The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-29
The Lost Girl in Dresden.
From the German.


little girl whom he loved very dearly She
was his only child. He would sometimes
come home from the store on purpose to see
her, and bring her playthings, and then go
back again, and think of something else to
bring her IN the evening Her name was
! Ella One day her attendant took her out
walking; it was great day of rejoicing i'll
the city and everybody put on their Sun
day clothes. Ella was dressed up in beau
tfuI silk dress and had bright gold clain
about herneck After they had gone
some distance from her home Sarah, her
attendant met an acquaintance in the 81.
with whom she began To talk During the
conversation she did not hold Elias hand,
tut let it go, so that the little girl might
play around her While the three were
standing there together they heard great
noise up he street, and on looking around
saw IA large number Of soldiers on horseback
| Z IIopiug towards them, Sarah ran one
way, her acquaintance another, and Ella
took athird course. Ithappened to be
place where several streets met, and after
the soldiers had passed they could lol find
each ,tiier Sarah looked around for little
Ella along time, but could not fnd her. She
called hee name repeatedly. bat at last
went nome without her When % the
Vdy home slI Vas t'op,og 10 inlgtel.thae
but alas she Nas greatly fiisnkef ~s.~
Have | found you at last my httte
Treasure said little old woniau who net
Ella IN IA dirty alley.
i'm not your treasure, replied Ella, cry
Jog aloud don't come near me m afraid
OF you; but the old woman went up to her
aud pulled the beautiful chain off her ueck.
and ran off with it as fast as she could go
Poor Ella cried, but she could not help herself
bow we're things going on III the li'use
Of Ella s father? | cannot tell you what
sadness reigned there Her father, moth
er and every servant wept bitterly for
fear that Ella could never be found again
Detective officers and policemen were EN-
pIoyed to search the streets and alleys, bat
it ali to no purpose Ella could NOT
BE- found No one IN that beautiful house
slept amy that night, for Ella the only
child there VAS gone.
Just attal the old woman bad taken FL
Ia beantItd chalu a lame neggar came
hobbiiug along on his crutch, aud asked
What she MAS crying about, She replied
4 want to 90 home, but don hnoo
where my father lives The beggar thought
a moment and looked III silence, at the
child then be said to hlmself hat child
can help me to beg What a beautiful
story can make alb ut her When | tell
it to he people that pass by, everybody will
give me penny. | shall certainly get
enough money to buy watch and some
beer He tnen took Ella by the hand and
said BE quietny little mouse, and will
t,ly. De- 4,
was very sorrowful for size was afraid of the
old cripple, who had a long grey beard; but
at last she went with him lie LED her in
to another narrow alley, and made her
walk up three or four flights of high stairs
into an old dirty garnet room
My father does not live here, cried Ella |
heginning to weep again very bitterly,
lhe old beggar took her by the arms and
shook her violently and threatened to break |
the crotch over her head if she did not keep
quiet. She looked at the window, and saw
that there was old clothes i'll the sash to
prevent the rain from blowing through on
the floor lie told her to lie down Oh the |
floor but she could not sleep. He asked
her if she was hungry, aud when she said
Yes, he gave her crust of bread from an |
old bag hanging in the corner; but at last
Ella went to sleep. The next morning he |
took off her beautiful clothes aud PIT some
old rags on her and covered her face with !
dirt, aud put pair of old wooden shoes ON
her feet.
lie then took her with bin and they
stood on large stone bridge which runs
over the river at Dresden The beggar sat
Oh stone aud made Ella stand beside him,
and whenever anybody passed along he |
made her hold out her hand and say
Pray, pray, sir, have pity on my Grip
Piled father Many people went by and
paid no attention to the request, but some
took compassion on the cripple and his lit
tie girl, and gave them penny or two.
Some came and stood at the lamp post
aud read the notices of all kinds of lost ar
ticles Rugs and shawls, aud breastpins
had been lost, but nobody advertised for a
lost girl. Several hours passed by. and The
little dirty box Ella held was almost full If
copper CONS
Mr.. Saladin who was Elias father, could
do no business iii his store that day. He
went from Que street to another, but be
could u ut find his lost Ella.
1t was now about twilight, and time for
him to leave the store aud go home. When
on his way he remembered he had promised
an aged widow, living on the other side Of
the river that he would present her boy
with suit of clothes, and some school
books She was poor woman and needed
every help she could get and that very day
was the one on which he promised to do
that kind deed. But how could be doit
| tllrn? The day was ne gone, and his
heart was almost brokeo with grief for his
daughter
But SAID he to himself how can think
1of doing anything in my conditions; yeti
must do it. have promised and must
keep my word
lie went toa tailor's shop and bought
some clothes, aud then to book store and
bought some hooks lie took one parcel
under his right arm, aud the other under
! his left, and Uheu took the street which led
to the bridge over the river
The old cripple and the little girl was
getting ready to leave, Mr. Saiaddin saw
them in the distance and knew they wanted
some money AS soon as he came near to
where they were Ella cried out:
o papa my dear papa'
[ Her fathers heart was pierced by the ex-
clamation He looked at that little beggar
girl, but could he believe it was his daugh-
ter clad in those dirty rags? Bnt it was so.
He grasped ,.her in his arms and kissed her
Imany times. No child was ever happier
than Ella when she saw her father and
knew who it was. She threw her little
} arms around his. neck and cried for Joy =
} Mr. Saladin did not long remain there.
Putting the two bundles under one ARMAND
} holding little Ella under the other, aud
, pressing her to his breast, he kept on his
way tothe widows cottage. On arriving
there, he gave her little boy the beautiful
presents, aud then told the aged mother,
how he had lost and found his daughter
> On leaving the house ne took carriage aud
rode home swiftly At first the servants
did not know who the little ragged girl was
. but her mother knew her in a moment
What gladdened hearts there were in thai
e faulilyii They all gathered around the fire