Section 99. The Lost Child Found. II

About⁠ nine in⁠ the morning the signal gun was fired, which announced that the child was found (S. 4, N. 4), and for⁠ some time the suspense was dreadful. Was the child found a⁠ mangled corpse, or was it alive and well? Soon (App. § 14) a joyful shout⁠ proclaimed the safety of the child. A procession was formed⁠ by those engaged⁠ in the search. The child was placed upon a litter, hastily constructed⁠ from the boughs of trees (S. 36, N. 7, A), and borne⁠ in triumph at⁠ the head⁠ of the procession.

When they arrived at the brow⁠ of the hill, they stopped for a moment, and proclaimed their success with three loud and animated⁠ cheers⁠. The mother could no longer restrain her feelings. She rushed into⁠ the street, clasped her⁠ child to her bosom, and wept aloud. Every⁠ eye was suffused with tears, and for a moment all was silent.

But suddenly some one gave a⁠ signal for⁠ a shout. One long, loud, and happy note of joy⁠ rose from⁠ the assembled multitude⁠, who then dispersed to (S. 19, N. 7) return home and to resume⁠ their business.—Jacob Abbott.

gegen.

in the morning, morgens.

for — time, eine Zeit lang.

a = as a = als.

joyful shout, Freudengeschrei (S. 76, N. 22, B).

Use the reflective form sich bilden; by, von.

welche sich bei der Auffindung des Kindes beteiligt hatten.

Use the attributive construction pointed out in S. 7, N. 3; constructed, zusam´mengefügt; from, aus.

einher´tragen.

an.

Spitze, f.

brow = top.

animated = fiery.

Hurras.

auf.

her = the.

Say ‘No eye was without tears (thränenleer)’.

Use the def. art.

zu.

happy — joy, form a comp. noun of the corresponding German terms ‘joy’ and ‘cry’.

aus.

Menge, f.

to resume business, sich an sein Geschäft begeben.