The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-06-22

moments: he told me then that he had left
his yo1ng wife in q Northern burial ground
and his little babe in tho care of a Northern
woman with Nurse Chloe. Ee mentioned
the name of the village, but. in the excite.
nent of meeting him, 1t slipped my n1nd en-.
tirely, and { could never recall IT, or the
name of the woman with whom you Wers
left.
ga fierce battle occurred soon after, and
YOUR father was terribly wounded, was
taken Off the field among the dead, il fact,
but afterwara revived and was sent TO she
hospital, and after q wonderfully CRITICAL
operation in tlcpannins, he recovered slow
ty, but his memory Of past events was
utterly gone, and he has no memory save
of the Immediate present.
s'Thcn he will not know nc, y she cried, in
panied voice 'sNh, this is sad, so sad
had hoped and dreamed that I might yet
know a fathers love.' aud she covered her
face with her hands.
''Let US hope for the best, my dear niece"
he said, kindly and encouraging ''Nvhs
knows bus yours may be the hand which
will lift the vail from tho past. aud bring
back his mornory:"
Good grant that it may" she said, fervent-
~. * will be to him I'LL that ~ loving
daughter can be.''
81 am sure Of 1T; and now tell me ofyouE>
self; of course, Nurse Chloe is not living
She was old when she went North and the
climate is not favorable to the Southern
born"
"She died soon after my mother" replied
Isabel. s'Mrs. Harmon, with whom my
father left mo and whom I always supposed
to BIZ my aunt until lately, told me that she
pined and mourned for my mother ana the
family until her death"
sab! poor soul; she was a faithful
creature; but why did this Mrs. Harmon
conceal the facts Of your birth iyorn you?''
asked Major Darlington, Il little iealously.
tBecause she loved me,' replied Isabel,
quickly, sand as she became very poor she
feared that would be unhappy and discon-
tented if knew the truth in the low sphere
which I was obliged to occupy" and she
gave him a brief summary OF her past life.
"And you have been obliged to work as
common shop-girl; yeu-a Carrington!" he
exclaimed, IN shocked tone.
81 assure you, dear sir, it has not harmed
me in the least" she answered, merrlly:
Sshut Of course it was hard and CALLING III
the time of it, and would have been doubly
so had known my own history; but the
happiness of the present fully compen safes
Tor all the past.''
s;And your husband2" said Major Caring
Ton, inouiringly.
lis the best and most unse)ish Of men,"
she replied, enthusiastically. 'He took me
from my low position and raised me to his
own station, and T. houor him above al!
men, and she briefly narrated tic facts
connected with her marriage. She looked
up and saw her husband standing among u
group Of gentlemen across the room, and
his eyes caught hers in interested inquiry.
She signalled to him to come 10 I1cr, and
he was soon at her side
"We were just speaking you,' she said.
looking up at him with shining eyes full Of
happiness. "Mr. Falconer, l am delighted
to present to you my t,ncie, Major Caring
tons
1t was not an entire surprise to him, 81; he
had heard the gentlernan's name from
friend, and had guessed little OF the truth,
noting Isabel's radiant face and as he took
the offered hand he said: SsSince NY wlfe;s
romantic story has come to my knowledge
I have been making inquiries, and using
every means in my power to find her family,
but did not hope for so speedy an accom-
plishment of our desires.''
ssMy uncle tells me my father is living"
she said.
"Better still than we hoped for" and Mr..
Falconer looked into her flushed face with
sympathetic smile; he entered into her
feelings heartily.
s'But fear the knowledge is only to bea
disappointment to my niece" said Major
Darlington, gravely, explaining his mean
ing. ''My brother is prematurely aged, and
I fear his injury is insurmountable'
The incident soon became known through
the ROOMS, as Major Carrjngton left his now
found friends and mingled with the crowd
again, and Isabel was met by the sincere
congratulations Of such of her friends as
knew her story, and if there had been any
lingering doubts as to her position in society,
they were removed now, as Major CARING
toms name was a passport into any society,
and being publicly announced az his niece
removed the last straw in the way OF her
social succesa
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