Smyrna times., 1891-09-02
WHOLE NO. 1000.
Found and Lost.
BY HENRY D. CROMWELL.

Sweet Phyllis! Shall I ever forget
you' wonder? As lay down NJ y
pen moment, l involuntariIv caross
the spot on the desk before me wbono
her innocent head used to rest wbiIo
was writing, sometimes far into tbs
night. 'D'0 'He
Let me see it was cold blou,.
evening late in March. Nv wife and
SAT before comfortable fire, and 7
was reading aloud one of LongfeIIou,,s
poems Ever and anon the wind
came sweeping down upon the house
with terrible fury, then went rnsbino
oy' growing fainter and fainter until i
died away in the distance. It was in
iuIl between one Of these angry
blasts when my wife said nHpsb -
and raised her finger in token Of war;
ing.
stopped my reading and regarded
her inquiringly.
Don't you hear ?" said she softly
AS listened there came to nv ears
faint appealing cry, as of one in
distress. !"
up. Jumping
My wife turned pale, it was such an
unearthly, mysterious cry. Again the
wind came rushing by and buried the
sound but it arose when the gust had
gone by, and was so pitiful, so toncb-
ing, that it brought the tears 70 nv,
"iIes eyes and caused nv heart 70
bound with sympathy.
could bear it no longer. and bur-
nedly thrusting myself into nv great
coat and calling Rosa, our maid-of.aI-
work upstairs, to stay with nv wife
went out into the storm and darknoos
to solve the mystery of that heart
rending wall.
tramped down the road in the di
reenon whence it proceeded. and
was soon soaked through with the
pouring rain and despatched with
mud But l kept on, for the crv was
getting nearer and stronger, and evi.
1ently came from a field near the road
l at once turned that way and floun.
lered along as best could, ever fol-
lowing that mournful cry, until nv
loot suddenly touched something soft
with an exclamation of horror
stopped, and picking up a tinv trem.
'Ing form and held it close to nv
breast.
Poor little one !" muttered IfT
lad not come as did, you must soon
ave persisted"
l hurried back to the house. and
9th my wife and the maid were much
mazed as we'll as touched by the re-
nIt of my expedition.
They fOndled end petted the moor
omeIess lost one, and at length she
eased cry ing and went to sleep before
ne warm fire.
You may be sure that all sorts &c
ueslions were asked in regard to the
lulnutlve stranger. How did she
ome IN the field? How long had she
cen there? And also. many excIama.
ons OF pity came from the sympatbet.
women.
Az iasG the waif awOke and looked
'ound the room with large, wondrous
res She had the prettiest face that
as ever seen, and beautiful curly
ar Her beauty captivated US all
l ne next week was spent in trying
ferret out her history, which. tbouob
ort' l felt sure had been stormy
1t not single clue did we obtain
"a at length we decided to keep her
d not tell her when she grew older.
w we found her almost dead from
posure' an orphan in the grea1
Drld.
OUR pet thrOve fast, and soon came
be the light of the house, joyous and
ppy the livelong day. We named
Phyllis, and how we loved her,
t one day sweet Phyllis fell i'll, and
spite OF our efforts in her behalf. she
1oped from hour to hour. can see
now, as she used to lie with her
rly head on her pillow, gazing on us
OF her large soft eyes with a visit
expression. She never complained
was patient and lOvable to the last.
never talked-for she couldn't:
though l have neglected to mention
befOre-whiCh l confess makes it
her awkward now-Our Phyllis was
,orkshire terrier of the finest breed.
d am sure there never died before
n gentle loving, pretty little dog
our Phyllis.