The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-12-27

Poor Peg She could bear no mora
The tears we're flowing fast, aud she fol
on her knees beside the chair, while sh,
buried her face in her hands and sobbed
and sobbed, and sobbed
soon an elderly lady, leaving the meet
Ing earlier than the rest, came into the
vestibule, and was surprised to discover
Peg kneeiing and crying.
Poor child" !" she said kindly, what
Is the trouble9 Had you not better 20
home? 2"
But the gentle words only made Peg
cry the morei but she managed ~ utter
between her sobs,--
have no home"
Something touched the good womRn'e
susceptible heart, and raising Peg to her
feet she took the worn-outs girl TO her
own home not far away.
She did not weary Peg with words.
She asked nc questions but herself un-
dressed the little thin form, and helped
her into a bed whose linen was as white
as Pegs pinafore used to be in tho old
days on the farm. And soon Peg was
sleeping, little restlessly perhaps, but
still sleeping, while ner unknown friend
sat by the bedside watching this child
who had been friendless so long. The
warm tears coursed down the good wo-
mans cheek as Peg, IN her dreams, NUT
tered lines from one Of her old Sunday
school hymns that had always, somehow
reminded the girl Of her curly life in the
country.
where everlasting spring abides.
Ana never-withering flowers"
She murmured. And soon afterwards,
Sweet fields beyond the swelling food
Stand dressed In living green"
When Peg woke from that first sleep
she was in fever She grew rapidly
worse, and for many days che knew
nothing about whore she was or who was
caring for her. But she was tenderly
nrHsed, and the motherly soul who was
Pegs good angel gradually came to love
tho wait she so strangely picked up in
the church vestibule.
One summer evening, whom Peg was
much better, her good hostess said
Ny dear, / am going to take you to
my sons place in the country John is
farmer and has delightful farm. think
that down there we can bring back the
roses to your cheeks. We shall start
Tomorrow"
Peg WAS still weak, aud unable to
stand, or even sit up. So she was taken
to the depot in hack, and then placed
in the snug little state room Of a Pullman
car. Tle ride was not long one; for
they left Chicago after breakfast, and
were at their destination before noon.
A roomy spring wagon, with plenty
Of pillows and rugs met them at the
country station, and Peg was made very
comfortable. AS they drove along the |
roadway, between the fields OF golden
wheat and the green waving corn, Peg |
seemed to recognize many objects. Little !
by little the truth dawned upon her,
though she could hardly believe her own
senses when the wagon halted in front Of |
her old home. Yet it was really true,
though even her kind friend did not know
It, and the room reserved for Peg was
the identical bedroom which she had oc-
cupied in the days of the little white PIN !
afore and the big sunbonnet.
The good lady's son was the man who
had bought the farm from Dad, and he
and his wife proved to possess as kindly
hearts as did their mother At all
events although it is almost year since
she returned SO unexpectedly to her old
home, Peg (strong and healthy again) is
still visitor at the Indiana farm. And
she is so quietly happy that l believe it
would quite break her heart to leave 1t
again. Yankee Blade