, 1879-06-03

was there's puny ltt1o creature. with pretty
face, strange Gack eyes, a1nl dnrk hair, which
ccstra Rink. It was quadroon. differing in
no rcspcct from other monEre' children except
In Its extreme llff1dcncc. Not word could bo
got out Of the little stranger hy questions or
occasional pout OF thu lips. 1t took korne ttmo
for them 10 aesura themselves that sf1c VIVA not
actually dumb
Once at hons they set about traIntng her. and
In sor'e things En0enc Eliza Burton vas an
aut pupll. She Ind learned 10 rea'l antl write,
HAni proved hersrlf cunning enough At ttnc..
But there her 0ofxl qualities ceased, nnd the Dc
VaiYs cana TO understand that thcr lad Intro
duecd verttable tqfaHt ttrfbs to their hearth.
Eugcnic WAS au!len, sl'o waa se1t-wlltedt sho was
infschicTous "a kitten, Ahc t43li1d storm like
ter.naRat, acrasel, and tito like Itttto tgrcas,
a1El deal tlU" with her tiny ycllow tlst tliat
one cnutd feel. j there wna orc thing sl,e could
usc with better address than auothcr IL waa hcr
teeth. That tstto semi-c1rclu uf molara WAS lin.
pr.ntct In all sosn Ut improbable p'areA about
tho house. In cIairiarks, fancy stands, a,ld
eysa 'ess snsesptbe .s, , n'terta, It left a T..
rY''d u as'e tf" ~. ef'e,s as sa srF ole. p''fs t
tnattfess with ease. She was rcsttve one night.
and tlseF put couple ot chairs beside the bed
to kerp her In. She BIT through the cuah1ons
they efided her, at,i shn nut Tho end Of an eIu-
brofderet1 planU.cover IN her mouth and hal It
in twain In 1lfly. sho wn: interrupted while
contcpta from top to Roc. When discovered IN
auy mischief she wnull either nattr ,lenv II, or
as Aattf admit and snIcn1y suoinlt to the co1l-
s Ms DO r HauEnt a lss,s sr tss1G 4o 10
her pupils, and Wien she iutssscrea llle little
little ptc1lfsrfttes the family would ion1er have
endured, but within the last month they made
~ tnr Int n
monster they had beneath their roof.
The Dc Vui1ys are residing on a fiat at No.
H3 East Fttieth strcet, anu Eu9enlc ahl her
hait,sister Dora, slept IN rootns close to Atsic
Elfrlda's. Fur sotne tlne The latter Inns breu
awakened At night by strange scusatfon In her
throat and an oppression pu the lHngs which
ef!e could not account for. Onc night sto awoke
| to discover Eugenit moving Rbont, anu Bhc sent
timc passed, and then Mile. Do Vai1y was
aroused tIr creaking Of The beu In the chit
| dscn's too1u. Shs turned Roout aud saw. re-
itccscd IN the mirror there a sight TINT for n
sAe other chisd's body, her lseers were p!sssea
about her throat aud hcE nwn lips touching tho
mouth were sucking IN Dora's breath in war
| that seemed 10 causu her painful effort.
s s !ts, ben % IT, Is ts'S y to sspsa1s ssasl
sllo stoutly denied she had been doiiIg anything,
and maintained this 80 pcra'stently tllut they
| lpat sight OF It. 4 short Tins since, however,
Mile. Elfrt1a, who has BY fits and starta
| owakenet With The satie uGaccountahie sensn-
| tons Us before, opened her eyes fn the niddtc
of tho night to i!ni Elgcnie co!1ed like serpent
uvcr her, her aageEs squeezing her wlndn1pc md
engarsa Ia blowing tmto hsr Threat. When she
| moved, TIC Guild, With q pccstsll ptnch reltn.
tnade oil to led.s They aroused her there null
questioned hcr for long time In rain. But at
lust this g1sl OF yielded, md told them that
ber purpose was to kill them all. She thought
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