Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-26
Little Girls Adventure.


o. Tuesday, April 90. about 3 o'clock 10 the
afternoon, the little daughter Of 3. l.. Flnsor,
living 10 North Reynolds, by tho carclessucss
OF other children, who sent her home when too
| far away 10 lba woods, wandered off and was
lost. The children coming homo two houIS
later, aud not fcding her there, Mr. Vinson
| commcrced The search for the lite one. lie
afterward Informed j. s. McCsy CT the matter.
aud rucuers we're sent out. nud the Scar.h COT
| tnued until daylight Wednesday moruor hy
which time The whoio town was aroused. anu
| help came in from every direction. Every
effort was made 70 discover the course AIKEN by
the child, Mr.. Gokey fouod her track' IL
COW path, leading southwest, and Chas. Taylcr
found tracks milo further, leading 10 the
same direcil3p.
4 ioe CT men was forne a1d proceeded to
soour the woods in that direction. Till every
where it stopped for the night, tX,ept by "a
few OF The friends. Runners were sent out
aud caly Thursday norning sixty men were
out uodcr the leadership Of that old mount
srrer. l. n. Ey. Tie l;ac was from one hall
to three flurths OF q mil, long, and sympathy br.
ing fully srousod, a busy day was putin Toward
evening, Arthur y Bryan iouod large picc'
OF calico hanging 10 q bust; also tracks which
bore 10 the usual direction, out 30 human hand
corId stay the isrkoess. aud again she was
leit 10 the care of Him who noteth even the
fall OF tho sparrow. Tho third day brought
wiling help from far and near, -ome parties
coming from Little Sank. The csptaln pushed
his ncs northwest. as tracks had been tculd
which seemed to Indicate that she was 10 that
direction. The line was cootrsctcd and orders
issued to lock coso, the aGXloui faces telling
- H.. 4 ,ly -
irfeIcss rcmaius. as these cold nights with hut
little clothing, shc must nave perished. Passing
the house OF L. w. Falier. q party went 10
get dritk, when they were ioiJrmed that the
child was found api alive. Immediately there
| srose onc Of the oid fashioned army cheers,
followed by o geulrI stampede Tor tho resi-
deuce OF Mr.. Eiuso3. whittier Thomas La
key, that warm hearted ard sympaLhetio lrlSb-
man. had already gone with her. The sccnc
when the c6lli was brou9h! to is mother
arms was one long to be remem 5ered. Stroog
! men wept at sight OF the little heroine, for such
they considered her.
Mr. L1skey was IoOkiog up cattle when ne
| saw tho little Wal! coming Gu: upoo the mea-
dow. Your reporter visited The lltle lady
Sunday ncrainR. She was doing W:ll sLd
| showed but ttIe oil Tho terrible usage
she had received piled her with ques
lions, which brought Gu; the following facts
She realized that she vas lost, sn1 also heard
her father halioo but could not make him hear
her; she slept by tho foot oi a large oak the
first night, pulling her felt skirt up around her
shoulders to keep h;r warm. When the sua
warmed her up she started up. She never SAT
doWu nor slept 10 the d,ytim': The scclod Dipht
she slept by the side Of q log until she heard
tho voice of her brother Daniel. Then she triti
to get to bin. tu, be wen: eft aud sho had Ia
lie down agaip. She slept on the third night
10 hollow l,g. and when she swsk, she saw
large gray animals with white tails. she SAID,
looking at her 1nd stamping their feet. She
motioned, and they gaIloped off lthey uerp
probably doer). and commenced her march,
| She picked roscberries aud wild Onions to eat.
| and drank cut Of water holes when thirsty. Snc
| tore off Iiec 8 OF her dr.ss and huug them
| upon the bushes to show the mon where sho
was. She heard men yell aDd knew they We're
| looking for her; saw largo fire, tu: kept away
out Of danger; and when iouod remarked to
| some one that she was just as glad to meet hlr.
IIuskey az her mother would be to $40 her
She bad red hair, fair complexion. black eyes.
| three and ono half feet high, and sx years OF
| age the l2h Of Ju'y next. ac,ordlog 10 the
family record.-11M Co., Mann Argus
CLAIMS TO ENGusH LANDS Tho many
persons who have claims to property in land 10
E,elard ought to look promptly to their it.