Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-11

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Pies, through the deep SHOWS Of winter,
when other travellers were daunted and
turned back u comfortable inns to wait for
better roads; stiIl, with bis pack on his back,
Ind with that sad but watchfui look on hn
face he journeyed on.
Three years ego Giles wss not pcdler,
but shop keeper in little town 10 New
England; and one warm summer evening,
he sat with his child on his knees at the
door OF lis shop, and thought how like her
blue eyes and golden curls we're those other
blue eyes aud golden curls that we're hidden
from his sight forever beneath the church.
yard soil, and thought. too. how he must be
. father and mother 10 the little one now
Just then . customer entered the shop.
Giles sat The child down and vent 10 teed
10 the wants OF the conner and presently,
when be returned the child was gone -
Giles called and searched then the neigh
bors were reused, and the whole village WAS
searched. Nest day the country round was
alarmed then came advertisements 10 tho
papers r. and near. and Giles, yell nigh
beside himselfin his agony, Travelled hithcr
and thithcr wherever some vague fusnor
told him Of the possibility Of Siding treces
Of his daughter; thcn, the excitement dying
away, Giles Yves left alone In his distssss -
lie was restlcss-hs felt he must Be doing
something.
"There arc many places that the papers
seldom or never reach" said be will sell
out my store Gt had never been opened
since that fearful night, and y ill take . pack
on my bach, and travel through the By ways
aud secret hooks, and Try and trust il
God"
Il seemed wild undertaking; In such On
immense eslent Of country chat c0uld one
man do Besides, the child might have bees
carried of TO another country but the EFFORT
Vas relief 10 Giles. for, 70 long % W can
do any thing fos the sake Of our lost Ones
lost TO us either by absence Or dsath-so
long VIC seem not wholly separated from
them.
Aud 20 il Vas that for three long years
Giles had plodded YEARLY ale0g-thres
years that had done the work Of thirty on
him, wrinkling his smooth forehead, and
sprinkling silver on his hair, and 20 Il VA
that one stormy winter night found hiu
seated before the Hrs Of little inn far ~
among the mountains. Il WAS place fire.
qucntcd BY travellers in Tho summer season
but deserted - soon % the snow began 4
fall, and a. cfFectualIy cut of from I'll hu
man society a. an island far out in ths
ocean.
Giles had finished his story-the story Of
his loss and of his wandcrings.
"Ah. we'll man." said the host, after 4
pause, "we al must have our tsoubles.-
Your child is lost, aud. just now, before you
come in. comes the poor old woman that
lives down the lane, and tells me her child
10 sick 70 dying. and no doctor short OIL
twelve miles, and twelve miles 10 no better
than fifty, so fer as getting him tonight
goes"
ibid some one 60 for himr asked
Giles.
"Oh," said the host in amazcmcnt. ibid
some one want 10 be eaten alive By thu
wolves, or buried alive in the driftss No
nobody"
Then. vita Gods help l will CO." crict
Giles, starting up.
Are you out Of your mind. man." re-
tusned the no "a good twelve miles 4
-"
.Tn what direction p asked The pcdles.
"lhs very road you came up to-day, IN,
hard DAYS work you had getting up
what. then. do you exoect to do in III.
nieht.'
Have You no kind OF animal to lend me
| am going TO leave mys pack here yot
need no; lear TO trust me with horse"
mo beast Of mine could PIC. his way TO-
night--or should y nc could" he added. II
an undsrtone to himself.
The pedier had bu'toned up his ovcrcoat
aud take" his long stick IN his hand, heicr'
tho host. convinced 81 his resolution. SLOWLY
rose, and nuiii'ng himself up, took dowt
his lantern, followed Giles to the gate. CAV
MN the last directions, and looked on h,''
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