Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-05-07
CHAPTER II.
TITLE ILER was sad and lonely

CHAPTER III.
| II TITLE ILER was sad and lonely
after her mothers death and,
therefore, she and Fido went run
ming down the road. There was no
home for her now, and she had wept
till her eyes were red and swollen.
Fido was her only friend. She soon
found herself in thick forest and
ran from place to place in search of
the wild flowers, which lifted their
tiny heads above their leafy cover
ings, filling the air with their fra
grance. Her did not realize that
time was swiftly passing and night
approaching, but romped with Fido,
for the present forgetting her trou-
bles. At length she observed that
the sun had set behind the western
horizon sometime before and the for
est was becoming as a dark shadow,
for the black wings of night were
rapidly spreading over the earth.
Picture here-alone and forsaken in
woodland, far from the habitations
of man, poor and lonely orphan.
A crow winged her solitary flight
over the tree tops in search of a
refuge for the night in a neighboring
tree, where her little ones awaited
her coming. But Iler was homeless !;
she had no place to lay her weary
head, and no loving parent to well
come her home. Her form trembled
with fear when the thought of a
nights refuge in the woods passed
through her youthful mind. Here
she was lost and left to the mercy of
God. nShe thought of the story Of
the "Babes in the Woods" of which
she had often heard, and wondered
if she would be covered with leaves
as they were, or would she be torn
to pieces by wild beasts, with which
the forest abounded? She shud-
dered, as she passed a fallen tree,
cut by some woodmen, and saw
something dart from behind it; but
it was only hare.
The longer she wandered the far
ther from her path she strayed.
Finally she knelt by stump and
prayed the prayer her dead mother
had taught her. When she arose
she was somewhat relieved, but soon
began to think of her present trials
and burst into tears. She placed
the locket of the chain to her lips
repeatedly. This comforted her to
a certain extent. Her limbs ached
and she realized how weary she was.
Her dog licked her face and gave a
low, gurgling sound. Her threw her
arms around the neck of her faithful
pet and wept bitterly, murmuring,
between her sobs, "Never mind, you
and will be with mama sometime,
won't We, doggie dear2 Mama said
she would see me if I'd be good and
COURSE she wouldn't make me leave
you, 'cause she loved you, too
We'll be just as nice as we can
and God will care for u.s." Her
thought of her mother in heaven
with papa. Her heart yearned for
their devoted love, tender words and
fond caresses. Finally, being ex-
hausted by long and violent weeping,
she fell into deep sleep. Fido
guarded his mistress faithfully, and
sat by her side, wide awake, to ward
off any coming danger. He was
alert and ever on the watch. When
Her awoke the sun had risen some
hours before and was casting his
bright rays upon her bare head. 1t
seemed as a welcome friend to her.
The birds sang merrily in the trees
above and the sound of rnsh;na
waters could be heard below. She
arose from her resting place and
rubbed her sleepy eyes, and for a
moment eoa.a not realize where she