The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-12-19
& Ell ECT i D ST DRY.
MARY OF TIE HEATH.

life, thoss Of his friends with whom he 10
--Ssll ss9uaintel, or such a. become known
40 him on good authority, in the course
of . few years, how curious q collection
ii ~onld form. The following is an OK.
ample:
II must now be nearly bali a century
-sco. when one 6uo summers.day. about
lths hour Of noou,.s little girl. who could
not have been more than ten or eleven
years old, vas seen on q particular par,
Of - Common or heath. In Kent,
(not very far from the house ofa wealthy
bsrons.,) suspsndiug po. on three sticks
Get uprigh, in the ground, after the man
nef OF gipsiea, over q Ere which she had
,kind'ei beneath it. She was dressed in
rags. and seemed mis.rably poor AID
,forlosn. The child was alone. The Gin
..eulatity Of The circumstance excited tho
surprise Of two ladies, who were taking
their morning walk on that airy and
ngreesble commos. They looked sroun ID ,
expecting TO seas party Of G,psies, to
whom they coujec,ursd :he child mus, be
i'ong; but. though wide aud opea. not a
living creature, save the little girl boiling
her pot, was TO bs ssen far or nea,. Their
curiosity WA raised aud much increased,
when on n nearer approach. as shs turned
her head towards them, though burnt
and Drowned with the sun and Wind,
they saw at a glance ilA, the face which
IoDked ont from beneath q bonnet. worn
.1oot OF all color and shape. and arm.
which we're tu, partially covered with an
OIL tstto,ed cloak. were ne,her Of the
GiP.y character or complexion. The
features were smsIl aud round, and tho
eyes and hsir Of true Saxon origin, blu. .
and iiyht brown. fh-te VA. also "a az
.prs.s'on OF ar,les.oess in tte couut~osnce.
which. !, must be confessed, /. not vsrv
-gs"s'slly ths distinguishing n, ,atk Of IN.
Ia"gh'eo. Of Egypt. There WAS soms
thing $" singular in tho soliisrinesa Of m.
emp!oym mes, and the personal psculisri,ies
oftho child, M ~Ss impo.,ihls ,ha, ,wo
ladies "f good besrts aud benevolent 10
.tsptioQa coad other Than isel ioter.s,ed
for her. They proceeded. therefore. q,
once, to question her. beginning ~i,h tn.
'siajly sud encouraging expre.,iou of INV
dsa'." a. they asked her what she Was
doing there.
"Boi''ng my pot for b,e.ki..t," wnshrr
yep'y.
mad y.hat have Won 20, in i,i"
Nv" ,uroips chat j ,oak on, Of tbs
.feI5."
f, Il, TIA, all you have GO, for your br..k
,fatl'
"A''. "xc-p; sorne bits 81 brs,d"
"Th.'. a very poor bre- -kf.s,. To- whom
40 y,o beIonyi'
"Nqbody."
'>in.nobosyi and Won sd, ,y..nvi How
did .rna come here. and "her" .rs you
eo,nci'
Il sos't kao~."
'rYoa n.i,brr know how Won cam. h.,.
DO, Shore gou ns going 7 Whist. s,,nng. .
,storyi VIVA, I your name. .nd ~n.,.
did yoo come front You upus, hsv.
rcoipA from .ous place r.
81, as'ns is Mary, aud I rsms . long
way hH but csn't tell ~bsss.r
"iis1 d;i sou get h.r,f'
~ ssssed; ! have been nany da, .
w,k,ng."
81 nsver heard so strange al aceoup,
~ YOU r'se of youtselE s"hsYe did yau
Sc, ,hat poti"
u brought 1t away with me-"
"Thsu yop mus, have come from soms
pet.oa. With ~hoa spy .hsxsrb rbesn living.
/. 'Tsii It. nav shs ua.h. Have yos 10.
bee" ~i,h Gyp.issi"
a blush rose ia her eh ssks - she 70
Plis.': "Yss, I hsvs been With Gyp.
A,ss."
49, at" nsfs efs tasy, ana Nhsss Did yoe
Jsa,s thsnt"
She ,pssssd moment. looked do.n.
and shes said. Il got a.sy frasp then,
foe Cid not Ike thsl way Of iifs."
s.Aad whsa wss Il, and bow have you
bivsd siees yos lst ,hsng"
avery bard said the child. 81 beg
gsd ny wsy, alaae the sosds. and witl
tssssw half pence eos. bought rals
's'bfssd 70 save ne ftou sssvisg. I hsss
sowhsss 70 60. I hass no komsr
She bust ists team, aud there Vas
soms.hiag ssssslosa. both 10 hss yoies
sad eopntsaeaes, - shs apaks shsss
1 words. Is was ispessibis % dosbs shsis
Truth. There wss sething II Il of he