The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-20
Looking for a Blessing.

"What makes you think SOP" asked
her mother.
because I see one of Mr.. Ossipee' S
men coming this minute, and he is driv-
ing a white cow up to our very gate.
Alpie's words were verified a moment
Later by the appearance of the man and
the COW at the little barn. Mrs. Luce
went out to learn what was meant by it,
and was told that Mr.. Ossipee would
send two men to search for Blessing the
morning following, and, until she should
be found, he had sent another COW to
remain at the brown house.
Tell Mr.. Ossipee l think he is awful
good, said Alpie land if l had
been so far to-day, l would go and tell
him so my own self.
Mr.. Ossipee had found plenty of time
in which to think about Alpie Luce that
day; and, sitting an unwilling prisoner
under the porch of his house, he had
been putting himself in the childs place
very often, and, to tell the truth, he had
wanted good excuse to send up and
find out whether or not Alpie was safe
ly at home, and he had happily thought
of the COW as a sufficient reason for
sending.
AS for Alpie Luce, tired as she was,
she could not look tired, and she did
not act tired one bit. Her face shone
with JOY, and the frequent hugs and kis-
SEES that she bestowed on her mother
and Aunt Saidee were only given as
expressions of the JOY she felt in know.
ing on the morrow the great "editol
man would come to see Aunt Saidee.
When Alpie went to bed, she fell
asleep with one hand pressed to hei
lips, lest she should tell the good news
IN her sleep.
She thought she should awaken very
early and make the little sitting-roon
look as nice as ever she could, and she
did hope that Aunt Saidee would have
her chair fixed up real pretty" and c
how she did long to ask her to put OF
her "last new dress % but Alpie was
faithful to her promise She did no
tell, and so the morning came, and Mis-!
Perley prepared for the day, quite un
conscious of the coming event.
Alpie slept long and late. When sh,
awakened, dressed, and went down tn,
stairs, there sat Aunt Saidee, as dainty
as any other lady, III her simple whit,
dress.
Her chair had been drawn under tn,
porch at the front door of the house
that she might look upon some of he
oldest friends-the mountains. / cal
not tell you how large portion of thu
lady's life the mountains thereabou
formed, but this l know, that she haC
learned to study them from morning
until night and although her feet haC
not touched one of them since Al pie
baby-days, her thoughts went to then
constantly. On this morning the,
seemed very near. Aunt Saidee fel
like putting forth her hands and touch
ing the bald old brows that were lyinl
so still under the light of the sun. Poo
Aunt Saidee, sitting so patient ant
sweet and hopeful under the long dark
ness of great affection, not dreaming
that any human being was within sigh
OF her, lifted her arms and outstretchet
them, exclaiming in a tone that nigh
have touched stone, The blessed
blessed time when my feet shall toucl
the Heavenly Hills y
80 Aunty / would carry you if
only could !" cried Alpie, making hast
to reach her, land you should go al
over the mountains. L wonder if Mr.
OSSlDtt Cdilg yOu NhCh hO 81
over the rheumatism. (Mr. Ossipe
had actually carried Miss Perley up tn
stairs to Alpie's room on the night be
fore Christina when Miss Wax, tn
new doll, was to be arranged, in orde
that Alpie might get a favorable vie,
when her eyelids should open on Christ
mas morning.)
81 am afraid that nothing but none
and a good deal of it would ever carr
me over the mountains ~ the earth, A
pie, and that there is slight prospect
our getting.
go how wish 1 had lived, and yer
too, Aunt Saidee, when there wei
giants in those days.
"There are giants in these days, br
money is required to move them, m
dear child"
Money money F." slowly said A