The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-01
Joy OVER THE REruRNING.

The following affecting tale of lost child
is from the pen Of Rev. DIR. Eddy, the editor
of the Chicago .4dUocate: s3 as sdsa9 4e5i
Monday evening after a hard days work,
we left the Office and started homeward. mi
the room below we found Mrs. f. in waiting.
and together we started up State street.
About half way we met our oldest son. and
saw that he had some tidings of evil -
He could 5oplg. say, Little, RAINY il lost, and
we cannot End him angwheFeE The little one
is lamb of seurfoid aa-xbrigttsegetf shoy5 be: ]
tween two and threeeyears Of ege with fair
hair and sunny ringletss Deaf schid----his lit
tie feet always Patter on the hall when We
ring the bell at noon, his arms have ALWAYS a
hug and his rosy lips a hiss for papa s.lTl
We hastened home and iascertained.t that he
had been gone nearly an hour. The immedi-
ate neighborhood had been searched in vain
We started instantly-the streets, alleys, &c,
within reach, we're trayersad but no tidings-
Night was at hand and evidently our child was
beyond our neighborhood, and that cold night
was lost iu the midst Of this great Babel. u
Notice was sent to the police station, and to
some of the churches having service that eve
ming. A friend. precured the erier We had
often heard that hell, and the cry of lost
child but never fell the. tones SO sadly as we
heard them that night, as he cried-'Lostl
child-a little boy not three years old, lost
from liz Edna place-bareheaded, light cur,
ly hair, had on a red dress, stockings and little
Slippers 0, those cries! We have heard
them ever SINCE Kind friends, came, to our
aid. strangers came with fearful sy,npathy;
parties were formed. who patroled the streets
and alleys, in all directions. bat came back
with the sad words, No tiddings.' ..t I-
: The hours wore on, and near midnight the
search was given up for the night. ea5 -
Dear reader. may you rever pass night OF
snch suspensel We sat by the fire, and how
onr, hearts would bound as footstep neared
our gate. Perhaps; it is some one from the
police station with our child. No; the steps
sound on. Our door is passed. , nj Is
{ We did prag.swe did commit our child to
the All Father, and that alone sustained u.s..
But we could not shut ont the visions which
crowded upon us nnhidden Now We imags
ined we heard his wall above the moaning of
the tempest and signing ofthe waves; now we
saw him lying upon the cold ground, those
locks frozen to the earth; then again we saw
him caught in the net work of railroads on
Clark street. and. crushed to shapeless mass.
s Slowly passed the hours Will daylight
never come? 1t came at last. Ere We began
our search. we went into the breakfast room
and there, lying upon the sewing machine was
his little hat. We turned from it. and in the
corner stood his rocking horse, with the reins
on the table was his plate, with his high chair
beside it.. Up to that moment we maintained
our frmness. but we conld no longer. -
Friends came to assist u.s. God bless them |
Never did we need them more--never did we
appreciate them more highly. The authorities
placed the police at our service, to make the
search thorough. s+s-rrsa--s shaea-fsr ssaa
Still no tidings- Nearly eighteen honrs had
passed, each hope had been crushed, and the
prospect grew darker.
At this jnnetufe came German to the
house, and said that if our child was the one
described in the morning papers, he was safe
and he would bring him We did not see him
and on learning the news drove to the place
we supposed he designated. but found no
child. Homeward again he did not come.-
The friends in the search had in part returned,
and we're awaiting the result of this intelli
gence, ere they should go again. The auxie-
ty was too deep for words. At last we saw
some one coning-how far one can see who
looks for lost chiId-nearer aud nearer. 1t
was--it was our child! God be praised, he
was safels Sacred be the mothers emotions
mothers can imagine theml s'a~il5e siIsi' s.
b Orr friends. gathered with swimming eyes
about the child. There was no need to call
them to tcome and rejoice with u.s. They
came unbidden. There were three other chill
dren who had not been in peril; three who had
not wandered; three whom we loved as we
loved the fourth, but oh, there was in our
hearts, there was among our neigbbors, more
joy over the one, than over the three that went
not astray! More--aye more! We did not
love them less, but the joy was over the res.
cued! +. ssrag ssgf--.szzsE 1s.gI:} sG5
An honest German had found the little
wanderers a long distance from home. and saw
that he was lost. He took him up and car
L. a.E.
ried him to his house, placed him in a crib
and rocked him to sleep, had washed and fed
him, and restored him to our arms. We ask.
ed him to accept pecuniary recompense, but
he refused. saying in broken English, 4 have
children too; if one of mine was lost, should
want some one to take him up. No. no-no
money! and he buttoned his coat over his no.
BILE Teutonic heart. and bid us good bye.
| VIII our readers pardon this personal de-
! tail? 1t has taught us some lessons Never
before did we fully know the import of that
word, suspense. Never did we 50 feel the ter
rible meaning Of the word lostl Never did
we SO read the declaration of joy in heaven
over the repentingl And never did We so
appreciate the kind attentiods of offriends, whom
! we thank from the depth of our inmost ma
ture, and devoutIy do we pray that we may
never have occasion to assist them in o simi.
lar trial. 7 ss2i aa7 ~ i's'@ '9'iea '@
BLEssEDSEss IN SoRRow.-There are times
when one great sorrow has torn the min away
4 fromits familiar supports and laid level thosede.
fenses which in prosperity seemed 80 stable