon which was marked Minnie, lay IL
her hand. Awe stricken, she stood anC
gazed upon her long lost darling sister
her twin sister Minnie; then with the
words, 80, my darling Minnier' sh,
threw her arms about her and sank in
sensible. by her side Mrs Stanley was
taken to her room and cared for by Mr.
Stanley while the servants, under tn,
guidance of a skillful physician, resortet
to every means within their power fo
the restoration of Minnie. Long they
labored, when at last consciousness, ac
companied by intense agony, seemed re
turning, but for days and weeks she seem
ed lingering between life and DEATH
Tenderly was she guarded by her affec
tionate sister, who had learned a lessor
never to be forgotten. Night and da,
she was by her side And kind hearte,
Bridget nursed her with all the lovin,
care she could have bestowed upon lov
ing sister. Long, weary weeks dragge,
slowly by ere she was able to converse
or had strength to explain the myster
connected with her past.
But one day after she was able to 81
, up for a short time, reclining in the sam
velvet cushioned chair previously men
toned, while Mrs Stanley was sittin
upon an ottoman at her feet, she toll
her how she had married Mr.. Elliott
!, who lived but three years after thei
marriage After that she married III
| Sullivan, the merchant, and came wit
him to New York, where he had been i
: business several years. There they hal
PLY lived until his failure, and the res
= has been told.
!, "But how could that dreadful mistak
e occur?" asked Mrs. Stanley, q certain
, ly heard that you were dead.
- 1.-The Minnie Elliott of whose deaf
. you heard was one of my husbands r.
. lations, who happened to bear the nan
! of Minnie. She died after we had lie
! the place. I have ziged, dear sister, b.
bitter as death has been my cup of so
- row."
i Yes said Mrs. Stanley, land lor
A. have been the years that we have bee
- separated, but we will thank the XIII
~ Providence which has at last brought
- together, and you shall never, new
leave u.s."
: Years have passed since then, al
- Mrs. Sullivan, though she never reco
- cred her health entirely, found peace al