Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-16

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away beyond the sky and lots Of
times I've tried to sec hers cause, you
know, doggy, | think, may be she
looks down at me sometimes.
Shouldn't you think she wouldP But
I've never seen her yet; for day like
this, when the blue shows so plain tho
sun is always so bright it hurts my
eyes, and when it rains the clouds hide
the sun, they hide away the pretty
blue, too; so of course | couldn't see
her then. Isn't it too bad, doggy?
But look, doggy! Way down there in
Deacon Dodd's meadow lot the blue
sky comes right down to the fence,
and may be mammall DO watching for
us, and lift us right in"
Doggy listened very intelligently to
all this, and when his little friend hast
ened on, he kept close behind her. On
and on they hurried; but when they
reached the place the poor little feet
were very tired, the little shoes were
very dusty, there was great tear in
tho little dress where u cruel thorn
had caught it and had scratched one
little hand, too, and there were tears
in the pretty blue eyes when she said:
80, doggy, isn't it too bad? 1t ISM
here, after all, but way over by the
woods, and I'm awful tircI; aren't
you, doggy
Doggy sat down in n crcstfallcn
manner Susie certainly looked very
crcstfallcn, but in 4 moment she
frightened up, saying:
Never mind, doggy; it ism t so very
much farther, and when We get there
we'll be sure to get rested. I'm afraid
it'll be harder to climb up through. |
don't know as we could climb tree,
but maybe therc'll be stump we can
stand on, and mamma'll reach down
and take us know she'll reach down
if we cant climb up, and when she
holds us we'll be sure to get rested. |
never used to get tired at all when my
mamma held me, but I'm tired SO
much since she went up there y
40, hurry, doggy" cried Susie.
"Ihose ugly clouds have hid tho blue,
but perhaps We can SEQ it in the
woods.
But when they reached the woods
poor Susie sat down IN despair. She
was tired and hungry, it was getting
dark, and the rain kept falling faster
and faster
80, doggy" she Sobbcd, "it's no
use. Eve lost my mamma and cant
find her, and now | believe I've lost
grandma, too"
When the sermon was ended and
the closing hymn was given out, Su.
sic'S grandma was surprised to miss
her. After the bcncdiction, she spoke
to number ofpcOplc about it. "Whcre
can she be?' was asked by all, and
several commenced a search for her.
When the storm came up more people
started out There was no evening
service at church. for by that time the
whole town was aroused, but the min
isters prayer, "Our Father, watch
over and guard the lost one, aid and
comfort the sOrrowing ones looking
for her, we pray thee, was echoed by
many hearts.
1t was morning when they found
her, very wet and fast asleep Ten
derly the little figure was lifted and
carried gently home, the Little dog
following sorrowiully, with down,
cast head and dropping tail. Loving
hands laid her on soft pillows, rub
bed the tired, cold little feet and
placed cool cloths on the hot head.
All that day and night she slept,
and her dumb friend watched mourn
fully beside her with grandma and tho
doctor, pricking up his ears and wag.
glng his tail intGllgcntly when tho
red lips murmurcd, as they often did;
"Almost there, doggy surely we are
almost thcrc;" or, "We'll find her
soon, doggy; yes, very, very soon"
Dawn came. Everything seemed
more beautiful after the recent storm.
The rain had busted and polished the
leaves till they shonc and glistencd in
the gay, bright sunlight.
A sunbeam stole Through the shut
ter, kissed the curl by Susie's cheek,
and crept across her closed cyeids.
They opened suddenly; but the blue
beneath them had far-away look,
and the little girl seemed listening to
voice no others heard. The watch
ers looked on IN broathlcss silence.
Her expression became more attcn-
tive, more rapt. almost there, dog
gy; don't you hear her call us?n Sud
denly she gave Il joyful cry, 80,
mammal and then more family,
"My own dear mammam The lids
once more and forever hid the lovely
eyes beneath their snowy covers; the
roses left her cheeks; but the smile
rested on the silent lips. The little
hands folded conten,edly together, as
though clasping unseen but well
loved fingers. A soft sigh-and Susie
had found her mamma. Carrie Ciark,
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