Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

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intelligence office that she could find Il
satc and comfortable home IN A.,
With tho family III which she had lived
previous to going to my friend 10
them, she told me, she owed much.
They had trained her IN all domestic
duties and treated her with such un-
varying kindness tha; She could never
forget III
And NOW my Story's done she al.
dcd, plNyiully, for YOU know the rest.
How, after the death of my kinj mis-
tross, | found u temporary home with
Mrs, 4, and finally drinod 10
this pleasant place, child Of fortune that
lam"
Maggie, after this confidence, was re,
gmded and treated as n faNoritc sister.
Bot she performed what she considered
her duties with, il possible, moro OK
were the good angel q the house, for
everything seemed to prosper with lis
the momont she outered it.
OEc day il occurred to mo 10 ask
Maggie What the middle initial of her
namc represented, "llathaway," she
said. "rhcro" cxcamodl, w know
NOW. That explains that tntaliGing cx.
preston that comes into Your face
somcUmcs--it Is my husbands of which
/ it reminds me; and you must hc one of
the family hy blood as we'll US by atlec-
/ ton,
lmpaticntly waited Johns return to
tell hial tins new and astonishing fact.
John was always laughing at my Jump
lng nj conclusions; hut here | was sure
| was logically cowcct for WAS not the
family likeness between him and Mag
lGic very striking
Ito hau scarcely entered tho house
before threw the genealogical tree NJ
him two really had one, though we
lived ont west, and not ON Fifth avenue
or Walnut street) with veluhility that
made him open his eyes III u manner
that said plainly rs words, IA the wo-
man mad Y
mo, ann not mad" said, in reply
to his saucy Thought Just look over
tho Hathaway pedigree with me and
you will see, He was soon ns much
interested as /; and sure enough, there
We found, 70 Il certainty that Maggie
was Johns cousin, fourth removed
"Therc, John 7! said Hinmphanty.
''llavent always declared that blood
would tell Our Maggie isn Hathaway,
and TINT accounts Tor her perIcctionsl
| But Maggie ] said ns she now entered
the room, you sly little puss, why did
| you never let ON about that middle in
ilinl of yours Did you never think of
the coincideneeY
oh, ycs, sometimes; but ! mncied
u would socn like trying TO bush my
self into Your favor, by claiming roln-
tionship that might, after AL, exist only
IN name"
"Well, never mind, we are sure of il
now, and you are Cousin Maggie with
MS % the end Of the chapter. 10 think
of you and John coming ont west, each
TO find II new cousin Y
Two years after Maggie Ind come TO
us, she WAS in the kitchen preservinG
plumbs, and, ns usual after her provoke
| my fashion, looking prettIer thann
pink, ia spite 81 ilro-hoat and homcly
occupation. | was up stairs sweeping
(not pretty III pink with exercse) when,
CHANGING to 90 TO the window, | espicd
nstalwar, handsome stranger approach
| ing the house. Soon heard firm rap
on The door, followed quickly By the
sound Of Maggie's light foot III the entry.
The stranger entered, and then heard
buzz, buzz, buzz. After TINT there was
another pause. All this time | wns
/ dying Of curiosity but not for tho world
would inlrudo where was not wanted
Finally there was II step on the stairs
and Maggie came to my room, her
cheek all aglow like rosc-leaf Walk
my straight up to me, she said:
lie has come, Cousin Nellie"
llcl' exclaimed, liercely. Who
ii HEP And how dare lie come to rob
III OF our Maggie2 But ifhe il as good rs
he is handsome" | added, repcnting,
We will give you up, not else?'
He was MS good rs he WAS handsome.
! But we did not give her up entirely, for
her lover was rich ~ well MS handsome,
and could 20 where and do what he
like, and also invest some Of his
money in western lands; 20 he bought
our farm, left it in the hands Of n farmer,
and we all wont east together, where,
side by side, and like people il fairy
stories, We have lived yirtuous and hap.
py lives ever since.
Who was the prince that had thus
come to our Cinderella That had al
most forgotten. Mr.. Henry Brooks,
brother of the Mrs. Allen with whom
Maggie had lived as goyerness. II seems
that after his return to his sisters lie
had sought Maggie far and wide, with
the determination TO offer her his hand
and fortune. But until lately he could
find no clue to her whereabouts, for the