The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10
VISITING AN EARLY HOME.
An American woman's Rather Crushing
Experience In Old England.

An American woman's Rather Crushi,s-
Experience In Old England.
A woman OF English ancestry and birth
but who is American bred, has cherished
for years the hope of some time revisiting
the home of her infancy, and in particular
of entering the house where she was born.
Although it had long passed from the
family, and no relatives remained in the
village where it stands, her father had SO
often described its site and appearance
that she felt she could find it without
other clew
AT length, after long waiting, the dream
of life approached actuality, and steam
ship bore the happy woman away In search
of ancestral surroundings. Reaching Lon
don, she scarcely stopped for rest Eafore
pursuing her journey. The next day found
her in the little village where she had first
seen the light, and, after registering at the
one hotel alone, and not knowing person
in the place, she started down the street
upon which should be the object of her
search.
She had only the Of repeated stories Of
lips long stilled 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 a house with an
archway and n room over it, with just one
window, a double easement, opening out,
and little loaded panes-all ms it had been
described. She crossed and 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 rue an imposter."
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door
DO you know if this house was occu
pied at a certain time by Mr.. W ?" she
began
NO" the woman did not know; she had
lived there only year.
Il am his daughter" said the Traveller.
then, "and have reason to believe he once
lived here. l have come from the United
States all the way over here TO see it. in
that room over the archway, F" pointing t.
it, II and a brother were born, and there
my mother and grandmother died They
lie in the churchyard here Would Won
think it too much to let me go into the
room for few moments?" she finished
"The room is not in order" said she
woman
"Oh, l should not mind that | only
wanted to look out of the window at thu
hills and see the chimney piece and
The room is not in order" interrupted
the woman shortly
1t was o'clock, and the traveller did not
much believe this.
Il viii walk down the street, she said.
land come back" But 10, the woman hnQ
her children to attend to and would pron-
Use nothing.
MAY | come in the mornnc. Chen
asked the other, disappointed Il am STA,
ing at the Bull, and viii come up If , IA
win allow me"
Il shall be busy" was the reply
Sudden thought came to the applic2ri
Il will give you shilling for the pri4
lege, she haZarded
YER well you may 60 right up, " wr4
the instant response.
But this is not all When the Traveller
came out she continued her walk alon4
the street and shortly came upon a second
house, the duplicate, apparently, OF tl.t
one she had just been in Alarmed Lest
she had been pouring ont her e.7ations az
the wrong shrine, she entered Is place
also The lower part was stort. and The
young woman behind the counter answered
her questions.
''Oh, yes; Mr. " had owned this house
and the next one. He sold both to Mr.. O..
and they had bought this one very lately
from the latt,-."
This, then, was the historic spot She
sought, and forgetting her recent expert
ence in the rush of feeling. She told uer
story and asked to enter the apartment
made sacred to her by such prominent
events Of her life
THE rooms not in order, said the girl
echoing her neighbor 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 PEG
pie who had almost known her family. but
finally, in despair, she ventured. a should
~ visd Co pay for the opportunity to 60 to
une rocgn.'