Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22
A BEGGAR woalAN,s PREY.
Two Little Children Led Away and Rob.
bed

Two Little Children Led Away and Rob
bed.
From the Washington Post.
Two golden-haired little 4-year-Old chill
dren, bright and appy,pushed their baby
carriages over the asphalt pavement in
front OF their homes Wednesday morning,
and the sun canned bright and warm
upon their harmless play. One OF them
was Olea Wood, the daughter of Mr.
Alfred Wood. Secretary Of the Inland and
Seab0ard Coasting Company, and the
other was Oracle Harding, daughter OF
Theodore A. Harding. secretary OF the
Young Mems Chistian Association.
Their fathers were away at business and
their mOthers-One unwell and the other
busy-were in their respective houses at
l347 and 1886 Q street northwest. The
children were proud of their
baSy carriages, were filled with
delight at the fun they
we're having and had not an unsatisfed
wish IN the world. But the tempter came.
A woman approached them, spoke OF
candy and promised the little playmates
lots OF IL If they would come with her
The temptation was too much. The little
playmates could not resist. They went
with the woman. With their badly car
riages they passed through several alleys
and up Thirteenth street 10 the green fields
beyond toe Boundary. several times on
the way the little ones asked for an install
ment down, but still they were LED on BIZ
promises. They saw groves of candy in
the distance and pushed tneir baby car
riages along without ever thinking Of get
ting tired.
When they had made about an hours
progress on their journey to Candyland,
they we're missed at home. Search was
made up and down and around about, but
the children were nowhere TO be found.
Then there came on the scene one frantic
mama and one terrified servant girl, who
raised a hue-and-cry for the two strayed
babes. The whole neighborhOod was
secured and alarmed. EverybOd on tue
streets and IN the houses was intervie wed
and questioned. The children were
lost; what had become OF them kidnap.
pedg No one knew. Killed perhaps: tue
thought was awful. Policeman? None
within sight. Perhaps they have gone
to the kindergarten school on Riggs
street. kindergarten school visited; not
there.
At length girl is met on Thirteenth
street, who says she saw two little chill
dren with baby carriages going up the
street with beggar woman. A beggar
woman. The though was Sgonizing, and
away the frantic mama and the terrified
servant girl ran up Thirteenth street to the
Boundary.
The woman bad taken the children up
TO a wood on a hill, between Twelfth aud
Thirteenth streets on the other side OF the
Boundary. They had very nice wax
babiesin their carriages, and wore them
selves some pretty articles OF dress. The
woman took the shoes from the childreg's
feet, bagged some other articles Of their
dress and their wax dolls,
and instructed them TO wait where she
left them until she would return with lots
Of candy. That wood Is about mile and
half distant from the asphalt pavement
where the wicked woman found the two
little children playing. After a search OF
about three hours, the frantic mother and
the frightened servant girl found the little
darliugslslttng on bed OF autumn leaves,
waiting patiently for the woman with the
candy.