The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-03
Thrilling Incident.

A correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
writing from Detroit, Michigan. under date o.
October ID, relates the following
An incident occurred on last Thursday after.
noon which filed the town with much excitement
and which called forth many legend OF the kind
remembered by the oldest inhabitants.
A few boys who had been out on hunting ex-
cursion called at one of their neighbours and began
shooting at mark. little girl about eight years
old who had formerly had an illness that had at
fected her head, got alarmed at the firing and ran
into the woods.
In short time she missed, and it was re-
membered that she had been seen running towards
the woods, and consequently search began, but
night came on, and with it rain, which rendered
further search for her that night impossible. Morn
ing came, and yet the little wanderer had not re-
turned. lts frantic parents, with one other child
made further search till the sun had passed the
hour of twelve, and yet ticings of the Lost one
were had. The neghborhood was alarmed, and
'dogs, horns, and every instrument OF the rust,c
kind, were marshalied for the search; but again
night, with its Egyptian horrors, set in, without
restoring the little cherished one. Minutes seemed
hours with the distracted mother.
At length the long wished for morning came,
and with il a hundred men and boys, who, not
withsta Ading the still continued storm, went forth
into the depths of the woods in search OF the child
with an eagerness that was commendable beyond
the compass of words to express; and yet again
night set in and still the lost was not found. What
the agonies of the mother were, ~ the marshalled
force returned without her little charge, tears,
shrieks groans, Incoherent CALCULATIONS and pic
ture Of despair, only portray, words are made
guate. Another dreadful night was passed: An
Increased force was raised, who marshalled them
selves with the dawn of the Sabbath, before the
door of tho bcreaved parents. Prayers we're offer
ed to Almighty God, and the aid OF heaven invok-
ed, to direct in the search The preliminares being
arranged, q long line was formed upon the section
lines, and the march renewed. Hour alter hour
passed, and not vestigc of the missing was dis
covered.
Loo ami.
cious cavity. underwent the closest scrutiny; every
bush and thicket thickly foliaged, every fir and
cradle knoll, was visited as the band pressed on
ward Long and ardent was the search, and
many fears for the lost little were entertained
The sun had far passed the zenith, and Fastening
behind the western hill. when elderly man and
son, partly discouraged, as well as wearied with
the search, were drawn, as by the hand OF an m
visible pilot, in opposite direction, far from the
band; and while standing and discoursing upon
the propriety of abandoning further search, dis
tant sound broke upon their ears They hastened
in the direction from which the sound proceeded
and having travelled as far as practicable, they
halted and Listened few minutes very intcntly
again that sound was heard, and turning few
steps in another direction, what their surprise
to behold the little object Of their search sitting
upon the erou nd, having just ava kened and risen
from bed of leaves, which 1t had collected by the
side of an old log There the little innocent sat- in
her tattcred Dress sobs and sighs heaved her little
bosom, and large tears rolled down her swollen
cheeks.
As she caught the frat glimpse of her deiverers,
she asked for something to eat "Oh," said she
81 have been obliged to go to bed Of nights without
my supper; please to give me something to eat y
They took up the little sufferer, and started ior
home, which was about four miles distant. While
passing through a snarl of tall grass, they asked
the girl if she had passed through any such grass
"Oh, yes" said she, IL have travelled great way
through much taller grass than this, and woule
call for my father to come and get me, but ht
would not; would call for my mother to come
and get me, but she would not; then would cal
for my little brother, and he would not come afte
me. SO travelled on.' On being then asked i
she slept warm of nights, said eyes; but the frs
night my little brother went to bed with me, anC
In the night he pulled off all the clothes, 90 60
cold" Arrived in sight Of the house, the distract
ed mo,her rushed forth, her haggard countenanct
now irradiated with the gratitude of heaven for thu
deliverance Of her child: and she received anc
pressed tho little wanderer to her breast. exclaimed
my daughter is safe"