Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-04
CHARLIE ROSS FATHER.
\ Touching Letter 10 n Charleston
Lady.


The Charleston Is. C.) NaS prints
the following letter addressed hy MI,
Christian X, Ross to u lady in that city,
PHLApELrHIA June ., 1879. DEAR
MADAM; Your kind letter OF the Attn
inst with newspaper cutting reached
me this u. M. Mis- Ross also received
a letter from You few months ago and
| rccolect hearing her say ut the time
that she would reply To II. Sho smoke
Of il as ono of the kndest oi tn,
many letters written to her by strangers
since the cruel abduction of our dear
little boy. suppose in consequence of
the many cares incident 20 her family
duties, as we'll NJ the subject being n
sore one TO her, she deferred writing,
For some weeks she has been quite i'll,
and now 10 very much Frustrated,
II is truly wonderful how we'll she
has borne up under this long-oontinued
trml. For nearl.' five years she has
heen nv II constant state Of suspense
and expectancy, but her faith has never
wavered that God in his mercy would
rithar restore our dear boy or that
sonlo way would lie opened by which
W. would learn what has heen done
with tho child, but the continued su ain
and frequent disappointment have ut
last been too much for her physical
strength, and her nervous system has
become shattered. This last trip to
North Carolina referred TO in tho cut.
YOU sent seems To have disappointed her
more than any for u long time, or pos.
sibly it was the last feather added To
the previous burden that FRUSTRATED
her. IL seems sho built great hopes OF
Ii favorable result from II, why cannot
shy, rs told her before leaving that
regarded II only as u possible chance;
but ON my return, after telling her the
result, she manifested moro disappoint.
mont than | had noticed for long
time, and soon took to her bed with
nervous prostration. | may say hero
that the newspaper report Of my object
in going to North Carolina ia not cor
toc'. ! did not go TO see u child there,
but to investigate matter remotely
connected in the place TO which went.
The matter IL still undergoing investi-
CATION, aud ! cannot tell what may be
the final result.
Truly the ways Of Providence are
mysterious and past finding out, yet |
do not despair but that | will yet get
some light by which tho mystery will
be made plain. Tothis end zealously
look into every circumstance that |
hear of that is either directly or re.
motely connected with the child's con.
cealmen,, believing that, while il isa
privilege to pray for light and aid, yet
II Is also duty 10 use every means ut
my disposal to find out the truth con
corning this dark subject. II does seem
TO mo that the parties who stlll persist
III keeping from us the facts Of the
case are even more heartless than the
abductors themselves.
Mrs. Ross and myself would both be
only too glad To know that our dear
Charlie il safe In heaven than 10 be
tortured by the dread that no remains
in charge Of people who may lead him
into life Of misery or Of crime. While
wo nave suffered beyond what any
mortal can understand, yet We have the
comfort To- know that many II little
fellow has been rescued from want and
misery through the search for our
Charlie, and we believe the public
have reaped largely the benefit Of the
sacrifice we made, for had compound
cd tho crime, ! feel certain We would
have had our son long since; but de.
clining TO do so, have suffered and the
public have benefited, for | do not
think n child will be taken soon
again for ransom. have written you
long letter, much more 80 than 1 in.
tended, but you will please excuse me;
when get on this subject don't know
when or where 10 stop.
With much thanks for your interest,
and with the hope that your prayers,
added TO those Of so many others, may
AVA, with the God whom We all wor.
ship and with the Savior, on whom we
all depend, am, very truly yours,
CHRISTIAN X. Ross.