Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02

Frontier Lifc.---The Lost Child.

Whats wanting (" "OLarry's boy is lost little
Johnny I" This was enough to secure fathers
aid and on he rode to shout the same at every
door as he passed. Little Johnny, said l. and my
heart burst forth at the very sound He was fair
and lovely child and Johnny had gentle and affec-
tionste mother, with an ardent aud sacrificing love
which few mothers ever feel His father was a
told hunier-hs horses aud hounds and rifle, had
more Of his heart than all the world besides but
little Johnny nestled there indeed he a great
pet with the neighbors. and more caresses
and more sympathy than all the rest ofthe children
together.
Such appeals are always sovereign; but few
perhaps, have ever met with more quick or gem
eral response-eyery body turned out--the news
flew like lightning and men aud boys for ten
miles around came TO assist in the search, while
women aud children were running TO and fro and
hailing every passer by, to learn the progress OF
the work. Never before may dare say, was there
such neghborly union as peryaded tho mot
ley mass-the same gush Of sympathy, the same
fearful apprehensons, and the same images Of
death and wo pervaded every home and heart 1t
seemed as if one vast cloud of gloom enwrapped
the region round, from which shone out ia lurid
glare, and to which every eye turned, aud eve
ny pulse beat true-the lost child
Little Johnny about four years old he had
been out in the field with his father and the black
man, who were harvesting corn-had filed his lit
tle bag with roasting ears, and had started for
home about two o'clock, P. Nj. On returning at
night they ascertaned that the child had never
been seen. II was nearly dark but the alarm was
given some fifteen or twenty neighbors took their
horns and commenced the search. The corn,
where he was last seen, was the first object Of
course here they took single and secured
the field in vain They then scattered through the
wood the frantic father often calling out in
voice ofthunder-"Ho! John Tho John-Ol
John !" Then fearing the boy might be alarmed
and afraid 10 answer, he would soften down into
the gentle winning tone of the iresde-"J Johnny,
Johnny my dear, fathers come p
II was a cloudy evening and though. perhaps.
he had never bowed the knee "before Jehovah 5
awful throne" he prayed-O how earnestly he
prayed the Lord it might not rain tina, night The
air was damp and chilly, so that IL the child were
alive, with his bare feet and light jacket he must
be suffering cruelty from cold But the wolves -
ali, this the fear, this the terror which all felt,
none dared TO breathe A wolf had been proving
about the premises-indeed he had a common path
across the prairie-and the point where several
besides himself had heard the cries of Distress was
famous haunt for them even in the midst of their
anxious search distant growl would now and
then burst upon the ear, picturing forth the den,
the cubs, the
The dogs were very eager in the field especial.
ly the wolf dogs Winder, one Of the BEST would
run on no other trail O'Leary knew this and
watched with intense anxiety his every move. He
scents--he scents-he runs-"Oh my God, he's
got my boyl" He leaps from his horse,--he sees
the foot prints of his own dear Johnny in the GO
pher hill BY his side-he tracks him 10 the wood
and off from Winder's trail-ah, he breathes a.
gain
The search was continued until midnight, when
apart thought best to relieve their horses and wait
for daylight to begin aftesh. But the farther with
three Of his hunting friends, who had resolved not
to eat or sleep till they had found the boy, still
kept on-sometimes riding, sometimes walking
calling and shouting if for no other purpose than
to keep the wolves at bay, At length they station
ed themselves within hearing distance Of each
other and sat down to protect the child, to rush
TO his rescue in case they should hear him attack
ed, to watch until tho morning.
At early dawn. about fifty new horsemen arrived
and the search commenced anew The field was
examined for the track, which was pursued with
some doubt, as he had been there three successive
days. On tracing the path which led towards the
woods, the imprints of Johnny's little feet were
again discovered, as he appeared to be running,
and the mark of his bag dragged along by his side.
Here the fathers anguish gpshed ont anew, as
the fears OF the preceding night were justified and
corroborated.
They now agreed to take station of about If.
teen rods abreast, go up one side OF the branch
extensive area farther than he possibly could have
travelled, had been explored. They had completed
one side and were returning, when the signal was
given-Johnny was found The noisy shouting,
and repeated peas Of the hunters winding horns
soon grouped the solemn conclave
But DIARY, though foremost in the hunt, fell
back at the FIRST note of the summoning horn, nor
did he speak word or scarcely breathe, ill he
snntched his own true Johnny from the arms of S
delighted bearer, and pressed him with londness "a
his now bursting heart. The dear boy was found
about two miles from home, in thcket of hazel
picking fberts with his bag Of corn still on hi:
arm He looked bright and happy, aud when ask
ed where he was going, said he was going home
but it was so far. Ie said he hadn't seen an,
body but he had heard some one call him. aud thai
he was afraid that he ran till he was tired, and
then he laid his head down on his bag and criec
that while he was crying. he saw big carriage
60 up with candles in it, (he thunder and light
ming )and then il grew very dark, aud he asked Goo
to take care of little Johnny and went to sleep
He seemed amazed TO see so many around him
and all so glad to see him.
SAP DEATH The Springfield Republican state
that Miss Caroline Chaplin a lady tweniy-four year
of age, met with shocking death in that town OF
Saturday afternoon. While sitting alone by al
open fire place. sewing, she was seized with
fainting ht and fell on TO the fire. and when
member Of the family returned to the room, ane
an absence of only fifteen twenty minutes sh
was dead her face being burned so much as to b
entirely dis6gured.
u5-The New York Express says that quantity a
bees-wax has been received In that city from Virginia
in several Of the cakes were pieces of iron weighing
pound or more, and upon examination considerable