The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-02-01

instrument, hut soon it became broken,
and she could with difficulty keep the
tune. She sang snstches of several
hymns one was, :. am hut young, Vet
l must die, another, Z" TIE promised
land hut tue one that seemed 70 be
the favorite ended with the following
Chorus, which became impressed upon
my memory hy her repeating it, al the
end OF each verse
. Then toll We till the IS won,
And tbs peariy gates unfold,
mi take vour rest on TIE Savior's breast,
In yaur horne in the city Of gold"
Occasionally she seemed fightv. and
81 one of these moments sang : Tramp,
tramp, tramp" Git is the Sabbath, and
at another time ''Au around the vinegar
jug, with another line that we could
not distinguish Although we all felt
the sadness OF the occasion, we could
not repress a smile / must not forget
to state that Mr.. Edmonson, OF Middle
sex, offered 4 reward Of fifty dollars for
this horse and fifty for the thief The
stray horse was identified as Mr. Edmon-
sons, and the man that returned the
animal to him received his fifty dollars.
However, they were all ronplussed
about the thief When this girl was
found and her statement heard, word
was sent te Mr.. Edmundson and while
was there he and another Middlesex
gentlemen were there, to try to find out,
from her lips, the identity of the two
thieves.
She was at first alarmed, but they as
sured her that no harm should hefall her,
and that her testimony was all they
wanted Thus reassured, she told them
all she knew about the men, and gave
them descriptions that coincided with
suspicious they had formed. She said
she asked their names, and they told her
it was none OF Eer business. She stated
that when they helped her on the horse,
they told her to Skedaddle for Oil
City. She said one of them was 3
= savage, inferior looking man. She
thought she should know either of them
again, and Mr. Edmonson said If the
suspected individuals could be caught
he would have them brought TO Mr.
Davdson's for her to identity She said
several times to Mr.. Edmonson, :" did
not mean to steal your horse. " He told
her that he believed her, and his manner
toward her was all Kindness. The iden
teal horse was hitched that moment to
Mr. Davidson's fence, attached TO a beau
men had ridden over. The girls mind
seemed very clear, except several times,
when she gave uttcrance "a quick, terse
expressions, that indicated that her
mind wandered But she would recover
herself 4le next moment There were
several other questions that | wished %
ask her, but through pity | desisted, FOR
the questioning and cross questions
she received wCul1 have been enough TO
exhaust person in good health. She,
however, eFiaced q perfect pat nee, and
seemed to feel that she. at least, had
found friends.
l have given all the particulars, as
nearly IS they can now lie known. If
Louisa Black RECEIVERS, then it is highly
presuUa:sla t'I-t she can give q more
complete, reliable aud satisfactory his
tory of herself and her adventures, than
she. in her distracted and suffering state
can now afford.
If she dies (Which it appears to me
any but herself must, then her history
and the mystery dies with her. But
whether she lives or dies, we must all
marvel at her vitality and tenacity of life,
amid scenes that would appal the brayest
Of tbs brave She may or may not he as
size refgescnts herself, but the last por
ton OF r>r--stssGTf grI1fu : certainly true,
and she seems too youthful to bc a crea-
tare Of dupiicity and crime; and GER
tainly. standing IS she ttOes on the very
bginb of tie eternal world, She would not
imperil her souls salvation 10y persist
ing in cunning lies.
As one Of her sex, | feel like shielding
tic good name of the homeless and dis
tressed young wanderer, who, if she
lives, hope may vindicate it; and if
her young head should be laid low in the
grave with is wealth Of ringlcts, I
should feel like claiming one of the
brown locks for a keepsake, and weep
over her as 4 sister might.
C.. JOSEPHINE S.