Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-11-07

it, don't believe | should ever learn to
distinguish you. Your voice, even, is the
very counterpart of hers.
An old gentleman, who was seated by the
young lady, here took up the conversation.
my daughter" he said, "has been annoy
ed by the unusual degree of attention she
has received since she came here last
watched by several curious people. Proba-
| bly, the resemblance you speak of has de-
ceived others as well rs yourself May in
4 quire the maiden name Of the lady you
speak of? Such a remarkable resemblance
could hardly exist in the absence of any
family relationship
"The lady referred to" said Mr.. Rankin,
'was called Eva Noble until yesterday, when
she was married to my brother. She is the
only child of Judge Noble of this city. BY
the way" continued he, Frightening up as a
new thought struck him. 81 have heard
that Eva had twin sister who was lost in
the woods here when mere babe, just able
to run about. That was long before | came
here. The site of this city was then will
derness for the most part. The story goes
that the little one strayed off into the forest,
| that search was made for her many days in
| vain, until her discovery, alive or dead was
despaired of, and that no vestige or trace Of
her was ever found
Did you ever hear the first name of this
lost child mentioned y said the old gentle
man.
II may have heard it, but have forgotten
it if ever did"
Here Il lady boarderat the same table, who
had been an attentive listener to the whole
conversation, cleared her throat and inter
posed,
"'rhc name of the lost child said She
was Ella, have heard Mrs Noble and the
judge speak Of her many times
my dear" said the old gentleman to the
young lady, "rm afraid | shall have TO give
you up at last Then turning TO Mr.. Ran
kin, he said;
"When this young lady was apparently
about three years of age, she was found with
a family of Indians in Central New York,
where then resided Fhe Indians claimed
to have found her in the woods, lost and
nearly furnished, many days, as they said, to
the westward. They professed 10 be willing
to give her up TO any white person who
would take her and take care Of her They
had plenty Of children of their own, so they
said, and no occasion TO steal other peo-
Pies Having no children of our own, my
wife and were glad to adopt the littlestran-
ger. When she was about twelve years old |
my wife died, and since then she and have |
got along together as well as we could. Her |
clothing when she came to us was marked
Ella n in several places. 1t was badly worn
and soilcl, but my wife carefully preserved
it, thinking il might lead 10 her identified |
tion. You have it with YOU have you not,
Eila?"
Yes sir said the young lady, retreat
ing to her room with evident emotion
There We're about dozen people at the
table, most of them regular boarders and |
residents of the city. When the strange
young lady made her appearance among
them, they all supposed that she was Harry /
Rankin's BRIDE and were on the qui vive TO
account for her appearance there and then
with a strange Old gentleman. OF course
they were eager listeners 10 the above con-
yersation, and Of course the news Of the pro-
bable discovery Of Judge Mobiles long-lost |
daughter, and her marvellous likeness to her |
supposed sister, travelled fast. The lady who |
had volunteered 10 give the first name Of the
lost child was at Judge Mobiles at the carli- /
est possible moment, and the judge and his /
lady were ut the hotel, in less than half an /
hour from the time when Mr. Rankin sat |
down to breakfast. The young ladys his
tory and her marvellous likeness TO their /
remaining daughter, would have satisfied |
them that she was their child, if the /
little garments in which she had been
found had not been preserved. These Mrs.
Noble instantly recognized as her own han /
dwork; and her husband and the old strange /
gentleman smiled and exchanged giances,
when they heard the mother apo,ogzing TO
the daughter for the coarseness Of her infant
wardrobe
You see, my daughter said the good Ia
dy, the country was new then, and the
ways Of the people very plain and primitive.
There was but one store here, and thata very
small affair-no dressmakers, no milliners,
no nothing. Your father was not rich. We
kept no servants. | was young mother
with no experience, and with double por-
ton Of work and care-ihat is, you under
stand you and your sister were twins. You
and her could spoil more good clothes than
any one woman could make and keep in
order. That's why you happened 10 have
on such coarse little things when you were
lost.
"This Western world has changed good
deal since that time" said the old gentle
man Such loss and finding would be
simply impossible now. The newspapers
would herald the child's disappearance, in
all its known particulars, FROM one end Of
the hand to the other Now about these lit
Tie clothes. My wife was greatly impressed
with their original elegance, though they
came 10 her hands badly soied and lattered.
She was especially struck with the iict that
each article was marked as Il was"
The little ones clothing was marked with
her first name in full at my suggestion" ex-
planned the judge You see, sir, the two
children were 50 exactly alike that no body
butthcirmo'hercould distinguish then--and
iii my belief that she was sometimes mis-
taken. 50 we had everything belonging 10
them marked with their names in full, 10
avoid confusion
May inquire" continued the Judge,
" ihe name Of the gentleman 10 whom we
are ID deeply indebted,"
q" am Jonas Cummings, the originator Of
the railroad which first brought your city
into notice, az avn vain enough 10 believe.
You and have been occasional corrcspon-
dents these many years though we now
meet for the first time"
And father said the young lady, now
r.