The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-10-08
RECOVERY OF A LOST CHILD.

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Three years ago, John Burt, OF this city, lost
his son, James d., aged four years. He was an
intelligent and attractive little fellow, and was
last seen in the vicinity of circus then 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, woman addressed him and invited
him to accompany into the circus.
Since that time Mr.. Burt has used every con-
celvable means to recover his lost son. He had
always believed him to have been carried off by
some one connected with the circus company
With this opinion predominant, he has made sew
eral journeys to different parts OF the country but
always without success.
Hope deferred had we'll nigh made the heart
sick, when his attention was called to a para
graph 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 goods
box. The boy, the paragraph said, gave his name
as James Burt, and appeared to be 6 or years OF
age.
This correspondent with the name and age Of
Mr.. BIS lost child; but he had been SO often de-
ceived, that he telegraphed to the Justice, max
ing certain inquiries. The reply was not salts
factory, as the boy insisted that he had come from
England three years previously. But fuller
description, il answer to a letter-partcu
the statement that the boy had dark brown
mark under his left ear-so fully confirmed Mr..
b s hopes, that he went to Syracuse last Satur.
day night On Sunday morning he proceeded to
the Orphan Asylum, where the boy had been
placed, and, without having any description of
the little fellow, instantly picked him out from
company OF fifty, all dressed alike. Although
the boy did not recognize him, parents can con-
ceive OF the satisfaction which the father felt in
recovering his long lost, son, OF whose identity
not particle of doubt remained.
The history of the abduction is substantially as
follows, as gathered from the boy himself He
was spoken TO by woman near the circus, as
MIR. before understood. This woman took the
child TO house in the city, which he does not
recolect. Soon after dark they went on board
the cars; and after about an hour, as the boy
thought, they got out of the cars aud took can.
al boat, Immediately after they got on the boat,
ne recoilectS that the woman took off his apron
hrst, and then his other clothes; and put on him a
pretty red SUIT. He then remembers reaching
the woman's house in Oswego, where he saw a
little girl, whom the woman called his twin sis
ter; and he was told that his father and mother
were dead. He was also made to believe that
he was brought to Oswego from England, and a
new name was given him. He would, however,
sometimes say that his neme was James Burt but
ne was whipped for this so often and severely
that he was generally known as Frederick c..
lie never telt al home with his abductress, and
once or twice ran away, and absented himself
several days.
1t was this predisposition to get off which ult
mately resulted in his recovery. Having heard
great deal about the State Fair, and seen, at
Oswego, extensive arrangements made by visit
ing it, he determined to go himself, and he went
accordingly. While there he picked up pennies
by running of errands, watching cattle, Sc, and
so lived in the crowd without attracting any par
tcular attention. But after the Fair closed he
did not get along so well land would wander about
and returning to Syracuse at night as his aDrv
dictated. "
1t was while thus wandering about ON the tow
path, during the darkness and rain. that he fell
gu stone, badly cutting his head and face. and
rendering MN SO insensible that he lay out in the
ram curing the whole night. 1t was not until
the day following that he was found and cared
lor; lie is now with his parents, bright, good.
looking, and happy little fellow, and Will. we
rust, remain TO compensate them for the unut
terabie grief which his three years. absence ba.
caused them.
W. nave the name OF the wretch by whom the
boy was enticed from his home but MIR. B. does
not at present, wish it published. She is the
mlie OF respectable man of some property in
ofwego, who processes to be ignorant of the man.
ner In which the boy was obtained. He saws
that she accounted satisfactorily to him for the
possession OF the boy, but refused to give her
story when Mr.. Burt saw him on Sunday. The
case VIII undergo legal examination.
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