St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

child to the All-Wise Father, and thai
alone sustained US. But we could no
shut out the visions which crowded
upon US unbidden. Now we imagined
we heard his wall above the moaning
OF the tempest and signing of the
waves now we saw him lying upon
the cold ground, those locks frozen 10
the earth then again we saw him
caught in the net work of rail road OF
Clark street, and crushed to a shape
less mass.
Slowly passed the hours. Will day
light never come? 1t came at last
Ere we began our search again, 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 the rocking
horse, with the rcins drawn over its
head, just as he left it ; while on the
table was ms plate, with his chair be-
side it. Up TO that moment we main
tanned our fGmness, but we could no
longer.
Friends came to assist us. God
bless them ! Never did we need them
morc-nevcr did we appreciate them
more highly The authorities placed
the police at our service, to make the
search thorough.
Still no tidings. Nearly eighteen
hours had passed, each hope had been
crushed, and the prospect grew darker.
At this juncture came a 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 we
found no child. Home ward again he
did not come. The friends in the search
had in part returned, and were wait
ing the result Of this intelligence, ere
they should go again. The anxiety
was too deep for word. At last we
saw some one coming-how far one
can see who looks for a lost child
nearer and nearer. 1t vast was
our child ! God be praised, he was
| safe !
Our friends gathered with swim
ming eyes about the child. Theer
was no need to call them to "come
and rejoice with u.s. They came I'M
! hidden. 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
! o, there was in our hearts, there was
among our ncighbors, 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 rescued
! An honest German had found the
little wandercr Il long distance from
home, and saw that he was lost He
took him up and carried him to his
house, placed him in the crib and
rocked him to sleep had washed and
fed him, and restored him to our arms
We asked him to accept a pecuniary
rccompcnsc, bnt he refused, saying in
broken English, "I have children, too !;
| if one of mine was lost, would want
some one to take himup. No, no-no
money" and he buttoned his coat over
his noble Tcntonic heart, ami bid us
good bye.
Will our readers pardon this per-
sonal detail 1t has taught us some
lessons Never before did we fully
know the import of that word suspense.
Never did we SO feel the terrible mean
ing of the word lost Never did we
so read the declaration of joy in heav-
Ell over the rcrenting! And never did
we so appreciate the kind attentions
/ of friends, whom we thank from our
inmost nature. and devoutly do we
pray that we may never have occasion
| to assist them in a similar trial.