The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-01-28
From tl,c Wuonsockct pAlr,ot.
Romance ~ ..'a! Life.
TIE STOLEN CMlLDEEN,

Some weeks since young man and woman .
wee lri, At the FrH.hn depot, On the N"rl"ih
county failioad--lhcy staitrd "n foot towards
Wfcntham, and as they went GuTe'l uicn III
Mar, Blake say ing she was then mother
Drcarily they walked Ill nearly night, vi /
tlout receiving "A favorable answer, aud they
feared approaching darkness wou'd compel them
to ask lodging Of strangers Still the! walked .
on, aud soon came 10 house formerly Known az
the Pine tree 1sverG--s" called from tree ii
ths description IN the yard Here was a woman
in ac,rrlagr, waiting Tor her husband who was
il doors.
AprroAchin her with great fear aDd little
hope, they tr-rnhiinsiS asked # she could tell
them where M.Il Blake lived, ANA added Us
usual. she 1, Odi mother"
"M,ri, Blake Maria Blake - muscl the wo.
man, aLd then, after short iau'e, said. with
emotion, Yes, children, aud will carry you
there"
This person had been for number nf years
rcsidJut Of North WrrXhan,, and the history Of
two children, whutu she could not duuh, were
nov before her. broke ia vlyIh'y upon her ma
,;ogs. blessed mcm ~ let us nur.- thee ten
defly. md thank God un'ea''nglS for hI- Guilty.
which % ne, r"Ci' treasured 'le picture VI de-
serted lone and n very Je,oIate heart Their
history Was ~ IOiiL"-:
Maria Blake. Of No-tn Wreuhau', married a
Smith oi Irisil decent. He possess.C violent
disposition. eni often u,enaced her with seyel'@
threats, Ju.t before the birth OF the second
ciil she f him and took refuge at her fathers,
unaIl. longer to endure her suffering. he pro
cured boarding place IN the vicinity When
her child T.. boyJ wac a Weeh or two old, her
husband came to the house with Il Catholic
prast, and insisted upon having /, bapiised, and
~ ,i,I,.. l.p old he
shuuld take il irom her, But the uluuIh passed
Jy, and the child was sui red to roman. He
came ofrn 10 the house to see his children, hf'n.
giny -NpetmeatS for the little girl WHO seemed to
show some tpnduas. for her father The mother
closely watched his movements, fearing some
evll purpose was lurking IN his heart she Wa
thus watching han cue day. as le sat with hcr
little girl oi turoe ycLfs, and her babe 81 nnc
months, when she sAW man with hOre and
chaise riding ieslGely along.
A. he approached opposite the door, Smith
ran with a child under each arm, and attempted
to enter the chLi-o with lem. The mother aud
grandmother ran "retmng after, and tol4,d bold
Of them: b.. ~ determined rts Smith 10 bold
thou, that they were obliged to relCqui.h Iheif
hnd or pail them imb hom limb.
They then sprnug to the horse and the poor
mother cluus to the animal TIL she was 60 severe
" ls-hcd with tie "h.p that che fe! back and lie
,ga. ,ons--,,ope with horl her dear children.
no r.,,flo,s ,,.pra sumo,,ncd acI started in
r,rsnit toward. H,ston Al n.dbam ;be toll
..,,b,rcr saV too children IN A outrage. md one
nf tb.m laJ Handkerchief on its head. After
,bis mo- trace Of therl could be found, aud it was
r,nn,-.i that thrv ,So,l,t lac conyrvrI TO some
rorvcn, and immured tpr life and Us year aft T
wear pnsscd away. and no tidings of them came.
IT became certain that such WAS their fate. They
were a. dead to their rorher--a,e. even worse
than tL-. Snch terrible visions of hushed sob
! hing. hy harsh vrice-. uud severe correction "a
lit- of resalon--surely a nniat grave was prcfr-
r,ble. But she would q, soon have expected,
;hcrr resurrection. we're thew there, as their IL
aprt lrnur, uoH,
After a lawful term Of years had expired. ha
,ipy never heard If her husband and children
she qgein married. winch NAV De- the reason che
wa, = .ci for n Maria l. ,ae.
The pcoplp who eu kindly took them in charge,
at ,le Pine Tree Tavern. carried them to the
hunsa from which thew were stolen. ..ill occupied
hy the eyed granip5rrrts. II WAS nin. 10 the
evening. aui the house was closed for the night
Arpr the usual notice the messenger sad:
DO ,uu with TO see vo,r lost grandchildren