The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-10
A TOUGH STORY.
A Young Girl becomes % Mother and
% White Dove Atheists Her 1nn0-

cence.
(Nuscatine uowa) Tribune.l
Some months ago Muscatine young
lady accepted the situation as teacher
in u school few miles from the city.
Returning home recently she was taken
sick and "A physician called. An cxami-
nation by him revealed the fact that she
was about To become a mother. The ter
rlOlc opinion fell like thunderbelt upon
the parents. but it smote the heart Of
the girl with grief and terror and amaze
ment which no language can describe.
She could not and would not believe her
physician. Her pale lips asserted and
re-asscrted the most positive innocence
OF any and all circumstances leading to
such result. She as solemnly affirmed
her ignorance of her condition until in-
formed by the physi
On inquiring into her relations with
the family boarding her, IL was ascer-
tanned that there were two grown up
sons. but there was 10 circumstance
showing the least improper intimacy be-
tween either of them and the teacher, or
between her or any other party in the
neighborbood. Her department in the
| district had been most scrupulously cor
rect.
That she must have been dragged was
the only remaining explanation of the
! case. 10 this solution examination was
directed, and the girl stated that on one
occasion one OF the sons above mentioned
| advised her to keep the door vi her cham
Der locked at night. Up To that time she
had not locked her door. but did subse-
| quently. No other circumstance was
elected to throw any light upon the mys-
terry.
The farmer with whom she boarded
WAS summoned to the city, and being in
formed Of the case, was greatly aston
ished, and protested the deepest sympa-
thy. He could not believe that either of
his sons could be guilty Of the crime
nor did hc think them at all qualified
By their knowledge of drugs for its ac-
complishment. IL has since been learned
that one Of the sons had spent some
months in drug store, and We conclude
| our story of the crime by mentioning
| that the child. at its birth. was taken by
| the farmer TO his home for adoption.
We come now 10 "A page ia the history
| OF the girls experience which the super
| stitious and believer, In omens will de-
clare to be more Interesting and signili-
cant than what has been written.
After the birth of the child the young
mother solemnly raised her hand and
called God 10 witness that she knew
nothing OF its conception or iatherhood.
| In spite OF these impressive reservations
more or less suspicion still clouded the
girls innocence. This suspicion was OF
| a nature that involved questions of medi-
| cal science. But last Sunday new witness
appeared in the case. The circumstances
| OF the testimony are related by au eye
| witness. a lady fifty year. of age. no re-
| lation Of the family, and esteemed as one
| OF the respected members OF society.
Sunday afternoon, while a number We're
in the sick room. a white dove appeared
| at the window, and beat his bill against
the panes In vain endeavor 10 enter.
| Barred from admission at this point, the
bird disappeared and immediately sought
another entrance, which it found at the
back door of the dwelling. Here it en-
tered and made its way directly TO the sick
| room, when IL flew to the bed, perched
| for moment on the ioot-board, and then
| made its way to the PROSTATE head of the
| poor patient, where it nestled in perfect
security. and was only removed by hand.
| How will the world view this singular in
cident? Is is a judgment from Heaven
pronounced in favor of the innocence OF
the girl? You may laugh at this idea,
| but YOU must concedc that the visitation
OF the white dove was unnatural-super-
natural. Neither this bird nor any dove
had ever been domesticatod at the house,
or had their cote in the neighecrhood.
The visit was no sequence of anything
going before. 1t was flash from dark
ness. and TO darkness it returned. To
our understanding. it is like rav Of dark.
ness; 1t has no light. and is only-mys-
terry. The white dove, for ages. has been
| symbolic OF purity. Ii is so treated in
| the Sacred Word Had il this meaning
for her, who has no witness for her limo.
cence. and whose situation was rs much
mystery to herself as to her friends