Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-30

TnS LOST CHILD Found 1t VIII De re-
collected by many Of our readers mat mo-
tce appeared 10 the Argus, few months
s,oce. signed by James Wilbur, Of Bethel. ad.
ver,,s,ne for b., lost child. Mr.. Wilbur re-
sided. at the time Of losing his son, neer San
DIV River pond, in Franklin county. lie has
since moved 10 Bethel, because the sight Of
the place whence the child wandered was so
painful 10 his wife that after his loss She
could not reside there longer.
The facts OF the case were that in lSsI,
twenty years ago, the child, boy two years
and ten monts old. went ont one day To meet
the other children. and never returned -
Screams were heard but Tho chnd they never
saw again. The DrIghbprs turned ont aud
spent days and nights ~ irnltle"s search
Universal sympathy prevailed. Rnt al last
they weaneG, returned To their ayocatpns.
aud newer wonders crowded ~ from their
mind Not 80. however, with The parents -
The father wandered up and down the earth,
wherever he heard of a strange child, or the
rumor Of one b-Ing found. The mother
wcpl for The lost one and would not b" com.
loned. Notices were lssIrd, aud everybody
who heard the tale plu"d the PIrcDts aud
each did all be could To relieve their distress,
Bot II was of no avail, The cblld was lost
aud no clue could hr found to IT'S recovery
Whether he bad iaIlcn prey 10 th" wlld
beast or the INDIAN, or had wasted 10 death
by Starvation, who could tell? The h"rrld
ph ntom of such death was ever before
their eyes.
Some thought ,hgl an old bnnlcr by th'
name of Robbins had stolen 'bc chId. lie
had been seen ai lhe time lHrhlng about the
premises. lie was an old offender had been
tired Tor p'uy thlls and ait'rward was I'M
prisoned for the murder of lllndS " Son ~
1928 bat made his escape. But no evidence
or conlcssioh cou'd be- got FROM hun, ana the
m,tier faded away, with the lapse OF years,
from the memory oi man.
The patents however p"rsevcred. They
could not forget, aud again Issued their al.
vertisemeDts ealing Tor rtormation oi their
lost child.
A week or Two since, Two of Mr. Wllbur's
daughters, al work ~ The SacO factories, saw
among a body of Indians encamped there II
white yonng man, ~ whom they thought they
recognized a resemblance 10 tbelr iamI'y.-.
They 1ccosied hun, aud soon claimed hun ~
u brother. Of course he had no knowledge
Of them. but wished 10 see their hlh"r.-
They sen, for the old gentleman, and the re
cognl,ion on his part was complete.
The young man, now twenty three years
old, had been told many stories OF his pa.
rents, but knew Do'hlng certain ot his abduc.
ti0n. The Indians are now cncamped al
Cape Elizabeth, Opposite this city, with The
youth and his wifi Tor he married all Indian
grl last Spring.
lie has promised hs father he will go with
hm 10 Bethel where the old geDllemrn intends
10 build hm a house, aud give hlm all the H.
cense he wants To roam about ~ the woods.
~ consonance with lhr habits of almost hs
whole life. The iithcr came into our office
on Thursday to tell us of his success. lie
was as happy as a boy just let Oh, of school,
The mother has not YET seen hun. From
her intense and lasting affection, as manifest
ed through long years nf disappo n'men', we
Judge the meeting will be one worthy the
pencil OF Hogarth.-POriland Argus.