Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-07-29

fair. 1t stated that just such a couple were
tEere--a young american girl with
middle-aged German-right from New
York, both answering the description.
f'' except her hair Is dark. . Had the hue
been changed! ! Undoubtedly. How easy /!
q Y es, it must be her." Flving upoa the
wings of steam, her uncle went to reclaim
and bring back Maggie. He finds the
place-the house-the young girl that had
He'd from mothers love, q fathers arms.
a sisters and her own happy home but
he finds it is not Maggie; it is another
lost one.
Then came another message from Phil
adelphia, saying, 6 She is here Now
therezis no mistake; the description is per-
feet. How impatientay the father hurried
over the iron rails to bring back his child
his youngest, his darling, his lost child
lost 50 young, so innocent, stolen from
his arms.
He traces her TO her hiding place, tells
his errand, and is denied adrnittance.-
Nainly the police threaten, they cannot
break In till the father will swear that his
daughter, his stolen daughter, is there
lie cannot swear, though he believes
At length be pleads with the Cerberus
that guards the gate tells her that he is
a fatner-the father Of Maggie. She
knew that. He might as well nave wllis-
pered to the wind He tells her of the
desolate home he has left, and of the
heart broken mother there He has
touched chord that vibrates. g Are YOU
a mother?' The chord has reached a
mothers heart, and the KEY turns, the
bolt falls back, the door opens, the father
with palpitating heart, hurries up the
stairs to his daughters chamber, and, with
q trembling hand, with word of love and
forgiveness ready on his tongue, opens the
door.
q Maggiez"
Maggie turns her head at that unusual
voice. expecting to encounter an angry
father, out starts with an exclamation ot
surprise, while he reels half fainting to
support. Maggie is there, but it IS no;
+" Our Maggie Some other fathers
heart has been made desolate; some other
mother has wept a daughter lost.
He went with Light heart. He came
with one more like the iron of the rails
he travelled over. The next message
came from Cleveland, Ohio. Il told the
same flattering tale that twice before had
brought hope and left sorrow. Should
they believe and try again. The letter
stated, A girl answering the exact de-
scripuon of your daughter came into our
store to-day to buy pair OF shoes. She
was accompanied by such a man as your
advertisement describes Haverman -
who paid for the shoes, but had no coaver-
satIon. She said, in answer 10 the ques-
ton Are you travelling? We are late
ly from New York. ;"
This time Maggie's brother said, 'sLet
me go; | will never return without her"
But, there was an obstacle. 1t is that
that IS always present-always IN the way
Of the poor
Maggle's parents are poor, though much
respected, and have many friends. The
friends of the poor are not of the class
who have money 10 give or lend.
While the brother was getting ready:
getting together the needtul funds; the
father went 10 the telegraph Office 10 send
dispatch to his Cleveland correspondent,
to . ind, If possible, and detain, the fu-
gltives. The Fates were against him
lightning opposed lightning. The elec-
tricIty Of Nature was too strong for the
electricity of Art.
q The wires will no: work tonight
4 These were words that struck down
hope again. A hasty letter was written,
and sent by the tardy mail. The young
man followed arrived safe, day too
late. The fugitiyes had fed. He wrote
his father the very evening he reached
Cleveland: % But / am sure | am on the
right track now. They came here by way
of Canada. He inquired for board at
some private house, and l have traced
him to the place, which he lettvesterday,
saying he would go to Cincinnati. the
lady of the house does not helIeve hlm,
because she had thought there was some
thing wrong. Maggy IS unhappy and
weeps a good deal, and Hayerman tries
to cheer her, but is careful that no one
else has chance to talk with her. |
could tell YOU more, but what is the use!
In the morning shall renew my search.
| meet with a great deal of sympathy and
kindness" HIS friends at Cleveland ad-
vised him to 90 TO Chicago. His uncle
had already sci watch at Cincinnati
From Chicago he wrote: g have search
ed this city over and over, aided by the
police, without finding a trace of my dear
sister, our lost Maggie. | shall go to De-
troit in the morning. June he wrote
again: L am back again in Cleveland
again have searched the city through with
out success. am going now to Cincin-
natl. Haverman must settle down soon;
he did contract to go to work here, but
left without explanation. Probably he
saw YOUR advertisements and was alarmed.
| shall hunt him as long as have dol
lar left. still have hope. Do not de-
spair, my dear father, mother and sister"
With such hopeful son and brother
for champion, they do not despair, bu'
their hearts are like crushed leaves: like
flowers trannpled under foot.
They are the sufferers of the poisoned
arrows that are shot from the bow of a
villain seducer Of young innocence-a de-
stroyer of virtue who brings desolaiion
and sorrow into mothers hearts, and plants