The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-11-26
"Sir - said the lady, with a look O

TO reach the boat. Did the carriag
break down on the way to the lant
| ing ?" said Mr.. Rankin, little di.
composed by the amazed look of tb
lady, it is true, but still confiden
that be was addressing his brother
wife.
Bv this time the lsdy began to Sc,
the true state of the case.
"You mistake me for some othel
person." said she.
1t was now Mr.. Rankin's turn t,
be amazed.
The lady before him 30 exactly re
sembled his brothers. bride 10 ever,
line of her face aud figure, every tricl
of countenance, lip and eye, that b,
felt more disposed to doubt her SAM
ty than her identity.
There was the same slight, 1.-THE
figure, the same smooth brown hair
the self same hazel eye, the identical
high, clear forehead and petite spirit
uelle lower face.
"Can it be possible that l am mis-
taken 7" be said. II took you for my
brothers. wife The resemblance il
most extraordinary and if there be any
dissimilarity in your personal ap
pearance aud hers, l cannot perceive
it. | don't believe l should ever
learn to distinguish you. Youl
voice even is the very counterpart ol
hers.n
An old gentleman, who was seated
by the young lady, here took up the
conversation.
"My daughter" said be, "has beer
annoyed by the unusual degree Of al
tention she has received since she
came here last evening. Her every
movement has been watched by sew
eral curious people. Probably the
resemblance you speak of has deceiv
ed others as well IS Yourself. May
inquire the maiden name of the lad J
you speak of. Such a remarkable
resemblance could hardly exist iu
the absence of any family relation.
ship"
"The lady | referred to-" said Mr.
Rankin, was called Eva Noble unti
yesterday, when she was married to
my brother. She is the only child oi
Judge Noble. of this city. By tbs
way" continued he. Frightening uE
as a new thought struck him, 81 have
heard that Eva had twin sister
who was lost in the Rods here when
mere babe, jus. abl 10 run about
That was long befor ] came here
The site Of this city IS then viii
derness for the most IT The story
goes that the little o. b.rsyed of in
to the forest, that sedSh was mad.
for her many days infgAin, until hel
discovery, alive or d@, was despair
ed Of, snd that no vetfge or trace o.
her was ever found.
did you ever hear the first nam,
of the lost child mentioned :" said th,
old gentleman
Il may have heard it, bat | havi
forgotten if l ever did,"
Here lady boarder at the same
table, who had been an attentive lie
tener to the whole conversation
cleared her throat and interposed:
The name of the lost child" said
she, was Ellen; l have heard Mrs.
Noble and the Judge speak of her
many times"
my dear" said the old gentlemsr
TO the young lady. 81 am afraid !
shall have to give you up at last"
And then turning to Mr.. Rankin
De said:
when this lady was apparently
about three years OF age, she was
found with a family Of Indians iu
central New York, where ! then re
sided.
The Indians claim TO have found
her in the woods, lost and nearly fam
ished, many days journey. as they
said. to The westward. They profess.
ed to be willing TO give ber up to any
white person who would take her
and take care of her. They bad
plenty Of children OF their own, so
they said, and had no occasion TO
steal Other peoples. Having no
children of our own, my wife and /
were glad to adopt the little stranger
When she was about twelve years ol
age nv wife died, and since then she
and | have got along together as well
as We could.
Her clothing when she came 10
Us was marked Ella N in several
places. 1t was badly worn and soil.
ed, but my wife carefully preserved
it, thinking that it might lead to her
Identification. You have it with you,
have you not, Ells?"
"Ies, sir" said The young lady,
retresIing 10 her room with eviden,
emotion.
There were about q dozen people
al the table, most Of them regular
6oarders aud residents of the city.
When the strange young lady made
her appearance among them, they
mad oil supposed that she was Harry
Ransin's bride. and we're on the qui
vive to account for her appearance
there and then, with a strange old
gentleman.
OF course they were eager listeners
to The above conversation, and OF
course the news OF the probable dis
covery Of Judge Mobiles long-lost
daughter, and her marvellous like
ness to ber supposed sister. travelled
fast
The lady who had volunteered to
give the FIRST name of the lost child
was st Judge Mobiles house ss the
earliest possible moment. and the
Judge and bis lady were at the hotel
10 less than half an hour from the
time when Mr. Rankin sat down TO
breakfast
The young lsdy's history. and ner
marvellous likeness TO their remain.
ing daughter, would have satisfied
them that che was their child, il the
little garments In which she bad been
found had not been preserved.
These Mrs Noble Instantly recog.
nized as her own handiwork; and her
husband and the strange old gentle.
man smiled and exchanged glances
when they beard the mother apollo.
gizing to the daughter for the coarse.
ness of her infant wardrobe.