Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-12
urmon Frederick County, Maryland Thursday October H. 1922

plain thy meaning" and he took tn
man into the library.
"Where does thee live, friend!
inquired Mr.. Williamson.
Lancaster" replied the man gruffly
"And why does thee think tn.
daughter is here?"
"Got every reason to think so,'
said the man. "She was carried of
by the Injuns when we lived down ii
Marylan, an I dreamed t'other night
that she wuz in Phildelphy. So
come on here, an ben lookin' arounc
some, an they tell me as you've got
a gal here as wuz TUX by them Injuns
in Marylan', an know she's my
darter; so jes fetch her along"
"But, friend, thee are too hasty
There have been many carried off by
the Indians, and this one may not be
thy daughter. How can thee prove
it?"
easy enough. She's got light hair
an blue eyes, an is good looIin' all
through. But she's alters ben mighty
stubborn, an she'll say she amt my
darter if you fetch her here"
Friend Williamson was surprised
that the man could describe Marie's
correctly, but said that he had never
noticed the least stubbornness in the
young girl whom he had befriended.
"Well, you jes fetch her here, an
you'll see," insisted the man.
"What is thy daughters name,"
asked Mr.. Williamson.
Names Mary; but we mostly call
her Mollie, Moll for short"
Mr.. Williamson called Mrs. Robin
son, and asked her to bring Marie in.
AS soon as they entered, Marie clung
to Mrs. Robinson in alright, saying
to her in low tone, ''That awful
mani" For she recognized the ruffian
whom she had seen at Wright's Ferry,
where he had spoken so roughly to her
and Dannie.
"How de do, Moll!" said the man,
approaching Marie with a cunning
smile and extending a rough and
grimy hand. "Glad I've found yuh.
Don't yuh know yer own daddy"
Marie shrank away from the repul-
sive stranger, exclaiming, "No, you
are not my father at ALL"
"There!" said the man; "what'd l
tell yuh? Told yuh she'd say as she
wasn't my darter."
Friend Williamson looked sad and
troubled, and Mrs. Robinson said to
Marie, "Are you sure, my dear?"
eyes, l am" declared Marie. "He
doesn't look bit like my father"
"Ain't yuh never seen me afore?"
the man asked her.
"Oh, Mr.. Williamson, I saw him at
Wright's Ferry, when we were coming
here, and he spoke so rough to me l
was frightened, and he wanted to
take me then. Please, oh, please don't
let him take me-"
Friend Williamson was strongly in
clined to believe the man an impostor,
but he knew that he had no proof of
it, and the more earnestly Marie de-
MED that the man was her father, the
more roughly did he insist upon it that
he was, finally threatening that if
she would not go with him, he would
make her do so, as he had right to
do.
"Well, FRIEND" finally said Mr..
Williamson, 81 am not of mind to
believe that this child is thy daughter,
and thee will have to go before a
magistrate, and make affidavit to that
effect, and we will let the magistrate
examine into the matter"
The magistrate before whom Friend
Williamson wished to lay the case
was unfortunately not in his office,
and they were obliged to appear be-
| fore one who was prejudiced against
the friends in general, and Friend
Williamson in particular; an ignorant
and incompetent man, pompous, and
vain of his authority. Seating HIM
self with an air of insolent superior
ity, he demanded, (which is the plain
tiff, and which is the defendant in this
| case?"
"This man is the plaintiff, your
honor" said Friend Williamson, "and
am the defendant. He"
Enough" rudely interrupted the
magistrate.
plaintiff, your name and resi-
dence?"
"Brocker, Lancaster" answered the
man.
defendant, yours?" queried the
magistrate, pretending to make a
note of the replies, although ne could
scarcely write, as Friend Williamson
said, Williamson, Philadelphia"
"Plaintiff, state your case," COM
manded- the magistrate, lolling in his
chair.
cease is that this gal here is my
darter," said the ruffian, IAN she wuz
carried off by them Injuns down in
| ,1,,, .nd 7 -dreaned she WuZ here