Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-24
LITTLE NELLIE'S FIND.
ny HARRY MiICuILL.

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10" o.'S >" 'tie owh !" NoS.o'"
fennsyivsnia' was accidentally killed while
NJ work. Mrs Dunbar and her three chill.
q on, Jim, William and Nellie now com.
posed tho family.
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'''' s".o"sh ho "a' o"iy h''ee"
Years old, ana had no experience other than
that gathered when stopping to see his father
otcasionally Tbe man with whom be WAS
to work Knew they would have 10 belp him.
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:. 'ao 'o"P""y, "no ."u ~
Noiy hi"u IN "s's'ihs ,ne iauly' mao pro
Nious To TINS time feiled To secure the re'
newsl OF several large contracts, and were
further embarrassed by a rece ent robbery OF a
large amount OF bonds from the saie. Detec.
uyes had been put ON tho case but failed 10
capture. tho guilty parties. Time passed and
the compaDy's condition began TO brighten
upa little. The Dunbar family we're strug.
Cling along a. best they could. Willie car.
ried Jin,'s dinner TO him when the dimir,.
ished larder could afford such meal.
One day in December Kind neighbor OF
the Dunbar presented the widow with pair
of rabbits. She cooked them, and part OF one
furnished a meal for the family at home A
nice dinner was prepared Tor jim, the mother
in her pleasure roinsrkipP "WoD't he be
surprised when no sees this 2" But who was
to carry the dinner She had never thought
OF that Willie was laid up with sprained
too small and young to go such n great dis
tsnce
=" can take J inns dinner today, mamma" 4"
said the little girl who had Just entered the
room.
why you are 10 small, aud II In such a
long distance, that l'm afraid you would
lose your way" said the mother.
"Oh, no | won't get lost | know the
road, and We been there two or three times
Please, lot mo take II to-day, won't you,
mamma" ,"
But are you sure you know the road 2"
Yes'um, sure"
Very well, then, put on your hood and
coat and | will have the bsske ct ready for
you"
The luncheon was prepared, put into the
basket a napkin placed over Il, and Nellie,
after kissing her mother, tripped OIL with IL,
hummings tuue The distance was about
three miles and The roads were very per.
picking In some places Nellie hnally
reached the road leading to tho
foundry and walking on soon stood oon.
fused in view of dozen such fouu-
dries as she WAS looking for. Alter gazing at
them In perplexity for some time she was
undecided between the several nearest her,
but after psusings moment she wended her
tiny footsteps to the entrance of the first. IL
WAS dilapidated looking affair, one story
high. She knocked, but no one responded.
Again she raped louder than before, and
still no one answered. Nellie walked around
the buildi ing to tho rear. A small door was
partly open, she pushed IL open further and
peeped in. 1t looked so very dark inside
aud was 80 quiet that she thought no one
worked there, and she turned to go away,
when boy who bad been watching her sp.
preached and said
"Who are you looking for, sissy P''
",Wby, I'm looking Tor my brother Jim,n
she replied, " have his dinner for him."
"N oil, don't you know which foundry he
works In -
"No, but maybe you know him and could
tell me His name Is Jim Dunbar"
"Jim Dunbar, why, know him well. We
have snow ball fight every day."
"won's you please tell me where can mud
him."
al will II you will do something for ma"
am do It II its not wrong. What isn?"
"You go through that little door, said the
hoy, pointing to the halEopened door OF the
fouudry, "snd get my rubber ball il rolled
in there today"
"Why don't you go III yourself"
because | am too big"
"Well, you hold my basket aud will try
TO get inside and get IL for you"
1t looked very dark aud iorbiiding inside,
but Nellie was a brave little girl. She pos.
sessed boys spirit of adventure, and was
s,ldom frightened OIL from following her
inclinations. After some tune timid shrink.
ing al first she was soon in the foundry; the
Cowardly boy, for coward hs was mean " nile
coDgrstu latiug himself upon the result OF his
stratagem,
After Nellie had been in the foundry for
keeping her. She WAS almost at the other
end OF the old building, and had Just started
TO run towards the door. In iew seconds
she was outside, and then to the watching
boys amaZement set OFT running IA fast as
her little legs would carry her
The boy stood in open eyed smsEsment aud
watched her, still holding her basket and
wondering II she had found his rubber ball
When he had conquered his surprise at Nel.
lies strange action he started after her and at
length came up with her. She had stopped
running by now and was walking, much out
of breadth.
"Where IL my ball % he asked.
az could not ind 1t but you show me
where my brother works and | Will tell him
to get it"
The boy pointed out the foundry and Mel
lie hurried 10 1t, and soon found her brother
Jim, who WAS surprised TO see her and more
80, when he discovered that she was very
much excited. Drawing down his head she
told him she had discovered = big tin box in
the old foundry, containing lot Of crisp
paper like big bank notes.
This information, of course caused Jimmy
to become excited himself, but collecting his
thoughts he went direct TO the company's
office and informed Mr.. Pierson, tho presi-
dent, OF his sisters discovery. The gentle
man, with j i'm and Nellie as guide, at once
went back to the old building. Passing has
tily through the small aperture, 18th Nellie
leading, they were directed TO tho SPOT where
the box was hidden. Mr.. Pierson WAS over