Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-17

An Iowa Girl Whose Case Rivals the
Scripture Legend.

A NEW IMMACULATE CONCEfTlON.
An Iowa Girl Whose Case Rivals the
Scripture Legend.
/ From the Muscatine Tribune.
Some time ago G Muscatine young
lady accepted the situation as teacher
in a school few miles from the city.
Returning home recently she was taken
sick, and a physician called. An ex-
animation by physician revealed the
fact that she was about to become a
mother, The terrible opinion fell like a
thunder-bolt upon the parents; but il
smote the heart Of the girl with a grief
and terror and amazement which no
language can describe She could not
and would not believe her physician.
Her pale lips asserted and reasserted
the most positive innocence of any and
all circumstances leading to such re-
suit. She as solemnly affirmed her ig-
norance of her condition until thus in
formed by the physician.
On inquiring into her relations with
the family boarding her, it was ascer-
tanned that there were two grown-up
sons, but there was no circumstance
showing the least improper intimacy
between either of them and the teacher,
or between her or any other party IN
the neighborhood. Her department. in
the district school had been most scru-
pulously correct.
That she must have been drugged
was the only remaining explanation of
the case. To 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
of her chamber locked at night. Up to
that time she had not locked her door;
but she did subsequently. No other
circumstance was elected to throw any
light upon the mystery.
The farmer with whom she boarded
was summoned to the city, and being
informed of the ccae was greatly aston
ished, and professed the deepest SYM
pathy. He could not believe that either
of his sons could be guilty Of the crime;
nor did he think them at all qualified,
by their knowledge of drugs, for it's az
complishment. It has since been learn
ed that one of the sons had spent some
months in drug store, and we con-
clude our story of the crime by men
tioning that the child, at its birth, was
taken by the farmer to his home for
adoption.
We come now to a page in the history
of this girls experience which the SUI
pertltious and believers in omens will
declare to be more interesting and sig
nifcant than what has been written.
After the birth Of the child, the
young mother solemnly raised her hand
and swore that she knew nothing of it's
conception or fatherhood. In spite of
these impressive asseverations, more or
less suspicion still clouded the girls in
nocence. The suspicion was of nature
that involved questions of medical sci
ence. But last Sunday a new witness
appeared in the case. The circumstance
of the testimony is related by an eye
witness, a lady fifty years of age, no re-
lation of the family, and esteemed as
one of the most respected members of
society. Sunday afternoon, while
number were in the sick room, white
dove appeared at the window and beat
its bill agains the panes in vain en-
deavor to enter. Barred from admis-
sion at this point, the bird disappeared
and Immediately sought another
HlStCO VI 0uGTduC0 WHICH, IL IOuuO
at the back door of the dwelling.
Here it entered and made its way di-
rectly to the sick-room, when it flew to
the bed, perched for a moment on the
foot board, and then made it's 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 incident
Is it Judgment from heaven pro-
nounced in favor of the innocence of the
girl? You may laugh at this idea, but
you must concede that the visitation of
the white dove was unnaturaLsuper-
natural. Neither this bird or any dove
had ever been domesticated at the
house, nor had their cote in the neigh
borhood. The visit was no sequence of
anything going before. It was a flash
OF light from darkness, and to darkness
it returned. To our understanding it
is like rag Of darkness; it has no
light, and is only-mYstery The white
dove, for ages, has been symbolic of
purity. It is SO treated in the sacred
word. Had it this meaning for her,
who had no witness for her innocence,
and whose situation was as much mys-
terry to herself as to her friends?
The Seller Sold.