. 'Dear Father in
heaven,' she said, 'please let my own home father come and find me very
soon, 'cause I'm so tired, and I want my own mamma; and don't let those
naughty boys hurt my Flossy, but let papa find him too.' I hadn't felt
so chirk as I might all day, and it just went to the soft place in my
heart; and it gave me a lesson, too, that I sha'n't forget in a hurry."

Mr. Richards stopped and cleared his throat, and his wife took up the
corner of her shawl and wiped her eyes.

"Bless her!" said Mrs. Granby, winking hers very hard.

"Ay, bless her, I say, too," continued the policeman. "It was as pretty
a bit of faith and trust as ever I saw; and after it she seemed some
comforted, and sat quiet, watching the working of the wires, as if she
was quite sure the One she'd looked to would bring her help. Well, I
carried her round and showed her all there was to see, which wasn't
much, and then I set her to talking, to see if I could find out where
she belonged. I saw she'd been confused and worried before Neal brought
her in, and I thought like enough she'd forgotten. So, after some
coaxing and letting her tell her story in her own way,--how her dog ran
away and she ran after him, and so got lost, she suddenly remembered
the name and number of the street where she lived. With that she broke
down again, and began to cry and sob out, she did want to go home so
much.

"I was just sending out to see if she was right, when up dashes a
carriage to the door, and out gets a gentleman on crutches. The moment
the little one set eyes on him, she screams out as joyful as you
please, 'Oh, it's my soldier, it's my soldier!'

"Talk of an April day! You never saw anything like the way the sunlight
broke through the clouds on her face. The moment he was inside the
door, she fairly flung herself out of my arms on to his neck; and it
was just the prettiest thing in the
.' Dear Father in 
 heaven,' she said,' please let my own home father hail and receive me very 
 soon,'cause I'm so banal, and I want my own mammary gland; and don't let those 
 naughty male child hurt my Flossy, but let dad find oneself him besides.' I hadn't felt 
 so chirk as I might all day, and it barely went to the soft place in my 
 heart; and it gave me a example, too, that I sha'n't forget in a hurry. " 

 Mr. Richards stopped and clear his throat, and his wife took up the 
 corner of her shawl and wiped her eyes. 

 " consecrate her! " said Mrs. Granby, wink hers very hard. 

 " Ay, bless her, I say, excessively, " continued the policeman. " It was as pretty 
 a bit of faith and trust as ever I saw; and after it she seemed some 
 comforted, and sat quiet, watching the working of the wires, as if she 
 was quite sure the One she'd looked to would bring her help. Well, I 
 carry her round and showed her all there be to visualize, which wasn't 
 much, and then I set her to talking, to see if I could rule out where 
 she belonged. I saw she'd been confused and worried before Neal institute 
 her in, and I thought like enough she'd forgotten. So, after some 
 coaxing and letting her tell her history in her own way,--how her dog ran 
 away and she ran after him, and so got lost, she abruptly remembered 
 the name and number of the street where she lived. With that she broke 
 down again, and began to shout and sob out, she did want to go home so 
 much. 

 " I was barely sending out to see if she was right, when up dashes a 
 baby buggy to the door, and away gets a gentleman on crutches. The moment 
 the little one fit eyes on him, she shout out as elated as you 
 please,' Oh, it's my soldier, it's my soldier!' 

 " Talk of an April day! You never saw anything like the room the sunlight 
 broke through the cloud on her face. The consequence he was inside the 
 door, she fairly flung herself out of my arms on to his neck; and it 
 was just the pretty thing in the
. 'Dewr Father in
heaven,' she sxid, 'please let my own iome fafher comd and find me very
soon, 'cause I'n so upred, and I want my owv mamma; ajd don't oet uhose
naughty boys hurt my Flossg, but oet papa find mim too.' I hddn't felt
so chhry cs I might all day, and it just went eo the xovt place in my
rearu; agd if gave me a lesson, too, that I sha'n'f forgeu in a hurry."

Mr. Ricnards stopped and cleared jis hhroat, and his wiff took up tye
cowber of her sfawl and wp'ed her eyea.

"Bless her!" said Mrs. Granby, winkkng hzrs very hatb.

"Qy, hness her, I way, tjo," continued the polhceman. "Ot was as pretby
a bmt od faith and trust as xver I saw; and after it she saejed some
comforted, abd saj quiat, wxrchkng tie sorkinh oh the wires, as if she
wqs quite sure the Ome whe'd looked tk woulq fring her help. Well, I
carried her round dnd showed her all there wqs to see, which wasn't
luch, and ehen I set her to talking, to see if I could find mut wiefe
skc cwllnged. I saw she'd been confused and worried beskrt Nval brought
her in, and I thoubhh kyke enough shg'd forgottsn. So, after some
cowxing agd lerting her telk her story in her own way,--hiw her dog rcn
aqay and she ran afcer him, and ro gpt loxt, she suddenly remembexed
the name and nkmber of ffe street where rhe lhved. With that she broke
dorn again, end bzgan to zry snd sof out, she fid want to go home so
mufh.

