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

grief, tears fell down her cheeks, and
she turned to Mrs. Mawbry WITH
who knows but she was my own
dear mother p
Too full to reply, Mrs. Mawbry
drew from her pocket the beaded
necklace, and presented it with, The
time has now arrived, Genirya, when
| must fulfill nv promise to the Gypsy
and give you what is your own
Genirya received the beads with
much surprise, and then opened the
locket. A sudden tremor crept over
her frame, and Der cheeks paled as
she looked to Mrs. Mawbry aud said |:
sWhose face is this?'
She was answered with another
query. Whose face does it resemble?'
Why said Genirva, 1T / were ten
years older, should say it was meant
for mine
Myron then handed her the picture
he had brought home, and asked her
If there was any resemblance between
the two.
At glance she replied, why they
were both taken from the same face =
He then told her how it came in his
possession, and of his belief that these
were true pictures of her mother.
Genirva was again affected to tears,
as from the depth of her soul she
seemed to realize that of the dear one
who had visited her in dreams by
night and haunted her yearning
thoughts by day, in the years that had
faded and gone. nothing was left her
but the nnsubstantial shadows che
now held in her hand!
Myron, to hide the moisture that
was fast filing his eyes, retired to his
room, and Mrs. Mawbry spoke words
of comfort in the ear of the orphan.
In a few days thereafter plan of
action was agreed upon, and the next
week Myron left to revisit the old
plantation house in the interest of &C.
nirva He found Aunt Ruth in pos
session, and highly pleased to see
'Massa Cap'n Doker' again.
After consulting with an attorney
on the business he had in hand, the
man of law said the circumstantial
evidence in the case was exceedingly
strong; but to make the facts con.
elusive, and remove all doubts in the
mind of the judge, it would be almost
necessary to have the evidence Of
some one who was party to, or knew
of the abduction of the child, and
could trace and identity her from
childhood to the present time.
However, they concluded to file in
the Office Of the probate court, the
usual papers, setting forth all the facts
in their case so far as was to them
then known, and claimed that the sole
heir of the estate of the late Colonel
- had been discovered, and was
in possession of the most conclusive
proofs to establish her rights.
Myron then started northward in
search of the missing link At New
York he secured the services of de.
tectlve, put the business in his hands
and then left for Thornton.
As soon as the necessary arrange
ments could be made, Myron, Mrs.
Mawbry and Genirva left for the
Georgia plantation. When they ar.
rived there, Myron, who had now be-
come familiar with the premises, led
the way into the parlor, where the
ladies made themselves at home The
house was we'll furnished, and had
escaped the ravages OF the war. In
side old Ruth had kept it intact, and
neat as pin. In a few moments
Aunt Ruth entered for the purpose OF
attending the visitors. As soon as
her eyes fell on Genirva, she stopped
short in the middle of the room, threw
up her arms and exclaimed:
DE good Lor, hab mercy on me;
am dis my deah Missus cumm'd to
life again, or am it her ghosh P and
her eyes stared as wildly as though
the latter query had been true.
Genirva then answered: 4 am no
ghost, aunty, but the long lost child
of this house,
'What,' said Ruth, going TO where
Genirva was seated, you done tole
you is de long lost chile-but you is
sure huff, you is, l seed it in you face,
you look jes like you deah mudder |!
Dress de Lor, Dress de Lor, I Ibid to
see dis day z aud she knelt at the feet
of her masters child, and wept for
JOY.
In few moments, Ruth became
more composed, and said ooh, Use
so glad my young missus am live, an
so bootiful! De las time seed ye--
oh, you wus SIGH a lettle body den
wus ober dar in de woods, squattin
on de groun, eatin hoe-cake SO nice
golly, mus jes gone an tole ole Moses
dat you am heah, SO he can joice too =
and she went to the garden to astonish
her sable lord with the good news.
The next week a hearing in the
case was had before the Judge. Ev-
cry proof of Genirva's identity had
been established, except as to how,
and by whom she was abducted. Ny
ron had heard nothing from his detec-
tive, and the hearing was about to be
adjourned, when large, portly man
entered the room, leading in an
elderly woman, with strongly marked
features, dark complexion, silver-grey
hair, and black, piercing eyes that
glanced around the room, in distrust-
full and nervous manner.
Their entry into the court caused q
general sensation, and temporary
suspension of business.
Mrs. Mawbry recognized the fea-
lures of the Gypsy Queen at once,
and advised Genirva to veil her face.
When Rachel had been seated in
the bar of the court, short consulta-
ton was held between Myron and bis
attorney. The counsel then announc-
ed that the last witness in their case
was in court. Perturbed and excited,
Rachel sat down in the witness box
To a question as to what che knew
about the abduction of Colonel -'s
child some years since, she looked
imploringly at the Judge, wrung heI
hands, and spoke in trembling voice
sMay it please your honor, | did moi
take the child =
The Judge, seeing that the witness
was laboring under false impression
said: my good woman, you are
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