Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-13
. THE LOST CHILD.


town, on still, calm eve, when tho
stars with their twinkling light, and
tho moon's holy face looked down up
on sleeping nature, tho startling cry,
ga child is lost" pierced tho nigh,
air, and as tho thrilling news was
echoed from lip to lip, loving moth
ors pressed their nestling ones close
to their hearts, with a thankful pray
or that they wore safe; then with
tcnder sympathy thoy prayed for tho
speedy restoration Of tn lost ono to
its stricken mothers arms. Twas
not long before kind friends had COL
lectcd, and comparies wero formed to
search in different directions. Tho
distracted mother could not be de-
taincd at home, but joined tho ecarch-
ers, bcsocching thom, with wild lam
entations, to fiud hor child. TWAS
in tho early evening tho little one, n
child of OILY threc years, had last
been seen. They did not miss her un.
til tho shades Of night wcrc gathering
and thon she could not bo found.
Hour after hour passed and still the
search proved unavailingt aid the
mothers heart began TO sickcn with
deadly apprehension, her strength
gavo way, aud sinking down, sho al-
most gave up in silent despair. Re
ncwcd efforts, however, wero mado
by sympath;zing ncighbors, and at
length, after many q weary hour, q
sgiug' shout swellcd upon tho mid
night air, say ing the child is found.
In an opon field, amid the the tall wa
virg grain, with her hands swcetly
iofdsd, her: bead Pillowcd upon the
damp earth, and rapped in soft slum-
be", The little one lay. Surely Gods
own angels kept watch over tho sleep.
ing child. Hastily they bore her home
ward, and laid her in her mother Is
arms, and, oh, as sho pressed her dar-
ling 10 her hoart gain, tears Of graf
4!ude rolled down her checks, and
with busting heart she cXclaim cd,
"Thank God, the lost is found tho
dead is alive" Questioning tho child
they could Only learn, from her sim :
pie story, that, wandering from her
home, sho had grown weary, and
laid d'down to rest awhile.
Reader are YOU like this little one,
wandering from your home? Are
you in the broad way that leads to
death, wandering from your Heaven
Father, whose love surpasscs a moth
er's love? Oh, como to Him who
was sent to seek and them that arc
lest. Grievc no longer His Lcart.
ue is over seeking you, ever calling
you, heed Lila kind AND loving voice.
Fly 10 the arms outstrotched to re-
ccive you, add far moro tendcrIy than
that mother claspcd her lost child to
hor breast, will lIo receive you. And
lovingly, most Lovingly, will he ever
moro protect you t.om eternal harm.
There was j,y in many hearts that
right when tho lost ono was restored
to lis mother, bnt, oh, whom sinner
lost, is found, how much greater the
joy, for the angels themselves rajoico,
aud strike their harps with louder
sound. Come then, poor, lost sinner,
that thcy may rtjoice over you.
Just aftor tho train at Angola was
wrecked, a child-a baby-scarccly
old enough to talk plain, was picked
up near one of tho cars by. a brake.
man, seemingly unconscious of what
had occurred. IL showed some signs
of life, however, and the moment it
discovered that an arm encircled its
waist it n,stlcd closely up to thcrnan,
uttered tho words "papa," "mamma,'
and died without tho contraction of &
muscle. Only few moments elapsed
from tho time it was taken up until i,
died. A beautiful smile encircled tho
lips after doath, 80 lito like, such a.
"Oulu nuto DGOI AAo 'CuSC uShu iIS Iub
sweet words upon earth have beer
uttered in the Quot and happy family
circle at home.
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A Gle rgy man going to miserly OH
lady to bog for worthy object, foun'
himself refused on tho ground Of pov
srty. Fcigning himself much inter
ested in her story he expressed grea
surprise thereat, and said, II had no
thought you in such want" and the
takirg out some money, he said
"nereis 30 netting fiat will do fo
tho present purpose; when 1 ca
again, Twill bring you, more" -Th
old lady was 30 enraged: that she. CAV
him good round sum to show hir
that she did not moun she was a pa
1. i.per.
4 Lmportdnt Decision:-We hear tbs
! the Supreme Court ofsthe Unite
!, States have decided that tho -Hpac
J, along The river, in front Of tho city
now covered by tho wharves, belong
} to the United States. and. that com
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