Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-20
DIR carson IN in Appeal
CARSON CITY:
ssonday, April "a, lss3.
An OiR.StYla Tale.

The old avuucular element OF romance
sni play. 50 fsciia fnc pleasant climax
aal virtue poetic compensation IN tn.
Setio ms AMI meiodrlmas OF earlier days,
has its las. modern illustration of fact
in a little Viryinian story. At Peters
bur-. ia the yellow fever year, say two
decades ago. when the terrible disease
vas brought thither from NorfoTk by q
psnic- stricken fugitive from the latter
city, certain family had but two survi-
vosy from the pest, little girl. and an
uncle of hers who had dwelt In the
household rs nurse. The uncle had
brAvely remained ut his post while his
brother and sisIer-in-law were dying:
bat upon finding himself left alone in
Tie stricken home at last with only his
little niece to keep him company. and
that, while the fatal disease yet ravaged
al around, he suddenly suffered . reac-
tiun Of cowarlice, and after placing the
orphan in the care of a neighbor for .
day fed hurriedly from the town. NO
one knew whittier. Like many another
fugitive Mt that time, he might have re-
NAMED with salty, for the disease abated
rapidly thenceforth. Gone he had,
however, and when it was apparent that
he would not return-perhaps had sunk
and died of the contagiOn elsewhere-the
deserted child's lonely and helpless sit
aation excited much public sympathy,
resulting at last III her acquisition of an
unexpected benefactor. Amongst the
befeaved of the city was a wealthy lady
whom sorrow had made mother for the
motherless, and she, in her sanctifed
wcmanliness, adopted the poor orphan,
without reservation, as her own Thus
the little heroine entered upon a life in
which all things seem to have been SO
sufficient FOR her every need that, but
for the one uagTacious memory of hsr
childish triais, there might be no TO
nance Cven, to the record OF her S'IhSe-
uaent years Ii CHANGED. however. that
about 1858 some unknown bearer brought
letter without address from her long
af,sent uncle, wherein the writer hurlbly
inipIore,l pardon for his abrupt desertion
informed her tina, he WAS aware of the
good fortune tina; had befallen her, and
with passionate seif-reproach, declared
tf.s.i she should never hear of him again
IN this world until, by Gods blessing. it
Should be in his power to make her some
compensation for leaving her as he had.
This communication was wondered at
aud specialized upon foT so;nG time with
thoughts that were only forgiving: but
as months and years rolled on without
any further revelation. it was nearly for
gotten at last. OF course the old style
novel reader foTesees the sequel. Within
tl,r past few DAYS, relates the Petersburg
Knder- the adopted daughter. now II
SiouninS belle III her fifsi twenties, has
received from China a huge case of cur
ious and rarely valuable gifts. accom-
panied by a. letter to My dear niece.
announcing that her uncle is Il rich man
IN the Celestial kingdom. and sends
these offerings in token of his risen for
tunes and determination to make the re-
cipient an heiress in her own right. Ali
sorts of rich jewelry and wonderfully
Ilchly carved baskets are among the
treasures and probably the early sum-
E.er months will witness the return of
the Chinese merchant-prince to a home
visit, to tell the strange story of his
tU<nty-yeaIs' absence, invest his de-
parted brothers daughter with a null
iiicent dowry, and claim her pardon for
the one unworthy act of his life, for
which more than divine forgiveness is
necessary to his peace. A little love ro-
nance, now, would make the narrative
perfect; and if the Eaie1 can add that in
Rredient at any future time, it should
certainly subserve all poetic precedent
and complete the artistic effect By so
doing.