Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-13
arm, Howe will euclose Fifty dollars in a

arm, Howe will euclose FIFTY dollars IN
,.,.r % ,h- writer a, Na,chez. and send the
,,o,b., of The los, child, unaccompsnied oy any
,n,, ne,.on 10 Ger ain house 10 Arkansas
(whieh WAS clearly pointed onD with two hun.
ar.d dollars more. she shall receive her child
a, IN. hands Of a woman 10 whom she must
-, ~. TWO hundred dollars" I, was written
h,nd,omely, and signed Thomas iu''y
rb. ;mpa.ience &c the mo,ter 10 recover her
los, son, urged her notwithstanding the an-
srrce Of her husband, TO venture upon 'his J'"f-
new. and unwilling 10 leave her two children
behind. she took them with her, attended oh'y
by her faithful xetvAn, Cesar, who was aimos'
"a anxious as The mother respecting the chiid,
which had been placed under his care. An IN
,eres,ing detail Of their journey ensues. AZ
length she arrives at Monroe, and applies tor
advice 10 friend OF her husbands in thar
place, who invites her 10 remain at his mouse
ill her husband arrives, whom she had direc'. .
ed to follow her In the mean line her irieho
proposed wiring 10 the posi- master at Na''hez'
requesting him to detain, or otherwise Keep Oh
eve on the man who should inquire Tor ie'ter
directed TO Thomas Tuuy
Mr. Howe soon Joined his wife at the mouse
Of his friend, aud they Sc, off together Tor Nat
Oh, z, leaving their children under sale pro'sc-
lion They repaired Immediately to the pos'
office, and found that hr had detained IN cus'o-
DIV the man who had inquired ior The ABOVE
mention ed letter. They were conducted 10 MIN,
and the result was, he was tried before ma
yistra,e upon the information that had been
furnished by Mr. Howe's friend. The ario'
villain. though he minated that he knew where
IN. child was. d. fed them 10 prove thai he was
the author Of ,hr letter IN question, although J.
l. oil III he concerned In ms
cruel sffau, sill no legal proof could be brought
acains, him Bur so strongly were his judges
convinced Of his guilt, that accordingly, on this
account, they had vtn'uiec to exercise even
more .everi towards him han the law would
sane tion, by imprlsnning and publicly chastis
ing HIM in order 10 eXtott confession oil MS
knowledge Of the affair. Yielding, al length,
TO these measures, he consented 10 accompany
Mr.. Howe in pu,sui, Of his child. Previous o
their CONNIE noing he journey, il was in'ima "a
TO the man, shat unless he produced the chi'd
before h pared company with Nj Howe, his
lie would pay the iorftir. After having IRA
yelled, at his own suggestion, through a long
and dreary road on the wes' oank oil the MIS-
sissippi, through deep forests aud swamPy rs'
vines, he suddenly ,urntd to MIR Howe VITO
he observed was armed with pistols and asked
how long h. had 10 lv,?" His reply was,
O. No, more than thirty six hours, unless dur
ing ,ha, lime you reveal where the child may
he found "
On receiving this answer the hardened wretch
rushed upon Mr. Howe; seized one OF 'h' pis
tolls and poin,ea it at his hreas fortunately II
Missed fire! disappoinle thus in his aim against
the life oil this unfortunate parent. he sprang
hastily from he Carriage, and plunged down a
precipice into the river, with the m'en'i"n
probably Of swimming across but was dTo,oned!
The only hope Of unras-'ing his MYSTERY
now vanished, and the disconsoistc 2aren, re-
urned HON" to communicate 10 his wife the
sorrowfu result, Of his Journey. Posing over
some events TO the conclus o' the story, we
fad hat abou, Two yfacs after this unsucorss
iul attempt 10 discover whether the child
was OF was NJ, still living, another source
o.hUpe was opened to- their view. Col. O..
an n,imae friend ofihe family. while on his
rayel In Louisiana, he ard an fferting sse sPo-
ken If, " hich was br ugh, before he court then
in sessions, sgsins tn wifi OF jaiior, for i'll
trea ing young boy who was under her
charge. In the course o. The rial, curiosity
led him 10 he courthouse, aud withstand
ing III ragged, squa id AID 81 ky appearance
Of The child who was scarcely taller ihan he
was at the age wen he knew him-Col. o.
Instantly r"conz-d toe los child of his friend
his iden;i'y was con6rm,d ~ some peculiar
marks upon his person a. also w The partial
remem hr ance Of home, NOR than a child Of
four years might be expected to retain, af'er al
alb en.e OF four years, past among barbarlans,
III solrow and suffering.
The scene Of re ,toration TO his sffections,e
parents is well drst r'bed, and the sory taken
,oge,her as related by the hor is o. once at
fecting and highly interesting. we hope thai
his has,y sketch which " have made of this
work. will not deter any one from Re aiding It,
We hesitate 40, to say il will amply repay The
task Of deliberate prrusal.- BoaUer Of Taste
ANhio NOtel