, 1879-06-27
MR. ROSS AND HIS FAMILY.

a Tatafl,IbE letter to n Charleston Lady.
Tic. Charleston e. C.) Nevs prints tho fol-
lowing letter, addressed by Mr. Christian X.
Ross to a lady in that city:
pnnApEt.rniA, pa., June 9, 16sD.-DEaR
MAp4M; Your kind letter Of I'll, lust. with
Ro44 also received a letter from. you tur
nolths ago, anil rccollcct hearing her saY at
tho time that she Fould rcpty 1t. She spohc
Of II as one of the kInteat Of the many letters
rhtten to her by strangers sincc tho cruel nb-
sluetton OF our dcsr little boz. / slppose ID
consequence of the many cares incident 10 hsr
family duties, ss well as The subject f'o!nE very
sore one to her, she sieterfGd whiting. For some
mtctl prostrutct.
Il /. truly wonaertu, fov well sho has bozuo
tlp under this long continued trial. For nearly
five years she has been III q constant, STATE u
suspense and expectancy. hut her faith hns
neyer waycre,i That Gua IN Ills mercy would
either ssstose Our dear boy OR that sotue way
would be 0pencd oy which wc would learn what
has been tlonc With the ch,d but The continued
strain and frequent dlanppolntn,cnts havo at
last bcGn too much for her physical strength,
md her nervous system has hecotne shattered.
| This last trip to North Carollra rcfcrrch to in
Tie cutting yotl sent sceUib TO hare disappointed
her moro than any for long time, OF possibly
It was tie last feather added to the previous
burden that prostrated her. It seems sfe built
great hopes Of . favorable result from 1t, why
cannot saE, ~ ! told her before leaving that
return, after telling her tie result, sho mani.
! tested more disappointment than had noticed
| III long time, and aoou took to her
bed with nervous psostsat!on. I may Say here
! 10 North CnsoiIna Is nut correct. did not Eu
to see child there, but to investigate matter
| remotely connected In tic rlacs: 10 which
| went. The mxtter Ii stu undergoing iuyesti-
cation, anil I cannot tell wlsat may be the iinat
/ result.
Truly the rays Of Providence are mysterious
| aud past Aualng out yet do not sac.pnlr but
TINT will yet get sou,e light BY Hhieh ttM ,nys,
ous!Y look Iuto every circumstance that lien.
OF TINT Is ethcr directly Or remotely connected
| NTH the chld's conceulmcnk, believing that
while It ID privilege to pray tor light and old.
yet It IL also auty to use every 'ntans NJ my
disposal to lind out the trait, concerning this
dirk subject 1t dues seem to me tltnt the par.
ties who still pestlst in keeping from us thC
facts Of thu case arr eTen more hcRrtlrss thar
| tile Rtk1uctors themselves.
Mrs. Ross md myself woull botti bc only toe
glad to know uIut our dear Charlie Is safe it
Heaven than to bn tortured By the dread tllat lie
remains In Charge Of pconlc waso may lead lin
Into lite Of misery or Of crime While we have
sui1crel beyond what SHY mortal can under:
stand, yet we have the comfort to know u.At
many little follow has been reAc,ted from vail
und mlsery through tlln search Tor our Charlie
autl nc bcl!cye The public have reaped 1nrgcl,
Tie hc1ses,t OF .t,e. sacrifice Nc hare made, fol
had compounded the csltue, feet certain Mt
would hare had o,tr son long since; hut lcc,in
Ing to do 50. hare suffered and tho public have
been benefited, for do not think child mill b.
taken soon aga,h TOR ransom. have writtcl
you long letter, much more so thnn intended
| btlt you will please cxctlgn ulr; When ret OF
this subject aou't know wcnor where to stop
With many thatks fur your interest, R,,d witt
thc hope that your prayers, addcd to those OF II
many others, mat, avail with the God Thoal "
all worship and with tic Saviour Oh whom ,s
+ nil depend, am, very truly yours,
Christian K. Ross.