The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-07-05
"THEY DIDN'T SEE"

the lunch OF cold ham and warm biscuit an,
apple pie, which his wife had placed befor
him; and he seated himself in the great arm
chair by the stove, for i, was day in tn
opening of December, and the Afternoon
winds were full Of chill and snow, as they
came over the mountains, and beat upon tn,
snug, small dwelling of Farmer Berryls.
wv hat child do you mean, JustlUl' saic
Mrs. Berryls, as she held recently decap
itated chicken over bed of bright Goals
in order to singe the skin; and her llttl,
daughter, Annie, who had been deeply en-
crossed in trimming brown silk bonnet
which her aunt had bought her at Thanks
giving, laid down half flushed bow q
pink ribbon and came close to her father
her small, sun-browned face and brigh
black eyes full of interest.
well" said Farmer Berryls, clearing
his throat, and leauing back in his chair
TO commence at the beginning. Jist aitel
| Squire LOOMS had agreed to pay me five
dollars toI that cord of wood | took to tow
to day, and he was walking round looking
at it, man came along leading little CIR
! by the hand, jiot about Annie S age here
only she yaSll so stout and springy like,
and she hadn t any color TO speak of IN hcl
cheeks, and her eyes was as blue as bit OF
sky that comes right out of an April cloud
Squire LaomiS, said the man, I've
brought this young un over to your folks to
stay for few days. Two Of our children 5
down with the whooping cough, and grand
| mas laid up with the Iheumatis, and moth
er's got her hands full, without havin' other
tWrI said the sGn;rc lo0k;nc ot tho
| child i'll a way that showed very plainly he
| s'nose she can stoy hut NV wife and Iouoh.
Ter are goin, 70 leave town nrxt week and
Won't feel as f % thrv conId & ba % hotbcrcG murb ,
lust now. can't yml ind a mace for the
child Mr. Mason3'' f''' D0
ives tha Trcndlas want n t,la bar and
bavo her hound ont to se,n till sha's sigh.
teen, Rut to fell Tbe tmth. 7 can't nuite
make M nv mind to let Snn' have hnr mill
we've tried = I;ttle lonFer They're a ro,,oh
coqrsc sct and 7 ,bonl6n't want to nnt a
child a nv nwn pnjer iiSt such fnlLs Shn' :
= slender jittle th;ng and Aon't seem cnt ont
fnr =, d,udre md tb,t's what tbev'n ba sor.
fin t1 m9ka nf bnr. ."I nnt6or sbe'e
dreadful ao;n thn gi,l's coin thcro Rnt
folks must look out for their own flesh and
hlnod FnSt and r .a,nohnjv inr't ofror 20 n
take the arl befar ] the ncrt mertn' @i of Of So. ."
lectmcn T s'nose we must turn hnr over tn
The Treadles !,
H\Voll NJ Moso, tn tato how u, Gor :,
wnok y sail tbn Y,rira ana than bo wont
en- taiking' with me- ,b"nt unIn,J;n' tbn
wond and tbe l;ttla nsl Yto"i hy lnnI;n' fion,
one ~ tho othn,, in Snrh y nit;1nl w'v tbat
tnlt down sor,v fnr hnr Ii.t tbnn sono
dodv came alon~ and wantcd tn snaos to
the Souire. and I turned to the Stranger
who was hurryin' away, and asked him if
that child had ut got ANYBODY to look out
for her.
Not soul sir Hcr mother died a
month ago of consumption; she was one of
our neighbors, and lived by taking in sew
in. She sot world of store hy her child.
and it's the thought o that which makes
me reluctant to give her over TO folk $ that II
only think how much they can make get out
of her"
"lhe tears came into the httle girl, $ blue
eyes as the man SAID these words, and II you
could have seen her face; wife, 1t would have
been as much as you could have stood,
Dear n1e, father, what was the chIld' S
name? as ked Mrs. BenylS, holding her
Slnged chicken in. one hand, and her face
struggling with pity and sorrow
asked the child, and she sad 1t was
ellen Drake.
"JlSt then the Squire called hor TO come
INTO the house with them, and didn't get
a chance to say another word to her.
on, dear, what If 1t was my Anniei
exclaimed Mrs. DerrYis, and the glance OF
heamlng mother love she bent upon h"r lit
tie daughter was dimmed by quick starting
tears; :,
Father, SAID Annie, seating herself on
her parent. S knee, why didn't you bring
the little girl straight, homo, with you?
NV Nhy, what should l. have done with
her them? p!ayfully pulling one of her