Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-09
Story Of q straysd Child.

Late last autumn farmer living near the Adrondacks
New York State, went out to cut timber on the noun
ons IN remote and solitary locality ne took hi.
age After having been employed for short time, he
missed the child who had been amusing himself In chas
og kid which he found on the hill and he became O.
armed lest he should have fallen into Of the many
rayines, or stumbled Of the rocks or precl
pces with which the place abounds. No trace Of the
poy however could be found In vain did he call npon
~ name Tor no answer was returned. The anxiety OF
ne father led him from place to place with the utmost
Iapidy, sometimes finding the print OF his sons little
eet on the leaves, buthe never dreamed Of crossing
oep gorge which runs on the south side Of the locality
alluded TO- down the steep and rocky aide Of the noun
in TO the margin CT the Hudson. Over this gorge he
conceived 1t impossible for child TO make Its way. In
ne evening he found means TO send 10 the settlement
account Of the circumstances and several humane per-
sons accompanied by the distracted mother came toad
nus search forithe poor child In this wild and rocky re-
gon One OF them happened to cross the gorge al
uded to, perceived there the impresion OF the boys
footsteps and these occasionally traced all the way
oown to the margin OF the Hudson where they lost all
trace OF the unfortunate little wanderer and were filled
win the most painful spprehensions that he must have
been carried of by the stream. ...
uong along Its banks and crossing ravnes and steps,
which they conceived IL almost impossible the child
oould nave passed and climbed they again found the
prints OF his naked feet the soft sand Of small ryulat
and y applying meaiure which they had taken Of the
ormer impressions, they found II exactly TO correspond.
Ihey were thereforelnduced still to 90 forward though
hey had now proceeded upwards Of four miles from the
place OF their setting out and they continued for the
space OF about another mile accompanied by the anxious
father and mother. without finding any further traces Of
the boy. Night was now coming down on the fsrest;
and as tho search had continued eleven hours over
rugged space OF ye miles, they thought OF retracng
their steps In desparthe distracted mother tearing her
har and starting at every white stone and figuring TO
hesehe specter Of the torn corpse OF her son at the
bottom OF every cliff or stream which they passed. At
this time one OF the party, who had been before the rest
on looking into the stream Of the Hudson found hand
kerchef round stone in the channel Of the river which
he recognized to be that Of the child and had now little
doubt that he would be found drowned near this place In
the stream He called the rest Of the party approach
when little further down the bank, he perceived the
boy with his feet In the water and his head resting on
stone In quiet sleep. Johnnyl Johnny" cried the
trembling father, are you alivel" The little pilgrim
lifting his head from his rocky pillow, exclaimed, Ohi
Fatherl Is Il youl Why didn't you come to help me
catch the tee kid2" The little fellows cap was allied
with pebbles, with which he had pursued the Kid from
rock to rock from hill to HILL and through the rayines
Tor upward OF five miles, bareooted one Of the most
rugged tracks In the sate and had been for twelve hours
without tasting morsel Of food. The sudden Joy Of
the mother had nearly cost her e but the young wan.
derer was found not have suffered injury from his long
peregrination.