Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

ana began her story.
She said that her people were
camped near Colonel IS planta.
ton, that her husband had favorite
dog which roamed around the coun.
try, and was discovered one day by
the Colonel chasing poultry, and he
shot him. Her husband said with an
oath he would have sweet revenge 7
They then moved their camp many
miles away. Her husband returned,
and secre'ed himself in the woods.
When the nurse left the child he seized
her, rode away, and reached camp
the next morning. When she saw
what he had done, she upbraided him
for his cruelty. He would not heed
her advice to return the child. To
use her words-'as took her in my
arms, my heart was touched with the
sweet expression on the face Of the
little creature, so tastefully dressed in
white, with pink slippers, blue ribbons
| in her hair, and a string of coral beads
around her neck, to which locket
was attached
/ Here Aunt Ruth, who had been
listening with breathless attention
broke ont with Vas, dat am fac-had
on white dress, pink slippers, blue
ribbons in har, beads on neck
when she was cut short by the officer
commanding her to be silent.
| The Gypsy resumed; TO AVOID
detection, our camp was moved to a
northern state. As the child grew
older sense of the injustice done her
reproached me daily, but I was pow.
erless as to remedy, for the war had
broken out, and / could not commu.
nicate with her family. After my
husbands death, l resolved to place
her in better hands. and did so; but
never abandoned her. Twice each
year since, / have visited her place Of
abode, and knew she was well and
happy. Not six weeks since, in the
disguise of an old Quakeress, l spoke
with her on the street and presented
her with bouquet. That some one
has revealed to the dear girl her in
heritance, / rejoice at it; for they
have only saved me the pleasurable
duty of doing it myself!'
The attorney now handed her the
beads and asked her if she ever saw
them before.
This came with the child, and is
the same / left with the good woman
who has done 30 much for her.
Opening the locket she said: This
face, / could tell it from ten thousand,
is true likeness of Genirva's moth
err
The attorney now led Rachel from
the witness box, to where Genirva
was seated, requesting her to rise and
remove the veil from her face.
The Queen started back as though
she had been confronted by one from
the dead. Raising her hands in an
appealing manner, she exclaimed in
tragic tones: in the presence of the
ever living God, and this tribunal,
declare that before me stands the long
lost child of Colonel - She then
dropped down, and in broken, sup.
plicating mood said, MY dear Genir-
va, though you have been wronged by
mine, l have never ceased to love,
and watch over you I
This caused a sensation in the
court, which was relieved by the
judge announcing that there was no
need of further evidence, that he
would in few days issue a decree
acknowledging Genirva as the true
heir of the estate of the late Colonel
-, and putting her in full and law.
full possession of the same.
| After the court adjourned, Genirva
received warm congratulations from
all, with Ruth pressing closely to her
on one side and Rachel on the other,
she left the court house. That night
after conference, Mrs. Mawbry,
Myron and Genirva decided to return
to Thornton, for the present, leaving
Ruth and Rachel to run the plantation
house.
| Great was the excitement on their
arrival home when it became known
that Genirva was not only from q
high family, but an heiress
| One night, when Mrs. Mawbry was
visiting a neighbor, Myron, seated in
his arm chair beside Genirva, listened
to the sweet strains her nimble fingers
brought forth as they struck the in
strument with the skill of an adept at
music. Though attentive to the soft
notes that filed the room, and the
sweet voice that warbled in unison,
his mind seemed wrapped in other
thoughts.
| As she finished the piece before
her. and turned round on the stool
facing Myron, he said, That is q
beautiful song, and you sang it we'll |!
| Genirva, smiling, silently acknowl.
edged the compliment he had paid
her.
| Myron then said DO you remem.
Der, Genirva, the first day you wen,
to school?'
| yes, indeed / do; aud how / stood
before the teacher like a little Ounce
without a name, till you SO kindly
gave me yours I"
! Just then, her hand, by mere acct
dent, dropped down on the arm Of
his chair, so near his, that he uncon.
sciously cIasped it with his own.
Yes, Genirva,' he said, that an.
swered the purpose then; but if y o,
choose you can have the records
corrected now, and your own proper
name inserted
DO you wish me to abandon YOU
name?' she quickly asked, withdraw
ing her hand, and partly turning
aside, while over her face shade o
sadness crept.
II Myron saw that he had unwittingl,
touched tender cord, passed his arm
} gently around her and said, No, no
Genirva, did not mean that-I-l
would have you retain my name for
J everv
d, As she bowed her mead on hi
shoulder, to hide her flushed cheeks
: from her lips came the word, soft as /
distant echo, Forever P
II Yes, darling, forever
In few months thereafter Myro1
J began his practice of medicine, wit
his Office at the plantation house il
} Georgia. Genirva had no furthe
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