The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-15
VOL. XYH.---NO. Is.

lived. And then he found that the
old folks had taken 4 sudden notion,
and sold out and gone to America,
taking his little English daisy as
he called her, without leaving any
word or clew by which he could find
them. He came back to New York
"a quick as ever he could, and made
all sorts Of inquiries, and advertised,
but 1t wasn't any use. And he'd be
Just about heGrt-broken II be didn't
! keep hoping TO find her some day.
q yery time he hear. sf such a family
he hunts them up.-He's away off in
San Francisco now ON business, and
l expect he'll search California over
before he leaves, thinking she may
! possibly be there. Isn't it too bad,
! Mr.. Brown? / feel so sorry for him
she was such nice, pretty girl.
should know her in minute i'll saw
/ her; ! am sure | should, for he has
told me just how she looks, with
smooth, golden hair, you know, and
shining, dark brown eyes. believe
| I've found her for him now" he
added, eKcitedly. For the last five
minutes his eyes had been eagerly
| fixed Oh Fanny, and hers az eagerly
on him, and now size turned away and
burst into tears.
he spraDg toward her "Say :"
he exclaimed, Fanny GRAY, aren't
! you my brother Phil's Fanny Gray 2"
/ or course she was And wasn't il
| spie ndid?n And didn't l have the
romance | wanted to perfection She,
| poor child, bad thought, perhaps, after
all, be did not care for her, because he
had gone without speaking; and so
/ she left no message, never dreaming
but what he could find them easily
| enough in America if he wanted to.
| But she loved him with her whole
heart; and that was why, When she
realized how hOpelessly they were lost
/ to each other. the brOcding, wistful,
/ sad, Evangeline look came into her
eyes and dWeIt there.
a telegram sped to San Francisco
the next day, aud just as quick as the
noble thrOugh-train on the Pacific
/ Railroad could bring him, Philip
/ BeitOn came. / liked him the mo-
ment saw him aud oh how proud
and glad he looked when he had hi.
little English daisy in bis arms,
Well, Of course he wanted to he
married right away. and that broke
up all the fine plan OF Fanny's going
to take care of the little Royal child
ren. They had quiet morning we'd
ding in our paIiOT, with no guests but
the Royals, and Mary Rush and Kitty
Lang, aud poor old Nevins. Phil's
home was in another town, and there
he took our Fanny; but hear from
them Ofen, and they are always do
ing well and always happy. Said
not that Providence had meant Fanny
to be a sunshisy little wife, and house
keeper, and mother,
"And now whom shall | get 20 take
core Of my little children ?" wondered
Mrs. Royal.
~ will" said Kitty Lang. a flush
OF resolution coming into her pale
face. used to think I couldn't 90
anything but sew; but / am more
sensible now, and know better; and
il you will let me come, will be glad
ard thankful"
So poor Kitty found safe hsrb)r at
last, for they will Dever let her leave
them. She is growing round and rosy.
She never had 30 comfortable room
in her life before, she SAYS, and she
really feels that she Is improving every
day in mind and heart among those
dear children.
Fred and still l keep up our Tues
day and Thursday evenings, and l
hope great many more good results
will spring from them. kfter wishing
In vain that We could do the great
things that we can't, it il really an
exquisite happiness to grow content,
and begin to DO all the little things
that Wa can. Ones are as necessary
as tens, and
An aerrice rarks The E.,rls y II, NrI.