Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-05
STORY OF THE STRAYEB CHILD.

/ Late last autumn. a farmer living
near the AdIroudacks, in New York
State went out 10 cut timber in the moun-
,aIns, IN remote aud solitary locality.
He took his son along with him, little
boy about four years of age. After
having been employed for a short time
he missed the child, who had been
amusing himse + by chasing kid which
be found on The hill. and he became
alarmed lest he should have fallen into
one o. the many rayInes, OF stumbled
ever some Of the rocks or precIf ices
wiki which The place abounds. Nolrace
of the boy. however. could be found
In vain did he call upon his name, for
no answer was returned. The anxiety
Of the father led him from place 10 place
with the utmost rapidly, sometimes fud-
ing the print Of his sons lItlle feet oa
the leaves, but he never dreamed 81
crossing deep gorge which runs on
the south side OF Lhe locality alluded 10.
jown the steep and rocky side of the
mountain to the margin OF the Hudson.
over this gorge he conceived II Im3os-
sble for a child 10 make It's way. Ia
tie evening he found means 10 send to
The settlement an account OF The cIrcuIn-
stances, and several humane persons,
accompanied by the distracted mother,
came 10 aid LIS search for the poor
chilli in this wild and rocky region
One OF them happened TO cross over the
gorge alluded 10. AID perceived there
he Impression Of the boys footsteps,
aud these were occasionally traced ali
the way down 10 the margin of the
Hudson, where they lost all trace Of
The Unfortunate little ;,ouderer. ana
were filed with the mos. painful! ap-
Prehensous that he must have been
carried eft Y the stream.
Going along its banks, and crossing
ravincs and sleeps, which they conceiv-
ed It almost impossible the child could
have passed and climbed, ;hey again
found the print OF rs naked feet on the
soft sand of a small rivuiel; and by APP
plying a measure which they had taken
of former impression, they found it
p exactly correspond. They were
therefore induced s;i.I 10 60 forward,
though they had now, proceeded up
wards Of fo4r miles from the place Of
their setting our; and they continued for
he space oI about another mIje, accom-
panied by ,he anxious father ana uJ.h-
er, without finding any further traces
Of the boy. Night was now coming
down on the forest; and as the search
had coLtlauad eleven hours, over rug
q space OF five mile, they thought Of
retracIng tteIr steps IN dispair-the
distracted mother tearing her halr, and
Starring Al every white stone, and fig
a:iug 10 herself the spectre OF the torn
corpse Of her son at the bottom o. eve
~ Gift or stre4m that :hey passed. Al
This time one Of the party, VINO had
been before the rest, on locking lulO
tie Stream Of lhe Hudson, found a
han9k -rohIef round a stone 10 the chan
ueI Of The river, which be recognized
to be ;Gat Of Tie cA,.t, aui had nJw Ink
Is doubt that ne would be- droUu-d near
uAls place III The stream. IL called The
res. Of ne party 10 approach; when a
thue further down the bank, he per
cevei the boy with his feet II the wa
Ier. and his head resting on a stone, ia
qulet sleep. 'JoAny, JOHNNY cried The
trembling father .'are y0u aiiye?' The
atue pilgrim hfJng his head from his
rocky pillow, exclaimed. "Ou. Father.
IS II you! Why didn't you come TO help
me ca;ch the .tlle kIIg The lu.e tel
,oW ) cap was filled with pebbles, with
winch h. had pursued the KID from
rock 70 rock, from hill 10 hill, and hro
The ravInes for upwards OF five miles,
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