The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-10-18
the letter into Eloise's hand, who. after a
little study, read as follows:

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little study, read as follows:
81 am sure that the person who discov
ers this letter will have shown kindness tt
my poor Rogue, for he will only lie upor
his back when his little heart is full of graf
itude. Then to the kind one | want to give
my poor bird; for l. his master, will ther
be dead and gone. l hope the kind ont
will be lady, for then my bird will fare
well while his life lasts. He has been hi;
masters only and constant companion, while
his master has had no love but the birds tC
cheer his last years. Who is the birds
master? A desolate old man, dying in q
strange land, away from kith and kin. Nc
wife, no child, no friend If the kind one
will go to Messrs. Tort & 1ravers, she will
learn something for her own good. BE
kind to my poor black Rogue and you
will be repaid by his sweet songs and the
blessings of
"GoTrLIEB STIEFELHAGEN."
Antilles eyes had tears in them when
the reading was ended.
How strange it is" said Eloise, and SC
romantique. You will surely go where
monsieur directs
Il don't know" said Amile. "Iam too
timd to go alone on such strange errand
Will you 60 with me?"
Yes, yes, with pleasure. But no-l tell
you much better way. You let me tell
Madame Jenning, who is 50 good lady, and
she will tell mademoisele what to do
May II"
Amlie consented, glad to feel that she
could have one to advise her in such a case
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house with assurances that she would come
the next day to tell "what Madame said
True to her word, she came the following
day, and Mrs. Jennning was with her. Am
ilie found that lady so kind and motherly
that she freely told her short, sad story, and
all about the bird and the letter. Mrs.
Jenning listened attentively, and then said
in kind voice:
" You are very young to have had such
an experience The matter of letter is odd
and romantic, but believe it is well worthy
of investigation. The firm to whom the
German refers is one well known to my hus-
band-two lawyers they are-and, if you de-
sire it, Mr.. JennIng will go with you to them
to see what light they can throw upon the
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Amllie readily agreed to accept the offer
of protection, and promised to be in readi-
ness as soon as Mr.. Jennng would take her.
Mrs. Jenning went away, leaving sunshine
in Antilles heart, and that night the young
girls dreams were happy ones. With a
trembling heart Amile entered the law-office
with Mr.. Jenning That gentleman intro
duced her to one of the benevolent faced
lawyers, who listened with interest to the
story of Rogue and the letter. .-
Yes, yes-I see it all, ;" he said thought
fully. /" Poor Stiefelhagen was a very odd
Dick, living all alone. No one knows his
history. ! knew him well, but he never al
luded in any way to his past life. His bird
and he were in perfect sympathy with one
another, and Miss Corday has very inter
esting pet in old Rogue | can assure her.
Yes, yes--Stiefelhagen acas odd, and he
died millionaire, sir! Where he cot his
money don't know, but that he had large
amount is beyond all doubt. His will of
which we are executors, was a strange one.
The money was all to be divided among
charitable nstitutions-every cent, sir, ex-
cept $4,000 to the person who should pre-
sent the letter you hold in your hand. The
will reads, To the person who shall present
letter bearing my signature, said letter
having been found upon the wing of my
bird, leave $4,000 and the Bird" The
lawyer looked smilingly at Amilie rubbed
his hands, and chuckled good -humoredy.
Amiie was struck dumb with astonlshment.
Was she dreaming? No, that hearty laugh
of the lawyer was real.
Well, Miss Corday, don't wonder at
your surprise--it is very strange, indeed
But what say is truth--truth, every word
of 1t, as my partner here will bear witness" !"
Mr.. Jennng took Amile to his own
house, insisting upon her remaining with
his wife for the present, until plans could
be made for her, and the business with the
lawyers settled.
The poor girl did not realize what a
change had come over her prospects, until
called upon to decide what she wished to do.
| A cordial invitation to remain in Mr.. Jen-
ning's family was rendered by himself and
his wife, and Amilie was sure that nowhere
could she find a happier home But it had
been dream with which she had grown up.
to go to France and present herself to her
fathers family for, although her blood boil
ed with Indignation when she thought how
her mother had been subjected to their
scorn, she still thought that the years which
had passed must have softened their hearts,
and they could not but recall their behavior
toward their only son with remorse.
:" | will go to them,'' she said, in answer
to Mrs. Jenning objections, and tell them
how their poor son suffered, and if they
are still hardened toward him, | will not
put myself upon them. But am sure thev
will be glad to see their grandchid, and /
can make their declining days happy with
my care for them"
So it came about that Antilles dream
was realized. She crossed the ocean under
the care of friends of Mr.. Jenninp. found
her grandparents, who were indeed living
with remorseful recollections, bowling down
their gray heads and sad hearts, With omen
arms they received Francois child. and she
was a sunbeam to light up their last days,
Black Rogue was Antilles shadow and
when he was too old to sing his gratitude
he would show it in so many pretty little
ways, that, when at last he died. Amilie
shed as real tears as she would have went
for Il human being. She never forgot what
the bird brought to her when the cloud was
darkest over her head.-OrerLtnd MoatbI,
for October.
l like to read about Moses best in the
! Old Testament. He carried a hard bnsi.
ness well through, and died when other
folks were going to reap the fruits j man
must have courage to look at his own life so
and think what'll come of it after he's dead
and gone. good. solid bit o. work lasts