Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-12
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Babes In the W0esls.A Pcrtlous
Nights Adventure Of Little Child rom
The Rescue.

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Babes In the Woetls.A Pcrtious
Ni&ht's Adventure Of Little Children
The Rescue.
The scenes and surrounding of that
pathetic tale Of childhood, the Babes in
the Wood, were well-nigh repeated in one
OF the remote counties Of New York late
ly. During ono of the warm afternoons
Of tho first part of May, three little chill.
dren of Mr.. John Foley, living near Hills:
dale, Columbus county, went out in the
field to play. They we're bareheaded and
barefooted. An hour Or 20 afterward
their mother went to look for them, but
they were nowhere to be found. She
searched about the fields and woods CALL
ing them, but got no tidings Of them. Be.
coming alarmed, as it was growing dark,
Mrs. Foley took the dinner horn and
sounded it for long time at different
points in hope that her children might
hear it and be guided home by the sound.
The horn had the eject of summonine
the neighbors 10 the Foley farm, hut moth.
ing was heard Of the children. The par
ents were now nearly frantic, The eco.
ton in which they live ia Wild one, and
iofested by boosts Of prey. Only last week
Mr.. Charles Jones, of Hillsdale, while
passing through the woods near Foley's
tarm, was attacked bya large, hungry
wildcat, with which he had severe strug.
gle. In the latter part Of the winter q
large she-bear and two cubs were killed
not far from the Same plsce. The parents
OF the Foley children, failing to got trace
of them, feared that had wandered into
the woods and had fallen prey to some Of
these animals. It was now dark and BE-
gan to rain. A party of farmers was OF.
ganised to scour the woods in search of
the lost children. They went in different
directions, bearing lanterns, aud calling
the children loudly by name. The oldest
child was q little one 6 years of age, and
the youngest mere babe.
The rain fell in torrents, but tho search
was kept up all night Not the slightes
trace Of tho little ones was found, althoug
The country had been secured Tor miles.
Tho scouting parties returned to the par.
ents with the sad news. The belief that
the children had been destroyed by wild.
cats was now general, and great excite
ment prevailed. The news spread to the
village, and the business was entirely sus-
pended. in the afternoon q boy named
lngersoll came running to Foley's, and
said he had either heard children3crying,
or the cry of wild cat, about mile In
the woods, whore he was looking for lost
cow. Mr.. and Mrs. Foley and some
others started At once for the spot, guided
by young Ingersoll. They came upon the
children lying at the foot Of large tree,
covered with dead leaves;and drencLed to
The skin. When they saw their parents they
were almost wild with Joy. The meeting
between them and their parents was most
affecting. The children were carried
back to tho house, and the rejoicing was
immense. The oldest child said she heard
tho dinner horn and the hsllooing of tho
hunters, but she wss afraid to steal away.
She answered the call, but was not heard.
The youngest child cried itself to sleep,
and slept all night-Ezekanes.