The Osceola times., 1883-07-28

lures and large blue, benevolent eyes
Inc presence" remained for several
minutes, and before It disappeared
sol9mnly sh0pk its head. AT last my
/ mther commanded me not TO see Mr.
Turner again. was bfoken-hearted
but father was inexorable. A day or two
afterwards my sweetheart walked into
the drawing-room, where l was alone
l had inforNed him of my fathers man
Gate, and the sight of him alarmed me
az felt he was risking his life. Mary,
he says, there are ties in this world
stronger than a parents ,or,mands
Meet me Tomorrow In the grove.'"
THEY MET By APPOINTMENT
and talked Of marriage. In the impulse
of her confidence she told her two ex-
periences with tho magic glass. He
made her ininutely describe the revealed
face, and seemed vexed and Disconnected
ats all parcel of superstitious hon.
sense" be said, "Yuu never saw any
face:. YOU only imagined that you did,
She had learned to love the man as well
as to regard him with q certain sacred
awe, and she accepted his explanation
without question An elopement was
planned. A few days later they again
met at the grove. Her sister was very
much worse in health an confined to
bed. Her father was very much con-
cerned about Sophie. Despite all that,
the young lady had consented to bring a
stain on their name for love of a stranger.
"lt was the last day of September, and
at eight o'clock at night when we met. /
had Kissed my sleeping sister, who muir
INJURED, Don't 20, Mary Stay here with
mel
TURNER WAS WAITING
with carriage. entered and we drove
rapidly in the direction of Richmond by
secluded road fringed by trees. When
the vehicle emerged into an open space,
was paralyzed TO discover that Louis
and were not the inmates Of the vehi-
Gle. Opposite us sat pale figure clothed
in white. A glance sufficed to show
that it was my sister. Her hair, fair and
long, hung down on her breast, and her
blue Dyes looked earnestly and mourn.
fully into mine. She was silent, and yet
it seemed as If volume of love and en-
taaaty flowed from her lips. The horses
seemed to halt; the driver whipped and
shouted; the vehicle stood stock still !;
the pale spectre motioned with her hand
to return from whence we came. 'Massa,'
cried the driver, desc hosses won't move
nohowsp Drive back ? shouted Turner
with terrible oath, jumping from the
carriage and .slamming the door. ] was
alone. Ny sisters form had vanished.
The colored man drove me straight to
our door. Everything was in wild dis
order. The colored servants ran around
weeping and wringing their hands.
When they saw me they fell on my neck
and almost
sMoTHERED ME WITH CAREssEs."
She was speedily made acquainted with
the evil tidings, shortly after her de-
parture stranger arrived at the door on
horseback, He inquired for Turner.
my father. spoke to him. He said he
had been to Turner's residence, but had
not found him. He was directed TO
come hither on the ground that he (Tur-
ner) was paving attention to one of the
young ladies'" The stranger further
stated that Turner had wife aud three
children living in Alabama, and that
Turner was only an assumed name. In
viting the stranger within, the father
flew up stairs and asked Sophie swherc
her sister was. "She has eloped with
Turner" said the girl. 81 have either
seen them in carriage or dreamed it
Oh, father, bring her back she is going
to be ruinedw These were her last
words. She sat up in bed, looked toward
heaven, sighed, and sank ~
BACK on PILLOW DEAD
The stranger proved to be Turner's
brother-in-law. His purpose had been to
avenge his sister by killing the runaway.
husband at sight. The misguided young
lady, so fortunately and mysteriously
snatched from the very brink of destruc
ton, was confined many weeks TO her
room by serious illness, consequent upon
the foregoing events. When the roses
again returned 10 her check, she had no
trouble in identifying the stranger with
the face she had seen in the crystal lens.
He now sleeps with those that laid down
their lives for the lost cause but for ten
years before his death he was the lady's
fondly loved and devoted husband.
Since the war she married Northern
man. She has had no family, nor has
she ever consulted or desired to consult
the crystal ball since those sad and we'll
remembered days. ..