The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-09-18

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Among the mum: aims way down In ''old virznny'
there lived man nAmed Victor LsSolr who dying
boqustthed all his property - his eldest soa, Eggsao
providing In his viii that sbOuli he die without issue
The property should descend b his younger son Ga
brlcl LeNolr Eugene soon atter hts fathers death
married beautiful girl, bu. shortly Afterwards he
was cruelty murierel. Thr-s m1aths after his tth
bis vile gave birth u child which with lts nurse wsa
abducted and taken 70 New York. There the child
lived % become Kiri oi ten years. WHOM the nurse
returned % Virginia aud told the story % her lie u
MAIyr Ira WArheld. That genuemAn went 70 Mes
York znt found the young helrss CaPstola by name,
In ths disguise Of newsboy. lie returned with her
b hugrcIne Hall. She bal groEn from her infancy
10 wosuanaood la the streets of New York Wild and
uncOoth Of manners she had missed those opportunl
ties which refined the mind and hand. but being
noble 10 heart she had rapidly developed into lady
reckless In every day fs happy when LETT free 10 fe
low the unirnnmded Instructions q her pure uns
sulied nature but openly rebeliins At any show Of
lynnny.
Col LsSor hearing Of the girls return. was highly
excited and repcrted In every vein of hls ssu
that he had sileneed her thirteen years before r
10 WAS ''mueh easier 10 pinch ababys than sl-
enee weman's shrieks and cries" lie Al once en-.
tered ints agreement with Black Donald 20 murder
the child for OOO0 but In that the latter vas pre-
vented through Discovery made by Wool the fsltb.
ful servant Of the family. Donald made a midnight
visit n CaptOA's room and be carried into eneet
his scheme he asked Tor kiss-It vas granted. but
it was tho kiss OF death. ''And may Hsave n have
mercy on your peor soul" LaNolr caused Cat,gtoas
mother % be confined In the hidden house. where
dwelt himself. Clara Day and Doreas Knight shs
was allowed the freedom Of the house In order that
her mysterious appearance might eorrobornte the
suspicious that the house was haunted AImoss be-
rsft other the death Of her husband ana
child she wandered At viii displaying the asTIlddsn
Hand" capitoIa visited the hidden house aud was At
rnt refused admittance by Dorczs bat she insisted
upon shelter from the binding storm
When Major Ira wArhed was - years OF are he
fell in lore and married . sweet, pure girl OF Ie-
married her secretlytO avoid the Fidculs Of his
brether officers, she lived In snug cabin IN the
woods aud every day he visited her by stealth. One
day be came home late and unexpectedly and fund
Col LsNOr talking 70 his wife. MArah Rocks In an
ger he struck the man 70 the ground and tore the
woman from his heart, AWAY down
en- the sea coast stands Httle cottage In Il dwss
Mrs Aarah Rocke, her own child Trayerss and Foster
son, Herbert. The latter went long sea~yoyaze
" ye4rA and suddenly returned with the good news
that he had discovered his uncle Ira Warheld whom
no supposed dead many years and that he had offered
them home bsnsath bis roof "Msreiful Prsyldenee
how bountiful are thy ways In the solitude Of my
chamber let me pour out my thanks to that benig-
nant pcwer that watches the shOrn lamb" Her.
bert Afterwards made visit 10 his uncle and Ia an
Interview mentioned the name Of MarAh Roeks; the
Major became enraged and told Herbert TO return 10
ne Foster mother and tell her that he would break
his promise - asst her. Roon after
Col LeNoir upon his dying bed made full confession
revealing many hidden trgths. Marah Rocke 10 re.
turned 70 her husband. Herbert Recke claims Capt.
tOla for his own and Wool aud Pft~a-P4t assists IN
making Others happy, thus giving pleading and IN.
expected closing 70 a series Of unhappy lives