The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-12
From the German.
THE LOST. CHILD.
BY MARY E. MOTTE.


vent a hunting. While in the
woods cry Of distress from a cliff
high above arrested his attention.
Looking up in the direction from,
which the cry came, his saw, in al
eagles nest, sweet little boy, whom
the bird of prey was just OH the poinI
Of hrowing to her young for food.
The sight Of he lovely child moveJ
the heart CT the Count. He
climbed the cliff as anxiously as the
most loving oftathers and rescued the
child from the beak and talons Of thu
bird. H4 l8
The: Count afterwards educated the
child, who was called Otto, in all
useful and necessary knowledge, and
in return, tho boy gave his foster
father great deal Of ppiness,
and grew up to be a promising
youth.
After some years had passed ava,
The Count went with Oto 10 hi.
country seat. There cane one day
stranger to the castle. He had
recently lost his humble cottage BY
a disastrous, fir AN MAS now otllg
edo ask help OF benevoIentpeopIe.
OTTO, w1o, at this time, was feed
ing the fish in q pond in the ga1Jen,
as soon as he saw the POORLY cIaG
man. went up to him, and epeakin
kindly to him, asked what he want
ef, Upo1 earl. s the poor mars
sad tale he assured him of h 5
sympathy, and conducted him to ,h1
Count.
I lie Count was very gracious 70
the afflicted an, and. after encourag
ing him by promising help, ordered
him to wait antil he should return
tlom his study. In the mean wbih-
the poor man looked about him il,
the b. autitul furnished loom and
discovered a picture which represent
ed The rescue of q to from the
eagles nest. The Count had caus-
ed this piclple 10 be painted il
memory Of that adventure, and HING
in this room. lhe poor man gazvd
j'' ~ his picture. Teas glI>fento
in his eyes.
20, Z aciou& sir, . said he, g eath
ex1iled, when the Count came back
INTO The room, pray tel ne wha,
that picture represents p
The Count tien related how he
had toand his LeIoyed Ono IN the
eagles nest, and had taken him 10
himself, and treated hin rs his own,
and how, in spite Of all lis eforl,,
he could never get any reliable il
formation concerning his parents.
Il, 100" sand lie distressed man
''abopt twenty years ago, lost a darl
Ing %on III the meadows, and III
child was a~lee,, on the grass nr%,.
when . powerful bind Of prey, swcop
iSg suddenly down, seized him ahd
few away"
IIe Count thought Instantly tha
perhaps lis Otto might be this mans
child. lie said 10 him, DO YOU
knoNof any luark 1y which, mi,
c. lid sill lives, yen may identify
him p
-, yes" ans wered The man sou,
little Martin had mother mark on
/. lighl ann
Now, he Count bad already dis
covered such mark on Ouo's righl
ann, and the clothes which On,
Wore at the time OF he rescue v ere
idenlicaI with The descripll>
which The man gave.
The Count could now doubt noI
longer. Pointing TO Quo, he said.
''Look my god man! that youth,hat
brought you 10 meis your lostMarlin!'
For "a moment the happy father
could not speak for joy; then h,
bes all to weep and cry. %, my sou!
Ono cried. -, my farber.'
And each embraced the other
hFnrtlIy. They could moi sufficien, '
thank and bless HE good God who
had prepared for them this great joy.
J he Counl now desired 10 know
the mother and Otio's brothers and
sisters. He sent his own coach tor