The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-02-21
A STRANGE DREAM.

The Consequences Which Flowed From 1t.
When I was about - years of age,
was invited by Mrs. Hall, my godmoth-
er, to pay her a visit before going to a
boarding school, where was to remain
for a few years. My mother had died
when L was very young, and my father
thought it better for me to be at nice
school, where 1 would be among girls of
my own age, than in the house with only
his sister and himself. Mrs. Hall was
very fond of me; she had no children of
her own, and, had my father consented,
she and Mr. Hall would have taken me
to live with them entirely.
It was a lovely day in June when I ar
rived at my godmothers, and she was
delighted to see me- The house was
beautifully situated on high ground, sur
rounded by grand old trees, and at one
side was flower garden.
One morning godmother said to me:
"Come upstairs with me, Lillian, aud
[ Will show you some Indian jewels that
ny uncle left me lately"
She opene. the drawer of an inlaid
sandal-wood cabinet and took out a small
,ase, in which were a pair of ear rings. a
brooch and necklet Of most beautiful
diamonds I thought L had never seen
anything so beautiful before.
My dear Lillian" said she, "I in
tend to give you these on your 10Th
birthday. I see, however, there is a
stone loose in one of the earrings, so I
Will take it into town and have it re-
paired"
She folded it up carefully and put it
in her purse; the case with the other
diamonds she put in one of the drawers
of her dressing glass.
After lunch Mr.. and Mrs. Hall took
me with them to the town, which was
about four miles distant. The earring
was left at the jewelers., and, as we were
to spend the day at friends house, we
arranged to call for it on our way back
But you will say, what has all this to do
with your dream? Well, wait little
and you will see.
We spent pleasant day, called for
the earring on our way, and arrived
home about half-past 9 o'clock AS 1
was taking off my bonnet godmother
cane into the room.
Lillian" said she, "I cannot find the
case of diamonds anywhere. Did not
leave it in the drawer in my dressing
glass before / went out? went to put
in the other earring now. and it was not
there. Who can have taken it ?"
"You certainly left it in the dressing
glass drawer" 1 said. "Could any of
the servants have taken it, do you
think?'
"I am sure they would not" she an
swered- "I have had them with me
for years, and never missed an thing be-
fore"
care there any strangers about that
could have come in through the win
dow?'
"No, Lihsn; there are no strangers
about the place except the gardener, and
he seems most respectable man. / got
very high character of him from his
last place; in fact, we were told he was
most trustworthy person"
Next day there vas g wonderful com
motion about the missing jewel-case
The police were sent fcr. and every
place was searched over and over again.
but to no purpose. One thing, however,
puzzled us: On the window-sin was a
footmark, and pear the dressing table a
little bit of earth, as if from shoe or
boot. which led us to think that the thief
must have come in through the window.
But how did he get up to it? 1t was a
good height from the ground, and the
creeping plants were not in tie least
broken, as would have been the case had
any one climbed up by them A ladder
must have been employed, and it was
little to the credit of the police that this
fact bad not been properly considered.
As the matter stood it was mystery,
and seemed likely to remain so, and
only one earring was left of the valuable
set.