The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-01

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Half an hour passed. and l was
thinking, as many father has done
whose domestic affairs are keeping
him from business, that some other
newsboy would get my regular custom
srs away from me, when heard steps
and voices below, and in another mo-
ment Patsy lifted the trap. But in
stead of coming toward me he held
1t ope for some one else. That some
one us a benevolent looking gentle
man.
II was playing with the baby's pink
toes at the time and, seeing the corners,
turned to look at them. The express
sion on the gentleman's face was a
composition Of wonder, amusement,
pity and general sympathy. Coming
up to our family, he bent over the
baby and put his forefinger into its
little hand for it to clasp. Then, turn
ing to me. he asked me to tell him all
about myself and my find.
when | had finished he told me
that he would send my baby where it
would receive proper attention and
when he saw tear in my eye added
that II l kept her in the loft she
would die. He further promised that
I should always be informed where
she was, and might visit her from
time to time He told me to carry her
into the house-he being the owner
Of the premises-and when we arrived
he gave me the first real breakfast /
had had in years. When had finish
ed he developed plan by which I
might spend part Of my time at
school and have something better than
a hayloft for home
This was only the beginning Of his
interest in me and my daughter As
time wore on be did more and more
for me. When 1 was eighteen years
old he took me into his counting
room. / had natural adaptation for
work-in fact, was never happy ex-
cept when / was doing something.
The consequence was that when had
finished my own work for the day
took hold that of the lazy fellows
In the office, with the result that after
awhile they were sent away and
given their work and pay besides my
own. In this way I jumped up pretty
fast and tn two years was getting a
good salary.
II gradually lost interest in the
daughter l had had with me for so
short a time, but / continued occa-
sionally to ask my benefactor, Mr.,
Merryman, about her. He always as
sured me that she was being taken
care of and some day l might meet
her again. Through his kindness to
me inferred that he was doing good
deal for her.
when l was twenty-five years old
Mr.. Merryman took me into his bust
ness as Junior partner, and when l
was thirty he retired and left me it's
manager. Then one day he told me
he wished TO see me at his house on
certain evening. l went, supposing
he wished to talk to me about the
business. When arrived he intro
duced me to young girl about eight
cen years old, saying to me, This il
your daughter and to her, This Is
your father. that have often told you
about
II suppose the interested, curious ex-
preston / saw In her eyes was dupn-
Gated in mine. / took her extended
hand and felt it clasp mine with emo
ton. She had long known the story
Of our first meeting and how we had
set up housekeeping in a hayloft."
Grigsby stopped at this point in his
story to relight his cigar, which had
gone out.
We'll" asked, did the father and
daughter relationship continue?"
First let me tell you about another
matter. The clothing of the founding
had been carefully examined by those
to whom turned her over, They in
dicated that she had been born of the
middle class. But there was not a
word, not even letter, to indicate
who her parents were, and the secret
has never come out to this day."
"And the father and daughter bust
ness r l persisted.
"Oh, Mrs. Grigsby can tell that bet
ter than /. The parent and child be-
came husband and wife. But that's
story in itself, and I'm no man to 90
into tales of love. Ask her."