The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-22
Sought Her Lost Child.
Crazed Mother did not Know the Sympathetic
Woman who Wept Over Her was
Her Mother

Margaret Hall died in St. Louis but a
week ago. Many who read the brief
notice in the daily papers knitted their
brow and tried to remember something
that the name suggested; some romance
or some tragedy. There was no line ad-
ded to the terse statement, Louisville
papers please copy" Had there been the
name might have passed UNDECIDED for
the woman was known as Jessie Morgan
h.re. Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Red Cross
Nurse, whose good work leads her into
the dark portions OF Louisville, saw the
announcement and remembered an Incl.
dent in the history of the unfortunate
woman which is among the annals of
every day life.
About ten years ago woman stood at
her door; a woman with wan, hungry,
marked face and worn feet. 81 won't do
any harm" said the intruder pleadingly,
II am only looking for my little girl.
can't tell you how l lost her and want
to ask you if you have seen anything of a
lost child; l thought, maybe she might
be here. She is so pretty and likes pref
ty things, and have been told she might
be here.
Just at that moment suppressed
groan CAM from behind the draperies
that yelled the drawing-room door. The
servant rushed to the place, forgetting
for moment that anyone was in the
open door. He found Mrs. Mitchell with
tears streaming down her face, present.
ing picture of despair. Bring her in"
she said. Don't stand there looking at
me like that; bring her in" The old
woman heard her and came forward.
Have you seen my little grip asked
the stranger. The woman pointed to a
chair and sank down, her face trembling.
The stranger looked over the room with
childish pleasure, CHANGING at the face vi
her hostess and fingered, while gradually
there grew in her eyes pitious, doubt
full expression. "You said you had seen
my little girl didn't you ma'am?" Eyes
have" answered the woman sobbing,
land she has grown the dearest thing on
earth to me-" "Tell me about her." ex-
claimed the stranger suddenly standing
erect and grasping the aims of the chair
for support. pray sit down madam
and l will tell you all that l know. It
happened in this way: Six years ago I
was returning from the opera one stormy
night in my carriage. AS we passed an
alley saw in the gas.light girl of per-
haps II or IA lying PROSTATE on the
pavement. Ordering the coachman to
stop and pointing to the figure told him
to bring her into the carriage and we
took her home. ARRIVING at the house I
at once telephoned for the doctor then as
soon as possible she was put to bed in a
warm room and everything that could be
done was done to restore consciousness.
but nothing could be done until the doc
tor arrived. He soon brought her back
to consciousness but her mind was still
cloudy although she was able to tell us
that she had left home while in state
of temporary insanity which was very
common to her. She was completely
broken down from exposure to the cold.
from her mental arrangement and from
being without food for SO long. We put
her under the personal care of special
list and,in short time under his skilIful
treatment she was thoroughly and per-
manently cured and in few months she
was healthy, rosy checked girl, as
handsome and cheerful as a butterfly:
such change from the condition in which
we found her. She has won her way
into my heart and the thought OF parting
with her caused me terrible shock ass I
recognized your features as looking like
those OF the girls. She is now complete.
ly cured of her Affections and is as heal.
thy an, handsome as rose in full
bloom"
| SUNK BACK INTO HER CHAIR,
The old lady during the story had sank
back iil.o her chair in state of partial
linsensibility from time to time murnn,ar.
ing, She was SO Young and pretty. .
''Such bright little. one.'' She W. soo 81,
however. fast asleep from urser wearines.