, 1860-11-15

tfsuu1 tus Q4oou1nEAuH {Aut3zEapu1 4oto-1
Permit me to give you and Jour readers one
cruelty that ever car1c under my observation.
On tho s0th Of August, 1S60, visited Ms. C.
Talbest and wife, formerly from Ohio, living
nine miles northwest Of Bloomington, who
werc known to. have dve children, among
whom was son, rho, It wns thought, musE
be about six years old. This child had not
been seen for the space Of three years- 6nspi.
clons arose In the neishhoEhood that the child
had been waylald SO /, as IN officer OF this
town, was notified to make search for It, On
the above damed day went there, with two
other persons, to investigate the matter. On
arriving there asked tht mother how many
children they had the answer was, four, ull Ut
whom were In our presencc,-entirely denying
the existence Of her sacond child. then sta.
ted to her that the rumor Was that they had
i've children, and that had come to MAKE
search for that child. These words thunder
struck her, and she then confessed they had
i've, but that they Gent one Of them OF to Ohio
last spring, year ago. 1askcd her . few more
questions about the Guild, and then asked her
a:;aln when they had sent it of The answer
was, List spring. This satisfied me at once
that the child was not sent Oft at ALL By this
time tho husband CAME In. aud stated ~ him
my authority and my business concerning this
chlid This pFlcsed him to the heart, aad be
said that they had such . child, and could not
denyit. said that wanted TO see the child.
He said the child was In = bad condition, AMI
requested me to cali In the NEXT day and
should see It. answered. no shall not lcare
until have seen the child where 1t was anl In
what condition 1t was kent
When be saw that WIS determined not to
leave without having seen the child, he rot up
and started for smokc,house, which was
few rods distant from the house. We followed
him; hc went to the door ofthc smokc-house,
and, turning round, said: "You sh.ll see it;
but is it necessary that those other persons
should sec it," ltold him it WAS as necessary
for them to sec 1t as for myself So he opened
the door and went in, while followed him.
There they had curtaincd oil one corner, anu
upon slipping it to one side most ht=,rt-reud-
Ing scene was revealed. There the child was
slllns, with Its little legs tied together, in Its
hith, and without having shred or clothing
to lay, excerpt some line straw. requested
him to bring it to the door. So le united it
and stood it on il feet; It could barely
walk. Oh, what heast.5ickeniny scene it
Was-
lorlcrcd them to wash and dress the poor,
suffering child, and place it In the family,
| which wsa Immediately done; and the render
can better imagine than can describe thu c1-
element it created In the neighborhood. The
CRY WIS, "Awayt away with him ," BET no
lonbt the render would like to know the re-
suit In = few days he made preparations to
leave for parts unknown, and was again noti-
| dcd to have him arrested. So, On the third Of
September, between the hours Of twelve and
one o'clock at night, had them arrested, and,
| t0 our surprise, we found them all ready to
| leave; bis brother was to take thrm to the
railroad; many Of the neiyhboEs had gath red
together to witch them until came; nut they
were not to escape. We brought them forth.
| with to the Justice Of tho Peace, the cause was
tried, a commitment was Issued, and forthwith
we lodged them in the county jail Vi Blooming.
ton to await their trial The unly season TIE
were ashamed fit. JoSAs S1rI.
Bloomington, Ill.