The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-22

either 10 somc other place in the colony
or to his home in old England. The lat
ter place was chosen for him within a
few days by ar unexpected letter from
his father. Egbcrt's elder brother had
been killed while hunting, and the
father wrote to recall the younger sen,
who would now be the next Lord Of
Oswold.
But before Egbcrt Ingram could ar
range 70 leave Sagnapck other events
wero shaping themselves TO keep him
longer in the place Of his wife's persecu-
ton. Tho inhuman sentence Of the
Puritan judges had brought on low
lever, and before o week had passed
Dorothca Ingram was insane. Her in
sanity was Of mild form, and the
vagaries which filed her mind were Of
the most elusiye kind.
Some days dark ghostly clouds swept
over her and in tho wall Of darkness
around, queer forms intcrmingled with
each other, fantastic shapes, distorted
faces Of men and women. These would
appear and fado and others come. At
times some woodland scene would appear
as plain as if she were looking out Of her
cabin window Mt the forests which sur
rounded her home; the waves Of the
ocean beat in her imagination and tall
towering castles sGilt themselves aud
disappeared before Eer eyes. ."
But at all times light cloud seemed
to foaS before her eyes, ciond which
she vas ever trying to penetrate and
which was 50 thin that She was ever in
Gopcs of finding what was behind 1t.
$lo mir
then some othcr object appeared. Now
Il was Egbcrt, now tho minister, and
sometimes Mark Hillary. At length the
bec!oudcd intellect was able to under
stand what the object Of its desire was.
Hidden by cloud or by the pcrplcxing ap-
pcarancc OF other forms was the figure
Of her mother, whom sho could not re-
member but whose portrait she had worn
Oh her breast all her lifo.
Cncc did sha sec the vision, through
clouds ard darkness, and tho geEtle IN
Hueaco o: her spirit mother brought .
soothing peace, ana Dorothca sank into
AL urtroubled. childish slccp. After that,
although the 6lmy mist hung over her
still, tie vision never entirely faded
She felt that the fair form was lowering
over her and the consciousness brought
her rest.
During Dnrothea's illness, her husband
never left Ito cabin, an,l yet tac two
werc never in need. Every morning,
when ho arose, Eg5ert found by his
cabin doo- some article o. game, fish
from the rve-, o. q piece 0! venison.
This sooa became known 10 tie busy
cossips O. the vtllagS, and every effort
was made TO learn from what source he
received thom. Failing II this they, fell
bsck upon the old theory that porothea
was being protected ey that unknown
iserson TO whom The minister had referred
on !hc day OF the trial.
Mr.. Granville was not slow to heai
those tales IL fact he took pans 10 IN
euirc daily concerning the Jonns couple
End stored away every possible story OF
theory Us more evidence agains: the poor
wonua. Every incident III Dorothca,s
life wa, now 3 theme fo: snsIir:o" with
him. lie remembered when sic nae
xiver way to anger and Kncw now Thai
She Lad boon uadcr the influence OF Tho
devil; her friends had sccH won by e7i
charms; hc- Insanity was :ho Working y
Gcv!!s in hss MID. and The food Will
whicE she WAS led came from lie!
Master.
A1out this c'mc Mr. Granville rccoivct
medical advice concerning his children
and was hidden To- take them for iont
walks IN tho open air. He followed The
physicians advice consccntiousiY, hU
he had become such mOnOmaE!ac tha
each walk always led him and his twt
daughters by Dorothea's home. One
day, as they. were passing, they heard
faint cry within the cainn, d cry so lain
sn5 yet so peculiar that the three
stopped, anS Achsah said:
~Papa, did you hear the kitty?'
The father looked at his daughter, ant
seeing IN her face the signs Of her pecul
lar nervous fits, turned and hastenet
homo with her. All day long she la!
PROSTATE upon her couch, the ministe
kneeling by her side and praying.
When it became known that chile
b. onA n0rot hp a