Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-03

In few days we find her and he
three helpless babes far away from
their once happy home.
Mrs. Renshaw had carefully con
sidered the matter, and had, at last
decided that she could better earn
a livelihood for her little family, in
a city than in small village. Sc
with her paltry fifty dollars that
Richard had given her, and a few
jewels, relics of brighter days, she
started with her three children to
seek employment in order to keep
famine from the door.
She arrived in New York with
twenty-five dollars, rented a room
and sought employment.
A small German girl was Undue
ed to stay with the children, while
the mother was absent.
After two weeks unsuccessful
search she was nearly broken heart
ed.
One day while crossing the ferry
she slipped, and fell in the water,
was rescued by policeman, and
carried unconscious to the city
hospital. When she arose from a
three weeks severe illness, caused
10y her trouble and exposure. and
sought her children, they were not
to be found.
The city authorities had taken
charge Of them, and placed them
in an orphan asylum.
They were three bright, pretty
children, and had been taken by
different persons at the same time.
Neddie, the eldest, boy of five,
had been adopted, so she ascertain
ed, by a wealthy farmer from Mass.
Orrie, the second, a sweet child,
three years old, was taken by
stranger from California.
And little Kate the baby, what
was the fate of the mothers dar-
ling! 1t was stated that she was
taken by the same person that
had adopted Orrie, for one of his
friends. who had requested him
to get child from the asylum for
her.
Mrs. Renshaw was frantic with
grief. To lose her husband, the
prop and stay of her family was
leart-rending; but the thoughts
IF her darling children, bone of
ler bone, and flesh of her flesh,
scattered over the earth, with no
Of ever meeting again,
vas too much for a loving mother
% bear.
She fell to the floor in strong
and for several months
Ter reason was dethroned.
She was conveyed to the insane
asylum, and received tender care.
After a few months she received a
discharge, the medical attendants
oronouncing her perfectly sane.
Mrs. Renshaw procured all the in
possible at the orphans
asylum, and for four years worked
and earned money to travel in
search of her children.
Meantime let us note the fate of
the orphans.
Neddie, who was taken by the
farmer from Mass, found that the
world was filled with tborns instead
of roses. Ira Thornton, for such
was the farmers name, was a grasp
ing, penurious man. He had long
debated the question pro and con,
as to the feasibility of adopting
n boy to run errands and do
chores. He was a we'll to do
farmer with wife and three buxum
daughters, but no son had ever
gladened his heart.
Mr.. Thornton had n grabbed
disposition, and believed that "every
one orter work." to use his own
expression. Poor Ned early realiz-
ed the force of the maxim, for
from daylight until dark he was
kept busy doing errands, driving
cows, etc, until he was ten years
Of age.
From that time he was obliged
to do almost mans work, and re-
ceived kicks and cuffs to "keep
him smart" as Ira would say.
Many times the poor hoy crept
supperless to bed because his
strength failed to do the allotted
task. When in his bed in the gar
ret, he would look up to the stars
and sob: "Ob, mamma, dear
mamma, why did you leave us 7"
For be remembered his mother and