The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-24
A DREAM ANl.ifs oONsEOrENcEs.

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When was u years of age was IN coul
vited by Mrs Hall, my godmother, to day
pay her aFfsit b efdres foing to- board- f-er il
few wears. NY mother hade died when - "
i was very young, and my fatherthougtIt and
it better to be at a nice sclfoel, -whefeaI ever
would be among girls of my own age Mar
than in a house with only his sister and. .rOOT
himself Mrs Hall was very fond of dres
me she had M children of her own, ling
and, had my father consented, she and bavt
Mr.. Hal would have taken me TO live thou
with them entirely, %, .r,, 49, eros
1t was lovely day in June when ! her
arrived at my godfnother's, and she was ftOSe
delighted to see me- The house was not
beautifully Situated on high ground, sur stay
rounded BY grand I'd trees, and on one hay,
side wasla BOWER garden. then
One morning godmother said to me: ARA
Z" Come ap stairs with me, Lillian, and / my
win show You some Indian Jewels that with
my uucle left nae lately She openedta A
the drawer of an inlaid sandal-wood of d
cabinet and took Out a 1riall-case, IA had
which were u pair of earrings, brooch that
and necklet of most beautiful diamopdS, been
l thought had never seem any thing so Aud
beautiful befores "My dear I.ilans togs
said she, - intend TO give Won, these On KIND,
your sixteenth Birthday. Isee, however, Il
there isa stone loose in one Of the ear iip a
rings, SO IwilI@take it into town to-day deb
and have il repaired.ns She folded itup. and
carefully ard put il ia hefparse; the Fpps
case with the other tiiamol1is she putin ng
one Of the drawers of her dressing Eln'
glass. Fs a. even
After lunch Mr. and Mrs. Hall took she ]
me with them Is the. town, which was eluf
about four niles distant. The earring vet i
was left at the Jewelerss andeas we were u AZ
to spend the day at a friends hlnee We aftet
arranged TO ea4l foE Ii on our way back. and
But you will say, whst has ell this toE Q tspsu
with Your dream2 Well, wait a little of w
and You VIII see. p - p e 20 1888 Uthe
We spent a pleasant day, called for ly tn
the earring on our way, and vaFEiEed ynet-i
home about half-past 9 o'clocl&EA LlcntI
was taking off my bonnet, gOdmother look
came unto be room. i" hiiiaR, s2idy hsee >
she, n can nopsfnd Ahe case Of dia- Hant
moadsan yNHherS did IleiVeSt in lthsz hObl
drawer in my dressing-glass before | had
went out? | went TO put in the other hall
earringnow, and il was not there. R-ho asas l.
eau have taken it. y s,;t5.q .,fsts door
- You certainly left it IN the dressing and
glass drawer, M said. a'HOOald sany of did /
the servants have taken .its do gxodtsOf, Il
think? than
81 am sure they would mott she an to be
swered. a. have had them with me for ing
Xyea[3;Aas seysr9 missed )aPytifhg be- { snSg
:" Are tlere an, styapgslsl aReatsbstr eFnc
could haze come in throdgh the VIM y Lew
dOw?" trees
"No, Lillian; there are no strangers term
about the place except the gardener, for |
and he seems a most respeetable man sent
got a very high character of him from get C
his last place, in fact, we are told he was the 1
a most Trustworthy person. dark
Next d y'sale re-was q no ldsrfe1 &c ih1E HoSse
motion about the missing 1ewef-csse = d6or
The police were sent for, and every left i
place WAS searched over and over a ssiii, p Kept
but 10 no purpose 90 One things haiFey-lasep
err puzzled dlsk ON the windoW-sllsWas a path
foot-nar&, and Hear the dressing -table Pres
a little bit of earth, as if off sBoeNo imam
boot. which led us to think that the who
thetTsafAhsIe ea:saI hSI1sl h r. ygss
1t was a good height from the ground, they
and the creeping plants were not in the in til
least broken, as would have been the man
case had any body climbed UP by them; was
A ladder must have been eiifsfesesi, '4ifa "a
ii was little to the credit of the police l wa
that this fact had not been properly face
considered As the matter stood il was | wa
mystery. and Ssapa ikeIX IQ,TIkj u e0Sl,
valuable set. DISH
In few days left for school, where word
I remained for faur years I spent Dela
e,e,.y "a bttteen mt hoIfe arSa llo,
nv codmother's. We often spoke hi shnez'
the stolen diamonds, but nothing had 81
ever bssnrAaaSa - shou Sisrs.rszr lavj
ward % Es5 RId 81 I 81 red 80 u hpa
HALL for any Information that would be S
tv "A to the detection of the thief oRE~Ssntil
Jur;sd;eenth birthday my godmother then
4;s nla sa : Z wsfh 9essesi9 9IRt.Rssi
welcome to Milaifklet. am 5
sE Office. Cell again, fri