Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-03

sac oecurrsd, AID vhas uhss Aad tsas - tna
the victims. and ths esiii kept 4ussnsaing
him, and rspsstsd;
He 10 ivipsi Seek fer bimf'
sns would lave rsGnatlsd down thsrs IN
ths nine thrss days, a. she bad already dons
al the s1rfscs, II they lad not taksl asr By
fierce and carried hsr up.
The engineer gave orzsr8 TIA: ass shouif
- taken back 70 tbs scaoci ssaeasr, and also
srdsEs that Il ale rssppearsd a. lbs shaf: shs
should 10 prevented from going into the
nine
AL b. measures lad besu carefully taken,
and Tie next day. no longer thinking os her,
hs vas inspsctlng one OF tee gAllsriss when
he fat sinssl, seized by the arm Of his coat
IL was Miss Papa
size had escsped from tie school = second
.iazA R<pG.&ed at the shaft, size had slipped
into an empty coal car and had thus do
sesndsd Into tee mine.
Sac told ali this 10 the engineer and OBJ
tanned his pardon Five minutes later she
again began her search, sill full Of undnnin-
lsnsd fAitE. The miners followed her with
pltyiag eyes, Struggling their shoulders, say
ing:
Poor little Papaf-
Little Papa kept on seeking With initiated
cpufAss 1IiA4ruAf tIsf - XXI tN-A-A-e ~
ward them, pale and excited
Down there" shs gssped Down thersi
Papa
''whati Down thsrsr said ths miner.
His hIousew
BAH WhersF
Down there"
10 a moment every one had heard tbs news
ard the mine was in a rumult The child de-
eiared that she bad seen . piece Of blue cloth
In a hole which she could not raise, because
il wn held down by an enormous block Of
coal
"Wnerer they asked her again.
sh. turned, followed by the crowd Of
miners. Then she stopped and hssitAtsd
She could not End the spot. All the blocks
Q. coal re~emblei each other; al the cavities
we're alike, all the galleries were the same.
And yet Ahe was sure she had seen that piece
Of blue cloth Where the blouse was the
man must he, living, no doubt, and that man
was her father and she could not find hIml
One by one, tired Of the useless search, per
sladed that the poor Little girl was crazed by
grief, the nen withdrew and returned to their
work. But they had hardly taken up their
pickaxes when a loud cry recalled them 20
the child
II have found 1T have found itr'
They pushed her aside and looked. Yes, is
was a piece Of blue flannel II vas blouse
There was a man therel
They vet 10 work with a will, and in the
trfnkling Of all eye, the wall was beaten
down and IN a deep excavation they saw
man extended 1t vas Michel Pierron. he
had been there three days and four nights
Loud cries arose on all sides and, ringing
loud above all the others, a cry escaped from
the lips VI the child she threw herself upon
the body and clasped 1t ia her arms, half
mad, weeping and crying
Papa! papaP
He was nearly dead, poor Michel Ex-
hausted by lack OF air aud nOurishment be
recovered consciousness only to SINK back
faint.ng, but he Wis alive,
Miss Papa had told the truth The man
would not die without telling his child, and
the thought Of her had sustained him and
given him the strength to conquer death.
A week later he was out and ready to re-
commence his work
On the evening Of the day before that on
which he was to return to the mine grand
banquet was given by all the miners to Miss
Papa The place Of honor was reserved for
her. A loud hurrnh and wild applause
greeted her when she entered, holding on to
Michels hand There were kisses gwen,
shouts Of bravo and Wild huzziLs in honor Of
the little queen
And do you know what she replied to all
this. smiling and clapplng aer little handsf
She replied, Papa"
1t would he difficult to describe how and
in what tone sue uttered that one word. But
ali those brave fellows, whose eyes had
hardly ever known a tear, will tell you that
they wept that night.