The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-03

81 always liked Lefty" said the vouno
man, brokenly. "I'll find her-don't Won
worry" -
you'll go right off nowo
"Of course l will; | won't wait a min.
ute.''
So Lefty, Lett- Where is she? What
shall do? That little bit of thing-and
she was always one of the frightened kind
out all alone; an it's night! She never
went to Ellsworth alone in all her hull life.
She didn't know nothin' about the town
an she didn't have a cent of money in her,
pocket"
"I'll send Mrs. Bascom over to stav with
you" Mr., Plainfeld called back as he
hurried off.
Soon Mrs. Bascom came, poking her
white, nervous face in the door inquiringly,
's1e 'ain't Gomez"
NO. o, Mis- Bascom, what shall do?"
so, Mis- TORY, | do feel so bad about if
don't know what to do! If Lizzie had
only told before! but there she was up-
stairs crying, and afraid to tell. I've been
scolding her but she felt so bad had to
stop. She called me, am told me finally.
an guess 'twa'n't long before Mr. Plain,
field started off, to find out if she was
| home. It was lucky he was boarding with
us. He'll find her if anybody can; he's as
quick as lightning. He turned whites a
sheet when [ told him."
80, Mis- Bascom!"
snow, don't give up so, Mis- TORY.
He'll find her. She can't be very far off.
You'll see her walking in here first thing
you know. He's got real fast team, am
he's started for Ellsworth now. He went
past me like streak when | was coming,
up the road. He'll have her back safe anu
sound before morning"
80, Lefty Lefty o. what shall | do?
It's my own fault, every mite of it's my
own fault IT'S; you don't know nothin'
about it. The minister brought me sum,
he an Mr.. Plainfield had been worllin' on,
to do, yesterday afternoon, am L jest sat
an ciDhsred half the night, an all day. [
didn't know no more what Lefty asked
me, when she came in from school, than
nothin' at all. | didn't know nothin' but
them figgers, an now Letty's lost am it's
my fault"
"Why, you might have let her gone if
you'd known"
II guess | shouldn't let her gone all alone
with your Lizzie, to come home after dark
in the last train, little delicate thing as she
was. | guess l shouldn't; an l guess
should have started up an done some
thing, if I'd known, when sine wasn't here
at train time. | didn't get the sum done,
an Pm glad Of it; it seems to me Jest as
if l was losin' my faculty as Pm growin'
Older am | hope I am"
"Now don't talk so, Mis- Tory. Sit
down an try to be calm. You'll be sick. :"
Il guess there amt much bein' calm. [
tell you what tits, Mis- Bascom, pve
tbinI,i,,, so much Of this faoyit1I
I,va had fo. cinbarin, that T,ya "a
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| "rlIiL. poetry Ghe love that 5 peJWiXt hu-
man peliiSS an lne h9lp IhaI DeIWIX5 EN-
ought 70 come HtSU' I've known IL all the
ViiIe' ouI I've gone aSln IT, an, no" i've
got my pay what shall do:"
| Mrs. Bascom remained with her all night,
| but she could not pacify her in the least.
| She was nearly distracted herself. She
was fearful that her Lizzie might be
| blamed.
| The next day people focked to the house
to inquire if there was any news from
| Lefty, and to comfort her grandmother.
] sympathy seemed fairly dripping like
4 fragrant oil from these slmple. honest
hearts; but the poor old woman got no re-
freshing influence from it, She kent on
her old strain in their ears. She had lost
Lefty, and it was all her own fault. and
what should she do! Mr.. Plainfield did
not come home. The minister took his
place in school. NOTHING was heard until
noon: then a TELEGRAM from the Teacher