The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-01-12
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From the philadelphia Saturday Courier
THE LOST CHILD.
A THRILLING STORY.


Ia The County of Ulster, IN the ueighbor
hood of Pennsy wanna, hEed a man, whoss
name was lie Fever be was the grandson
of Frenchman, who was Obliged 10 fly to
this country at the revocation Of the edIct OF
Nantes. He might well have been called
the LAST OF mankind, for he possessed a
plantation on the very verge Of the valley
towards the Blue Mounlains, place of re-
fsee for animals of the deer kind.
This man having family OF eleven chill
dren, [a thIng ~ no means uncommon 10
that country, was greatly alarmed oae
morning al missing the youngest, sho was
about four wears of age--he disappeared a.
bout ten o'clock. The distressed family
sought after him in the siver, and in the
fields but 10 no purpose.
Terrified to an extreme degree, they u
nited with their neighbers IN quest of h,m.
They entered the woods, which they beat
over with the most scniiiuiDas attention. A
thousand tunes they called him BY name,
and we're answered on'y by The echoes OF
The wils. They then assembled them
selves at the foot OF the uonntain 4 Chstag
Iers Tor chesnut trees without beng abe
TO bring the least intelligence u the chllt.
Alter reposing themselves for some minu'es,
thes formed iato different bands-and uiGh,
coming On, the parents 10 despair refused
TO return home, for their fugbt constantly
increased by the knowledge they had of the
nounlain cats, an auma. 50 rapacious, that
The lnhabltants cannot always deiand them
selves against their attacks. Theu they
painted to their imagination the hofnd idea
of wolf, or some other dreadful animal,
deyounng tbeiF darling ehlId. Derrick, .
nv poor little Dcrrics abrre art tnou y
freoueatIy exclaimed The mother, IN the
most poignant languase--bu, all vas OF no
avail.
As soon as daylight appeared, they re
newed their search but as unsuccessluiiy as /
the preceding day. Fortunately an lndlan
laden With furs, coming from an 5Jacent
village, called at the house Of L. Fesre, ~
tending to repose himself there as ne usual
IL did. He vas much surprised 10 fnd 90 (
one at home but an old negreSs kept there
b. her iahrnties +" Where IS my brotherl" /,
said the Indian. Z" Alas replied be ne.
nro wosnsn, he has host ms htlla Derrick,
and ali the neighborhood are employed IN
look ng after hin, IN the woods. II was
then three o'clock N the afternoon. Sound
the horn;" said the Indian, a" Try and call
voor master home-I will 6od his child.
The horn vas sounded and as soon as the
father returned, the Indian asked him for
the shoes and stockings that Derrick had
worn last. H then one ered bis dog, which
he brought With him, to smell OF tbem-and
then taking ,he house for bis centre, ne de
scrbs.d circle of quarter Of mile sent
diameter: ordering the dog 10 smell the
earth wherever he led him. The circle
was now completed whea the sagacious ami
nal began 10 bark. The sound brough,
some feeble ray of hope 10 the dIsconsolate
parents. The dog followed the scent, aud
barked again, the party pursued him with
all their speed but 5000 lost ssgnt u mn 10
the woods. Half an hour afterwards they
beard him again, and saw bin return. The
countenauce Of the poor dog was vi-ib'y
altered, an ar Of JOS seemed 10 ANIMATE
b.m. aud his gestures seemed TO Indicate
tina, us search had got been IN vain.
am sure he la- found the child = ex-
claimel the Indian But whether dead or
alive, was at present the cruel state Of sus-
pense The Indian l,en followed him -
the foot Of large tree where lay tire child,
10 an euieebled state, nearly approaching
death
He 'oot il tenderly in bis arms, and has .
tily carried il 10 the dlsconsolale parents.
Happily, they we're both 10 -oGe ursasure
prepared TO receive the chiii. Their j.,
was SO great that il was moe thar quar-
ter of an hour before they coud express
their r.itude "a the KIDD restore' af their
child! Weeds cannon express the lf-cmg
scene. After they lad bathed 10 face III
tho child in tears, they threw themselves !