The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-01-22
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SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY, JANUARY o. 1899

AVu uIuet 70 IJ8ut OH ana nuT
up Car'line; she's run away" h
mother called out, as he came
sight. Don't stop a minnie" s,
rah was almost crying. "Here Ii
almost 5 o'clock" she exciaime,
"an' tha, little bit of a thing! q
right of, Davy."
Davy looked startled, then II
qnired: "whlch way do you s'pos
she wents"
"Oh, dear, l don't know! Iws
out in tho kitchen making gran
Jelly. didn't see, her. I don
know how long she's been gon,
Oh, dear!'
"l'll tell you what to do" sal
Mrs. Whitman, with the air of
managing General. She was no
a very old womon, although he
halr was gray and she covered
with a high black cap and a sever
black front-plece. She slway
wole a large, sliffly starched apron
Sarah aud | will 20 up the road,
said she, IAN you, Davy, 70 down
An don't you take Towser, becaus,
that last time Car'line run away
an you took him to track her, h,
tracked a woodchuck instead, an
you went a wild goose chase lo1
two hours. That dog ain't In,
kind that tracks folks, an l dom
want you to lose any time foolin
vita him. It's getiin' dark. You
shut Towser up in The barn; then
you start: You stop at MIS-
Briggs when you got there, an
ask i they've seen anything Of
Car'line, an you stop at Mis-
Smiths an Mis- Weelock's, an II
they have not ynu keep on TILL you
find her, no matter how far you
have to 60. Don't you come back
without her."
II can't see how she united thu.
knott SAID Sarah. Her pretty
face was all stained with tears and
grape juice. Her mother took a
corner Of her apron and wiped It
forcib!y as they started up the
road. You keep calm" said she.
"she'll be found"
Uncle Davy shut Towser in the
barn. Then he walked briskIv
dowr the road. There was not q
house for some distance, but he
peered carefully over the stone
walls across the fields.
Caroline was five years old. She
was very fair and chubby, with
carefully brushed reddish curls.
md a little blue ribbon to keep
hem ont of her eyes. She ALWAYS
.ore a nice little white tire in the
'fternoon. Davy strained his
yes for a glimpse OF that white
ire and lhose shining curls among
ne bright October undergrowth.
l'he road was very dusty. He
licked up a white cloud. as he |
walked. "Sha'nl have any time to |
lack my shoes" he thought, woe.
ully. Uncle Davy was a very
'articular boy, and needed a great
ea! OF time for everything.
When he re&ched The Briggs
onse there was no sign of Caro-.
inc. He went around 10 the side
oor anc found it open, and Mrs.
riggs sitting there nending q
oat' She was a large woman and
he seemed 10 quite fill up the
O0rway.
"Have you seen anything Of Oar.
inep asked Davy, standing be.
ire her.
.Oar'line," repeated Mrs. Briggs.
"Yes, Car'line; Sarah's little
u. She's run away an Pm try.
: 10 find her"
when did she gos"
:. u J, don't know-a little while
SWELL, | declare" said Mrs.
riggs. Il dun know but l did
Q her. There was little mite of ,
thing run by a little while ago in
white tire an l wondered who
e was; I'd just come out here 1
iih this old coat Of Mr.. Briggs to +,
end. ldidn't want to get any 8
It around in the sitiin' room. /
less twas her fast enough. .
(which way was she goin' % 8
ked Davy, eagerly.
'Oh, she was goin' down the
I'd. She couldn't have gone I
OK, cause I've been sitiin' here 4
cry minute, an l should have
en- her. ! amt been in the Y
use but once to get a spool of b
reac, an then wasn't gone long Il
'ugh for Q mouse 70 get past, q
~ keep right on an you'll 6nd r
r." a
Uncle Davy was out OF the ward
lore the last words we're out Of e,
=. Briggs' mouth. He hurried
the road. looking more hopeful. 81
Tor that little white (ire-it
'med to him that he must see Il, :
ny time had he pursued his ri
ls niece, Caroline, when she had n,
J away, and had always found b,
easily. .,
>aroline, although she had a je
ltursome spirit, never ran very :
But tonight It began to seem "
L she had. Her Uncle Dayv h,
ched tie Smith house and went nj
NE door to. inquire. But the 70
y was locked and oil The cur.
,s were drawn the Smiths were D
IDENTIFY al away. NJ
)avy kept on 10 the Wheelock b,
go that Vac Z quarter OF Z mile Of
her lhorQ Knn afi1l M siwm al -