The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-05-20
Tho Chosen Child.

She was wee baby, just few
weeks old, when she came to gladden.
the hearts and home of her foster
parents. From the moment Of her |
arrival she was beloved and very in
teresting. Many friends and new
relations showered the baby with |
gifts and dainty things to wear.
Never was little princess more
welcome and beloved and royalty
treated. People would look ut the
sweet, little, round face, and golden
curls, and say: My, what n for
tuuatc baby, to have such lovely
home, and SO many beautiful things
and such loving father and moth
err And then the mother would
answer, with pride; 1--WE are tn"
fortunate ones To have found and
chosen for our very own such Il
sweet little daughter"
The months and years went by,
aud each day brought forth some new
and interesting development in the
little child. Finally the time came
for her togo to kindcgartcn, and her
mother told her many stories those
davs-sume she told right from her
heart. Very often the mother
would say to the child, Real love
gave you to me, dear The story
which the child learned to love most
of all came from the mothers heart
and was something like this:
"Once upon time about four or
five years ago, there was man and
woman who lived in n nice, big
house, all alone. They had been
married many years, but there was
no little child in the house. They
often said they would like To find
dear little baby, to com" and live
with them, but they kept putting il
OIL from year to year, thinking that
babies are lots of trouble and wen
find one next year. They also
thought they would prefer to take II
little child, about years old, 1t
was very easy thing to postpone,
but little did they realize all the
sweetness and joy they were missing,
and, so, many years went by. Fin
| ally, one day the lady thought: i
wonder when am going To find just
| the right little baby to come and
| live with us, and then she said softly
| to herself, But | must be ready aud
willing and when the call comes
/ from the baby who needs n home
and mother, will go and choose
that baby to bc my little daughter,
| no matter what she looks like, or
where she is
"The lady didn't wait very long
after this sweet thought had come to
her, for one day friend told her over
| the telephone about such dear little
baby, II few weeks old, who needed
a mamma right away. At first the
lady said she couldn't take such II
tiny little bit of a baby, but then she
stopped and remembered what she
had said about being ready, so she
put on her things and went down to
see that little baby, and took her in
/
Il choose YOU for my little daugh-
! ter After she had her baby IA week +,
she wouldn't have parted with her
for million dollars. Her father
| loved her very much, too, and they
called her their beloved chosen
child. The mother and daughter were
constant companions and loved each
other dust as you and mother love
each other, DEER, and the mother
said to her little girl one day; My
precious child, If any of your little
school friends ever sny to you,
"That isn't your really papa and
mamma you live with, you are just
an adopted child,h you smile and
say, "An adopted child means Il
chosen child" and tell them that
real love has made you our real
daughter. Always be thankful that
y1u were chosen out of all the world
| full of babies. We didn't have to
| take you. We took you and kept
You because we loved you, and wan
| ted you. 1t IL an honor to be an
adopted child. 1t Is the greatest of
honors to be chosen child. am
proud of YOU, my dear, aud ! love
| YOU, and are you not glad that you
| are our little girl? And of course
the little girl replied: Yes, Nam
MAJ
The child learned to love the story
| of the little chosen child, and one
day her mother said "My dear,
you know the little chosen daughter.
Do you suppose yon can guess who
she lisp" The child named several
of her little friends, but her mother
shook her head, and said "No,
guess again" Finally the mother
took the little girl tenderly on her
lap, and folded her close in her
arms, and kissing her said; You
know, mother has often said that
real love gave you to us. Now, III
tell you who the chosen child Is,
dearie, she Is YOU, and | am the
mother who chose you. j never
asked anything about your other
mamma and papa that you came to
first; for some reason, they couldn' I
keep you, and take care OF you. 1t
was enough to know you were Gods
child, In need Of, and entitled to a
home, and the real love of father
and mother, so God filled your need
and hlaaaed us n Thousand fold In