, 1859-10-28
THE CHILD ROBBERS.

THE CHILD AObb6ho.
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During the bleak winter Of 1887, O winter that
obtained so wide celebrity by reason OF the NJ
ter ruin in which were involved so many families
during the short months that composed IT, our
story opens. The man OF whom we write, togetner
with several friends OF his, had at tins time niiy
made up their minds to leave spot where tney
were compelled to labor night and DAY IN ordcr 70
eke out most meagre sustenance and where they
were liable, at any moment, to be turned out o.
employment But when the DAY came on IN Wnlc9
they were to start, his friends ost al courage an9
refused to go. He accordingly started alone, and
after severe journey OF many days Ioand spot
that suited him on the banks OF inc ihn0ls iIVeI.
He Immediately took possession OF lt-lor lands
were then free to settlers-and In snort ume nc
had clearing cut, large enough to build cabin on
This was soon done, with the help Of some neigh
bors and he then had the satislacuon OF Dehold'
ing, for the first time IN hs lie, hnlseli IN posses
sion OF house, rough but warm, capable 9I con,
tanning lhe wnOle ol ~ w @ nS ~ a;"o ~ yt;nS SnS
lne 1wncr ~ Pco " V', az 5o,,;.onS SS % or Wom
would seem iaouiouS W u'e uel'Ae''' VI "~''
street. .,,,o, II II, or.orOor,oD,. n ri.
g coInPe@S1u @ an IT.n;..aSs M ~ ,lot LIE m'S
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GUIDED Dy enreaung sne!h " ToIle " M .:Aa anu
prng WIN '1gln nls n.' D.. uS S"o ',L i'.;n" .,o
elapseu wnen lenry was S iIGS ~ 'A'G M WIZ ~ So
MnG an9 MO Dsu!l i' cn ..,s ~ nj SU ,0;o;ni :Ju'.
his hand clasped wlth manly grasp, anu reloIceo
70 near again the VOICES 3I nls two % rienuS' A. thus
ne secures TWO near nelgnDSrs Us wen " lrleIas, sl
ana eSSentlai 1lu IN cAse VI an attacA lLoln ne
IrlDeS OF nsuesS savages tTat ": MyLs OOlsS.nuy ~
proving IN ,he vlcmIy o. ms c.,Dn, ~ rs"oy s' "
Ve Ut nluruer' "'s VI S'eN' 10 '''' ''''' H''s"'
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linus the SUMMER passeI, wltnoG1 ,nclue', ano .I
uney had c9mnlIceu upon INC varIeo yaOCLs VI ene
autumn wnen one morning M SUI CnartS % c.Ine e
running 10 inc HOUSE, In u suA'e VI Iiie SreaVS'
aIarnl, saying:
ne ana ms sls1er Sane . weLc ~ u.S NV wills -. "
nind inc mouse gauerlng chestnuts, Wne9 grea.
party OF lnIians ha9 come M9hg selIeI JUNE anu ,
trleu 10 catcn MN out nc niu ~ tne DusneS' anu
they could not nnd him
Henry waited not to hear more, but rushed into
the house seized his rife and telling his two friends
to get ready to go with him, bade his wife good
bye, and started at full speed for the purpose Of
getting the neighbors to advise him. He had
reached distance Of some two miles from the cabin
when he was startled by q voice saying:
mighty gum this mornin'. What mought the
matter beH"
On looking up, he saw standing near him man
known thereabouts as "Sile Ripton" He was
called by all the keenest shot and best scout over
all the frontier.
Henry quickly related to him what had passed,
and finished by asking him to ioin in the search.
"Jine We, Cap'nH May be switched by q pa
poose, and then be married to the ugliest squaw
in the hull tribe Of Cherokees, il don't So jest
give me time to get Old Bess'-that ars my rife
and then I'll be arter you as quick as bar could
swallow A porker,"
Saving this, he started of through the woods and
soon returned, bearing upon his shoulder a ponder
ous rife. and wearing al his belt the ever present
bowie knife, The two now proceeded to their
next-door' neiphbors-some six miles apart
and having got together party Of some twenty
persons ali armed with the death dealing rife, they
went back 10 Henry's house, here taking with them
his two companions They proceeded to the place
where the little Girl was first seized by the Indians
Here Sic took command Of the party, and quite q
formidable array they presented, twenty-f0ur men,
each capable Of Flooring the "buls eye" at one hun
lred Yards, are not ones to be laughed at. Sile
here gave directions that no one Of the party should
stir until he gave the word and commenced eager
" looking about the place where the kidnapping
took place. Presently he threw his head back, and
giving vent to a low chuckle, said:
"LOok hyar, boys See what fools these ar
yellcr bellies are"
On the coming up Of the party, they were una
bic to discover anything by which to iix so grave
an imputation on the absent red men, and 80 OBJ
served
"What |! exclaimed Sile, cannot see anythingH
why lest look at that; thar see that little chunk Of
bark that's all cracked jest the shape Of red mig