The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-03

and James was hurried on schooner
bound for Boston, and Caroline on
another bound for Savannah. They
did not meet nor kiss sad farewell,
nor know OF each others fate nor where
they were going. What grief was
theirs What bliny tearsl Bereftl
Bcrcft! that is the word, for it
means snatched away. Yes, L knew
something about these orphans,
.or this same Caroline was nv moth
cr, AMI many time have 1 sat
at her knee and listened and wept
over the sad story OF her orphanage.
| low in day she lost her parents and
her brother, and was left alone without
Il relative this side of the sea.
She was placed in the orphan asylum
in Savannah and was cared for by good
people until she was 10 years old, when
one day a good lady came III a fine
carriage to choose and adopt a child.
The orphans were all clad III their best
garments and gathered in the great
big company room and after they were
seated the grand lady went round and
round talking kindly TO one and anoth-
or and after long inspection stopped at
Caroline and said, "I will take this
onc.' The poor girl was alarmed and
cried with grief at being separated
from those she had learned to love.
The great lady was the mother of Rev.
DIR. Gouding and the grandmother Of
Frank Goulding, who wrote the pretty
story Of "Young Marooncrs." In the
meantime Carolinc's brother had been
placed in an Orphans asylum in
Boston, and after two years he was
taken home by wealthy gentleman Of
Randolph, who had an only daughter
and no SON. This daughter James
married when he was 81 and they re.
crivcd the old mans blessing and a
good estate. In vain, and in vain, had
James visited Charleston to find some
clcw to his lost sister and sadly he re-
turned and mourned her as dead.
Caroline was sent to school at old
Midway, in Liberty County, where she
made good progress III her studies.
Her teacher took great interest in her
and kindly visited Charleston and ad-
vcrtiscd III the city papers for her
brother, but learned nothing. When
Caroline was Is her teacher became so
| deeply gricvcd over her sad and lonely
| late that he married her and here |
| am. Again he advertised in several
papers and at'last in Il Boston paper,
and said in good, large type, ssif James
Magurc, whose parents died of yellow
fever in Charleston, S. G., IN 1916 is
living he can find his sister,
Caroline, by addrcssiu tho UNDER
signed" He saw that. a friend
handed il to him in church one
Sunday and there was scene He
came to Georgia by the first vcssei that
was bound for Savannah. From there
he came to Lawlcncevillc, where nv
father was then living. Jwasthen but 7
years old, but remember the meeting
and no pen can describe it. The
young people must Imagine the rest.
When last in Savannah l visited the
very ground and rcvcrently looked
upon The place that gave to my mother
a welcome and home. If am any,
thing that is worthy, owe it chiefly
/ TO my mother and she owed all that
she was to All orphanage. Friends, do
Y not forget the day nor the deed that
! should be done. II will pay in the
Il long run. Maybe it will open St.
I. Peters gate TO some who have taken q
lcctlc too much toll. Forty times are
Il the falhcrlcss mentioned in the Bible.
# The word moLhcrlcss is not there, but
Il the word fathcrlcss includes all orphans
- in the translation. Let us not forget
d the day nor the deed. A dip< or s
Il dollar or more given will bp>' lend
G ing it to the Lord. Sena Rev. III
a 5. Crumlcy, No. 200 Oak street, At
# lanta, Ga. | know him well and Low
r. him. His life work is for the orphans
o BILL ARP.