St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-22
Little Charlie Ross.


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THE ABDUCTION OF CHARLIE ROSS.
In Germantown. one of the pleasant
uutlN ing districts Of the city OF Phila-
drlphia, lives Mr.. Christian X. Ross. IL
man of excellent private character.
whose name and fame have been 81
prominent in the history of this cast
Mr.. Ross, in July. I-1l. lived in a fine
residence. which he still had sufficient
means To keep up. though his income
had been Il ShoIt time before much di-
miniShcd 10y Il failure III business. On
the l>t day ot .JulN. which WAS We'd
ne>'lay, his tW" Younger children
Walter. aged sin. and Charles Blewstel
aged four Years were playing 10y til,
road side near their house, when tive
. men, who were driving 10y in Il buggy
called To them. The children locke,
up; they had seen the men bctoic: an,
being in Il very pleasant WAY il vitcd I,
ride. with an earnest of good intcutinn>
in the shape of Il giit al candy, accept
ed the prollcr of the strangers. lh,
children were lifted int" the buggy an'
me men ui"Nc on III great pace. =
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.uhurbs. To the more dcus,l\ populate,
district of Philadelphia mean the Della
ware River. I,Ir the buggy stoppe,
+. near Il cunicctioneI :, and Walter, tn,
oldest boy. WAS given some money t,
buy irr-crlckcISa and candy hcing prom
ised that his brother would wait fo
him. The little fellow went into tn,
store and made the purchases. but com
:. ing ont of the store found that the hug
" WAS gone. His brother w;is gone
too; and from the hour when Waite
left him at the corner of Palmer an,
Richmond streets. kcngingtum. Charlie
Ross has not been sccn hv ANY rclntiv
or friend. 1t WAS Just dusk when tn
little lad came back to the place whcr
he had left his brother. His cries 500
y attracted The attention of the paSScIS-b
and Walter w:lS taken home OF courS
no one of those who heard the child
cries supposed that it was anythin
~ more than the common case of IL la
V who had lost his way, and Walter WI
taken home little thinking how the new
which he brought would startle
whole people
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The sad news which Walter brougl
home shocked and uricvcd his parent
Il, and relatives to such degree that seN