Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-08

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me OF her mother, aud / wished
she would say more. But the b n
rang for the last tablean, and we
hasteped to our piaees-I among
the audience, aid she 10 appear as
The Four Leaved Clover % fl
The cuitaiu rnse, aud Elsie stood
in a graceful attitude. handing the
symbol4of good fortune 70 youth
who, on beuded knee, waited to re-.
ceiye it. The diamond studded
iocket on her white neck eanxht
the light in IA hundred 'sparkL-s, and
the dew spangIed clover flashed il
back again. IT. was a brilliant
picture; but we bad hardly time 10
admire it sufficiently. foe with n
low groan my uncle fell heavily
forward from his chair To- the floor
Then all was confusion The
young people did not stay for the
promised dance. and to IA darkened
room they carried The cid gentle
man, while physician Was hastily
sent for. No one conld account
for the strange attack until uncle,
after a long lime, awoke 10 Con-
sciousness.
Then Deb, the old housskeeper,
with strangely working features,
came into our room and said:
Miss Ventnor. may 1 have the
chain ard lockst you wore to-
night r.
Wonderingly Elsie rose AID got
it for hei.
Deb Deb |" exclaimed, .what
is the matter ?-how is dear uncle?
why do you Want EIsie'S chain?
| Miss Madge," sol-mnb inter
rupted Deb, with that clover dress
came misfortune to this house, aud
now it bias brought good .uck back
again. think
And without stopping 10 explain
her ambiluous sentence or answer
my question she departed. When
Deb came into the room again, i
WAS to say uncle was bei,er aud
wanted Elsie. Whom we were
alone Deb told me strange etnrv
that my uncle had had child, IA
beautiful daughter. who had mar
ried against his will, anj whom he
nad efused 10 forgive until it was
too late.
Miss Madge, it was at her com
ing out party she wore that dress
she was always fauclful-aud "a,
, .hat party she met the gentleman
she married. With my own ewes
| saw her father clasp that choiu
and locket (here light broke III
iupon my mind. around her pretty
neck. When he refused to let hel
marry her lover (whorn he knew
was dissipated) she ran way, Miss
; ! Madge, and they went abroad t.
,.esr,eign country. der husbane
D.xi,I' peard. But with all Mr
any news Of h,e.w We could .1 ne.e' ee
last. through your ms ms DAY u - a
Madse, her daughter. Mr.. David
; own grandchiid, has been brough
to his very house
Here the good woman claspe,
her arms around me aud wept 10
; very Joy.
! Else told how she came to b
! with NJ me. Du Pois. When mao
, ame had first established he
] school, she was in her garden on
!, day. and saw a young woman pas
: sing on her way from the station
g carrying Il child in her arms. 81
u vas struck by the weary look
II the pale face. And going to til
# gate, she called ker To come III an
c rest. Madame made her coinfol
table In her >ittiDe'room, aud ha'
!. tened to bring som. refr->hmen
r When she reached the room agai
i she SAW the young wolaan ha
tainted, a. she supposed. Blu
. MAS nut faiCt-it was death. n
: Inquiries could discover who sl
. WAS, and she was quietly buried
- dear, good madame herself erec
= ing plain monument to he, men
= Dry. The b4by's clothes we
Il marked "Elsie Ventnor," and
madame called her.
a., low To Stop C"UGHING-In
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