Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29
WHITE jim.

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been lost to him more than twenty years, but
we believe the full particulars in regard to the
matter have not yet appeared in print, and
have taken seme pains to get at them. Our
authority for the statements which follow is
S. W. SWEET, the intelligent tcllman of the
Cape Elizabeth bridge, who has been chiefly
instrumental in restoring the long lost child
to his parents.
In the year 1927 the parents of 'White Jim, ="
as he is called, resided in township letter b.
then almost in wilderness state, and but
sparscly peoplcd. AIR. W. had cleared up o
patch of the ground for his house, and about
n quarter of a mile distant field for grain.
lie had two daughters, old enough to be of
service in assisting their parent, and child
named, after himself, james, THE chief subject
Of his narrativc,) then two years and ten months
old. One day, early in September, the two girls
returned home after having been at work with
their father in the corn-feld, and inquired of
their mother what had made James cry So
they heard him scream HThe booger man has
got me-" but thought nothing of it, supposing
him with her. Tho mother at once became
deadly pale; she had supposed the child was
safe with them all the while, and now flashed
upon her the painful conviction, that he was
lost in the woods, if a worse fate had not bO-
fallen him.
Tho nearest ncighbors were Immediately
aroused, and search was made through the
woods, but without success and for twelve
days did the agonized parents and sympathiz-
ing neighbors continue their inquiries and re-
searches, but all to no purpose.
1t was finally concluded by some that a desper-
ado. half Indian, half white named Robbins,
who spent his time in the surrounding region,
hunting, had killed the child for the purpose Of
batting his traps with his body and as the
same Robbins was afterwards confined in pri-
son for killing two persons, from which he
escaped aud was never afterwards heard Of
there appeared to be some foundation for this
suppostiOn. Still hope remained with the
parents, and the mother often stated her con-
viction that she should again see her boy be-
fore she died-and strangely at last has that
conviction been realized. hut We will not get
ahead Of our narrative.
In the spring of 1916, the father (who had
meanwhile removed to Bethel heard that
there was white boy residing with the Indians
in Nova Scotia, who nigh, possibly be his
child.
A request, as will be recollected by some Of
our readers, was made through the newspapers
for information concerning him, but to no pur-
nose. and the hearts of the parents were again
made sick with 'hope Deferred However a
clue to the mystery was ut length obtained.
Some four or five months since the two girls
mentioned in the beginning Of these statements
then engaged in one of the factories in Saco,
saw Young man among PARTY of Indians,
then tarryine in the neighborhood, who was so
strongly cnstamped with the lincaments of their
family, as to lead them to suspect he might be
their lost brother BY conversation the sus-
picon grow into certainty, and they Mt length
made bold to claim him.
uo d;s,rrs,od ,ho,, and ,,o, o,ro, os soon a A..
noss;hle and d;roctlv af,er the marty Of In
d;ors ,r,or,. WHOM, ho ros;dod rer,oved from,
soco and toni nm their residence in our vicin.
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hridcc
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,hs, ,ho Ird;ara nod renoved IN ,b;s ,e;ohhor.
hand ho chonood his courso and came b;tler
: rho srs, norsor 10 e.,,ed rnon bore ,vas Mr.
! Swat tol,.toenor of Tho nev hridoe and n
liz. +. ..,o,ad A.. ,..,,o,,,ona oe h;a hrs;,os.
Mr.. s. was well informed as to the habits and
| peculiarties of the Indians-and told the old
, , man that if White James was his son, Il would
probably Illustrate all his hopes of recovering
him IL he went directly there and claimed him
Mr.. s. knew James we'll; had purchased bas
kets of him. during former season. when III,
! Indians were residing at their present location
and he proposed that he should send for him
I The old gentleman assented, and message
! was sent to the young man ostensibly concern
Ing the purchase of some baskets. james came
I and Mr.. SWEET, after bargaining for lot o
a baskets, began questioning him as to his histo
i ry. He readily asserted that he was stoler
: from his white parents by the Indians; no
q that ho could rccollect the fact, but he hat
heard ''the Indians talk it, His first recollec
r tons went back no further than circumstance
relating to his Indian life.
Nh. SWEET then related 10 him hi, conyict;on
! AZ TO bis parentaee. (uarratine the circun