The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-02-19

and Worcester and Barre. and all the
nelghborin@ towns they came, and con-
tnued to come LAY after day. And the
fathers plan, and many other plans were
tucd with great tllOrou@hness over and
over again Suffice it to say, there was
not one foot Of ground on Wachusett, OF
around its base for miles. that was not
searched All in vain And all the IN
dians that could be found anywhere were
arrested by Capt Littleiohn's company,
questioned, threatened with hanging,
burning alive. and all sorts Of torturcs,
if they did not produce the child, or tell
all they knew about her They ALL with
out exception, denied all knowledge Of her
disappearance or whereabouts
And. in the course of another day or
two, public opinion changed again from
the Indian theory to the pond theory
Boat1 and hooks were procured, and Wa
chusett Pond was thoroughly dragged,
and sentries, regularly relieved. carefully
watched tho ponG day and night for the
bodY to rise to the surface The hunt was
continued with great zeal for several
weeks ~ great numbers of people, g.
some at the pond. others on and around
the mountain, and others still at places
tar remote. lsumOrs OF some tact or dis
coNHrY Al Il long distance away, would
come: and. seeming worthy of inyesti0a-
ton paltics would start of to investigate
them None of these Investigations ever
resulted II ilnding anything. But the
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tono1n nv Nom to dosnr;ho 'Ju tho '9 ',nta
xnG If hnr ohiia haI ,i;nl Inv IN ln1. ,1',,
and ,ha III In;I ha, - H. - ale ''li;,1' ,l;M
Jacont hur;a1 If wn''ll harn m h6on ,ann m1,a
film nthnr n,nthars ho,a ond,,raI ~, ,v;tnant iL,
becoming insane But the untathomable
mystery. the rhild's fate. WAS too orca + 4
burden lor her intellect to survive
Robert did not lose his ntcllect but a
deep sadness settled down ON the resi- of
hi- life He did not continue to search in
the woods behind the h0usr rs his wifi.
did: bat in pursuit of his Durpose. he
travelled far and lone. tracino rumors-
some Of them extremely Wild and all Of
them baarIcss-to thelr sources Recital
Of different JOURNEYS and adventures IN
pursuit otthesc r:lmors would fila volume
VIII mention but two of them There
came u el0ry of 4 white chiIl haviuo henn
seen in possession of Indians IN (j3nad9
With strong hopes. the father started off
to search tor his child among i tribe Of
Indians rpported to dwell in snmp re,notu
Wilderness somewhere north of the st.
LaWlenrn River, and wa gone a Year np-
on the linitIess journey. lie found the In
dEns AMT Wa8 not unhindly received by
Them bHI could learn nothing OF any
White rhild Another story Of a Young
!, m"'Rai I, llN M wan lndlann at Niagara
'l' ~. VINO foNI" speak En%!l%h an' rtroI-
lrct'h ',i' IINIn&' "hen Il rh!ld, on 'AH$'i
KIN: -kn' lhr la'h'4 hopes revived
'9''i"' 'i' ""oii ilhI "'tt ABOUT TINS
"'i'I@ ""iii'h' ->l'l ne went TO Niagara
i'll' '1l'Ai llff p't we va hol ms ia"Sh-
~: liI' ''',Slit'l ""'li" ut th'i tilllr, IL
IlN lllS' 'i'lS' been nineteen YEAR old- ms
woman W"7, Wl''lo"t do'lb' ~ lea5t thlr-
~ ahH t'|I Pafl OF 'hc story winch at
| iri3'l'e" IL, 10 i.ef recoilectioh on Ilylng on
lllll S"ih'" hat resembling achuSett'
turned "'lI |" re lapflcatloh- N"l"lth-
St:ni1ih@ ihr9e "i'appointmenlS' the mlnd
"l i'"nefl h'Ne1 Se'ii'" DOWN more anu
more llfinIN' rs ne adNahced IN years, IN
foiiN!tii"h o. lhe ullh OF the lndlan
lheorN hut M Whe always regarded the
woods prhlhu hcf mouse aS the proper