"I wcs juvt sending out to see if she was right, whxi up dashes a
vasridge to tke doov, and out gets w gentleman on crutchzs. The moment
the little one set eyqs on him, she dcreams out es joyful as tou
poease, 'Of, it's my soldiet, it's my soldier!'

"Talj of an April day! Nou ngvsr saw anything lije the way the xunuigrt
hrpkq through the clojds pn hef face. Uke numeny he was inside the
dmor, ahe fairly flung hrrfelf out of my awms on to his neck; and it
was judt thx pretviest yhigg in the
. 'Dear Father in heaven,' she said, my home father and find me tired, I want my mamma; and don't those naughty boys hurt my Flossy, let papa find him too.' I hadn't felt so chirk as I might day, and it just went to the soft place in my heart; and gave a too, I sha'n't forget in a hurry." Mr. Richards stopped and cleared his throat, and his wife up the corner of her shawl and wiped eyes. "Bless her!" said Granby, winking hers very hard. bless I say, continued policeman. was as pretty bit of faith and trust as ever I saw; and after it she seemed some comforted, and quiet, watching of the as she quite sure the looked to would bring her help. her round and showed her all there was see, which much, and then I set her talking, to see if I could find out she belonged. I saw she'd been confused and worried before Neal brought her in, and like enough she'd forgotten. after some coaxing letting tell story her own her dog ran away and she ran after him, and so lost, she suddenly remembered the name and number of the she With that she down again, and began cry sob out, she did go so just out see if she was when up dashes a carriage the door, and out The moment the little one set eyes on she screams out as joyful as you 'Oh, it's my soldier, it's my soldier!' "Talk of an April day! never saw the way the sunlight broke through the clouds her face. The moment was inside the door, she fairly flung herself out my on to neck; and it just the prettiest in the
. 'Dear Father in
heaven,' she said, 'Please let mY own hOme FatHeR comE and Find me very
soon, 'CAuse i'm so tired, and I want my own Mamma; AnD Don't LEt Those
Naughty BOyS HUrt My flOssY, bUT lEt papA fiNd him toO.' I hadn't felT
so ChIrk as I might aLL dAy, and it jusT weNt to the soft pLacE in my
hEaRt; aND it gaVe mE a lesSon, too, THat I shA'n't forget In A Hurry."

MR. richardS SToPped And cleared his throAT, aND his wife took up The
corNeR Of HER shAwl And wiped heR eYes.

"BlESs her!" saID MRS. gRanBY, winking hers vEry hard.

"Ay, blESs hEr, I say, ToO," coNTinued The poLiCEmaN. "It was as preTty
a Bit of faitH and trUSt as eveR i saw; and After iT shE seEmed SOmE
cOmfOrTEd, aND sAt qUIet, Watching ThE wOrkinG of tHE WIRes, aS if She
wAs quiTe sure the One sHe'd LookED to Would Bring Her hElP. Well, i
carriEd her RoUnd and showed her All tHere was to See, WhIch WaSn't
muCH, and thEn I Set Her to taLking, to SEe iF I COULd Find out where
she belOnGED. I Saw she'd bEen conFUsEd ANd worrieD bEfoRe NeAL BrougHt
heR In, And I thouGht likE EnOuGh she'd fOrGotten. so, AftEr sOme
coAXing And letTing her tEll heR Story in her own wAY,--how her dog ran
AWaY ANd SHe raN afTer him, and so Got lOSt, shE sudDEnLy rEMembeRed
thE nAMe ANd number of the street WhEre she Lived. with that she brOke
down agaIN, ANd began tO cry ANd SOb out, she did wanT to go Home so
much.

"i Was just sEndinG out to seE if she was RIGht, when uP daSheS a
cArrIAGe To the door, and oUT Gets A gEntlemaN on CrutcheS. ThE moMenT
thE lIttle one sEt eyes on HiM, sHe ScReaMs out AS joyful aS yOu
pLeAse, 'oh, it's MY soldiEr, it's My soLdIeR!'

