Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-12

of ancestral surroundings. Reaching Lon
don, she scarcel% stopped for rest before
pursuing her journey. The next day found
her in the little village where she had first
seen the light, an !, after registering at the
one hoto alone, a,la not knowing person
in the place, She started down the street
upon which should be the object of her
search.
She had only the oft repeated stories of
lips long stiled to guide her, but she felt
sure she should know it. And She Journey
ed on. Suddenly her heart beat fast
there. across the way was house with an
archway and 3r~room over it, with lust one
window, n doubles easement, opening out,
and little loaded paIfe.S-all as it had been
described. She crossed aud sought admit
lance. While her knock was being answer
ed she framed her query. II must be frank
with them" She thought, cor they will
think me an impostcr"
Finallya neat looking woman opened the
door
"Do you know if this house was occu
pied at IA certain time by Mr. w ?" she
began
No" the woman did not know; she had
lived there only year
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then, "and have reason to believe he once
lived here have come from the United
States all the way over here to see it. In
that room over the archway," pointing to
it, 81 and brother were born, and there
my mother and grandmother died They
lie in the churchyard here Would you
think it too much to let me go into the
room for a few moments9" she finished.
1.-THE room is not in order" said the
woman.
"Oh, | should not mind that. l only
wanted to look out of the window at the
hills and see the chimney piece and"--
1.-THE room is not in order" interrupted
the woman shortly.
1t was o'clock, and the traveller did not
much believe this
81 will walk down the street." she said,
"and come back" But no, the woman had
her children to attend to and would prom
Use nothing
"May l come in the morning, thenP"
asked the other, disappointed. II am stay.
ing at the Bull and will come up if you
will allow me-"
81 shall be busy" was the reply.
A sudden thought came to the applicant.
81 will give you a shilling for the priv
lege," she hazarded.
Every well, you may go right up" was
the instant response
But this is not all When the.traveler
came out she continued her walk along
the street and shortly came upon a second
house, the duplicate, apparently, Of the
one she had just been in. Alarmed lest
she had been pouring out her emotions at
the wrong shrine she entered this place
also. The lower part was a store, and the
young woman behind the counter answered
her questions.
"Oh, yes; Mr. W. had owned this house
and the next one. He sold both to Mr.. O.,
and they had bought this one very lately
from the latter"
This, then, was the historic spot she
sought, and forgetting her recent expert
ence in the rush of feeling, she told ner
story and asked to enter the apartment
made sacred to her by such prominent
events of her life.
1.-THE rooms not in order" said the girl
echoing her neigbbor up the street.
The woman from America went through
her list of protests as she had done before
importuning the mother, who appeared on
the scene, with all the eloquence of which
she was capable She felt somehow as if
she ought not to offer money to these peo
Pile who had almost known her family, but
finally, in despair she ventured, II should
be glad to pay for the opportunity to go to
the room"
The celebrity with which she was ushered
there took away her breath. Her Point of
View in New York Times.