The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-01-04
For the PAscAGoULA STAR.
How Lispa won a Pony.
by INNOCENT, TO CORA P-T.

"Grandfather's darling All well is sweet
To see age and childhood so lovingly meet
And, OF may the Lord, who is gracious forever,
Long, long, in His mercy ,iorbear to discover
Grandfather and darling "
1t was on a Christmas eve, 1S-;
the scene is in the large and COM
Portable sitting room of Kentucky
farmhouse. A. cheerful fire burns
in the Fireplace, around which are
seated four persons Of the following
names and brief description:
| In the center was seated an aged
man, whose snowy locks, which told
time had placed it seal upon him,
silently rested upon his broad sSonl-
| ders. Nature had not taken from
him the strength she usually steals
from those OF his age-his head
stood erect;' hut that face! what
/ does it show +? Little reader, in
anothet story we'll tell you all. On
his right, seated in a mahogany
rocking chair, we find sweet and
lovely girl, in the prime Of life-ior
Lena is only twelve years OF age, a
de~beauty. On the left we find
another child-a boy OF ten sum-
mers, his head is one mass OF golden
curls, that, no doubt, the soft even>
ING winds have handled TO little
Hugh's annoyance. There's the in
habitants of that house, dear little
readers, that We will in time to
come follow to the verge ofeternity
But, little reader, that's only three
can weDdo without Grandpa's-ah
the secret is told! let it go-bu
where's Lispa, Grandfather's dar'
ling? We find her seated or
Grandiather's knee. running hel
tiny fingers through his heavy
beard, now and then giving it
jerk to try the old mans patience
Lispa is q sweet little girl, the image
of Lena, who is four years hel
senior. Now, we have given then
all short mention. But, dear lit
tic readers, do you not miss an in
dispensable light around that circle!
Yes, the brightest lamp has gone
what is it-a woman? Yes,
woman, but known by the dear anc
. sweet name of mother. You per
haps have never been bereit of tht
maternal hand, then Tor the sake o
a mothers love, do not try to i'm
agine the gloom cast over a family
circle by the absence of a mother
Go and ask the motherlcss LITTLE
ones that are now too numerous il
i our own country; ask the littl'
# girl.peddler, ask a grandfather
darling to tell you what 1T is to b
without a mothers care; ask tha
little girl the idol of q fathers heart
/, if with all the means 10 be happy
!. if she misses her mother? Chill
: dren, they may tell you man,
|, sorrowful things, but still it's no
8 even the iaintest echo of their sal
little hearts; for words nor imagi
d nation cannot picture it. Ye'
j. these little ones of our story hav
r. lost the pilot of their tiny iral
g barks, that faithful and patlen
v guide OF their footsteps had bee
= borne by the angel of peace to yo
"a blue vault above. In our next W
d will relate the history oil them all.
Grandfather had given them all
= present, and nicely placed on a taol
were they after their childisl
curiosity was satisfied; and nov
thew were waiting for Grandiathe
IN dor;de which one should ow
"Rob." Dear reader, do not thin
"Rob" is another character deservin
mention with the grandfather an
children.
Now let US d. op enc story an
see who or what Rob is. Nov
little smiling reader, probably 20
think it's a bird or q dog-w
should have spared you this mistaE
. but an apology is unnecessary g
. you all know I'm Innocent
"Rob' was beautiful little ShetIa1
I pony-fawn cOlOred, and gentle