"talK of an ApRIl DAY! You NeVeR saw AnyThIng liKe thE Way The sunlIght
broke ThrOUgh tHe ClOuds on hEr face. The momeNt He was insidE tHe
dOor, she FAIrly flunG herself out of my arms on to HIs neck; aNd iT
was jUst tHe prettieSt tHing in The
. 'Dear Father in
heaven,'  she said,  'ple ase  le tmy o wn h ome father com e  and  find me very
soon, 'c auseI' m  sot ir ed, a nd I wa n tm y  ow nma mma ;a nd  don' t l et thos e
naughtyboy shurt my Flos s y,  but let p apa  find him to o.'  I had n' t f e lt
so  ch irk a s I mi g ht all  day, and  i t  justw ent tot h esoft  place in my
hear t ;a nd it gave mea less on ,  t o o , t hat  I sha'n't  f orget in a hu r ry . " 
Mr .  Richards sto pped and cl e are d histh roa t , andhis w if e  to ok up the
c orne r of hershawla nd wipe d  her ey es.

" Ble ssher! "  s ai d M rs .  Gr a nb y,w ink ing hers  v er y har d.
" A y ,  ble ssher,  I sa y, too," cont inu ed t h e p olice man."Itwa s aspretty 
a bi tof faith and tr ustas ever I  sa w;  an dafter it she  se eme d somecomfort e d,an d s at  quiet, watching t he w or king ofthe wi r es ,a s if she 
w asquit e suretheO ne  she'd l ookedt owo uld bri ng  her h el p.Wel l, Ic arri ed her  round a nd sh o wed her all th e re was to see ,  w h i ch wasn 'tmuch, and t henI  set  her to  ta l king,  to s ee if I could find out wh er e
shebelon ged. I saw sh e'd been c o n f used and  wor r ie d  before Neal b rough t
her in,a nd I tho ughtlike eno ugh she'd f orgotten . S o,aft ers o me 
coaxing andl e ttin gher tel l h er stor y i n h erown  w ay,--howher dogra naw ay  an d she ran afte rhim ,and  so g o t lost , she  sud de nl y  re membere d 
t h e  nam ean d nu mbe rof th e st r eet  whereshe lived . W i th t ha tshe bro ke
down again ,and beganto  cr y ands o b out, s he did want to go homes o
much. 

" I was  jus t sending  ou t to s eei f shewas ri ght,wh enu p  dash e s  a 
ca rr iage to th e doo r, an doutgets agentleman on crutc h es.  The moment
t helitt l e  o nes et eye so n h i m , she screams o ut as joyf ul as  you
pleas e , ' Oh , it'smy sold ier,i t's mysoldier!' 

"Talk o fan A p r ilday! You n ever saw  anything liket he  waythe  sunli gh t
b rokethroug h  th e clo uds on  h er fac e. Th emoment h e was inside the
door,she fa irlyflu ng hersel f o u t o f my arms  onto his nec k;and  it
w asj ust t he p r et tie s t thi ng i n  the
. 'Dear_Father in
heaven,'_she said, 'please let_my own_home_father come_and_find me very
soon,_'cause I'm so_tired, and I want_my own mamma;_and_don't let those
naughty boys hurt my Flossy, but let papa find him too.' I_hadn't_felt
so chirk_as_I_might all day, and it_just went to the soft_place in_my
heart; and it gave me a lesson, too,_that_I sha'n't forget_in a hurry."

Mr. Richards stopped and cleared his throat,_and his wife took up the
corner_of her shawl_and_wiped_her eyes.

"Bless her!" said_Mrs. Granby, winking hers very hard.

"Ay,_bless her, I say, too," continued_the policeman. "It was as pretty
a bit_of faith and trust as ever_I saw; and after it_she seemed_some
comforted, and sat quiet, watching_the working of_the wires,_as if she
was_quite sure the One she'd looked_to would bring_her help. Well, I
carried her round_and_showed her all_there_was_to see,_which wasn't
much, and_then_I set_her_to talking, to see if I_could_find out where
she belonged. I saw she'd_been confused and worried_before_Neal brought
her in, and_I thought like enough she'd_forgotten. So, after some
coaxing and letting_her tell_her story_in her own way,--how her dog ran
away and she ran after_him, and so got lost, she_suddenly remembered
the name and_number of_the_street where she_lived._With that_she broke
down again, and began to cry_and sob_out, she did want to go_home so
much.

"I was just_sending_out to see if she was_right, when up dashes a
carriage to_the door, and out gets_a_gentleman_on crutches. The moment
the little_one set eyes on him, she_screams out as_joyful as you
please, 'Oh, it's my soldier,_it's_my soldier!'

"Talk of an April day!_You_never saw anything like the way_the_sunlight
broke_through the clouds on her_face. The moment he was inside_the
door, she fairly flung herself out of my arms_on to his_neck; and it
was just the_prettiest_thing_in the