Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-06-11
miscellaneous.
JOY OVER THE RETURNING.

u THE following affecting tale Of a lost child is
irJm the pen of the Rev. DR.. Eddy, the editor oil
the Chicago Advocate.
( Monday evening Of last week, attor q hard days
work. we left the Office and started homeward. In
the room below we found Mrs. L. in waiting. and
together we started up State street. Abou, half
way, we met our Oldest son, and saw that he had
sen o filings Of evil. lie could only say. Little
RAINY is lost. and we cannot find him anywhere"
The little one.is a lamb Of our fold, a bright-oyed
boy between two and three years Of age, With fair
hair ard sunny ~ringlets. Dear child- his little
feet always paiter on the hall when We ring the
bella al noon, his arms have always "a hug" aud
his rosy lips a kiss for papa.
~ We fastened home and ascertaine6 that ho had
been gone nearly an hour. The immediate neigh
horhood had been searched in vain. We start
I'd Instantly the streets. alleys, &C., within
reach, were trAverscd, but no tidings. Night was
at hand aud evidently our child was beyond our
neighborhcod, and that Did night was lost in the
midst Of this grea. Babel.
Notice was sent TO the police station, and to
some of the churches having service that evening.
a friend procured the crier. We had often heard
that he'll, aud he cry of ''lost child" but never
fell Tie tones 80 sadly as we heard Il en- that night
as he cried-"Lost child-a little boy not three
,e,rs old, lost from H. L lima place -blreheaded
ljght curly hair, had on a red dress, stockings and
little slippers" Q. those cries! We have heard
them ever since. Kind friends came to our aid,
strangers came with fearful sympathy parties
were formed, who ratroled the streets and alleys.
in all directions, but came back with the sac, "No
i~idings".
The hours wore on, and near midnight the
search was given up for the night.
Dear reader, may you never pass q night of such
suspense! We sat by the fire, and how our hearts
would bound as a footstep neared our gate. Per-
haps il, is some one from the police station with
our child. No; the steps sound on. Our door is
passed
We did pray, We did commit our child to the
All-Father, and that alone sustained us. But we
could not shut out the visions which crowded upon
US unbidden. Now we imagined we heard his
wall above the moaning Of the tempest and sigh
ing of the waves ntw 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 rail
roads on Clark street, and crushed to q ~shspeless
mass.
Slowly passed the hours. Will daylight never
como? 1t came at last. Ere we began our search
we wen. into the breakfast room and there, ly-
log upon the sewing machine was his little hat
We turned from il, and in tho corner stood his
rocking horse, with the reign drawn over its head,
just as he left while on the table was has plate,
with bis high chair beside it. Up to that moment
we maintained our frmuess, but we could no long
err.
Friends came 10 assist US. God bless them !
Never did we need them more-ncver did we ap-
preciate them more highly. The authorities placed
the police at our service, to make the search thor
ough.
Still no tidings. Nearly eighteen hours had
passed, each hope had been crushed, and the pros
pect grew darker.
At this ~iuncture came q German to the house,
and said that il our child was the one described in
thu morning papers. he was safe and lie would
bring him. We did not seeihiin, and on learning the
news drove to The place we supposed he ~designat-
ed but found no child. Iiomeward again, he did
no. come. The friends in the search had in part
returned, and were awaiting the result Of this in
telligence, ere they should go again. The anxiety
was too deep for words. AT last we saw some one
coming-how far one can see who looks for a lost
child-nearer and nearer. 1t was our child i
God be praised, he vas safe Sacred be the moth
er's motions-mother can imagine them!
Our friends gathered with swimming eyes about
the child. There was no need TO call them to
come and rejoice with u.s.. They came u~nbidden.
. There were three other children who had not been
in peril; three VIII had not wandered; three whom
We loved as weloved the fourth, but Oh, there was in
onr hearts, there was among our neighbors. more
jay over the one, than over :he three that went
o not astraJ More-aye more We did not love
them less, but the JOY was over the rescued
An honest German had found the little wander
er a long distance from home, ard saw that he
was lost. He took him up and carried him to his
house, placed him in a crib and rocked him to
sl5ep, had washed and fed him, aud restored him
10 our arms. We asked him to accept q pecuniary
~rccompeuse, but he refused. sa ying in broken Eng
fish. Il have children, too if one Of mine was
lo.,, | should want some one to take him up. No,
p no-no money" and he buttoned his coat over his
noble Tepronic heart, and bid US good bye.
r7sz W i'll our readers pardon this personal dptail?-
1t has taught us some lessons. Never before did
we fuily know the import of that word. suspense.
Never did we so feel tie terrible meaning of the
word lost! Never did we 30 read the declaration
OF joy in heaven over the repenting! And never
did we so appreciate the kind attentions Of
friends whom we thank from the depth of our in
most nature, and devoutly do we pray that we new
or have occasion TO assist them 10 a similar trial.
THE sNOWDROP AND THE DAISY.
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