Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1880-07-02
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY Q. 1880.
Written for the Orangcburg TINES.
MAMIE.
BY RUTH COOLEY.
CHATTER VI.

NllAFTER L.
"A letter from cousin Kater It's
not often she writes. hope she is
III no troublc;' and Mrs. Melton pro
cccdcd to read tie epistle
oh, dcarr she exclaimed, Il hope
1T no one TO take my child from me-
What is the matter?' asked Mr..
Melton.
Cousin Kate, after telling about
her family, writes, she has sent me
an advertisement, clipped from Il
paper Some one wants to find the
farmer who took the child. Mamie
Adams. Read it for YOURSELF she
said, handing the paper to him
Don't get excited Lydia, will 90
to Boston Tomorrow, and find ont
what is wanted. 1t may be, some one
has left hcra fortune
Mrs. Melton said. Mamie was
doing well enough without the for
tune. However, if she was entitled
to one, she had no objections, to her
possessing it; but she could not en-
dure the thought of losing her
i will not leave YOU mother,
untll-
Until wlen?'
We'll, said Mamie hesitatingIy,
the time may come, when some one
Will ask YOU and father Melton, to
give me to him, and then will leave
you, as otlGer daughters do; but
will love you, just the same, as ! do
now.
Mrs. Melton, expressed tho wish,
that, the time was far distant, and
when 1t does come, we will try to
keep both
Impressed with the idea of coming
trouble, Mrs. Mclton's chccriulncss
deserted her, and she watched i'm
patiently for her husbands return
AT length, he made his appearance.
but he was not alone.
AS soon as Mamie bchcld the
stranger, she rushed from the house
and was folded in The arms of Mrs.
Blake. In all the time of their scpar-
alton she had not forgotten the friend
of her carly years. The assurance.
that she would not be deprived of
Mamie, greatly relieved Mrs. Melton,
and she listened attcntivclv to Mrs.
Blake, as sli" told Mamie, of her re
turn two days after Mrs. Adams
death, and of her satisfaction, when
she was told, the child had been
placed where her mother wished her.
She thought it best. not to see her
then, and her sisters illness pre-.
vented her visiting Boston again for
over year. She made an unsucccss
tnl attempt to find Mamie. and going
To the house where She had lived.
found 1t had been destroyed by fire.
She was recalled to her sister and
after her death, the family moved
int" the State Of New York
After 50 many Years, continued
Mrs. Blake, went again to Boston.
and accidentally, met Mrs. Bolton in
The street. From her learned that
Mamie WAS with farmer. but She
could give me, neither his name nor
residence. TO advertise was; tlle last
resort, and at last my efforts were
crowned with success. and | am
thankful have found Won with sucl
kind friends. Mrs. Adams intrustcd
me with important information,
which | vii! reveal TO YOU, in the
presence of the family, for we must
have no secrets from these kind
friends
The evening was far spent. and
Mrs. Blake, deferred her colnmunica,
ton until the next dav.
uns ,,,,r,,,.,r,,l a., l,.>.,,
That Mrs. adams was not her moth
er. i loved her SO much, She said.
and she was so good to me Please
Mrs. Blake, tell me all She said TO
You
Mrs. Adams Thought, YOU were
about hrr" years old, when YOU were
brought to her, by her husband. He
was unexpectedly called away, and
soon after lost at sea She never
knew from whence YOU came. but
supposed You might have been Il
child OF 81 relative of his, although
she had never heard him speak of
having any. lou were the only com
fort she had in her loneliness, and
she loved you rs her own. promis-
eel Mrs. Adams 10 tell YOU this, when
You were old enough to understand,
and to assist YOU, to find your rcla
tivcs, if YOU wished it.
AS have neither fat her nor moth
CT, | am content to remain with those
who have so well filed their places,
and not scoli relatives, who may care
nothing for me. Can YOU tell me
anything about the likeness in the
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