The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-12

INTERESTING RECOVERY OF LOST CHILD
Three years ago Jno. Bu of this CITY, lost his son.
James D., aged year, He was an intelligent and
attractive little fellow, and last seen in the vi
cinity Of circus in the city.s The only infoFma-
ton he could obtain of the child was, that while
he, in company with one of his Companions was
looking through the enclosure, a woman addressed
him, and invited him to accompany her into the
circus. Since that time Mr.. Burt has used
every conceivable means TO recover his lost son.
He had always believed him to have bsen carried
of by some one connected with the circus, and sx-
pected to find him, sooner or later, in some circus
company. With this opinion predominant, he had
made several journeys to different parts of the
try, but always without success
Hope deferred had well nigh made the heart sick,
when his attention was called 20 a paragraph in a
Syracuse paper relative to little boy who was
found by Justice House, of that city, covered with
mud and blood, endeavoring to shelter himself from
the rain in dry goods boz. The boy, the para
graph stated, gave his name as James Burt, and
appeared to be 8 or Fyears of age. This cores
pended with, the name and age of Mr.. BIS lost
child but he had been so often deceived that he
teegaphed to the Justice, making certain inqui-
ries. The reply was not satisfactory, the boy
insisted that he had come from England three years
previously. But fuller description, in answer 70
a particularly the statement that the boy
had dark brown mark under his left ear-s0 fully
confirmed Mr.. B. hopes, that he went to Syracuse.
The next morning he proceeded to the Orphan Asy-
hlH where the boy had been placed, and, without
picked him from company Of fifty, all dressed
alike Although the boy did not recognize him,
parents can conceive of the satisfaction which the
father feG in thus recovering his lOngOst child, of
| whose identity not particle Of doubt remained,
The history Of the abduction is substantially asa
| follows as gathered from the boy himself: He
/ spoken to by WOmaa, near the circus, as Mr.. b.
! before understood. This woman took the child 10
4 house in the city, Whicn he does not rec0llect.
| Soon after dark, they went % board Of the cars,
and after about an hour, as the boy thought, they
| cot out Of the cars and took canal bOa9. lmme-
diately after they got the boat, he reeoects that
the woman teOk of his apron first, and then his
Other clothes, and put on him pretty red suit He
then remembers reaching the w0man's house, in
Oswege where he saw little girl, whom the wO-
man called his twin sister and he told that
his motheg and father were dead. He was also
made TO belsSe that he had been brought TO OswegO
from England. and new name was given him
He would, however, sometimes say that his name
was Jas. Burt but no whipped for this so often
and severely, that he was generally known as
Frederick c. He never felt at home with
his abduetress, and once or tWiee ran away, and
absented himself several days.
Ii was this pFedspOsitiOn to get of WHICH ulti-
mately resulted in his recovery. Having heard 3
great deal about the State Fair, and seem az Ga
wego, extensive arrangemeHts made for visiting it,
he determined to 60 himself; and he went accord
ingly. While there, he picked up pennies by run
ming of errands, watching cattle, &C., and lived
in The crowd, without attracting any particular at
kel0t0us Duh uitdH INC EHAN Clu4c4E ne GQ not
along so well, and used to wander about the canal
walking to the neighbOring villages and returning
to Syracuse at night, his fancy dictated Il was
while thus wandering about On the tOwpath, during
the darkness and rain, that he fell stone badly
cutting his heal and face, and rendering him in
sensible that he laid out in the rain during the
whole night. Ii Vas not until the day following
| that be was found aud cared for. He Is now with
his parents--a bright gQod-loOking and happy lltLs
/ fellow, and will, we trust remain, TO compensate
/ them for the unufterable grief which ms ulise
1 years absence has caused them. we nave tl9
| name of the wretch by whom the boy was enllceu
from his home but Mr.. B. does not, az present.
wish it TO be published. She Is the VIE u rs
psetabe man of some property m Us~s5 ~ T ~
PROCESSES 10 be Ignorant Of the manner m Wlen tnS
| nov was obtsi5sd He says that she accounted
satslactorlv 10 him for the possession Of me boy
but refused 70 give her story, when ar. burt saw
/ Li,, The case will undergo legal examination
- :, !; - be boped that the guilty parties may be
visited with the EXTREMIST penalties OF the law
Albany Evening Journal