The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-31
WRITTEN FOR THE ST. CLOUD JOURNAL.
THE VACANT PARISH.

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a story Founded on Facts.
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CHAPTER TX. =. ~
BEING CHIEFLY GENEALOGICAL.
"A letter from Mr.. Cleveland,
anna" I, called out az I reached the
door Of Miss Waddington's room,
which entering I gave her her portion
of the letters just brought from the
Post Office and sat down to peruse
the onesspoken Of; the only one the
partial postmistress had for me to the
six for my guest. I found it to con-
tain some surprising information.
1t was TO- the effect that, speaking
to one Mrs: Ellzy, a. parishioner of
his, of his visit to Chatterwild and of
the Miss Waddington he had met
there, -"Miss Waddington2'' Mrs.
Ellsy. had exclaimed, 'twhy that was
my maiden name. 1 wonder if she and
7 can be any ways related p
Of course Mr.. Cleveland w~o utter
ly unable to .enlighten her and had set
down and Written me this letter.
~ had often heard Mr.. Cleveland,
during his periodical visits at our
house, speak of this Mrs. Ellzy as a
very intelligent and highly accom-
plished person and Of the members of
her family in the samo complimentary
terms. Mrs. E]lzy's maiden name I
had, of course, as was most natural,
never heard; "nor was that" said I
to Anna, "any evidence Of the sus-
pected relationship"
1T il, is,presumptive, .atyleast, is it
not ',said sshe, 4.':seeing that The name
Waddington is somewhat unusual at
any rate, l shall ~wrlte home to-mor-
row and enquire about some Of my
ancestors. I know that my fathers
name is John Stokesley and that my
mother was an Edsall, that my
grandfather had two brothers of
whom I have heard my moth
er often speak, but whose names I
have entirely forgotten as well as
what ever became of them. If you
choose to furnish the Rev. Rector of
Calvary Parish, Wyoming, with
these important items, you have my
full and free permission to do So"
Some fifteen days after that came
a.; letter postmarked "Brookfern." :"
Now for the developments, thought I.
Anna was off on visit Of charity
to some Of my poor, I being too unwell
to go out that day and I had to await
her arrival, which I did with no little
Of that feminine quality, curiosity,
Mrs. Waddington sent very. full
particulars of her husbands family,
and especially Of the two brothers Of
whom Anna knew nothing. One
had been lost at sea, by the falling Of
a block upon his head, and, was bur-
led in the deep until that day when
"the earth and the sea shall give up
their desad:" " He had left no family,
being but twenty-five and single.
This was Wainwright. The other
had married Miss Archer ESQ she
had heard), had been Of morose
disposition, roamed over half the face
of Europe returned some sixteen
years ago, never resumed any COM
munication with his fathers family in
Brookfern and was long since given
up as dead. He would be, if this
should turn out to be he, about sixty
and when young was handsome, intel.
ligent-faced and tall.
Of course, this to us threw no light
upon the question of relationship
what it might do to Mrs. Ellzy, When
it should be put in her possession
could not be known.
"And by the way" said Miss Wad
dington. after she had reported to M
| the condition in which she had fount
those of my humble folk to whom
had sent her, Frank Inglis is, goin!
! off to school at Mr.. Decker's Acade
/ my. How strange that one shoul'
have spoken only the other day Q
some thing Of that Sort "
! GLOW fortunate" said I. "I an
truly glad to learn it. Pray, how di'
it happen", " . - = = -.
II only learned" replied she, *'ths
Mr.. Decker sent her word that hi
schooling was paid for year. in ID
vance, and that she could send :hi1
| any time she chose"
4 Two days after l. called At 'th
i house Of Mrs. Inglis and found h
busy preparing Francis in . plai
but very: genteel manner: for his d
parture. =. ..,-, r., -, -. : :. r. r...
IA She told me that one of her frient
had arranged with Mr.. Decker for h
schooling in advance and that if !
stood we'll in his class at the end;
the year, he was to go on anoth
year. Y..* ~ .z3#GI1 t-z:.s.si
i She seemed very much affected
the evidently tly.s:n, unexpected kindne
and Itdid not intxuds upouEthe pri