The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-17

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in that scrape again"
The "help" in Grace's kitchen re-
belled at the new order Of things.
Nancy Shaddon's fate was nothing to
them. they thought; and in truth they
were afraid Of her, lest she might again
grow insane. But the frmness Of the
mistress soon conquered the mutiny, aud
the supper, though cooked under pro-
test, proved a success in every way.
"The poor girl is the victim Of only
one delusIon, and that l am sure you
ought TO endure if can" said Grace
"She faucles that Essie is her child, aud
it viii benefit her mentally and physl
ally for ne to humor the halluciuation.
II one Of you dares to hint that her
fancy is not fact-you know your fate,
that's all"
Each servant understood her words as
warning rather than a threat, and
"Nancy's baby" speedily became a
household word.
But to return TO Lillian. Grace did
not soon permit her slumbers to be dis
turbed.
"The poor creature needs rest aud rec
reation, aud doubt If she has ever had
sufficient sleep to regulate her nerves
since she became the wife Of john An
ders-or, rather, the daughter-in-law Of
/ his mother, for that's what the mar
riage really amounts to-"
\ large guest chamber was fitted up
| like boarding school dormitory, save
that the beds were wider and the furni-
ture better than is usually found in ei
/ ther boarding-scboolso or country houses,
/ aud in this room Liliiau's older children
and Nancy and Essie were placed 10
sleep, Grace herself taking the place Of
both doctor and nurse in the sick-room
below till her father aud mother aud
John Auders should arrive.
The messenger who was dispatched
for Captain and Mrs Emerson found the
worthy couple bIsily engaged in sau-
guiulry .agie with sundry weaseis
which hal been committing regular
I depredatIou- Tor long time on their
otherwise harmonious hen roost.
A. Bouucer bnrked vociferously as the
well-kuown "hired man" alighted from
one Of Grace's farm horses and hastened
up the walk. Sneezer was too busily
engaged in weasel-hunting TO pay at
teution % callers, and Ragged Tail,
poor fellow, had long. ago succumbed "a
circumstance, ana departed for som,
distant dog heaven.
"The laws o. mercyv' exclaimed good
Mrs. Emerson, her arms akimbo aud hei
face allow with curiosity, in which ther,
was percepiible touch of anxiety
"yonder comes one O. Grace's hands,
. wonder II auything's happened"
The Captain emerged from benoati
the chicken roost, and though be sal,
. nothing, his heart fairly bounded viii
apprehension.
Whats the matter, Dan: Anythiu.
Particular" he asked, perceptibl
, tremor iu his voice.
0 matter enough, reckon" was ih
uonchalant reply.
: "Then speak out, I'm dreHui uer
. vous now-a- days" said Mrs. Emerson
y ''aud you DO put me ont d,yH
"Mrs. Snowden seut for Sc, ma'am.
% mean yez and the Cap'n."
t Anybody sick ?''
t "Mrs. Auders"
}. whats the mailer ,"
& "Don't know. She came 10 the play
ton, and vas all beat out like, ever
p youngster with her, and her head achi,
fit TO split"
~ This information was enough
awaken the liveliest interest OF on
worthy couple. \ light carryall W.
@ soon iu readiness, and ia few minute
the sorrowing parents stood bssiJ
.e their once beautiful, but now wan an
wasted daughter
l. 81 don't see what it all means, am
. how" said Mrs Emerson, sobbing.
"Nor J." exclaimed the Captain
wiplug his eyes with his coat sleev
r. aud forgetting for the nonce that he ha
ever had political aspirations. "Joh
y is certainly good man; aud any woma
ought 10 be happy and contented as D
N wife. I've no idea lie ever spoke an
word 10 her, aud yet, she never apprec
II aled him. But she's seemed uuhapp
and has been going down hill ever SIM
her marriage. But, who's this, Grace
pointing in the direction Of the childr'
in the dining-room, where the new cor
paniou was sitting among the group
little ones, with Essie elasped 10 n
bosom.
"ThaCs the woman that Alonzo Sno'
den should have married"
"What? You don't mean 20 say th
that pretty girl is Nancy Shaddou?'
"I DO"
at thought she was as ugly as mu
ID and hopelessly crazy"
le $50 she was crazy till she escap
Of from the asylum, and by some strau
RI. fatality was led to me-"
er. "And you mean to keep her?"
"I do.n
nd "Then you're fJol.n
%, Excuse me, but you're my iaihei
iil aud Grace smiled archly.
be The conversation was soon interrupt
by the advent Of houest John Aude
Ter who had become alarmed about Lilli,
so he could not tell why, so he had col