The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-29
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION

| ue whispered, let us kncel and say Il
prayer"
| And they kneeled side by side and said
The Lords Prayer, aud then Harold asked
| God topity them and let them find the way
| home.
"Look there, Lucy" said Harold, as
| they rose from their knees, ''thc fog Is gone,
for there is a bright star in the sky, and
see some others here and there pccping out
Suppose we sit and rest Il bit, and then
walk on again; perhaps we may get where
we shall see the lights In tho houses al
Pengwyn, and they would direct u.s."
SO they rested awhile. The prayer had
brought comfort to their poor little hearts.
Every moment it was growing darker.
Suddenly Lucy cried:--
VI see something moving there look,
HAROLD" And assurcdly something light
c0lorcd and alive was within few PAGES
| OF them. Older and Drawer hearts than
theirs might have beat as fast under the
same circumstances. Then came tho pleas
ant sound of sleeps blcat, to their great
! relief and satisfaction.
'1t is only Sheep exclaimed Harold.
81 wish it would show us the way home.
Perhaps we are near some shcpherd't cot :
tagc, look, look Lucy-therc is light
over there! think ii comes from win
dow"
lie was right. Il hut was there and a
candle was burning within which guided
them to the door. Harold tapped loudly,
for poor Lucy's strength was quite fail
ing.
Voices spoke together inside and the
door was opened little way by a boy,
who asked what they wanted.
ksWp huuo Loot n,,r ~, tl,, ,,,o,,,,,,,,.
and are very cold and tired. Please, may
we come in2" asked Harold.
"Ayc, that you may" said the boy.
"Why, it's you, little master and miss!
Come in, do"
The boy had recognized Harold and Lucy
at once He was the Johnnie Edwards to
whom they had given. the money to bmy
bread and meat. When they entered he
exclaimed
"Granny, this is the little lady and gen
tleman as gave me the money!"
"Blcss them, pretty crcaturcs!" said the
OLD woman. Come TO the fire, dcars, and
VAIN yourselves Why the little one is all
white and shivering, and her jacket is quite
wet. Let me take it off, pretty one, and
LII wrap my Sunday shawl round you"
This was almost as quickly done as said
Then simple refreshments were put OH the
table and the children supped heartily.
Harold began relating their adventures but
ere he hnd finished speaking, Lucy had
fallen fast asleep on the old womans lap.
Harold was now anxious to get to. Pcngwyn
to tell his mother of their safety, for he
knew how terrified she must be-
Johnnie ut once offered to 90 down to
Pcngwyn. Every inch of the road was
well known to hlm. 1t made no difference
whether it was day or night. Harold at
first proposed to go with him, but then he
remembered Lucy might be frightened If
she woke up and found horself without
him. So Johnnie set forth alone.
lie had not been long gone, however, be-
fore he returned with two men, whom lie
had met OH the mountain searching tor the
children. Mrs. Chetwynd was in tho
greatest distress, they said, and had dcs-
patched people in all directions to look for
them. So Lucy WAS aroused from her
sleep, her now dry jacket put on, and,
carefully wrapped in the old woman's
shawl, she willingly consented to one OF
the men carrying her in his arms. After
thanking the old people for their kindness,
and asking Johnnie to come next day to
see them, they started homcward. There
was no fog now, and the stars shone
bright.
The clock struck nine as they entered the
gate of their own home, where poor Mrs.
Chctwynd was watching IN the deepest
distress. When they did not appear at the
usual hour, she had sent On the shore to
look for them. Harold from his error
learnt lesson never to be forgotten. He
had done what he knew to bo wrong in
wandering away from his governess con-
trary to orders and in taking his little sis
ter into danger, and he felt that for some
time at least he had forfeited his mothers
confidence. Fortunately neither of them
were the worse for their adventure.
When Johnnie came the following day,
Mira. Chetwynd took care that he should re-
turn homo well laden with presents to his
grand parents. From that time they were
well cared for, and after their denth--in
the course of the next two years-Johnnic
was taken into Mr.. Chetwynd's service as
page, from which he rose to be in time
trusty personal servant to Harold when
he went to live abroad for some years OH
on account of his health.