Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-28
A Strange story.

Some months ago Muscantine young
lady accepted the situation as teacher IN
achool few miles from the city. Re-
turning home recently, she was taken
sick. and q physician was called. An ex-
aminstion BY him revealed the fact that
she was about to become mother. The
terrible opinion fell like . thunderbolt
upon the parents; but it smote the heart
Of the girl with grief and terror and
amazement which no language can de-
acritc. She could not and would not be.
lieve her physician. Her pale lips assert
Cd snd reasserted the most positive limo
cence Of any and all circumstances lead
Ing 70 such result. She as solemnly at
frmed her ignorance Of her condition m
I'll informed by the physician. On in
curing into her relations with the family
boarding her, it was ascert4ined thai
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 and
any other party in the ncighborhood
Her department in the district had beeI
most scrupu!ously correct. That abe
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 did subsequently.
No other circumstance was tlicted to
throw any light upon the mystery. The
farmer with whom she boarded was sum-
moned TO the city, and being informed of
the case, was greatly astonishcd and pro-
feesed the deepest sympathy. He could
not believe that either Of his sons could
prove guilty of the crime, nor did he
think them at all qualified BY their
knowledge Of drugs for its accomplish
ment. It has since been learned that one
of the sons had spent some months in q
drug store; and we conclude our story Of
the crime by mentioning that the child at
it, birth was taken by the farmer to his
home for adoption.
We now come to page in the history
Of the girls experience which the super
stltious and believers in omens will de.
clare to be more interesting and signifi-
cant than what has been written. After
the birth of the child the mother solemn
" raised her hand and called God to wit
ness that she knew nothing Of its concep-
ton or fatherhood. In spite of these i'm.
pressive observations, more or less suspi-
cion still clouded the girls innocence.
The suspicion was of nature that in
volved medical science. But last Sunday
= new witness appeared in the case. The
circumstances Of the testimony are rclat-
ell by On eye witness, lady Of so years
Of age, no relative of the family, and
esteemed as one of the respected membcrs|
of society. Sunday afternoon, while .
number were IN the sick room. white
dove appeared at the window and beat his
bill against the pane in vain endeavor to
enter. Barred free admission at this
point, the bird disappeared and immedi-
ately sought another place Of entrance,
which it found at the back door OF the
dwelling. Here it entered, and made Its
way directly to the sick room, flew to the
bed, perched for q moment on the foot
board, and then made its way to the
PROSTATE head Of the poor patient, where
i nestled in perfect security and was on
y removed by hand! How will thel
world view this singular incident? Is it
} judgment from Heaven pronounced in
favor Of the innocence Of the girl? You
may laugh at the idea, but you must con-
ccde that the visitation OF the white dove
Vas unusual g. supernatural. Neither
his bird, nor any dove had ever been
in the house, nor had they 81
:ote in the neighborh0Od. The visit was
10 sequence Of anything going before it.
{ was . flash from darkness, and tOI
darkness it returned. To our understand.
ng it IS like ray Of darkness-it has mol
light, and Is 0Dly-mystery. The white
love for ages has been symbolic Of purity.I
I ia SO treated in the Sacred Word. Has
{ this meaning for her, who has no wit
less for her innocence, and whose siti,s-I
lou was as much mystery to herself a.
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