Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-08
.Gca guide me II SAID. uulec'ded

'Gcd guide me- ! l SAID. un1eclded
what to do. AID as sal ano'h'r mo-
meut listening. | once more heard The
cry. fainter and more faint. l threw
myself off my lorse, with an exclama
ton.
BE il ghost, or he 1t robber, An
thony Hunt Is not one 10 abandon
child to die without Trying 10 save it,
But how was 10 save iii. how lind
il? Tie mere / searched about, The less
could my hands light on anything save
The slnrpy tarlh. The voice bad guile
ceased now, so ] had no guide from
that. While stood irving TO peer into
the darkness, all my ears alert. Hood
of sheet lightning suddenly illumined
the plain. At a little distance, lust
beyond kind of ridge or gentle bill.
caught a glimpse Of something While.
Ii was dark again In moment, but
made my way wi,h unerring instinct.
Sure enough, t. ere lay poor little
child. Wheiher boy or girl l could not
tell. II seemed 10 lie three parts In
sensible now. as l look it up, dripping
" ilh wet, from tie sloppy earth.
My poor thing said, as huShed
il TO NE. Well 20 and find NANNY.
You are all safe now
AnG in answer, the child just put
oul lis feeble hand, moaued once. aud
ptstltd close 10 ma.
With tie Child hustled 10 my breast,
| rode on. It's perfect silence soon
slow I'd ne that 1t slept. Aud, sir
li,an L,d God that lie had let me save II,
aud thought how grdlitied somc poor
mother would b,! But l Was fill OF
nonder, ivr all that, wondering what
extraordinar, faie hid taken any youuS
.hild 10 that solitary spot.
Getting iu sight Of home, l saw all
The Lduws allsi,l. Deborah had dOne
II Tor me, though 20 guide ne home
III safety though TIE daIkness. bu'
presently l knew thst something mus
ue the matter, Tor the very lie" nei9i-
Lors We lad we're coll, cled the.e. MY
heart stood still with fear. l thought
ot sOme Calamity 10 one or other VI tLe
children. had saved Il little one from
perishins; but What might not have
nap pcued 10 NY own!
H.rd!y dArius to lit the latch, while
10, poor tired horse stood sllll aud
mule outside, went slowly in, ueI
chila in ny arms covered over with tie
flap Ot ny lopg coat. My vile Was
weeping bitterly.
What's amiss!' ] asked in faiut
voice. Aud 1t seemed ILaL whole
chorus of voices answed me.
'Dolly's lost
D Jolly lost! Just for a moment my
heart luiued sick. Then some lDslnc.
like aiay ot light and hope, seized up
OH me. Tulling tie coat of the face OF
the cli.d | Leid. ! lifted the little sleep
ng Il iug 10 The light, and saw Dolly
Y,s. sir. The child had saved was
no other than my owD-Dy little Dol
II. And knew that Gods good angels
had guided ne to saYe her, and that
The first fash of the summer tightening
had shune just at the right moment to
show me where she lay. 1t was her
white sun bonnet that had caught my
eye. My darling 1t Was, and no other,
that had picked up on the drenched
road.
Dolly, anxious ior her doll, had wan
dered out un seen 10 meet ME IN Inc
afternoon. Fur some hours she was
cot missed. IL chabced that my two
elder gIrls had gone over 10 my Nearest
uei.hbor's, and uy wife missing The
chlIu lust alterward, took il iUr grabted
Sue was " ilh them. Tie little one had
come on aud Oh, until night, aud Tie
storm overlook her, When che iell down
f,ish,ep,d and utLelly exhausted.
thanked liea, en aloud before them ill
oil: as | said that nOue but GVd aud his
molly augels had guided me 10 her. lts
dol muIh OF story 10 listen 10, cir;
am aware OF lLaI. But Often think
vflt IN The long nig't, lying awake; and
| ask myself how could bear to live
n now, had lun away from lLe poor
II tie cry iu The road, h4ldly louder than
d squirrel 8 cnlrp aud let NY child ~
die.
Yes, sir, you are right; that's Dolly
out yonder with Ler mother, picAius
lruil; The iiitle Trim figure III PINK
win Just the sauie sort Of While SUI
punueL ON her head that she wore liial
uishl, ten Ieare ago. She Is glrl lha'
Ass worth saving, s!r; though l say Ii;
and God knows thal as long as my lie
lasts | shall be thankful that Came
home lat night, instead OF staying III
the town.
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