The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-31
a, HAPPY DELIVERA,.NlC:E.

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Nv REArR1cE WILSON MOSS.
situated In the western part Of one
aof the United States, on prominent ana no
rocky knoll is the magnificent home
az a once distinguished and noted gem
i, tle,.an, Colonel Ainslie.
Is The house was built Of stone. as white 4
L as the p,Hest snow, and With ,lts Ia!
chimneys akds numerous turrets. me me-, ,style
J Of architecture caused 1t to resemble a
mansion OF olden times. . !, Il
II was surrounded by a granite wall, 4
l with huge gate ard two large posts
Of marble, adorned with the emblem OF
Z the United States on each one.
HI The grove consisted Of fir.and spruce
trees, SO Tricky set and IN the hesh ~ Of
! theirfslory that the dark green OF their
sBbcautiful foliage shaded the whole en-
ii closure i.s#3 & tss
MN A short distance on the western side Of
the building one could see the mountain
tops q covered with these stately trees,
whose majestic limbs lowered towards
1.-The skies, - F555.fs{
! The owner Of this fine home was a
I tai gentleman, with square shoulders
\ and a noble face; the members of his d
4 family consisted only Of himse ell Ire
tSand little daughter, a girl OF twelve
1 years old She had a head covered with
|. golden rlnSlets. Her lips were rosy, and 4
" day. Her eyes were of a beautiful brown
4 that we're always filled with merry
i. Chances and IA sweet modesty that Wed
\ with the violet. She had az swcet and y
\. gentle disposition. and loved her father
land mother with u love thai canno t be
Z descrbed Her name Vas Annie. ss${s}
S$s Mrs, Ainsie was much younger than
IL her husband. being about IT thisty- five
y years old. N She had Il kind. motherly
y face 81 the tenderest and most beautiful
blue eyes, and hair of u bright golden
u color. & s II TSS 53l 4. 3
one SUNNI day June her i fat
35lnother went to see "a very. sick old W o. 4
II man, who lived iii 4 neighboring vlllage,
Il and left their little grgsin custody Of.
u an old nurse. III II III tats t3lSi 3s
II About half an hour after her parents
had gone Annie wandered out into the
fields 10 gather some of the beautiful
# red Il blossoms, which attracted II her by
their brilliant color and sweet perfume
which tloated on the air.
s48 She 81 went without telling her nurse, (
h who was occupied with some domestic
work and was fident in think
4 ing that Annie would not wander far
,S&ithcut her consent. 3s e8 35
is She was SO much 3enErossed in gathering
w the brigh tzhued flowers she Went farther
land farther unit she reached the cx-&
is3rremity of the field. ssi AZ 81 Elf * HI
3s AS she was sitting on n smooth stone
M in the midst of tho wild blossoms she
~ had gathered, aud was asserting them
81 ard making them into bouquets to
& take home to her parents, sheHhcard the
4, cracking of a twig. and, looking sud-
II denly behind her, she beheld something
(which she had never seen, there before.
lSz Z was !! a braHnys savage whose lips
were disfigured hy a m alicious smile. He
WAS dressed Ginsthe skins ofsanimals, and
i his color was OF a darkish brown, with
5ifspots OF red and other gay colors painted
q on it., Which rendered him more hdeous.
His hair was coal black and his head
was $sl1av we'd clean: except n long scalp
4 lock wasstslcft 9n'.he crown. His jaw
a bones We're prtfiilIent and EXTENDED far
81 out in his face, II Is arms were bare Of
N eyerythng except tle war paint figures
II which were visible here. and his feet were
u covered with moccasins, made from the
81 skins OF animals
Ssi "a IS Annie beheld him she a most tainted
81 and started to run. But as agile as she
"a was, she was no match for this child of
The forest. and he soon caught her, III
4 his arms and bore her into the woods
$S Although she screamed, her cries could
n, not be heard in the depth of the thick
forest. He went on and on, until pres
N emily she perceived a crowd OF Indians
Ia sitting IN a row around q fire eating
u their evening meal. Then he made a halt.
4 and the woods were soon filled with ter.
ii rifle yells at lhe sight of another victim
81 10. rejoice over
S..SS TO return TO her parents: After leav-
4 ing their little daughter In the care Of
81; the nurse they drove rapidly over the
4 shady road that led to the village, and
n; seon arrived at the door Of the sick
a person. They dismounted and went in
70 see her, She vas very sick with the
N fever and quite poor.
Her children We're not able to work TO
Nd get any money.,so her neighbors. who
F. hcr uyjtb
{9s and the necessaries suitable for a sick
~ person.
After they had remained a long time
y at the sick PERSONS house they prepared
III 10 return home; but thinking that every
2thins was right at home, and was Sc, Re
I'D IN the hands of the old nurse. they pro-
HI longed their drive by, going through a diff
4 ferent road In the opposite direction from
u . where mile was taken By The Indians,
tier taking q delightful drive, they ar
48'iSen az their home and found the old
nurse looking for Annie and ealing bo,.'
She was crying, aud said Ina, her r i,ti
I. 9eharge mad wandered off, and did nor
7 fell. her She was going off far to NAV.
she tol' them that she had locke Il
Yin f1r her until she could not name !,
3fs place mat had no, been searched
5 AZ once the place was filled Win cor.
stsrnation All the servants we're hastily
Z Gsailed together and sent In various direc.
q tlons. requesting the aid of Their neigh.
bors in the search for the peeed rhlld
Of The family, bul they were few In
number for In the times Of which The
Story tells almost all the Inhabi,.nts
~ had large plantations covering acres And
acres of ground, so II necessarily TOOK
long to collect them. After all the pes,
pie. Including the male servants, had ar,
81 rived and prepared for the search. In.
father Of the little girl. although ven,
weak from anxiety and grief led til,
81 M rftt ff1at r.,F, citoI
from where she had been captured, no
knowing which way she had been car
wv RED. vi 5 q
Before they left. he had to use grea
spsrsuaslon withthe grief-strieken moi he
8Sss9 70 induce her q remain at home, Will
he went to seek their lost chili, but jus
s8t a. he had given UP all nope Of persuad