The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-03
JOB DEPARTMENT..
wandered back to the orphan girl

wandered back to the orphan girl
who had been so cruelty misjudged.
Oh, if they-or he, rather-had only
asked her for On explanation! He
remembered now that Grandma had
suggested it, and how, in his stern
ness and confidence in her guilt, he
had refused. He who had s.ll his lite
long prided himself on his honor and
justice, found now, when he was near
ing the last nile-post, that he had
been most cruelty unjust to a poor.
.iefenseless orphan girl. They had
fed hundreds of orphans at the
Thanksgiving table and sent them
back to the city, full of sunshine and
happiness, to forever remember and
bless the kind old people who gave
them such n generous holiday; but
what had they done with the one OF
phan that had been intrusted TO their
care!
The funeral was over and the old
man was alone in his lonely home.
Very loDelyit seemed to him with the
wife OF forty years gone from him
forever. His own life was nearly
done, but he had u wrong to undo
and restitution to make before he
couldlie in peace beside her who had
that day taken up her abode in the
city of the dead. Grief and remorse
held away in the old mans breast
and he refused to be comforted. He
wondered if fhecould find Annie. The
story had never been told, hut it
must be told now, for he must have
assistance in his quest for her. For
the last three years u young m,ln,
John Dean. the son of a distant re-
lative who had lost his life in his
country's service some years before,
had been living with them, and the
old people had come to low" him as
their own son. 4 certain document
among their private In,lmrs made
him the future owner oi I'LL their
property. TO him. now. the heart
broken old man rOnfi.lr,l the story ot
the orphan girl. You lnnst help
mo lind her, John. must have hcr
forgiveness. | must give her back
the home that should have been hers
all tlnst. years
The Winter passed away and
brought no results of their search.
Every means was taken that could
b" thought of, but to 10 avail. The
old man wandered about, always
looking for something lie never
could find. Ills wrinkled old face
grew into II w,,Ste!ul expression.
Many supposed tl.at with half
wandering mind of second childhood.
liz was always cXprctin" his.dead to
return to him.
AT last one day IL letter came for
Him from one of the hospitals in IL
distant city; saying that the young
lady advertised for was IL GONZALES
cen, in that institution. Grandpa
was too trcblr now to go to her, but
John, his guardian and protector,
could Il" trusted with the mission.
Three days later lie brought her
home, tall. slender, s;,d-looking
girl, pale and thin from her long i'll
ness. but with Il face made beautiful
hy patience in suffering and toll. Sln
had borne the burden of hard work
and poor pay in II large city. until
sl" had tnintrl lnnrath it. and had
been found iriscnsihle in the street.
She had lain forwrcks in he hospital,
and by the mcrest chance, when she
was recovered, had found her name
in ii morning paper. which the nurse
left in her room.
The childish old man lost no time
in telling his story, dcploring his in
Justice to her. and begging her to for
get the past and never leave him
again, and, us slclooke,l mt the feeble
old man, and thought of Grandma
lying in the church yard. she pnt her
arms about his neck, kissed his
withered old cheek, and mingling her
tears with his. promised to forget
everything but his past Kindness. Il
remember the $50 bill. though, said
she. IL remember it lying on the
stand and that picked it up and
put ii in the Bible and never thought
of it again. ."-Chicago journal.