The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-14
RESTORED 10 LIFE BY LOVE.
A Chapter Of Accidents Including o
Bad One ON a Railway.

encountered in all my thirty years prac-
tice," said DR.. Forbes, and all the other
physicians called in echoed his words.
There had been a terrible railroad acct
dent. Few We're killed outright, but
death resulted in many cases from the
injuries received.
Among those whose death was hourly
expected was the patient of whom the
doctor had spoken. She was a young
girl of perhaps 10, of such exquisite love
Illness that amazed and delighted all who
beheld her. BA@afwH re- gss
She was picked up insensible at the
.voiceless, se~nseless, immoyable as amar-
BILE statue, at a farm house to which she
had been carried. Who she was or where
she belonged remained an impenetrable
mystery, although her description had
been widely advertised.
Several noted physicians had interest
ed themselves in her ease, but one and
all confessed themselves bafaed in her
strange condition. There was no APP
parent bodily injury. Each slender,
rounded limb was as free from spot or
blemish as when it came from the hands
OF the Maker. The fair body was equal
ly as perfect, save at the first a small
blue spot had been found next the
spine.
For eight long weeks she had lain in
this state of insensibility. with closed
eyes and pale hands crossed upon her
breast. Scores of people had been to
see her and gone away, her exquisite
image indelibly impressed upon their
hearts.
Contributions had been freely made
for her benefit, but now some new object
of pity engrossed the tickle public, and
the project of removing her to some
charitable institution vas being dis
cussed. DR.. Forbes and several others
sat about the room. The girl looked like
an angel as she lay upon the clean white
bed, her long hands crossed above her
heart, her face like marble in its impas-
siveness, yet warm with life. She had a
wealth of golden hair, and it lay about
her like a veil. The discussion had be-
come heated, DIR. Forbes contending for
delay in removing her. Suddenly all
were startled by a clear, sweet voice ex-
claiming:
"Do not hesitate, gentlemen. Cart me
off to the poor house at your earliest
convenience. No other place could be
SO suitable for such a useless clod."
All eyes turned in utter amazement to
find a pair of dark eyes regarding them
mockingly.
DR.. Forbes instantly sprang to her side.
SO there isn't any change, doctor, save
that my tongue is loosened, and I can
open my eyes"
This proved to be the case, but a little
later she found that she could move her
head. There the improvement ended,
however, much to the good doctors re-
greet. They piled her with questions,
but she resolutely refused TO disclose her
identity, only admitting her name was
Eden. She urged them to take her to
the charity hospital, saying it was where
she belonged.
1t was at length decided to leave her
where she was until further effort could
be made to induce her to disclose the adj
dress of her friends. That she belonged
to some good family was apparent from
her refined appearance. Her clothing
was elegant and costly. A dainty watch
and chain and other valuable articles of
jewelry had been found upon her per-
son. All this but deepened the mystery.
When DR.. Forbes left the farm house
he made his way to one of the most ele-
giant suburban residences the city boasts.
He received a cordial greeting from its
mistress, a delicate, proud looking, ell
derby lady in widows weeds.
After a short conversation on different
topics DR.. Forbes said, abruptly:
"Mrs. Searle, you said the other day
you had nothing to slive for, since your
son had disappointed you s % ~grievously.
I have come to tell you where you can
get a beautiful toy, human, but one
which can never turn against you"
Then in rapid, earnest words he re-
lated the particulars I have already
given. The result far exceeded his an
ticipation. Mrs. Searle was faulty only
in her pride of birth and position, her
heart being kind and easily moved to
pity. She at once rang the bell, ordered
the carriage, and upon its being brought
entered it with the doctor and was
driven to the farm house.
DIR. Forbes explained to the helpless
girl what arrangements had been made
for her comfort, and he never will forget
the look of horror her dark eyes express
ed at mention of Mrs. Searle's name. At
first she refused even to see her, but at
length consented. AS the lady bent over
her, infinite pity in her still fine eyes,
she murmured reproachfully:
t'If you had only come for me three
months ago?'
"Where were you then?" asked the
doctor, quickly.
ssIn a FOOLS paradise" she replied, bit
terly.
So the waif of the wreck was taken to
the elegant home of Mrs. Searle, and DIR.
Forbes was content.
Mrs. Searle had been o widow for sew
eral years. She had but one child. a son,
whom she w~orshiped with an idolatrous
love. He well merited all the love be-
slowed upon him, being handsome,
teous, refined, but not infallible, as she
fondly imagined. He proved himself
only human by one day falling in love
with a lovely girl far beneath him in the
social scale. His mother was Mortified,
rasolt,talv refusino TO even sec her and