The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-01
A Tale Of Two Continents.
BY MRS. NINA LAWSON
CHAPTER XVIII.

'Dn, muses., muses., Tor de neDen
sake what am 20 poo diggar agowin'
te do? De yury ingels of de hebens
am acomin' down heer, an am now at
de vury gates oh dis house"
Thomas, what do you mean? Are
you i'll this morning, on has this beau
tiful, clear, frosty weather aroused
your feelings, and caused YOU to come
to me, testing in this manner?"
"No, mum; Use not i'll, neider am |
afoolin, but am in de deepest kin O
arrest. Eff yo' am not ablevin me,
come along an see fur yO'self; / tell
yo' she am at de gate"
What can YOU mean, Thomas? What
you say is impossible, and more than
that, You never saw an angel, and of
course you do not know what they are
like"
"Of course, mum, [ never sees an
angel afore, but dis I'm must be one,
cause it looks list like what my big
book says them am. Yo' see, | was
a brusin' de snow off oh de walk, an,
Lid o mercy, when / comes to de gate,
deere WIS on de step a mighty big,
rough-lookin' sort o box, an / list
pulled up de lid, an, Lid o mercy, de
purtiest pictur | eber did set me eyes
on was was in dat box.
"'Twas an angil, mum, wild de pur-
test yallar curls, an de purtiest white
face dat eber was. Now, mum, come
along an see fo' yo'self."
Something in Toms manner caused
Mrs. Bristol to think more seriously of
the matter, and she threw a fur-lined
circular over her head and shoulders,
and followed Tom to the front gate.
To her great surprise, there was the
box that her servant had described, and
when he raised the lid she shrank back,
uttering faint scream. Her face was
as white as the snow at her feet, and
she was trembling from head to foot.
Sure enough, there in that miserable
looking box was human being, or, was
it as Tom had said: An angel from de
Hebens above?"
The old lady could scarcely believe
her own eyes, neither could she i'm
agine how the box and its inmate could
have got there.
Certainly a stranger thing had never
happened before, and Tom was GER
tainly right, for a prettier picture she
had never seen.
As Mrs. Bristol stood gazing down at
the pale, beautiful face, the heavy eye
lids were raised, and two great beauti-
full dark eyes looked steadily into hers
ooh, You are another stranger, but
you look kind, " aud the tears came into
Lenora's eyes.
Just then little gust of wind swept
across the lawn, and tossed about the
golden curls that were scattered over
the pillow.
ooh, oh! [ am so chilly, and where
where am I?' She raised upon her
elbow and gazed round over the spark
ling bed of snow; but, seeing her sur
roundings, she realized that something
terrible had happened. She sank back
on her pillow, paler than ever, while
the heavy lids dropped, and she scarce
ly seemed to breathe.
Mrs. Bristol watched her closely. and
as Lenora sank back exhausted. the
tears came into this good, kind, noble
woman's eyes, and she said:
Thomas, bring the young lady into
the house, and take her to nv room.
/ see she is i'll, and does not know how
she came here, and | Will take care of
her as if she We're my own until she is
better. Poor, beautiful girl | fear
she has had much trouble in her short
life.
Mrs. Bristol was a widow, and an
English lady; her former home was
Sheffield, England, but, preferring the
free, beautiful lands of the United
States, she had concluded to make 1t
her home.
Being lady of great wealth, she
made her home, the Bristol estates.
very beautiful.
The Bristol mansion and estates were
arranged entirely in the English stvle.
and Mrs. Bristol, a woman of aristo-
cratic nature, was beautiful mistress
for so grand home.
The grounds were spacious and
beautiful, situated about two miles
north of Michigan City, and on the
bank of Lake Michigan.
The neat little tenant houses could
be seen scattered here and there over
the estates. while from the tall, narrow
chimneys the blue smoke slowly curled
its way upwards ont of sight.
What pretty sight the large, mus
cular colored servant made. with Lenora
tightly clasped in his arms. and her
bright golden curls scattered over his
shoulder, looking, in the sunlight, like
a great pile of the pure dust.
The trio had reached the great hall
door. and were ascending the broad
marble steps to Mrs. Bristol's private
rooms
Lay her down gently, Thomas
there, that will do, and you did very
nicely. 1t is necessary that physician
should see her, and you may go to the
city Immediately and bring one"
Tom was off like a flash, only toe
much pleased to do something for his
purity angel
Mrs Bristol did not wait until the
doctor came to bring Lenora out Of
that dead faint, but with her OWL
hands Immediately applied effective
restoratives, and soon she was reward.
ed, for the lids were slowly raised and
again those beautiful eyes gazed into
hers.
as that you, Gertana? You viii
take me away to-day, won't you? You
are my only good, kind friend, and you
won't allow him to come near me any
more, will you? I know you won't,
for you promised me you would not"
AS she ceased speaking, sweet,