The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1885-04-30

90 bear The sounl Of murder, mur' !
der AS ] live yonder is light Is
It possible that ] thall receive shell
ter ~
Urging uiy horse forward, soon
reached a small house, near tho,
summit of dcsolate peck. overlook
iipg tic hrkansew river. ! de
mounted near the door-thcre wss
no fence around tue house. My
horse looked sppealingly at mo aud
without asking permission from any.
one within, | led tho nuiDal to a
stable close at hand anil took of
saddle nn1 Bride. As was return
ing. tho storm burst upon tue river.
When approached tho door |
I heard n wall ! knocked md
heard the wall coming slowly toward
me. The door was opened 10y = girl
scarcely more thOn twelve years old
Her face was the picture Of desrair,
She said nothing, but pointed TO a
bed, upon which lay an old man
gaspiug for h:eotb. Approaching
him. ] saw that he had bot frw
minutes to live. Sho hrelt beside
tho old man. lie tried to put Lila
hand upon hor head Failing, he
looked at NE and naajs!ei him.
He tried to speak. but could not
The girl sobbod frnn!ic,lly. The
rain poured down and tho storm
rhook tho house.
He will never got wei 4" she
cried Ny grandpa will die.
Yes, her grandpa would die His
life bad already poesel away. The
hand on hcr bead was growing co!i.
She looked at him md eh,iohod.
What night we sront in tha;
bouse. The storm howlcl and the
rain fell uulil nearly daylight. The
girl, whom I saw Intelligent, with
an impressive face, eaii tbn. bot
name was Munottc LoggGmon, and
that since her earliest recollection
she bad lived with the old man,
who had spent tho most Of Lis time,
Since sLe began to talk, in teaching
her
II haze no relatives" sho said il
's..- '-s 80 - H~"''.yu.
ANY friends :"
no friends"
"you beso nojchbora ?'
None The nearest house il
! nearly eight miles away
l knew not what TO DO. Slrc}y
the situation was serious. Early at
morning, we buried the old man iD
tho yard. As best ! conld, ! made u
c,,iin Of trough which | found IL
the stable. After tho burial, I vent
out aud found cpuough corn for my
horse, ! left Nnuotlo at the grave,
on which she had, soLbing bitterly,
thrown herself
"Whore are you going, little girl?
asked whom | turned, still finding
8 her on the grave.
How can l so anywhera 2 shc
asked Il have no friends, | told
you.'
You car not remain here
81 cannot go away
~ will not leave you here You
must go with me. My mother has
no littlo girl. She will receive You.
Still lying on the grave, and with
ont looking up, she replied
81 will go aud work for my board.
: Il will so and work for my board. -
You will not have to work.
When | tell my mother of the cir
cumstancos under which | found
, you, she will take you in her arms.
Come, get your clothes, 1t ia time
we we're leaving here. 1t is new
day for you"
Without replying, she arose and
turned towards me. Her face, even
aside from her grief, was so sad, and
bor eyes wore look of such tender
appeal that even though she had rel-
ativos | would have thought it my
duty to take her homo with me.
She went into the house and soon
returned with n small bundle
81 haven't much to take" che
said. "Grandpa and were very
poor, and you sec, having Inherited
his poverty, l am poorer than ever"
/ wns not surprised to hear hor
S make such q remark, for | had dis
covered that she never associated
9 with children and WAS consequently
= wise Of her age.
r You shall have somo nice dresses
after n while replied.
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