East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-08-05

formation wanted OF a boy named Ar
thur -----" Q will not give his right
name, for perhapshe is still living) And
then followed a description of the boy
exactly corresponding to that of the
young convict, Arthur Lamb. ~. I...
Then there was somebody that cared
for the poor boy, if indeed it was he;
perhaps a mother, his father, his broth
ers or his sisters who were searching for
him, The advertisement was a year
old-yet | doubted not, and as soon as
the convicts were locked up, j sent for
Arthur Lamb. He came, as a matter
of course, with the same accomplishing
face aud hopeless gait thinking, no
doubt that something had gone wrong,
and had been laid to his charge. ~
I was examining the convicts register
when looked up, and there he stood,
perfect image Of despair. / asked him
his name. His reply was: .r''
Arthur '
Arthur what?' inn
'Arthur-Lamb, said he hesitatingly,
'Ilave you father or mother living?
/ asked. r
His eyes frightened, his voice quiv.
cred, as he exclaimed:
'Oh, have you heard from mother?
L. she aliveP'
And then tears, which / had never
seen him shed before, ran like great
rain drops down his cheeks. &
AS he became calm from suspense,
told him that had not heard from his
mother, but that had paper wished
him to- read. He took the advertisement,
which had cut from the paper, and AS
he read he exclaimed '''
That is me! That is me-
And again tears and sobs checked his
u.terance.
| assured him the advertisement was
all could tell him about his parents and
that as il requested information, ,le-
sired TO know what l should write in
reply. The advertisement directed in
formation to be sent to the Christian Id
rocats, New York
oh, do not write said he, 'it will
break poor mothers heart
told him that | must write and
that it would be lighter blow for his
mothers feelings 10 know where he was,
than the terrible uncertrinty that must
haunt her day and night. So he con-
sented and taking him to my room,
drew from him in substance the follwing
story:
His father was a respectable mechanic
in an interior town in the State of New
York. That at the holding of the State
Agricultural Fair in his native town, he
got acquainted with tive strange boys
older than himself, who persuaded him
to run away from his home AID go to
the West. He foolishly consented, with
high hopes of happy times, new scenes
and great fortune They came as far
as Cleveland, where they remained sew
eral days.
One morning the other two boys came
to bis room early, and showed him a
large amount of jewelry, which they had
won at cards during the night. Know
ing that he needed funds to pay for his
board, they pressed him to take some of
it, for means to pay his landlord. But
before he had disposed Of any of it, they
were all arrested for burglary, and as a
portion of the property taken from the
store which had been robbed, was found
in his possession, he too was tried, con-
victed, aud sentenced. He had nofriends
no money, and dared not write home, so
hope sank within him. He resigned to
his fate--never expecting to get out of
prison or see his parents again.
Upon inquring Of the two young con-
victs who came with him on the same
charge, 1 learned that what Arthur said
was true, and that his only crime was
keeping bad company, leaving home and
unknowingly receiving stolen goods
Questioned separately, they all told the
same story, and left no doubt in my
miud of the boys innocence.
Full Of compassioa for the unfortunate
little fellow, sat down and wrote full
description Of Arthur, his conviction and
his history, as obtained it from him,
painting the horrors of the place, the
hopelessnees of his being reformed there
even if guilty-and the possibility of
his not living out the sentence, aud des'
cribing the process to be used to gain
his pardon. This sent according to
the direction in the advertisement. But
week after week passed and no answer
came. The boy daily inquired if / had
heard from his mother until at last hope
long deferred, made his heart sick, and
again he dropped aud pined.
At length letter came. Such let
erl II was from Rev. DIR. Bellows, OF
New York. He had been absent in a
distant city, but tho moment this good
man read the letter, he responded. The
father of the boy had become almost in
sane on account Of his sons long and
mysterious absence; he had left his for
mer place of residence, and moved from
city to city, aud from town to town, and
travelled up and down the country, seek
ing the lost and loved. He had spent the
most OF his handsome fortune; his wife,
the boys mother, was on the brink OF
the grave, pining for her first born, and
would not be comforted. Thcy then
lived in q western city, whittier they had
gone in hope Of finding or forgetting
their boy, or that change Of scenes
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