Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-02-24

The end of long discussion of the
pros and cons involved. resulted in Miss
Adelle's accepting assistance from me as
loan, and l, in turn, promised her
pupils from among my friends, taking
upon my shoulders the doubtful task of
coercing all the fathers and mothers of
my acquaintance into giving their chill
dren over to her training, beginning with
my own harried sister. And it was
fortunate that 1 made my beginning
there else it is probable that | should
have miserably failed in my undertak-
ing. for my sister-Mrs. Merwin-in-
formed me scornfully when laid my plan
before her: Il cannot be thankful enough,
Tom, that I am the first one to whom
you unfold your QuixOtic scheme, for
nothing could be more ruinous to a
: iris prospects, situated as Miss Adele
is, than to have bachelor like yourself
going around advocating her cause.
Just take me to see the girl, and if she
is not mere adventures you may count
upon my doing what l can for her"
That my sister was wholly satisfied
with Miss Adele will go without the
saying when l tell you that she took her
home within the week as musical COVER
ness to her own children, and personally
solicited patronage for her among the
"dear 800 friends"
In less than three months from the day
that l first discovered Eva, Miss Adele
found herself with more work upon her
hands than she could easily attend to,
and l found myself-but no, l will tell
you about that later, for now comes the
most remarkable part of this narrative
(and there is nothing so very remarkable
in the story of free man who is often
thrown into the society of a good and
beautiful woman falling in love with
herr and that which emphasizes the TACT
that truth is stranger than fiction.
One day there drew up before my
sisters door the wellknown e1uipage of
one of the city's most successful bankers,
and from it alighted a gentleman who
eagerly requested to see Miss Adele.
The result of that visit was nothing short
of the restoration of little Eva to her par
ents and home, for she was proven
to be the long-lost and sadly mourned
daughter of the banker, stolen by a
former servant, the only object that
could be discovered to extort money for
her return. In order probably to render
the scheme successful the child had been
taken far away, where it would be diff
cult to trace her. The mysterious death
of the woman had interferred with the
original plan and left no clue by which
the agonized parents could possibly dis
cover their child, and long since she had
been given up for dead.
In the course of its progress from per.
son to person, the story Of the young
music teacher and her little charge had
reached the banker and his wife, who
fastened to convince themselves that
Eva was their long-lost darling; the
diamond crescent which had been stolen
for that very purpose no doubt furnish
ing evidence, if more had been needed
than the child's great resemblance to
her mother.
1t is needless to say that the grateful
parents insisted upon adopting Adele
into their hearts and homes as daugh-
ter no less than their legitimate offspring
and for me they declared eternal friend
ship.
With this I should have been quite
satisfied under ordinary circumstances,
but
Nonsense" roguishly says Adele,
who is looking over my shoulder as ]
write, ''what commonplace ending
you will have there, love and marriage,
and all that sort of thing"
"But will it not be. true to the life"
1 demand. And beautiful light warns
up her dear face. END the story as
you please, Tom," she says.-Neso York
Press.