Huron Reflector in Norwalk, Ohio

Father remarries after tragedy in old tale

A grieving father, his first wife dead, marries a cold stepmother who mistreats the once-happy child. The girl clings to memories of her mother and to visions of heaven, while the father grows heavyhearted. The tale contrasts light garden joys with dark confinement and ends with a heavenly visitation easing the child’s tears. Nearby, scenes of marital strain and a domestic quarrel appear in a public notice style.