The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-07
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story of II Li,,lc Child.

There is romance in California in
which very little child cuts very big
dsurc. The child is girl, and if she
lives to woman's estate amid the clouds
and doubt which surround her origin, she
will bc very wise, indeed, II she knows
who her mother Is, 10 say nothing Of her
father Alice Smith, handsome Eng.
!lsh woman OF twenty, claims the child
~ hers, and she wants 10 get possession
Of it. She first gave the child away, by
the advice Of a physician, to q lady Of
san Francisco, who bud no children, and
whose heart was very sore because her hus
h.nd was not on good terms with her. Ho
had gone OIL to the mines, and she was sick
and lonely at home. She thoughts child
wonld be sunbeam IN the house, and
might bring reunion and happiness, She
procured a nurse for the baby, and wrote
her husband word that child had come
Ia bless their household. The husband
gathered up his gold and tools, and came
down from the mountains as rapidly Us
possible, to see and love the new conner in
hIs family circle. He was satisfied and
luppy for time, until some cvil.disposed
person told him the story OF the child.
lie taxed his vile with the deception,
and she acknowledged what she had
done and begged his forgiveness. lie
could not forgive what seemed 10 him
cruel deceit, and gathered up his gold and
his tools and went back TO the mountains.
In a few weeks the poor woman died OF
her great grief The little gin, then pass
ed into tho hands and home Ola family
named Parry, living at Oakland, and re-
cuycd the name OF GracG Parry. utwas
arranged that tho mother should be per-
mitled 10 see her child whenever she,
chose to visit the PArry's for that purpose
She called several times, and once
brought man with her and the two
stole the child and took her oil 10 car.
rIage. Parry got the police after the
material kidnappCr and caught her. There
was a scene III court, and the little bunch
nl bones Of contention was given
into the possession oil the Parrys, at least
until tho mother should become reformed
and show q dispolition to stay 50, There
was still another action by the mOther-tOr
the possession OF the child pending, and
:hC Parry's were required not to take the
child out oil the State Of California until 1t
was decided. Parry wanted TO go on a
trip 10 his rancho near Sacramento, and
started of with his wife and Grace In
wagon towards the summer resort travel.
ling twenty miles day, oil for pleasure.
On that trip the little girl disappeared,
and Parry makes affidavit that she was
stolen from the wagon where she lay
asleep while he and his wife he'd gone oil
alIttie distance to got water to cook their
supper. This was within about six miles
OF sacramento. lie informed the police
in Sacramento as soon as possible, and
lelCrraphed the police in San Francisco
to keep a lookout for the little girl, as she
had been stolen from his wagon. At any
rate Grace Parry was called in court
and did not answer TO her name,
and nobody answered for her. Alice
Smith thinks Parry has hidden the
child. Parry says he believes that
Alice Smith, or some ono employed by
Ler, stole the little one, and Mrs. Parry Is
50 griGIslricken at the loss Of the child,
that she Is unable to go into court. The
only thing certain about the whole affair
is that Grace Parry has been wanted by
The court, and the court could not find
her II her life continues eVCutful as the
INST year or two has been, she will have a
history when she grows up.