Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Twelfth Year - Number  (Missing)
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, January 23, 1902
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(Most of this article is missing. I will type what I can-lsc)

LOST CHILD RESTORED TO PARENTS.

       Reagan, Texas, Jan. 18.--Quite (a) (co)mmotion was created in Rea(gan) on Friday morning when it (wa)s learned from Mr. W. E. Waite that he had picked up a (l)ost child, of Polish descent, on (missing) evening before about 8 (o'clock), who had wandered from (--)nond, and about that hour (---)ed up at Mr. Waite's (missing) that town, bare-headed, bare (missing) and in his shirt sleeves.  (Missing) was first discovered by Mr. Waite's children, and finding (missing) they could not communicate with the little urchin, went in (missing) (th)e house and informed their father of their find.  Mr. Waite immediately came out, whereupon the lost boy started to run, then he was caught and brought to the comfortable of his (p)rotector, fed and fixed a warm (be)d, and there during the hours (of) sleep, no doubt dreampt of mama and papa.
       (missing) was phoned and not (missing) learned that a child (miss)ing.  The parents of (missing) (c)ame to Reagan on the (missing).
       It was a happy (missing) drops of tears (can not read the remainder).Note: It appears to be a happy ending-lsc

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