Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-27

GI/a1 1ASMl.Sss.zZ .1az.M SHE STOOD BY A WONDERFUL SPECIMEN OF
 THE LILY TRIBE moments; he told me then tha at he had left his young wife in Northern burial ground and his little babe in the care of Q Northern woman with Nurse Chloe. He mentioned the name of the village, but, in the excite ment of meeting him, 1t slipped my mind en tirely, and I could never recall it or the name of the woman with whom you were left.
 IA fierce battle occurred soon after, and your father was terribly wounded, was taken off the field among the dead, in fact, but afterward revived and was sent to the hospital, and after wonderfully critical operation in trepanning, he recovered slow ty, but his memory of past events was utterly gone, and he has no memory save of the immediate present."
 ''Then he will not know me-" she cried, in a pained voice. ''Oh, this is sad, so sad! l had hoped and dreamed that I might yet know a fathers love,' and she covered her face with her hands.
 ''Let us hope for the best, my dear niece." he said, kindly and encouragingly; ''who knows but yours may be the hand which will lift the vail from the past, aud bring back his memory!"
 ''1Ou STduG GutiI lG uliy, SIlc leTVSuC- ly. "I will be to him all that a loving daughter can be.''
 'I am sure of It; and now tell mo of your 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. ''Mrs. Harmon, with whom my father left me and whom always supposed to be my aunt until lately, told me that she pined and mourned for my mother and the family until her death.''
 ''Ahl poor soul; she was a faithful creature; but why did this Mrs. Harmon conceal the facts of your birth from you" asked Major Darlington, a little jealously.
 ''Because she loved me-" replied Isabel quickly, ''and 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 a common shop-girl you-a Darlington !' he exclaimed, Ill shocked tone. '1 assure you, dear sir. it has not harmed me in the least," she answered, merrlly ''but of course 1t was hard and galling in the time of it, and would have been doubly so had I known my own history; but the happiness of the present fully compen sates for all the past"
 "And your husband?" said Major Caring | ton, inquiringly.
 | .sIs the best and most unselfish of men, | she replied, enthusiastically. "He took me | from my low position and raised me to his | own station, and I honor him above all | men," and she briefly narrated the facts | connected with her marriage. She looked up and saw her hus band standing among a l group of gentlemen across the room, and | his eyes caught hers in interested inquiry 1 She signalled to him to come to her, and l he was soon at her side. | "We were just speaking of you," she said | looking up at him with shining eyes full ol | happiness. "Mr. Falconer, 1 am delighted l to present to you my uncle, Major Caring | ton."
 It was not an entire surprise to him, as ht had heard the gentleman's name from { l friend, and had guessed a little of the truth noting Isabers radiant face, and as he tool l the offered hand he said: ''Since my wife romantic story has come to my knowledge I have been making inquiries, and using every means in my power to find her family but I did not hope for so speedy an accom- plishment of our desires.''
 "My uncle tells me my father is living,
 she said.
 "Better still than we hoped for" and MT
 Falconer looked into her flushed face with
 sympathetic smile; he entered into he
 feelings heartily.
 "ButI fear the knowledge is only to be
 disappointment to my niece,' said Majo
 Carringto gravely, explaining his mear
 ing. My brother is prematurely aged, an
 fear his injury is insurmountable."
 The incident soon became known throug
 the rooms, as Major Darlington left his new
 found friends and mingled with the crow l again, and Isabel was met by the sheer 1 congratulations of such of her friends a
 knew her story, and if there had been an
 lingering doubts as to her position in societ,
 they were removed now, as Major Caring
 tons name was passport into any societ.
 and being publicly announced as hls nice
 removed the last straw in the way of he , l social success.
 "You will spend the remainder of you time in the city at our home, will you nota
 said Isabel, as she bade her uncle goo
 night "1 have so many inquiries to make. 'I leave tomorrow night" he replied
 cordially, ''and will g! adly spend part ( ] the day with you. l, too, wish to know mor of you and yours."
 , "Oh, Lottiel" cried Isabel, eagerly, z