The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-13
E:LVANGIA

Elvang1a was now eight years old. HeS
rather died when shs was very small, but
her mother was still living, ana WA
very poor. She owned historical old
farm 10 the northern part OF Michigan,
upon which they lived: making q rrn,siIi. !.
sum by letting people visit the place. d ,y..5s.
Now the weather was getting severely
cold, and as no ono had come to visit
the farm, they had very little to y liva /,
upon. and were suffering from cold and &
hunger, IA n Y rs III al
One evening Blvansia's mother said t@ Y
her daughter: 8.5 n Sd I.
MY dear child. I will xo out and bes
III case some one will come to visit the
farm s{tti35sS n, ~
All right; Will SAID Elvangta- So.
her mother went out to the vi rlage and
from one door to the other she went;
getting q few things from each one. 81.
During her absence. Elvangta heard q 4
strange noise ct the gate and went TO- ];
hammer trying to break the lock on tho.
gate and visit the: farm free. AZ p Ell. :
vangia approached him.. he said: 55 81 Ill
"Open this gate Z ...s Il i .s.,
II will do at with pleasure, answered
Elvansia and take you oyer the farm, 4
II you will only pay a small 5Fice OF ad-
mission" 5s # &. 8si I: & ii FIJI
"No; I am not going to Jay anything.
and am going to visit this farm free,'9,is
answered the man harshly.5 -. ri .ts{sg.lfs
I{}"But,p answered sElvangla, ievery. ono \,
that visits this farm must pay an; I'D
mission fee. as 1t Is the only way we !.
make our living. 81 ,s.s "
II don't care how you make your liv-.S,'
ing, sold the stranger, ..open this gate..s,
Elvangiay seeing the mans anger, OPEN
ed the gate with Al trembling hand Then
tho stranger stepped In and said ~ Sssss
you will open the gate the next time
I tell you to, won't your and with this
seized her and ran to g cave In the thick
forests Of the mountains. ssE:
When her mother returned and found
tho gate open, she could not imagine
what had happened, and searched every
where, being alarmed at not finding hey35s
child. 81 ~. f5t Y
Day after day E1vangta stayed in this i
terrible dark cave, with masked men
Keeping watch over her. For many days
( her mother roalned about. looking II for Y
be found. IN d tst II NJ g Hssgig
q. One morning as Elvangia's mother was Y
roaming about the farm. an envelope was /
thrown at her feet, addressed to her
self. s. "a Sss; $s
"oh. dear. she said to herself Whist.
can this mean?" "a ss 81.
Upon reading the letter she found that ],
her daughter had been Kidnapped, and
this kidnapper who had written this let
ter told her that II she placed certain
amount OF money at her gate, at y 1
o'clock at night. that her daughter would d
, be reformed to her. AS quickly as posi-. q
bic she hurried away. and mortgaged ].
her farm. She placed the money at the
gate ct night and in a few minutes 81
carriage drove up with her child IN II.
This was happy meeting. How happy
they were to see each other. Many years
passed away and It was found nd that shey VI
rcnld not pay off the mortgage. and soSs
they had to abandon their home One n
year they had many per!ls. but at last
Elyangda received work, and |: cared Il Hoft rs
herself and mother for many years af.li58
forwards. !. - 7, !, Il, :, :, :. 81 " "