Connecticut western news., 1880-02-25

him ever since he was two years old. If you want any more information, ask il of yours to command, -u '.-, ...,...... ....- "JoHN S1ADE."
 A strange enough note, presuming and inexplicable. She dropped it, and looked at the messenger, straight. well-forned boy, with slender hands and feet. His hair was light, and curled loosely like othex hair she had seen. His large violet eyes were like eyes she had seen before, his mouth. the dimple in his chin, the turn of the head
 She gaEed on him moment, like one in trance, then started. ..s.s
 "Heavens, boy what is your name p she cried. "Who are youS" .-.
 "My name is Phil Phillips" he an. swered, with smile that went to the heart, with voice that set her.trembling. ST don't know who am. was picked Eup at sea when I was three years old" "
 But this man, this John Slade, says he knew you at that time," she ex- claimed, starting up. "And he has been away only year."
 "Yes," the boy said, looking with wonder to see the lady 50 agitated i; She came to see me in America, and took me to Calcutta with him, and he has been good to me. He told me that my father was dead, but my mother was alive, and that my name was Philip, but would not tell me what else. He said that you knew who my mother is. l want to find my mother" the boy added, tremulously. "I don't like going about the world so."
 What explanation could be made she knew not. But, with mothers intui- tion, she knew her Iong-lost child, She clasped him in her arms. She kissed and questioned him, she listened to a recital of all his recollections, and with every word her assurance grew stronger. His faint reoollections of the great house, the pony carriage, of many a little incident which she herself recalled all were confirmation strong as holy writ. .
 The next morning MT. Vernon called to see Mrs. Beaufort, and before he had been with her fifteen minutes they were engaged.
 "Oh, my dearest, my most true and disinterested friend" she suddenly broke forth, '" have such news to tell you I can keep it no longer. Say once again that you love and choose nc poor and alone"
 She leaned on his arm, and looked with beautiful, fearful eyes into his face. :s...
 CT choose you so, my love" he said. "I want nothing with you" She leaned 8 moment on his shoulder, then gently disengaged herself from his embrace, and, going to the door of an inner room, opened it, and beckoned to some one there. .-a....
 A boy seven or eight years of age ran to catch and kiss her haa1. She led him to the vicar.
 "It is my little Philip come bach from the dead," she said, "And I ask you to leave the vicarage for the manor"
 No matter about proofs. They were not wanting, and they were convincing The Beauforts would own to nothing they only gave up and went out of tht usurped inheritance. But the servant John Slade, charged the proprietor o the manor with having withheld from Mrs. Beaufort the advertisement which described the child that had been pick ed up at sea.
 "We did not believe that it was tn, child," they said, "And we thought i would on ly agitate Alice unnecessarily.
 It was lame excuse, but the bes they had.
 So Mrs. Beaufort went back to. thu great house, proudly leading her SOD and all the people bowed down to he and congratulated her, of course.