The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1868-12-11

and his mother followed of broken heart,
and some far away relatives came and took Q
his sister out of charity and old Deacon
Moss shut his doors against him. The shame
and anguish of it all returned on hlm as
sharply as when he had first felt it, lad OF
twenty; but back also came the memory Oh
his sister, and he almost persuaded hlmseli, I
for moment that the child before him look
ed like his "llttle Lucy" had looked at her
are There was q tremor Of expectation ID
his voice. as he said,
Lucy what, dear 2"
'Lucy Pettigrew.'
All, il was pane he had never heard.
But remembering that his sisters child
would not bear her mothers maiden name,
he asked again.
"And have you always lived here ?"
| always. AS long as / can remember
Father was soldier, you know, and was
killed in the war. Now there is nobody but
mother and me- >"
He looked again at the child The fan
ced resemblance to his sister had faded. Inc
little Lucy of long ago had blue eyes and
Aaxen hair both hair and eyes here were |
brown. -
There was an end of the dream, then He |
gave sigh at the thought But he put his
hand in his pocket, took out greenoack
and offered it to the child, saying,
q, Don't you want to buy some toys, my
dear p -,
The child looked down. Her face was
very red. Suddenly she seemed to take
resolution-she looked up and SAID,
"Oh, sir-its five dollars 1t would BUY
mamma everything She is Sick you Know
and | ought to be nome this minute; it was
so wrong of me to stop here. If you please
sir. I'd much rather spend it for her, she
said rapidly and incoherently.
$50 YOU shall, deor Hurry home now,
at any late; but first tell me ~here you
live ?" 80
1--WE live in Carpenter street, No. 10
And.may / keep the five dollars-may l.
sir ?" ~
"Celtainly And you shall have doll,
too. will bring it o'you myself, to-mor-
Oh! will you, sir ?" she interrupted, her
eyes dancing.
With these words she gathered her shawl
about herand hurried away.
The gentleman, who had carried on this
conversation with Lucy, took the arm OF
his companion again, and said
GLOW all this brings back the past TO me
You have often heard me speak OF Hctty
Moss I suppose she is dead long ago he
added. with a sinh, cor married, which, for
lovliest creature have ever seen. L never
shall forget the day, after my father and
mother had been buried, that went to see
her, intending, even then, TO go away and
try my fortunes, but expecting that she
would bid me God speed, and that her father
who had always been kind me, would do thC
: same. All, Charley we must all, sooner OF
: later, learn hard lessons; and / learned m!
f. first cruel one that afternoon. The old mar
me, me himself "Well, | wont dwell OF
if He declined to lei me see lIetty; caliet
me bcggar's brat; worse, the chic
Ut of bankrupt, and bade me begone. Eve
u SINCE then have had less faith III human
~ nature. r,
IL bluntly. "YOu think you have. But, ol
at fellow. You are too good to talk such nonsens
d. and, please God! you'll be happy yet, thong
o. o. not with Hetty"
tn .Mv first task, now that l am rich, an
III; home at last, answered the other, ''will b
Us to get on the traces, ii | can, of poor Lucy
Iu- After left America, | continued to writ
Nv for wears, but never getting any answers,
DIV finally gave it up Christmas once over
ws shall start for the old homestead; but l lei
~ all clue to her is lost"
~ Meantime, Lucy was hurrying home lee
hg ING herself new being In spite oil II
ao snow, her bare feet, her cold, numb hnger
iee we question if there was happier chilu
led cd the city
l'u She. mother! oh, see!' she cried whc
she got home, with great sob oil happineS
,, we shall have some Christians, after all;
81. or. gentleman gave it to me and said It was II
~ dollars Oh, mother. mother! I'm so happ
l. tne five whole dollars to spend for Christina
aI ,I, WHY. | never heard of such a thing" al
~! her face fairly glowed. 'Isn't it "a mir
her Gle, mamma?' 49,
net ac '.My dear child, it seems like one!" 50
IN her mother, holding out her wasted han
and regarding the money.
.L The sad sweet face lighted up with glC
~ of thaukfulness as she listened to the ht'
Her narrative.
for ooh. nv darling she cried ''it "
ire sent for shoes and stockings for yo
ick moor feet. | cried TO see you 90 out IL
the the snow to-day; and l prayed in agony
Oh the dear Lord to help us; and this is the a
ure; wer.'
With 'But don't want the shoes mama'
had want Christmas" SAID Lucy, with a dis
she noiuted face. ''Ie told me to go in and b
led, toys. We never did have Christmas,
wantedto sec how it seems.
ONE Very soon there was a loud knock at
ect, the door; and when it was opened, in ca
pies two stout men wth.an enormous basket
in tween them, and put it down; and there
sat looking up into the widows face W
dark thier great, round eyes of potatoes
oth souashes, and bulging packages that told
WIZ WIZ plenty.
tnde !!me quite pale.
title 'It's for a widow by the name of Pc
dim oraw "
ting .,Rnt who sent it?"
Dugh al don't knoy who sent it it's paid
ana that's all | care about.
The door shut, the men had vanished
Poor 'Oh, mother we're dreaming-just
his sure as you live, we are dreaming !" c
your the delighted child, dancing abou:
basket. ''Why, there's everything tn
sorp- why, the Lord keeps working miracles d