The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-11-24
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thsi lhe boy h1i boi reformed lu
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hhouis ~ The child Day anef day
passed anil till the missing member
If that distracted Guily did nof ~
turn, NOR could any tilinga n him
le heard by his aTani,cd parents
Finally, after every searching party
that had went out 10 find the missing
ohc had returned aud reported their
mission lfuitlcss, and after oil hopes
of ever aceing their darling boy
again had vanished from the mind.
Of the afflicted parents, suspicion be-
gan to lh.icn upon the young woman,
Who was a servant III the family.
She again asserted her innocence
aud stated that she knew nothing Of
the missing boy from the time -he
had scnt him homcward, In spite
Of her protestations, however, she
was arrested for the murder Of the
hos and incarccratcd in the rude
lookup which had been erected by
the early settlers. Here she was
kept ior time, I'LL it became nppa-
rent that no evidence against her
could be obtained, still asserting her
innocence to the parents of the child,
who longcd for some tidings that
would dispel the uncertainty which
hung over them like a cloud. Their
hopes were doomed to disappoint-
mcnt, however, as nothing could be
heard of the missing one, andhe was
finally numbered with the dead, the
parents giving up all hopes Of ever
hearing from their boy again.
Years passed, and the little ham
let became II large and ilourishing
city. The solitude which formerly
rcigned on the banks Of the Grand
river was broken by the mechanic
and the artizan, and and the air re-
sounded with the busy hum Of in.
dustry. Nearly all the old settler
had passed away, and another gcner-
alton succeeded them. Among tn,
many new comcrs was a son-in-law
of the afflicted family, Mr.. J. H. Ba'.
lard, our fellow-townsman, who va,
greatly surprised a few days since I,
learn that the boy who had lonl
been numbered with the dead ha,
arrived in the Southern part of thi
State, and was making inquiries at
ter his family. The boy had growl
To be- stalwart man Of thirty-fyc
His countenancc had become bronz
cd By continuous exposure 10 the elc
ments, and his sinewy frame harden
ed by repeated adventures in th,
western wilds. He stated that h,
had but n dim recollection Of hi
former home, but yividly remember
ed the time when two stalwcrt form
with red yisagcs crossed his path
snatchcd him up in their arms an'
carried him of amidst his piteon
cries for his loving mother. Sine
, that time he has been constantly will
the lndians-joined them in thci
: hunting expeditions, aud followe'
their trail as they journied towar,
the setting sun. He learned to spcal
the language Of the Pottamatomies--
for that was the name of the trib
. with whom the greater part Of hi
/, time had been spent-and in answe
to hi. repeated inquiries, his captor
, told him that they had stolen hin
? from Jackson county, aud that hi
name was Wiley. The indians con
. founded this name with fiIlcy, whic
! is the real name Of his father. MI
. Ballard went in quest Of the mis-in
! one, and upon arriving at the plaf
. where he had been making inquiric
b was told that be had gone away. br
would return in q icw DAYS, when b
. will proceed to the home Of his age
parents. to make glad the hearts ,
5 an afflicted father aud mother.