Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-06-20

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several articles pertaining to her little
mamma; but neither Of the individuals
mentioned was there to claim her property
and Mrs. Leighton, coming to tho door,
"Polly! Polly! Where is the child9
Kate, have you seen Pollga" sgsss +,
7 mo Helen; not since dinner Thought
she was with YOU" / ! /
-. The mothers face began to wear =.
look Of alarm, for she knew the lonei-
.ness OF the long country roads. The
house and grounds were searched; but
gave no.sign Of thewsunny-faced child,
The sun sank lower in the west, and the
faces of the family grew more and more
anxious.
I'VE must start out and look for her."
said grandpa. "Shs cannot have strayed,
very far ~ u !:
So the old horse was harnessed again,
and grandpa, with mamma, stalted of Oh
the search Two. miles in one direction
and hopelesslyI Then mamma, with a
face growing rapidly paler, said: ''she
cannot have gone further in this direction,
ather. Let US turn back and take the
north road" 80 - ,~ -. l.. =
BY this time the sun was just saying his
final good-night to this part Of the earth
and grandpa drove fast and said little. A
whole mile up the north road and no
sign Of the child! Suddenly mamma,
whose wistful eyes were eagerly scanning
both sides of the road, cried out: stop!
father! see something clinging to the
fencel Let me get outl' Trembling with
| eagerness, she fastened toward some
thing caught on the rough fence. It was
a bit of pink calico, and, turning bright
| ly around, she exclaimed: It's piece
Of the darlings apron, father. I know it.
She must be near-perhaps IN some OF
these fields" -~y
e True," said grandpa. "You 60 one
| way, and I'll go the other"
So they separated. and mamma walk
ed quickly away through the deepening
shadows over hill, down again into a
valley, falling over stones and into bri
ers, but at last coming suddenly upon a
picture tairer than anything an artist
could paint.
A child asleep in the little hollow
One hand holding bunch OF wsthered
dandelions and dropping buttercups, and
the other grasping a painfully wide
awake dolly. The straw hat had fallen
of; the curls were pushed away from
the sweet face, and undried tea, still lay
ON the flushed cheek.
"My precious baby!' crieo mamma
az she clasped her treasure and spoiled
the picture. '.Where has my Polly
been9" A ~ ~ -
The child blue eyes opened wide, and
little quivering voice replied:
80 mamma, see place, whereI can
step right into heaven, an me an Z'rusha
was going to take the flowers to. papa
but I'm SO velly tired, an heaven keeps
a-goin' way off, so can't reach the stairs
Won't YOU 90, too, mammal *2.,e
Mann Ma was laughing and crying oh
at once, as she replied: ! 90 :ss.5 sSsss.:
,::Polly and Mamma will 60 to HEAVIER
sometime, I hope. Only Polly must
wait, and mot leave mamma behind
Will she?" s
The blue eyes where heavy with sleep
and closed again, as she answered
Eyes, mamma, III wait, if you il-prom
Use to-help- me -up-the stairs-if thu
angel-fordets to come
So grandpa and mamma carried HON,
the dear little sleeping burden. Ane
mamma, putting her into grandma
arms, said, smiling:
"Mother, she had started for heaven
but the dear Lord was kind to me ant
would not let her in!'-7He Independent