Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-09
NO. 1877.
MISCELLANEOUS HEADING.

. SINGULAR ADVENTURE OF 4 CHILD.
little chi!d, only three years DID, daugh-
ter ol John Schatfer, who resides at the cor
ner OF St Paul and Aywa.ec streets, ha! sin
gular adsen;ure on Sunday last, which would
scarcely be credited if not 50 wei u.ie ...t-
ted as to leave no room los uh. NnaaL
Mrs. Schatfer went TO church in he uon .a-,
at the usual hour, and LETT :h:s child So 30 a..
with q boy of nine years. Abnu. eleven .'-
clock she told her brother tha, sAa vIs r.ln,
to see Charlotte. referring 20 % sister ..a
years old who died two years ag; AID s..a
after she escaped from the house, ua.Us,l'.- .-
by the brother. WhGn tno parents Ta,a.a'-
from church, the little gig. was Ia"a.s. 30
be found. 4 search wa; made * ths n"t-
borhood, and finally the usual method ..
ringing bell and crying for los. child, v5
resorted 10. Towards evening intelligent
was received that child had been seen ~
Mount Hope answering the description OF tie
one missing Mr. SchlhcT could hardly su
pose that his child had wandered 50 far l:aia
home, but he set out for the cemetery. Ar
the canal bridge be met Mrs. ID. Slotzer with
his child on the way home. Mrs. ). had
found it at a house in Mount Hope, where 1t
had been taken care OF having been found IN
the cemetery.
This little GIRL only three years old, had
walked from near the Falls Field to Mt.
Hope and to the extreme SJuthern part OF
the grounds, where her father has lot, and
where her little sister was buried. The dis
tance is nearly three miles, and she had not
been there often enough to make her at all
acquainted with the streets Leading ..!t@2r-
And after reaching the cemetery n !s sa.-
prsiug that she should have found aor va"
along the winding paths Loading 70 tie UY.."
part of the grounds. She must have done ..l
without assistance, and actually ."uIa g."
place where her sister Charlotte sleeps. liz"
long she was going TO the spot ~ -, aao ",
nor how long she remained there. IL 'a l-.-
sumed that she was much taugl-a " -ea It
arrived, for she laid down up0u llc grass f."
the grave and slept. v hen she awlEe a..
started h0meward aud came d0wl % ono
of the ponds in the cemetery 70 qucnt1 a.T
thirst, and there she was noticed JY u. ..p
who took charge Of her, and detained her ur-
til Mrs. Slotzer came along and recognized
her.
The little wanderer was restored 10 .a-
anxious parents about elk O'Clock, havrG
been absent from home about seven hour,
and mos: of this time she was alone and mis-
tress of her own actions. Few children OF
twice her years could be trusted to accom-
plish such journey alone There is some
thing of sublimjty--0l poetry, in the Gdven-
ture of this child, which appeals to the finer
sentiments of the soul. That one so young
and so tender should be inspired with pas
sion to visit sisters grave, and should reso-
lutely accomplish the mission against such
obstacles, is strange indeed In.- same A.
mighty Power which controls the smallest
events as we'll as those OF magnitude, -Ei
which implanted in this infant bosom
desire to commune alone with tue 0Ir- ....s
of sister, guided her safely to that sisters
grave and returned her uuAaIG.g,. - g~g.a-
tai care.
This incident, simple perhaps in it.el. to
the rejecting mind is suggestive o. wnrF
thoughts. If the spirits OF the dead h.''"
about and are cOgnizant OF tho mgE-!#ea.s
of the living, (ob. how heppy a.c they who
firmly believe III with what e&ta-c a"l..-
the spirit of Charlotte must have 5eae.a ."r
little sister sleeping swecrly upon tie sr.ra
containing her ashes What fond par nr
would not find the death pang more easy al-
the King of terrOrs dethroned in the hour
of dissolution if be could be assured ;nat his
darling children and those nc held most dear
on earth would singIy wander to the silent
cemetery and sleep upon his grave Such
thought would strip the tomb Of It's obIl-
vious character and make it rather bed
for the enjoyment OF enchanting dreams
than place of dark. dreary and cold forget
fulness.- Rochester LntoH.