New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-08
JOY over ths Returning.

Monday evening Of last week, after hard days
work, we left the Office and started homeward. In
the room below we found Mrs D. in waiting, and to-
gether started up the street. About bali way, we
met our Oldest son, and saw that he bad some tdings
of evil. He could only say Little RAINY isloat and
cannot find him anywhere" The little one II the
lamb Of our fold, brighteyed boy between and
Dear hd-his little feet always patter on the hall
when ring the bell at noon, his arms have always
4" hug and his rosy lips kiss for paps.
We started instantly streets, alleys etc., within
reach were traversed but no tidings. Night waa at
hand, and evidently our child was beyond our Neigh
borhood, and that cold night, was lost in the midst
Of this great Babel.
of the churches having service that evening. A
friend procured the crier. We had often heard that
be and the cry of lost child but never fell the tones
SO sadly as we heard them that night as he cried,
from liz Edna Place-bare headed light curly hair,
had red Dress stockings and little slippers.n Oh,
those cries! We have heard them ever since. Kind
friends came to aid, strangers came with fearful
streets and alleys in all directions, but came back
with the sad words, "No tidngs.a
The hours wore on, and near midnight the search
was given up for the night
Slowly passed the hours. VIII daylight never
come? 1t came at last. Ere we began our search
again, we went into the breakfastroOm, and there,
lying upon the sewing machine, was his little hat.
We turned from it, and in the corner stood bis rock
be left IT, while on the table was his plate with his
high chair beside it. Up to that moment We main
tanned our trmness, but We could no longer.
Friends came to assist us. God bless them. Never
them more highly. The authorities placed tie police
at our service, to make the search thorough.
Still no tidings. Nearly eighteen hours had passed.
each hope had been crushed, and the prospect grew
darker.
At this juncture came German to the house and
said that If child was the one described in the
morning papers, he was safs, and on learning the
drove to the place we supposed he designated,
but found no child. Homeward again-he had not
come. The friends engaged in search had In part re-
turned and were awaiting the result OF this intelli
gence ere they should go again. The anxiety was
too deep for words. At last We saw some one COM
inQ-how far one can see who looks for lost child
nearer and nearer. It vast was our child God
be praised, he was safe.
Sacred be the mothers emotion-mothers only can
imagine them!
the child There wss no need to call them to come
and rejoice with us.n They came unbidden. There
were three other children who had not been in peril
three who had not wandered; three whom We loved
as we loved the fourth; but oh, there was in our
hearts, there was among our neighbors, more joy
over ONE than over the three that went not astrayi
More, ave. MORE! We did not love them less, but the
JOY was over the rescued!
long distance from home, and saw that he was lost.
he took him up and carried him to his house, placed
him in the crib and rocked him to sleep, had washed
and fed him. and restored him to our arms We asked
him TO accept pecnniary but be refused
saving in broken English have children, too; if
one OF mine was lost would want some one to take
him up. No, mono money! and he buttoned his
coat over his noble Teutonic heart and bid us good.
bye.
Will onr readers pardon this personal detail? It
has taught US some lessons. Never before did we
fully know the Importance Of that word SUSPENSE.
Never did SO feel the terrible meaning Of the word
LOST! Never did we so read the declaration Of joy
in heaven over the repenting And never did We 60
appreciate the kind attentions of friends, whom we
thank from the depth OF our inmost nature and de-
voutly do we pray that we may never have occasion
to assist them in similar trial
[Chicago Advocate.
Why isn't reporter like policeman? Because
one takes down what the other takes up.