The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-08-17

billows over his aching heart
Taking up his hat. he said:
q must 90 tell ner fatIter Of
this and in d few moments lie was
at Mr.. Lorne's side, relating What
he had just learned. Mr.. Lorne
was much agitated at this timex
pccted tidings Of his child, for
months Of weary search had caused
him TO almost despair OF ever find.
ing her, He and Leonard now
went 10 work with removed vigor,
determined to find her, yet not
knowing where to look. They all
vertised III all the papers for her,
| but Annie had become to poor to
purchase a newspaper. They
| hired a professional detective, but
| his efforts were uliavailing. After.
1 Il diligent search of the city they
were forced to give up and again
wait for q glimpse Of the missing
girl.
How the long weeks OF waiting
told OH the buoyancy of Leonard's
spirits, But long tribulation
taught him patience, and from tile
4 RESTLESS, energetic, fiery youth, he
was toned downin a few gears to-
an humble, quiet Christian, who
4 fonnd his greatest Joy and only
thope in Christ Jesus, to whom
alone he could look for tile final
discovery Of his loved wife.
Two years after Annie left Mrs,
Bolls, she was late one morning,
| and as she hurried along with her
| little girl, she WAS met By Leonard
! Nane ard her father, as they were
! driving out Of thc city. Leonard
| drew up tile, reins, but the spirited
horse dashed on some minutes be-
!, fore he could stop him, aud when
they returned She was gone.
Again there was a thorough search
OF the city and again they must
wait. The curtain falls between
them and il not raised again unit,
4 that eventfal day when little Annie
goes to seek aims and finds q
friend ia her own grandfather,
Thus three years passed, and
4 Annie had become so poor that
she could afford nothing but d
mere sustcnance. She had often
been without work and when her
strength was gone, whom she sank
under the load Of care she had
been SO long and SO brayely bear
ing, there remained bnt little Will
which to buy food during her i'll
ness. She could not pay the rent
but the woman with whom sb,
(. lad boarded so long, said ssPool
thing SHE has trouble enough AM
| viii try to get along until She j
again able to work then, with {
doubtful Iool. at Annie, she wen
away, and as she was III the fae
tory every day, found no time Il
look after the sick woman.
I, So time rolled by, and Anni'
grew weaker and poorer each day
She would send ller child to til
(, bakers and buy the cOarsest bread
but when her last cent was spen
and she saw her little one crying
for bread, she sent little Annie on
to beg, and thus lost sight Of liei
We left the Wretched mothe
: lying onthe frozen side walk, wlicr
a workman returning from hi
work found her, and raising her i
! his strong arms, crrfied her int
his house, where his kind hearte
wife nlu'scd her with tenderness
until she WAS again able to Yorl
Annie sought employment an
every cent She could spare va
spent n unaFailing search fer he
lost child.
j "If ! only had her wish me
i could be happy, even though ii
! one else did care for rs
+ "Tlnls month after month hrouel
7 no tidings Of her missing child an
!. the mothers heart knew no emotio
/ but anxiety, regret and disapp DIN
f ment.
When little Annie awolkc 6
e Christmas morning, She did u,
know where she was, but when 81
e saw her grand fathers haggal
r face, the events Of the prexIol
/ day came to her mind, ana at Il
d thought Of mother She burst IN
Ii tears and said: 'sPlease take me
a mother
sP oor little thing; you dor
d know how glad would be to Il
q you iu her arms this morning. i
+ Mr.. Lorne felt SIRE that this VI
his own gfaiad.child whom lie l1s
Z: 50 long sought IN vain.
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