Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-12-05
MlSCE Iii A n Y.
The Lost Eoy.

The editor nt The SanduSky Mirror was trmer
ly waraen ui tue Oaiu pr,nIen'lary. Tie gives
t.. L.vIuu ;s uur ai the Incidents which occur-
.d Nh,ie u,. mad c,nlfui ut the i,S'ltutlon
mad nr.n "A i-w m,nlh> In ciarIe ot the pr
s,n when my a,tettun MAS attracted to. and a
,I.n Interest iri IA tn, nuLefuIts boys and youi2
men nhO are c,,niined III rem. ahd psrmiiied to
,,rk h. Inp sane shops Sii' the "ii ana hardF"'
,, ,,,uyicIS TnIS interest MAS mdth ihcrrdS'd
=, pyrry rprnlng. aS saw the.n rmngrrIa'e Ia
,,,,,,s u,,rrhInr L. their slpG meals aud thence
I l,,..r ri ,,ny ned .rrinS. which are III 'rr IKE
il, mo ,rnucluts. with iron Slnuuds then s!eein
,,rlru.n,s. rurSe ymung ,nrn and hiyS h'!ng
,puer.Ii> the shortest IN their heGhI, brought Hp
.. r,lr at tie cau iuipS. a. they nirchpd 10 iie
.rrrlnle hcN step" and consequently 'n"St east
l .n.r,ci.d ,lt-uiilm. 10 see uauy youthful
i,ri,s and uri shi c'uuiPuaHrtS. iDIhEI-d Wlh tue
lI and hardened s,'nundr,S whose viS,ges be
,k.urd wee. ua atid crime. was slckenng Ia
Inc snui. bul there MAS one among the nays. Il
iAd oi abln Ss,'enlern yeaiS ol are WIN "'d pr
tcniniiy aItrIc e. my ai'enllm hot ifoh ANY
.tl.n, ~uprr,ur a. has c"in'rIiah"e or 4enTfaI mp
,.,r,u,.,. hut hy the is'k ot utter despair witch
,.yrr st u!.,n ms brnw. anG the s'lsnt. nhc''n
.l IA no tuat urr IN which he Sl'Gn'itd l" Az me
hll,Isnip, and d-2 rida'inS tai pr'S,m he. fi' "'E
me repr.m,ni. ami unce the punish neat. Win Int
,s,, az uurut,r alu,St rs Il mater at ClucSr.
SOP oin. thankful lhal II was no worse. lie had
evidently sprm upiler days and -nihyrd the li2hi
n h,,.,,. plr-tS and fieudS II not Ihn uXurIes ul
uie Bat tn, bout ul hIpe Seenrd ~ have 9oir
mn, IA u.ilth WaS pInr-h frame Ira rIle. and
,., lire. b.an-.i IN his dark eve | thnlht. every
.,,pt saw hiu march To his glrnay bed. thai |
N,uid Va lu h IN aud learn his history: but there
w,S -, ,u,iiy duties To ,,erijrin. much n learn
md I,;tntt dlt al er dag pissed. anl ! would
.,.ulect nim Having learned lnat his name was
\rtnur Ianb Ind thai his crime WAS burglary
and larceny. indicating Il very Dad bay "r "ue 81
y"uog.
iia had already bren there year. anu had iva
,u,r,. Ia sprvr H.. never ciuld "utlvr his Sen-
,rnc,. and us uutenaurr Indicated hr irlt H.
ti., had wutkrd al stone cutting nn The St',e
,a., hrncp my ''pr rIrtuntiAS 'r seeing hIiii were
,..s, Ihtn IA .,iIh ne had worked III the prs III
yari: Silil his pie ace haun'td IN" day and nrihl.
ami res ,vrd an The next SiD0nh as he came
;f,,. >annih s,'i,;,l. w,.uId send tr him aud
earn MS h,>l.rv. IL hippe"eI. however, That
Nt, one ,i;ty ii S,oc~. Mailing Lar The tranSci'"
i nn- bn mess ani having picked mp an oil
new sparer. u.rd read aud r. read while dr'hyed.
,,n.n Il, last ,ny eyes ei un'h The advertisement
t Isl tj,,,i iul.rMalhn MATTED at IA hay
a..rd Arlnur -" wli nj give his real
name. la perhaps ne Is >till living AMI '"rn '"l
t,,Nr,i Il d,.>:rliII al lhe my ,eNac'lt crreSpni
I'M W.th jhaI ui tht cuiv cl. lrihhr '.t.nh. ne"
t,er,, Was S,nuph.dy wn" raf'd i'r the ph'r 0"y.
IT. indeed 1t MAS III a -p-filrS nther. ms
ial,,pr, ms brotnrrS at.d >'ei>. WI" We're S'hrch
in,r lur hn The advertisement Was nearly Il
var old. ypi doubr,i noland as s'"m 'S ne c'l'-
,,c, w,r. i,ch.d up Srni tr Arthur Lamb lie
.a,ar. aS .nli'rr 81 couSsP, win 'b~ Slime liir
.nI nncn,niit,ln! iar- AMI hip.'irSS gan. thInk
nJ. N, tol0t. that snneining lad gone wf1HI
aud had been laid To h 5 charge.
wa, rxan,nlug the C"nvict's Register. whPn
| ln1sl-d up. there he Siond--a perfect image OF
despairl ASKED his name. de replied. Ar
ihur!" "Arlhur what| -La'ho! sd'u
he. beSIailag!y. ro,,
Have you a mother or father living
His eye frightened his voice quiVefeo as ne
eXrhimed: 90 ,h
live ~ and tears. which hid never seen hi'n
.,.,i h.t,re ran like urea, rain drops dawn his
.np,.kS A. he nrcana cainl from suspense, !
,,,.l man hli not heard trnu his parents, hut
ina, hid p,p-r wished him t' rei'. lie
49,; the :,,ivrr..Sr neni winch had cut from The
pip.r, a'il rs ne ttli " ht eN'''''"
:. ynai /, ,nr Inli is u-!" Ahd aEtIn s'bs
,nd tears rt..card his utleran.e.
assured nj II The advertisement was all could
tell hi.n 40 nj his pr"n's aud 'hit a' II request
.a nir.nallun | desired I" kn'~ what Sh'u'd
vrre IN reply. rna advertisement directed m
t,uatnn 10 Oe seat To the Christian Chr1nIclr.
New York. 49,. .r -
..On. du Mt write. said ne =" WI" oreaA
p,r uo;h"I'> heart" -,
,.lA hLn must write. and that 1t would be a
Iish,er nl ~ IL his mothers feelings I" hnHw
who're, he waS. than the Terrible Gnc'rlaluy that
mus, hun, her mud day and n!ei. 81 he
4. ,,,stn,ei. and taking hln To my rom. 1 Drew
IRON, him IN substance the following si"ry
lbs father WAS respectable and wealthy me-
chaae IN au interior town vi Inc SAFE ut New
York. That at the holding .: ,he State Asflcu!