The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-26
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made in the press.
Six years had passed from the day the
boy was stolen when Mr.. AMI Mrs. Har-
rison entered the little mission school in
the Five Points. 1t was her own loss
that had made her SO peculiarly anxious
to benefit poor children; but, though she
was forever searching for her own little
one, both she and her husband had al
most given up the hope of ever finding
him. While Mr.. Harrison was talking
with AIr. Van Meter, however, her eager
eyes were scanning the faces OF all the
boys in the room.
Suddenly she turned pale. "Oh,
George" she said, or gasped. rather, and
without another word she flew rather
than ran to the other end Of the room.
Dropping on her knees in front of the
poor little waif who had drifted in so
strangely, she seized him with both hands
and looked eagerly, almost wildly. into
his eyes.
"What is your name?" she said to the
startled child.
George he said.
George what!'
II dunno" he answered, beginning to
cry, for he had developed sensitiveness
about his lack of proper compliment
of names, and, moreover, he was half
frightened by the now frantic woman's
strange behavior.
Suddenly she tore open his jacket and
the poor, ragged shirt he had on, and
looking on his breast found the birth
mark she sought. Then, quick as fash
the whole thing happened so quickly
that it was over before her husband
reached her side-she gathered him into
her arms. dirt, rags and all, and kissed
him until it seemed as if she were trying
to devour him. Then. Of course, she
tainted.
It did not take long, though, for the
other ladies in the room to bring her
back to consciousness, and then such a
scene as is rarely witnessed in this world
put an end to anything like the usual
order of exercises. Mr.. Harrison was
naturally little slower than his wife to
recognize tie child, but only little, and
the bewildered hoy was shortly en-
braced and kissed asfew children in this
world ever have been.
Such prayer as Mr.. Van Meter utter
ed, while the tears streamed down his
cheeks and every person in the room
dropped on his knees, has seldom been
heard even from his eloquent lips, and
in few more minutes Mr.. Harrison pro-
posed to leave. 1t was obvious enough
to him -tbat he had to take his child
home, but the good missionary was too
well acquainted with the neighborhood
to let him 60 unattended.
"You would be mobbed before you had
gone block, if the people saw you car
rying away the child" he said, and it
was presently arranged that policeman
should be summoned to escort the party
up to Broadway, and carriage should
be taken there.
This was done as quickly as possible,
for there was real danger of trouble If
the news had been spread through the
neighborhood before they got away. AS
it happened, however, all passed of
quietly, and little George had seen such a
Christmas as he had never dreamed Of.
Aunt Sally" was found, and every
effort was made to induce her to reform.
She consented to go home, but whether
she remained there or not I do not
know.
Sensational as anything in fiction, is i:
not? Yet, excepting in some few details,
it is true story.