Litchfield enquirer., 1849-10-18
Discover OF 4 Lost Child.


Three years ago John Burt, of this civ,
lost his son, James d. aged four years. He
was an intelligent attractive little fellow,
and was last seen in the vicinity of a circrs
in the city. The only information he could
obtain Of the child was, that while he, in
company with one Of his companions, was
looking through the enclosure, a woman ed.
dressed him and invited him to accompany
her into the circus. Since that Mr.. Burt
mas used every conceivable means 10 recoy-
er his lost son. He has always believed
MN 10 have been carried off by some circus
company. With this opinion predominant.
ne made several journeys TO different parts
OF the country, but always without success.
Hope deferred had wei! nigh made the
heart sick, when his attention was called TO
paragraph in 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 good box. The boy, the paragraph
stated, gave his name as. James Burt, and
appeared to be & or years of age. This
correspondent with the name and age Of Mr..
Is s lost child but he had been so often de.
ceived that he telcgraphed to the Justice.
making certain inquiries. The reply was
not satisfactory, as the boy insisted that he
had come from England three years IRE
viously. But fuller description in au~
swer Ia ietter-particularly the statement
that the boy had dark brown mark under
his left ear-sO fully confirmed Mr.. BIS
hopes that ne went TO Syracuse last Satur-
day night. On Sunday morning he pro-
ceeded to the Orphan Asylum. where the
boy had been placed, and having no des-
cription Of The itlle fellow, Instantly picked
him out from company of fifty, ali dressed
alike. Although the boy did moi recognize
him, parents can conceive of the satisfac-
zion which the father felt in thus recover
ing his long-lost son, of whose indemnity
not particle of doubt remained.
The History of the abduction is suhs,an.
TALLY us follows, as gathered from the boy
himself. He was spoken to by a woman.
who took the child 10 a hoUse in the civ.
which he does not recollect. Soon after
dark, they went on board of the cars. and
after abou. an hour, as the boy thought,
they go! out of the cars and took a canal
boat. Immediately after they got on the
boat, he recollccts that the woman took of
his apron first, and then his other clothes
and put on him pretty red suit. He then
remembered reaching the womans house
in Oswego, where he saw little girl, whom
the womaa called his twin sister and he
was told that his mother and father were
dead. He was also made to believe that.he
had been brought TO Oswego from England.
and new name was given hlm. He would,
however, suueiimes say that his name was
James Butt, but he was Wiped for this so
often and severely, that he was generally
known as Frederick C.. He never
fel. al home with his abduclress, and once
or twice ran away, and absenled himself
several days.
1t was this predisposition to get off which
ultimately resulted in his recovery. Hav>
ing heard great deal about the State Fair,
and seen al Oswego. extensive arrange.
men,s male for visiting it, he determined
to 60 himself, and he went accordingly.-
| While there, he picked up pennies by ran-
ming OF Grants, watching cattle, &C., aud
| SO living in the crowd. without attracting
any particular attention. But after the
Fair closed he did not get along so well,
aud used to wander about the canal, walk-
| ing to the neighboring villages and return.
ing at night, as his fancy dictated. 1t was
while thus wandering about on the towpa.h,
during the darkness and rain, that he fell
on stone, badly emitting his head and face.
1t was not until the day following that he
was found and cared for. He is now with
bis parents--a bright good looking and
happy lille fellow, and will, we trust, re.
main 10 compensate them for the unulera-
bic grief which his three years absence has
caused them. We have the name of the
wretch by whom the boy was en,iced from
his home. He says that she accounted
satisfactorily to him for the possession of
the boy. The case will undergo legal
examination. and 1t is to be hoped that the
guilty parties may be visited with the ex-
tremesl penalties of the Law.
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