The daily Alaskan., 1916-05-23
A Restoration. n. By BARBARA PHIPPS
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When l wa ElFl or tWekNe one day looked in q mirror and was struck with the difference between my ap- pearance and that of my brothers and sisters. While they resembled one an bother. looked like none of them, Their hair and eyes were black; mine was auburn. They were stocky of fig ure; was taller than any of them and 1.-the. Besides these differences, their faces were unrehned; mine, was pleased to notice, was rather pretty. I was also better dressed than they.
 It did not exactly occur to me that had been born of, other parents, but from that time began 10 suspect that there was something in me different from what was in them. When Twas fourteen my mother, who was. as differ ent from me as tue others, told me that I must earn by own living. At the same tim she confessed that she was not my mother. She said that when l was a baby l had been given to her to be taken care of, and up to that time certain sum of money had been paid her regularly for my keep and a ape cffic amount to be spent on my clothes. These payments had been stopped, and this was why must shift for myself.
 Since the day looked In the glas5 and discovered the difference between me and the others of the family grad ] ually lost whatever of affection l had felt for them. When therefore she whom had supposed to be my mother informed me that must earn my own living I was content to leave them. l found a position as nurSemaid for a little boy two years old and lived fin the house wherefI I was employed. -.
 The mother of my charge was kind to me, and one day told her my story. She was very sympathetic and told me fthat my experience, together with my appearance and native refinement there was in mc. led her to believe that | [ was the child of persons of the upper class. This Is all she said to me. l wondered if-she would not offer to help me find my parents, but she did not. When I spoke Of trying to find them she said that 1t would'be like bunting | for a needle In a haystack, especially slime they did not wish to be found We're this not so they would seek me. The fact that my allowance had been cut of was especially 'discouraging.
 Had Ii not been for this last men, toned fact I believe should have made, an-eRort to find those of my own flesh and blood, though l don't know | how could have made a beginning | As 1t was, was obliged to be content | with my lot, The only objection to 1t was that I had feeling in me that had been born in a higher sphere than that of nursemaid
 One day whenSI was seventeen years | old my supposed mother came to see me and stOld me that great change had taken place with regard to me, 1 She was commissioned to take me to my parents.
 "But," she said, ''they don't know | where you are. and lts2depends upon me whether you reach them or not Ii l you 20 to them you will be rich. and can afford to pay me for what l do fol you. Here Is a note for Sl0,o0O, due when you come of age, year from l now. If you will sign 1t will not only return you to your parents, but VII | rrrnisb. the evidence that you are theil child"
 | referred the matter to the father of my charge, and he said that 1t seem ed best that I should sign t. I being
 minor, 1t would not be legal anyway
 I signed the note, and the same day the woman drove with me to a hand some house, and on entering l was re E ceived by a lady who took me in heI arms and wept over me. had become
 used to noticing my appearanee in con
 rrast with those of my own supposed
 station. tnd no sooner did E'sees thu E lady than knew by my Tesemblanc,
 70 herithat she was my mother. He
 hair and mine were the same shade O
 luburn.
 Later a gentleman came and took m
 Jn his lap and caressed- me. He wa
 my father.
 It was many years before 1 got al
 the reasons for my having been put Il
 charge of the family with lwbom
 grew up. My father made ciandes @tine marrlage with one to whom zhi