The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
AYo UNG 0IRL,s ADVENTURE.
CeIisetipG Money as . Charity sister and
Wsrkiss as = Kitchen Domestic-

Collecting Money ss . Charity sister and
WsrktBs ss Kitchen Domestic.
On Friday afternoon. the 18th inst,
oracts Wheeler, . bright eyed brunette, ran
away from an up town grammar school aud for
ten days her parents searched for her In every
direction. Yesterday she was safely returned
by the jersey City police. On the Friday even
Ing Of her disappssrsnos her mother, who lives
at as2 sixth avenue. called on Miss Birstsd. the
girls teacher, and was told that Oracle had been
charged by another pupil with begging. and the
teacher knowing that Mrs. Wheeler would be
horrned to know that her daughter had been
guilty OF such a thins, had kept her In at the
noon recess. intending to send word TO her pa-
rents. Al noon Oracle slipped out.
Circulars giving full description OF the mis-
sing virl. were sent to all the police stations
Within the radius OF twenty miles. They de-
high. with chestnut brown curls, lsrse brown
ewes. heavy eyebrows and lashes, ana notably
pretty white teeth. She was dressed In brown
plaid skirt in two shades, gray waist and over
skirt. black velvet sacaue, brown straw bat,
trimmed with brown BLK aud q brown feather.
She was fourteen years Of age and 50 well de-
veloped, that she seemed TO be ut least two
years older. She was good looking enough TO
wi,b Srest % pe,o'cins that % mrs. Wbsesf % p.osivsd
the following letter on the 10th instant:
sarynDAr. May Is. isro.-DrAs morms,, Lam I am safe
Thi, letter was postmarked JERSEY City, and
Mrs. Wheeler called on Chief of Police Champ
ney. Detective Clos could not ascertain whst her
the letter was written by Grace or not. Mrs.
Wheeler soon heard that echoolmate OF Gra-
cies had received a letter from the runaway.
and Chief Champney sent for IL. 1t gave his
tory Of ber troubles. AS follows:
DHAR GussIHi Asyou have been my friend 90 long. I
my lI e % oS s one cs s.S
ed m ,ney c. ud geta blank book for few cents aud
g. around collecting money, by maxng out that sister
Antabasken sent ne. So dio co. aud saved w tai |
had dollar. I went and bought lot OF thing. and
mouey1 vhcp the teacher asked me whose u opey Il
vS To Moe the fauit said NV mother told to buy
three yards of ribbon, and she ssio. ON, s all RI hL"
Oh ursds, took on my shoe sna stoc king sno "
P-nss that s,ri RI who W., going past said ! W.
begging, she IOd Miss KRIS VI so, aDd Mlss
krste" ssid .le would se- NV father and Inv , 81.
krr Maggie Smith snd me IN al l2 ~ r,sn %"
/ said yes. had my sick on -nd took nv nat wnen
| got out got into s.r having money j sm afraid
| youll givs =. "rmsti n. 50 won tell where am.
| Ten nv mother. = soon a. you read this letter.
ats lady wanted a grl that would lvs with her as
size was very old and ownrd cotiA age. and W~ut "a
her sne nves alone ana 90 amlhrre 1T Believe
10 Gusse Lasnd fihy.fourth street aud slIta ave.
nue.. New York city.
| The detective then vent 20 all the intelIieencs
ofhces In the city, and founo one where GIacis
hsd -.1,ie0 iVT WORK. sue nau Deen bGrea by
Mrs. Conklinc OF Grind street ms kitchsn girl.
but after TWO days she was DISCHARGED because
she could not 40 the work. She mad then pro-
cured place In South Bergen with Mrs smith
| IN a nne suburban cottage IN Linden avenue, and
The detective finding her there. escorted her TO
the Fourth Precinct police station TO await the
arrival of her mother yesterday afternoon.