The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-09-01


oh, Papa, you are come home; why,
| was talking about mite Of child -
she can't be more than ten, if that. |
saw her out here sitting on moss-rock =
the most forlorn object. She says she is
going to Sing Sing
1 inst her OH my way said the pleas
ant faced old mau she asked me about
1t, ana | would have stopped her, but she
trudged on. Where is she ! II was noon
! when | saw her
In the Iii .hen, Papa. Susan il taking
good care Of her, ] exper,. ,ul she has
had hearty supper we Wi cas- wl.b
. hr
".' .. = vouag girls came in.
ih' .."G> Aere pa, Up the gas burn.
&C brightly ; aud music and mirth ban
/ ,sh"i asI tauughts of care. Suddenly.
! Nell N " H""d remembered the little odd
h!r'. ""' " 'Ppi"g her hands, cried Oh,
l." ., ." snow you, girls and
! d. .iI"..I 80
Susan T. l'''ng ,'osherries near the
I pantry in the kitchen.
Where is the clrI, Susy Z asked Nell
| Maywood
On the door step, Miss Susan replied,
! picking away.
why, no Susan, there's nobody here :;
nobody to bc seem
Yes, Miss. Susan placed her pan
! down, held her apron up TO catch the
stems Of the berries, and walked deiibe
r.tey 20 The door.
! why, she sat here some time after
supper. turned, ami came it, shc was
sitting there, looking up at the stars, [
expect thought she WAS a mighty
quie! child bu: she's deep, deep, Miss
Nelly; SHE'S gone. Let me see-lhere
, ain, any silver round--I should be afeard
shed took something; they're mighty
, arlfl.'
why, did'u, you tell her she niyh,
stay all nghtH Nell haywood was peep.
ing here and there, TO spy her il posi-
b!e.
YES, Miss Neil and told her villa. a
good bed there was over tho woodshed
but she looked strange out Of them large
eyes OF hers, and usvcr seemed TO hear
The poor child is in trouble said Nell,
quite sorrowful that she could not further
relieve her necessities. IA have gwen
her some,!.iu, io wear and wa could
have sent her To Sing Sing; Lut, perhaps
SD. will come back Again If SO, will YOU
-end har .o ~. .
4. ...,,.I NJ, Mss. answered Su.
san, y..u- a r,, ,.,n.h-,rl., again.
But nl,l. k. J., MOI r,me back
She had been watching her opportunity
10 get off. and had already been gone
some time. She Sept in an open field ::
crawed into some hay she would have
walked all night. If she had dared bu,
she was afraid Of the darkness.
mfr. Warden. ,here's a oueer cave ovar
at my house said bluff looking fellow.
meeting the Warden Of Sing sInp pris
out Of the wAv place. and nothing would
do but my wife iuust take her in. We
can't find out her name. eycent that il i
Katy, and expect she wantsto zee some
body in the prison. But we cau't ye,
anything ont OF her; whcr, she came
| from, or any thing about H.
Bring her over here said tho Warden
my wife is wanting lir,le gir. for help ::
maybe she's jus. the one So KATY
stood, trembling more than ever, in few
moments, in the preserce OF the Warden
and jailor. Katy was pretty Child
Her large h.ue eyes wore an expression
Of intense melancholy; her hair had
been nicely combed aud curIcd, aud some
Que bad put a good pair Of sbocs on her
feet.
We'll, my lills girl said the Warden,
kindly. for he was prenosse,sipo N her f,.
vor, where have Won come from 2
New York said the child. fain,iy.
The men looked at each o;h-r ircrcT
! ,raHy.
I Boo ,.Y v--tn to say that YOU hsy.
g, olLg rom New York. ON
,n..t
Yes. ,lr, said the child, frightened at
his ,asnr,F, s,h;ch had ie !. something oil
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