The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21

III From the Detroit Post.l
T1ae AbduCtfOn-Seque 20 the.
story Of the Lost Children
Foundation for Modern RO-
nance.
The sequel of story, the first part
Of which was published some time
since in the Post, is given herewith
A woman named White stole two chill
dren thirteen years ago, but was sub
sequently compelled to give up one Of
them to it's mother. The child, a girl,
which she kept, was never found an
ill Friday last, after an absence Of
many years. The lost child was res
tored in consequence of the publication
Of the facts in this paper On Friday
morning younglsdy and gentleman
called at the Bouse Of Mrs. Menzis, on
Macomb Street, and the lady announ-
cod herself as the daughter who had
been abducted. After the usual amount
of congratulation, the daughter told
her story, which is substantially ns
follows
When her grandmother. took her
from Vernon County, Wisconsin,, the
two went to Fillmore County, Mime
sofa, and there settled. Miss Sladden
became quite favorite in that town,
and was most kindly treated, though,
in her unprotected situation, she un-
derwent many temptations and nobly
resisted them. At the time she was
taken away from her mother che was
= little glrl nine years Of age, but little
acquainted with writing and scarcely
able to read. Her grandfather, who
WAS anxious to prevent her communi-
eating with her mother, went to the
school which she was attending, and
gave orders that she should not be
taught to write, fearing that, should
she learn it, she would write TO her
mother His plan failed, and the girl
was taught all that the other scholars
knew. She wrote homo but Hannah
White, her aunt, who, IT seems, was
determined TO prevent her seeing her
mother, intercepted the letters, and in
ducedthe girl to believe that her moth
or was dead. The aunt had written to
Bfr. Sladdon, Member Of Parliament
, for the Cityof London, England, to the
effect that Mrs, White, formely Mrs.
Sladden his granddaughter, was living
in open adultery withthemsnto to whom
she was in reality married. The answer
to othie letter was bitter. MriSladden,
who had previously been kind enough
to allow Mrs. SlAdden an annuity, cut
her of, and, in the answerto the letter
expressed the deepest regret that one
ofhis relatives should disgrace the
family name by such conduct Mrs,
Sladden was then widow, with sew
erAl children, and theeutting offof this
annuity left her in destitute clrcum.
stances. She was young, beautiful
and accomplished, and was sought after
by the young men ofthe city. Finally
she accepted the heart and hand of one
Mr. White, minister, who proved a
good husband and kind father. He
died, and Mrs. Menzis married her
present husband n
The daughter heard Other mothers
circumstances in singular way. A
man named Proctor, residing in Gin
cinnati, went to Preston, and there
formed the acquaintance of Miss Sla-
den and learned her history The
story convinced him, after his return
to Cincinnati, that the lady he had
seen in Minnesota was the one, an ae.
count of whose abduction he had read
in e.papers He at once sought
means TO clear up the mystery, and
wrote to Mrs. Menzis, saying that no
thought the lady he saw in Minnesota
was her daughter. He was convinced
oft and made great efforts to estab-
lish the fact and with ultimate success.
There is a bit Of family history con
nected with this affair, which makes
it somewhat romantic. When Mrs,
AenEis came to this city her husband
employed young man named Alex
snder Mentist 70 work about tho house
"Geapeqtsr, Hspettedtke childssn