The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-09-29
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
THE WANDERING GIRL. H

MEssRs. EDITORS: Sirs:-You have un-
doubtedly seen a paragraph going the
rounds Of some Of the city papers in rela-
ton to a young woman that was found hid
in tree at the mouth of the Little Miami.
above Columbia, in this county. A full
statement of the circumstances may not be
uninteresting to your readers:
1t appears that some two weeks ago, a
young girl was discovered about 9 or 10
O'Clock in the day, wandering about in the
vicinity of the old Turkey Bottom road,
above Columbia. and was accosted by a
Mr.. Smith and others as to what she was
doing there, and where she was from,
where going, &c., to all Of which she
replied in such vague and wild manner
as TO convince them that she was not in
her right mind. She was seen once or
twice through the course Of the day, lurk-
ing about the corn fields. and about sun.
down was discovered sitting in the top of
a large sycamore tree, near the bank Of the
river. The information was soon commu-
nicated to the neighbors, and some half
dozen men went to try to induce her to
come down, but she seemed to pay little or
no attention to their entreaties, and kept
cambering about the limbs in wild man.
ner, and walked out some twenty-five feet
on one Of the branches, that was not more
than FIVE or six inchesin diameter, without
anything to hold on with, or any other sup.
port than her bare feet upon the smooth
surfacesof the branch, and then to make
the feat more dextrous and perilous, she
deliberately laid down upon her back and
balanced herself for some time, then turn
ing upon her side using her arm for her
pillow. continued to remain in that perilous
situation for several minutes, to the utter
astonishment Of the spectators below. She
was thus in manner suspended some
eighty or ninety feet from the earth. SEEM
ingly utterly unconscious of the danger Of
her situation. She eventually raised her.
self up, and very deliberately walked to the
trunk of the tree and set herself down up
| on limb.
Well, what was to be done! No one o
the party was able to climb up, and it is
stated by the persons that have examined
the tree, that no sane person could ever
ascend to where she was, the tree being
some three feet in diameter, and Of smooth
bark. The conclusion was to 60 off some
distance and watch her movements, and
wait for her to come down. About nine
o clock at night she descended to within q
few feet of the ground, when the party rur
up and caught her. She tainted or fell in
to fit, through fright.
4 Mr.. Thomas Brooks had her conveyed
to his house, and had her cared for-sen
for physician and she was restored tt
what probably is her usual state Of health
She still remains at his house and is very
kindly treated, and appears to have quite
an attachment for Mrs. Brooks and he
daughters, ~ s 6s
At irst she appeared shy and afraid o
strangers, but now is less timid, and a
times appears quite rational. She is I
stout, robustlooking country girl. Appear
TO be about, eighteen years old, (says tha
is her age) Of light complexion. brown hair
and has grey eyes, and at times appear
, quite intelligent. Says she came from Go
ldmbus, Ohio, and was brought to Cincin
natl by negro. and then taken out int
the woods and told by him that she mu,
stay there. and that she wandered abor
sIseysral days before she was caught, Sh