The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-24

that hadn't been asleep ten minutes
when you folks came home; and !
knos0 that no one was near the house
before you came. No, no, David, hui
man hands never touched our Danny.
/ didn't dream of white colts with four
wings apiece for nothing.
What on earth would colts of any
kind want with DannyPn asked one of
my aunts.
An hour and more passed, and Dam
ny was not found. We hurried to the
nearest neighbors. They had not seen
any suspicious characters in the neigh
borhood, and knew not hing about
Danny's disappearance. They came
to our house in great numbers, full of
sympathy and narrowing "reminiscences
OF similar disappearances in which the
missing children were either found
dead or were never found at all.
The evening drew on. The sun went
down. Mother had said over and over
again that we must find her baby be-
fore night came on. She could not en-
dure the thought of having him away
when the darkness came. Father be-
gan to grow pale and his voice trem-
bled when he spoke. Parties of men
and boys were searching the neigh
boring woods and planning to drag
the streams 1t was nearly dark, and
we were sitting, fearful and anxious,
in mothers room, when we heard a
loud commo ton outside. In mo-
ment the door was thrown open and
there stood our big, jolly Uncle Darius
Bertram, and, high on his shoulder,
laughing and making desperate eff
fort to talk, sat-Danny!
"Well, such a time and nobody to
itP' said Uncle Darius, as he put Danny
into mothers outstretched arms.
go Darius! where did you find himP"
cried mother.
Il found him lying in his bed about
half-pa three this afternoon. My
wife and l were driving into town and
called here to see you, but found no
one at home but grandmother and the
baby. Grand mother was asleep and
baby seemed to be having a lonely sort
of time of it kicking up his heels in
his cradle. So wife and thought we'd
take him out for an airing, the day be-
ing so fine | wrote little note on a
leaf of my pocket-dairy, telling you
we had him. Didn'ty you find itP"
"No," said father; "where did you
put itP"
"Why, I pinned it to baby's pillow,
didn't l? know wife said for me to.
But I'm such forgetful fellow that l
don't know really where I did put that
note. 1t was written on a small leaf
like this" He drew out his pocket
diary as he spoke, opened it.. and sat
down looking very foolish.
swell, Iswan!'' he said. eff didn't
clean forget to tear the note out after
I'd written it. l must be getting
loonyn'
"We were detained in the village.
much longer than we expected said
Aunt Harriet, Uncle Darius wife, and
was afraid you would worry about
baby; but he has been just as good as
he could be, and he seemed to enjoy
the ride so very much. | couldn't find
his cloak to put ON him, but I had a
light shawl with me, and I found his
little everyday sun-bonnet out in the
yard. 1t was good enough to wear.
To think of the anxiety the little chaps
ride has cost your
Grandmother was down on her
knees crying over Danny, and of course
not one of us said word to her about
those unfulfilled omens. 1t was months
before the words "signs'' and
"omens" passed her lips. Then she
spoke of them as though they were
things beneath her notice.
They certainly had no power over
Danny, for I have often heard him tell
ing this story to his own children. y
j. L. Harbour, IN Youths Companion.