Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-04-27
7TuE STOLEN CHILD.

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TTHE STOLEN CHILD.
If our readers will remember a no.
oh run through the papers two or
..,rsapo. concerning IA female infant
R,d been mysteriously left with re-
,mily. then residing in the vicini-
&,,. New York. The child is now
hdy, and it appears that the notice
&dby her friend, Mr. JOY, has produc-
following extraordinary develop.
The narrative was complied for the
% ofthe 2linst Ofthe truth of the
|, there is we believe no doubt. Mr.
eli known as a respectable merchant.
ARAp JOY, merchant, residing at
Ineca co. n. Y, caused a notice to
Shed in the New York Observer, OF
1895, giving statement Of facts
10 an infant female child, supposed
been about 6 months old-in,ima-
Ahe same time, that it might have
.bugbt from Peru, Clinton co. N. Y.
|Ithiid was LEFT, on the 4th day ofJune,
siha Mrs. Bennett, residing at that
The head of Cayuga Lake near the
IS Of Ithaca.
s.. WOMAN BY whom the child was left
her name was Sylvia Buck, and
posed 10 be about S5 years ofage, OF
he who had for several days prior 10
ing it, called upon Mrs. Bennett, ur-
rio accept of her infant as gift
her, however, Mrs, Bennett uniformity
10 accept, On the 4th Of June,
be woman called again. and reques'
privilege Of leaving the child with
Tor an hour or two, that she might
The hill in order to see person who
thereon. This however, proved to
asst time Mrs. B. ever saw her-and
she had not, until after the publica
The notice above referred TO. evel
bfany circumstances by which SHE
brm any prooaDIe conjecture who the
was, or whether the child was hel
nol
Bennett however, adopted il as one o
family, giving her the name Of Eli
and letting her adopted daughter
equal share with her own children
Ieir huIe enjoyments, and bestowinl
er such an education as her Limited
Fances in lie would enable her 10 do
gentleman who had caused the no
pre- referred to, 10 be published, hat
neighbOr TO Mrs. Bennett ever sine,
lthe above occurrence, and III,
hich was then left. having become I
ady, was anxious TO learn something
pTen'age, and called upon him 70
and advice. The notice alluded Il
as the plan agreed upon. A re
las likewise made at the bottom o
&c, that publishers would give the no
Insertion in their papers. With tn
own llberaily ofthe American press
was promptly responded to, and
IIshed IN various papers Throughout
Cn, This notice. while being put
the various newspapers, Gillette,
|vers, some of which will be allude,
course Of this narrative.
nISl letter received was post marked
Dallas CO. Alabama" from Thoma
dated March 1885. who after a
the notice published in the N. Y
the canse Of his addressing hi
marked as follows "There is
Y living in Columbus, Miss. VIII
IIyed at this place, who has ohe
o. losing female infant, about III
She was then living in Mass
not very far from the state of N. Y
circumstances. | think it must b
cnlId her name is Clark. Sh
'hs state some 8 or 10 years sine,
husband died about 2 years age
mas now removed TO Columbu!
ne old lady is wealthy and has
'oe eldest a son, about 10 years {
n,nE you would do well TO write /
luyaS it may lead to somethin
luAe upon the subject. You ha
your letter to the son, Joseph A
OumOus Miss" Upon the receiI
0'e letter, long one was write
!esSed Jos. A. CLARK, as directe
c'o' giving general history of III
uces under which the child wa
c ce woman who lehit, together wit
observer containing the origint
'he interval Of the forwarding
"uuressed to Mr.. Clark and the r,
answer thereto, 6 letters were r.
u various quarters, concerning il
u"a been mysteriously dispose
Uu' by the notice in the Observe
O,ows two columns of exlrac
'e'lers which, as they prove
''a'lon to the child before us, "
le''er received, and the one whic
give a clue TO the whole of tn
sahalr, is in answer to one a
MI Joy to Joseph A. Clark.
MISS as suggested in the lett
.e,d' Of Selma. We cannot gi,
better history of the iransaclic
swung the letter entire. Il is |