Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-08
LOST FOR TEN YEARS.
Singular story eff Revenge-StOlen
Children Recovered.

Children Recovered.
The train which left Portland, Oregon,
on Sunday week bore with it, en- route for
home at Fort Wayne, Indiana, father
with his ten year old boy, whose history
has proved an adventurous one. The gen.
tleman, whose name was F. Fl. Huntly,
married "a lady about eleven years ago in
the above mentioned place. The first year
of their married life passed off very pleas
antly, and about the close of the year this
son was born. When it was about
six months old it was stolen from its cradle
during the momentary absence of its moth
er. On her return the alarm was given,
and a thorough search instituted, but with
out result. The shock proved too severe
for the young mother, and a short Illness
closed her life. The father then resolved
to find his boy, if he was still among the
living. Advertisements were inserted in
the newspapers. Time and money were
spent in lavish manner, but without re-
suit, and the father gave up the search in
despair.
About six months ago, he received a
letter from a man in Buffalo, n. Y, with
whom he had dealings years before, and
whom by some trade he had ruined fnanei-
dllEs III Was uOUG q UuoiuCSS b1duodC-
ton, and Huntley supposed it had been
amicably settled. But this man, It seems,
had sworn vengeance on Huntley, and
awaited opportunity to strike the fatal blow.
Hearing that he had married, and was well
to do in life, he went to Fort Wayne and
began to work at blacksmithing. He
watched his chance, and resolved to steal
Huntley's infant son. 1t was easily ae-
II aarriaA fl,a af,ill int
country and hired farmer and wife to care
for it, under the pretense that it was his
own. fai-ra
lie, for few months, paid certain sum
regularly for the support of the child, but
the remltanees at last failed, aud they
knew not the address of the supposed father.
But meanwhile the babe had grown to be
a winsome boy, and they were 10th to paIt
with him. They soon afterward removed
to Oregon, where they have now resided for
about seven years.
The boy received all tie care and atten-
ton that loving hearts with no offspring of
their own could bestow. He was kept in
ignorance of his parentage, and supposed
his benefactors were his own father and
mother. He was carefully schooled and
gave great promise of future usefulness.
But a dcath-bed repentance caused the
man to confess she wrong, and the letter
Mr.. Runiley received told the story. He
Immediately set out to find the family who
had his child, and learned with some diff
Guilty that they had moved to Oregon. He
arrived at Portland and commenced his
search. Fortunately he ran across citi-
zen who knew the family he was in search
of and together they arrived in Salem few
DAYS after ward. That afternoon they drove
out to the mans farm, situated about II
miles from tbs city.
On arriving there, who should answer
their summons but the very object of their
search. There was a strong family re-
semblance, and after considerable arguing
and comparing Of dates and places, the
fathers claim was established. The boy
could scarcely realize the change, but under
fair promises and the novelty of the situa-
ton, he was finally induced to accompany
bis parent back to Indiana. The farmers
wife could hardly endure the thought of his
leaving, but she was forced to acknowledge
submission to the fathers claim. Sunday
morning the family arrived in Portland and
parted with the boy amid the tears of all,
and ere this, the father and child, so long
separated and so strangely united, are well
on their way to their distant home.