The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-06-20

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made a good deal OF noise, and called
the name Of Ada at least once a min
ute. yet il was not certain the wan
derer would answer. even should she
hear us, being perhaps so bewildered
and frightened as TO shrink from her
iriends-and so. 20 make our work
sure. we left not wen the smallest
hiding-place unsearched, but again,
where the woods were open, We push
ed forward pretty rapidly, and sue
ceeded i'm reaching the summit
OF the hill mentioned, Just as the
setting sun was lighting il with
his last golden rays. Some of
the Villagers were there before us, and
the Others came up soon after, and
the meeting there vas "a serious one,
as no one could give the least tidings
of the missing child; and il was pain
ful TO think, not only OF her forlorn
condition and sufferings. but OF the
deep. mental agony of the poor. loving
mother. SO sincere was the sympathy
OF some of the villagers, that one mar
proposed 10 give "A hundred dollars to
whoever should find the child slive,
and nine others quickly joined him,
making the handsome sum OF thous-
and dollars reward, which, il wac right
ly believed would prove a great
stimulus to exertion on the part of
many who might otherwise prove
comparatively indifferent.
In fact, the news of the reward did
fly rapidly, and the effect was almost
magical. Several of those present
who n minute before, were 80 tired
from their days work as scarcely to
be able TO drag their weary limbs
home, now hurried off to get their
supper, procure lanterns, and con
tinue the search all night, while num-
bers at the village, who could not find
il convenient that day TO give their
time TO this work OF humanity, now
turned out with an eagerness that
clearly showed how potent was the
spell OF money,
Not being in very good health my
self, and wishing TO husband my
strength for the following day, | went
home, and went to bed at an early
hour. Though very much fatigued, /
could not sleep for a long time,
and moved restlessly TO and fro, my
mind filled with painful thoughts of
the poor child dying OF starvation in
some lonely spot, and the poor moth
err shrieking away her reason over the
horrible discovery. AT length came a
confused, half-conscious state, and
then that peculiar condition in which
VT dream and know We dream, yet
have no desire so wake. | thought
was out hunting the child, as | had
been that day, and that besides the
persons who had pursued the search
with me, there was also "a stranger, u
man with a pale, ascetic face, and
dressed not unlikea clergyman. Walk
ing close up 10 me, and hxinghi Ms dark,
expressive eyes imtently upon me, he
said, in n mild, pleasant tone, with a
winning smile:-"You are troubled
about this lost child, il does credit to
your heart-and | have come to show
you where she is"
"Oh, il you know, speak," said I;
mot because OF myself, but for her
sake, and her almost frantic moth
er's."
Follow mel" returned the stranger,
at once leading me away from all the
rest.
Then ] thought we were at the foot
OF the hill already more than once
mentioned, at hevery point where my
companions and myself had begun It's
ascent and that instead OF going up,
as we had done, the stranger turned
to the right, and led the way through
a kind of swamp, till he came to n
grassy meadow, through which flowed
a sparkling rivulet. This he crossed,
and continued on till he came to an
other hill, which was steep and rocky.
Clambering up this hill. past rock after
rock, we soon came to n ledge that
M very difficult to ascent, and
around the base OF which the shrub.
berry was very dense. Turning into
this thicket, and keeping around n hill
we soon reached a point where the AZ,
cent to the top OF the rocks was com,
paratively easy, and on coming to the
summit OF the ledge, there sat hepooI
little girl, crying and wringing hei
hands, and occasionally stopping 70
gaze with n shudder upon the dreary
scene below.
At this point OF my dream, | awoke
but the whole scene had been so real,
that IL wac some time before I becam,
convinced that | had been dreaming
and had not seen the child at all; and
sven then was so impressed with tn,
idea that the vision was something
more than a chance fancy, that | felt
quite confident should find her nth,
morrow.
At the first streak of day arose
broke my fast. and started of IN
haste, telling my family OF my dream
and that ! really expected 20 find tn,
lost m A large number OF the vii
lagers set OLA the same time as my.
self. and ON u way to the wood W,
met nearly ~ many returning HON,
roma fruitless nights labor, some O
them completely worn down with Z