Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-21

10 start so suddenly ana stagger niiI-
fainting to a seat at He3ter's dressing
table?
''Who-whose likeness is that?' she
exclaimed, in scarce articulate voice
pointing to an open miniature on the
table.
My mothers. " Hester answered
Then you are Florence Marvin
child?"
That was, indeed, my mother name.
more. you are the daughter Of my only
| brother, George Haywood, for Florence
Marvin was his wife.
/ With satisfied cry, she who had be
| LEVIED herself alone and friendless in
| the world fell upon her kiuswowan neck,
and wept tears Of mingled gladness and
sorrow.
Her story, which Hester had refused T.
confde to a tranger's ears, she now wilt
ingly impaired to one from whom she
felt She had NO longer amy right to with
hold it,
That her brother had MARI led in oppo-
sition to her father wishes, and had been
disinherited in consequence was alrerdy
| known to Abigail Narey; but what dis
.ant spot he had selected for his home and
what had befallen him there she had mover
learned,
The story was sad enough
After a few toilsOme, but not unhappy
years for they were spent IN the loved So
ciety Of his wife and chid-a dire caltui-
ty had fallen upon George Haywood. He
came under suspicion of a fearful crime.
A network OF circumstances too intricate
/ for mans wit to disentaneie environed
him, and he was condemned TO die. The
stern Judgment was carried into effect.
and the executed murderer's desplsed
widow sought concealment for herself and
child in a change of place and name.
Long, long years afterwards the truth was
discovered; but the judicial murder had
PASSED among the things irreyocable The
pool widow died at ast-died broken
hearted but with one consolation, She
had lived to see her husbands innocence
vindicated.
And this, my poor child, is the shame
Of which you spoke?
my life has known no other.
Not many days after. Hester was sent
to one of the first Summaries in the land,
for she had yet time enough &c avail her
self of opportunities Of culture hitherto
beyond her reGch. Her aunt and she kept
their own counsel Cousins Rogers and
! Dick only knew that tie object of their
sohcitude bad disappeared, and probably
Congratulated themselves on the success OF
/ their yirtuous stratagem.
After time, Mr.. Parker, Cousin Abb
gail 8 lawyer, was sent for. and after that
the good lady seemed wonderfully revived
in health and spirits After her next birth
! day the prospect Of 'many happy returns
produced anything but a happy effect on
| the two cousins who began to think that
| after all, the life tables might not be IN
| fallible. Bat her tine came at last; and
within decent period after the sad event
| Cousins Roger and Dick were duly sum
moned to attend the reading of Abigail
! Varley's viii.
They were good deal startled at the
sight Of their old enemy, the strange
girl
Poor Tabby, as if seeking consolation in
! bereavement leaped upon the knee OF hel
old friend Dick. who strolyed her bach
pathetically, but a little jelOusly Pompey
who took things moe phIlosophically
stretched himself out for snooze at The
feet of Roger.
Mr.. Barker, drawing from his pocke
the document Proceeded to read IL. The
! introduction was long and formal. But
bark there something coming now.
ITO my cousin, Richard Higgins -
"a give and bequeatb ~
You could have heard botl their hearts
beat
-"ln consideration of the natural love
and affection which have long observe,
between them 49,
Dick looked puzzled.
my favorite eat ,abby"-
Dick gave Tabby furious stroke the
wrong way.
"And no more of my estate.
With fling that betokened a most em.
phatic remuneration of the legacy, Tabby
was sent mewiny and sptting to th,
furthest end of the room.
ITO my cousin Roger Smith. w.
1t was Rogers turn to triumph.
In consideration Of the like natura
love an affection ~
II give and bequeath my dog Pompey
and no more Of my estate.
With d violent kick Pompey was sem
spinning after the cat; and the fear of hel
wno had so long kept the peace between
! them being no longer before their eyes tht
pent-up enmity of years found vent in an
\ uproarious fight in the noise of which
! the voice OF the old LAWYER was almos
drowned; but the words, rest and residue
! Of my estaie-niece, Hester Haywood,
were sufficiently audible, and Cousin
| Dick and Roger stayed to hear no more
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