The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-19
ANOTHER CHARLEY ROSS.
4 Boy Lost and FOund-A Strange
story.

Charleston CIV. Va) Courier.
Oae OF The strangest freaks of child
hood we ever heard of occupied our at
,ention Yesterday as MIR. j. ID. Fellows,
ot this city, and father OF the little boy
referred to, related the following cir
cumstances:
Sometime in the afternoon of last Sat-
urday, my little boy lett home, and was
70. seen for some hours. Although he Is
hu, seven years old, he very often plays
alone upon the streets and occasionally
wauiers down rs far as hanawha street,
uut rs his usual habits were not to stay
laag from home, we never felt any IN
.ssiness about him, until supper time
came on Saturday, and he was still
AWAY, then we thought be might have
got lost. | went and inquired among
the neighbors, but none OF them knew,
or had seen any thing Of him.
then went down Washington and
Capitol streets toward the river, making
INQUIRIES OF every one | thought could be
sbie TO tell me anything OF the missing
boy. | described him as nearly as l
ould TO different parties, but no one re.
membered seeing him, excep, gentle
nan who said that n child Ut that des-
erip.ion had crossed the river on the
Cuy Of Charleston ferry boat. l went
immediately TO the boat and learned that
ne had indeed crossed the river. l then
went over and inquired of Mr.. Norton,
The Depot Agent, and others living IL
the vicinity but it seemed rs II l had
again lost all trace Of my boy, rs no one
had seen him returned home, hoping
.hs, some Of my neighbors had found
ann somewhere, in my absence, but they
pad not 1t was now dark and my wife
vas in an agony OF fear, for we had
reached the only probable conclusion,
hat NE WAS drowned. He had not re-
crossed on the ferry boat, and trying to
yet back home be hal probably fallen
INTO the river. | did not know what tc
do. 1t seemed almost useless to continue
the search in the darkness without hope
or a clue to his whereabouts; bnt few
hours before day | crossed the river
again NJ inquired NJ every house and
cabin within two miles OF the depot, but
mo- one had seen the child or ANY child
answering to the description. Mysesrct
WAS all unavsiling, and quite despslred
ever seeing my boy again, but returning
10 Capt. Norton's, | woke him and be
promised to have dispatches sent up snc
down the ine describing and inquiring
after the lost child.
then returned home TO bring no ray
of comfort TO his mother who WAS walk
ing back ard forward all night long IT
that agony of suspense that is worse thar
death.
Sunday morning came AID with it s
return of hope.
Capt. l. F. Donnsily came down OF
the SIX O'Clock train from Upper creek
near Cannelton, and coming over from
the depot to the city, some one told hin
about my boy being lost. He came d.
rrctlv TO my house and informed me that
( - s.rsr ge boy about the age OF mine hac
come to Mrs. Whites, n boarding
! house keeper at Upper Creek, on Satur
dav and he thought the child woulc
| prove to be NINE. | took the train anc
went up and there sure enough, alive enc
/ vel, was my own child that had giver
I over for dead.
He told them he hsd come on train
whcrefrom they did not know. He hac
/ been well taken care of, and seemed n
coutented and happy ss il he had beer
I perfectly guiltless OF the strangest ireat
/ ever knew child TO do.
Mr.. Fellows brought the little sdven
turer home Yesterday, and ali one car
get out Of him is that he rode off on tn,
train We should think he did, and fol
seven yesr-old his exploit is quits
wonderful.