Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-07-26
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Littlo Pop Soft you ycH esapld him Wild
about yoursoif kito that down hofd
She took tbs papSs and wr9to silontly fqr
q few moments, then handedpit back with
this added, away off ia the corner:
I am Maggie; Some call mo little Pob
obt6lMJi@ isashs Ijadi atdahMAON I,
smile. "N5%' toils no whe4o to send si'?s /,
and thchsyoa ufay go' ia an1nswer comes
[ will send for you. here do you IiyeW
8 She gaVe tho desired and
loft mo with tho satne grave little bow.
. added a page Or two to little, Pop. cpgnls
iotter, explained WHO she was, Ind told The
unknown Mr.. Hudson that he would be
repaid for taking the trouble Of replying 10
the ohild's letter, if only he could see tho
bright hopeful face with which that letter
was sent. XXX, !" t'
Again tho matter escaped my mind, add
as oamo In one moroing and looked over
my mail, was for moment surprised TO
80 'os'os ehoo'eu W Mob "aSbe hScj
10 p round, busiuesu Ehandl ,yrEowak' ,
4 ss ssq'i for ,sAe ahi!a 81 e9ep !.s RessiR'ei
and sho came: put tho letter INTO her
hands and told her to road it. With eager,
ASgR'esS SygsRR ssg gSs
spao,i1to * L jhso8GfsooRE y she Il ad 4 la kheaiaa !:
"Iean't read wsiting,, sir, 4 Please re- Ia
it to me-" The letter was brief aud manly.
Tho gcntleman's heart had been touched BY
tho ohild's appeal, and he promised to do
all in, bis ,powerto aid Maggio's search. The
letter closed: Itai ."5e,.t (,
"Good-bye, my little girl, and may God
bless you'll IF John Hudson can, 80 any
thing 70 make you happy, bo sarSs hs win
In an enclosure to mo he earnestly as
sured me of his deep interest in 10th father
and child, aud added that he had already
Advertised for nows of the missing man.. :,
Several weeks passed BY, during which
time, through storm, and oold, aud snow,
Little Pop corn failed not to come evoty
morning with her basket of white treasures
and, thinking i M2sgB4 Ma 4
| did not even raise MyseSe& Yoh, uy work,
until glad voioeT said, M S&Htfid& plant
tone:
fsHgs.bdfnc, Sir, he's comc!"
MeP I Rhncsd qp. A man of middle
stDakos 6bds aM Good before me, with
dropping head and downoast eyes, and 9n
evident look Of shame. in his whole bearing.
But suddenly thought seemed to rouse
shiW,i apd d >shakiug 'atimaelft ssS it ,heswould
be free from all recollection of tho past, be
walked teward, ,mpl holdingia out his hand and
said:
"Sir, before God thapks8ouGfSr auipgsn ng
me back to this child, and as surely as II
ssssnd alpyas days propisestoghe 'ahe mahs
l have mover been, and-and"-Here tfiet
strong voice failed entirely, for AIsggie was
olinging to hor fathers hand, aud victim q
it with her toafs. sssssssSs 81 @R'b
All this happened year ago, and now,
on Rogcrssstreet, :thef festagls little candy
shop, which, BY its neatness and freshness,
attracts many copperGoatsef many pockets,
and even begules me into wasting many a
half hour there. Hustling round behind
the counter, very often l find Miss Maggie.
al alone left insole end Gndisputcd clsrge,
Mhile hof father 10 away On erfa1ds ncees--,
saIy to the business. y,ai "A yl,L
Her small head barely reaches above tn D.
connter, but Eer feet are just as byisk. AMI
willing as;when First made her 'acq1aint
tancc, and the happiness and hearfineas
that exists now in that humble home is all
owing to the childish perseverance, and
loving trustfulness of my "Little POP. oorn.''
."t%a [ Kouths Companton.