The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-01-13
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Losr1NsI THE E,MoiUNgaI

8A LosTM THE MoUNg sIlas 5 s
Yos, to be sure the desas !! ,aal n
.lJt2 particu!arly good.loo Rip!is Il
I fhesfblind of an eye, too. 9 e z
Pontol You pap SEQ thatS esfeef i
knearly ended But while h5 does live
HE shall have q soft:bcd and a.swarn'
lplaesAy the freside. I bought Tbs
Hdogl8W a. family up in ,Sthes4 Wbltt
3MGutains. They kept o boarding.
3housc there, and that's the way ]
fcamc to know Ponse. 49, ee.zt9s4$
n Ponto was great farorite o.
Us. 1 shall call Baby TO the
of MY life. Baby Wdss attle agsll
Lie, the only.5onc i cybe Sad q
II stcp2this way III shoE gyon isel
= kfkc II? thought sou yoslds
& liz that painting cost AIM stas q
US this old house il woIssssl
ia photograph all& the WAYS
Is York to have it;painted in a4aat
by one of the best artists in Tbs
ahtry. and I wouldn't laliesen'taR Ru;
and dollars for tho pictuje. -
z | see you think her n prptty child
and in some wonderful way the ar
!. list, who saw how myi;hcart was sci
al non il, put The lightning upSin he,
/ ii.y.c, which was her greatest beauty
Ninth, eyes, every feature spoke be
| fore she opened her lips; such Il coun
tctanee is; ysak. rare, ut least, IL, my
experienc CO. ~ - NJ @,-,'aF-s5i :.
Why, sir, that child won all hearts
IShe wasn't 2smuch, over two years
when we took our first summer triT
to The mountains, and | never shal
forget how her little face seemed; t
thrill everybody NJ she would sud
denly start up in her seat in the cars
Tho blue eyes, rosy checks and eX
ouisitely white brow and golden curl'
framed by a;snewy border-and CRY
out with that wonderful light; N, hol
eyes: ::.z.1
20, Uncle. Bob, roni we have fnl
lin the noultains? .,
1t was just SO after we arrived u
our destination Baby betame tlit'
pet, almost at once, offmen and wo
men, who, declared, that they bad!al
ways dislilied children up to the time
of her arrival. z t,sF.na]5i ~ $iz&,I
] 80 see her como down in the morn
ing, fresh front her bath, dressed 'llli'
I,l3 little fairy,H her curls hanging II
5fFbeeezysspitaisstlm lips and checks al
\ Idtmples, was 4 picture to & gladden. tli'
4 grave good NO taornilrs!
Ito alf the comp paay, fnalping each =!
sna,nc, or it: Ss6nre sone appeared
1stcntive. hei febulsihg-- !,,s i ~
Don't SOU: kur sBabJiS. .sIie'd SAY
.Doud !, miyBing, Mrs;E,.ftct, tas:sssg' as:ssgs
4 every b6dy:lalgh and l6iig to hug .iils
As T. used kcfpre. She and Pont'
iwere the jo!liest friends: The grea
= s.,is.e r creature fruliyked with her iik
tu kitten 5,Iiie moment he saw hci
hc wonla.rqhsell,i himself fro,r1'his casi
Nrs, ,osfnFSa 6n ieasc isss,yaifmest nd
n,ita,r S ~ = y
r One, ,dayswo made preparations t
Iro up (lic mountain, and nearly al
the>rurty at our hotel went, cXccp
Baby and her mother. They wer
left snusly sleeping ln their nests, 70
II. Il. l. hnt IA
r.st 6f us started. Harry, Baby
|, father once or Twice made up hi
mind not to. co.. lie remembered tn
pleading face of the little one tn
-14s,Iipht before, when the excursion ha'
= IIbSstSp plauned, and her ott-rcpeate'
akuesti6n-s,sss .s
But the rest of.as ovcrruled his re
t.tance Harrye;g;tssssuch good CON