San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-13

muCn use. everyone knew that tho
child had been drowned; the doctor
thought il was drugged before it was
drowned; there was very little to be
said about il. Jim, the bOatman, proved
the finding of it. The coroner said a
few civil words when he heard that one
Of the visitors of the town, out Of sheer
pity, had offered TO defray the expenses
of the little funeral.
The little unknown babe, who had
spent the night in the deep sea, was
buried in the cemetery on the Lewes
Road. bought a grave for her under
the spreading boughs of tree; she had
white pail and a quantity of white
flowers. The matrOn from the work
house went, and it was not at ali like a
pauper's funeral. The sun was shin
ing, and the baimy air was filed with
the song of birds; but then, the sun
does shine, and the birds will sing, for
paupers.
l ordered small white marble cross:
II stands under the trees at the head Of
the little green grave. When the head
mason asked me what name was to be
put upon it, was puzzled. Only Heav-
en- knew whether the helpless little
child had claim to any name, and, il
50, what that name was. / bethought
myself Of one name. it meant bitter
ness, and the bitterness of deep waters
II will call it 'Marah, )" | said, and
the name stands there on the marble
cross.
"Marah, aged three weeks, found
drowned in the sea, September, lS-."
Only one small grave amongst many,
but grave over which no mother has
shed tear. Then, after a few days
more forgot almost all about it; yet at
shat time | WAS so lonely, so utterly
desolate, that | felt some kind of tie
bound me to the little grave. and made
Inc love the spot. 1t was soon all for
gotten, but | never forgot the beauti-
full, despairing face had seen on the
pier that night--the face that seemed
10 have passed me with the quickness
of swift wind, yet which was i'm
pressed on my brain for ever.
| have been writing to you, reader,
behind veil, let me draw it aside. NY
name is John FOrd-by no means a ro-
mantle name-but | come of a good
family. | am one of the worlds I'M
fOrtunates. had neither brother nor
sister; my father and mother died
while ! was quite young; they left Inc
large fortune, but no relationship one
to love me Nv Guardian WuS a Starn
grave elderly man. NV vnmth ,r :" iona'
~ nv manhood nors lonaI,, "s Sti TTio +
fonnd n fair and dainty inyc i,~t sha
nroved false. She left me ' for o Ua' v Sbo
had more cold and n title 70 C 1iv ohI how ~no
When lost her ali NV ha nv a. " Ia.
the only c0ns"Iot,on }n"n5 ',.o'.. ~,
abont from Mace to nIaca tr,'i"n 49, 80 oi d6
good where | could. This little Incl
than anvthing had dime for som me t r,Uto
had one Comfort in Iife o f ri,v
whom I loved daarer than a hrntbar
J.anceIot FIeming. and iateIv bo boj
come into n0sspssion of a very nice CO.
tate called Duftnn Manor . fine ola
mansion. standinr in The midst nf an
extensive marx and will if an inconaa
of three Thousand ner annum Tonno
FLEMING had hpnn bronght nm 70 tbe
bar. but he never cared much for his
profession. and was mncb nleasad when
he succeeded to his Cousins estate
He had invited me several times n
visit button Manor Int sometime or
other had always interviewed IN nraSent
it. Lance came TO see me. we traveIad
together: we were the very onnosite of
each other. He was franz gay cbeer.
full. always laughing ALWAYS with soma
grand lest on the fGnisga langbing
sunny, blue-eged fellow. who was like