Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-09


Quiz, and the rest of us stared in amaze
ment, for we supposed Quiz was safe in
her own room, and we could not account
for her disordered appearance. Papa
soon told us the story, and then we cried
and kissed her and called her our own
heroine, and when mamma insisted up
on putting her to bed, fearing the ex-
posure might make her i'll, we all want
ed to sit up and help take care of her.
The next morning while we were all
in the breafast-room visiting with Mr..
Wilburton, and almost smothering Quiz
with tender solicitude, the former sud-
denly turned toward papa, and said:
"You don't know, friedrich, how much
your little daughter, Orphie, reminds me
of my lost wife. She has the same soft
eyes and quiet ways, and the same tone
In her voice."
"Why, Aurthur," said papa, 81 did not
know that you had ever been married"
eyes, muttered Mr.. Wilburton sadly;
"but did not long enjoy domestic hap
piness. But few years after Nettie
and / were married, I became very I'M
fortunate in business speculatiOns and
went to California in search of luck.
II had been there two years and was
beginning to look anxlously forward to
the time when could have Nettie with
me, when received letter informing
ne of her death.
"In those days it was sometimes long
months after letter was sent before we
received it. I arranged my business as
soon as could, and returned to my old
home in search of our child, and found
that strange family who had been liv-
ing in the house with Nettie, had taken
her away with them. Whittier they had
gone could not tell. They were very
strange, wandering family, and had left
for parts unknown in the night. I have
travelled far and wide, and have spent a
good-sized fortune searching for my lit
tie one, but I fear | shall never see my
poor, lost little Mamie again. Fortune
has been kind to me; am rich now, but
I would give my whole fortune for my
child, if could but find her."
There were tears in his eyes as he
ceased speaking, and we all felt sad, for
we were beginning to love the man of
whom papa had so often told us. But
Quiz was very much excited; her cheeks
were red, her eyes full of tears, while
her breast heaved with every breath,
as she leaned forward with clasped
hands.
"Did you learn the name of the family
who took the child9" asked papa, after
pause.
"Yes; they we're called Sam and Lue
Brown"
At this Quiz uttered cry and sprang
forward.
81 know 1t now: I'm Mamie, I'm
Mamie, I'm Mamier' she exclaimed,
passionately, falling at Mr.. Wiiburton s
feet, and sobbing as hard as she possibly
could.
"What does this mean?'' faltered Mr..
Wilburton. "Frederick, is not this your
child!"
In as few words as possible papa told
him the story of how Quiz came to be a
member OF our family.
'sBut have you nothing, my child
which you brought with you from your
old home?" asked Mr.. Wilburton, tremb
ling between hope ana fear.
'FOnly this" sobbed Quiz, taking o
locket from her neck; "the sick woman
who called me Mamie gave it to me, to
keep always"
With trembling hands Mr.. Wilburton
took the trinket and opened it, then
pressed it to his lips and he exclaimed,
E'It's Nettie herself, her own face! re-
nannh the 1ocket nOwD
The young people slipped out of the
room then. and when we returned, Quiz
was, leaning against Mr.. Wilburton's chair
with her hands in his, looking brighter
and happier than he had ever seen her
before.
1t was very hard for us to give her up
Just as she had become the dearest sister
in the world, but Mr.. Wilburton did not
take her far away. He bought a most
beautiful home not far from us, over
which Quiz presided in her sweet wo-
manly way.
When she was eighteen Fred persua-
ded her to become our sister-in-law, and
now she is the mother of his baby Nettie,
but we still call her Quiz sometimes,
and her father agrees with Us that the
name is quite appropriate, for she never
seems tired of asking about her moth
er Nettie, whom she can hardly remem-
Der.