San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-13
EDNA'S ABDUCTION.
She Tells the Story of Her Experience
How She Was Recovered.


Once upon a time-no, dear, this is not
fairy story-a little girl was stolen, abducted,
the papers called it. and this is how it was
done:
She was going with her mamma to Ring
gold to see Auntie Spinks and when they
had to change cars at night in a large city,
mamma told her little girl to stay quietly in
tie waiting room while she went to look
after the D&sedge When she came back
the child was gone, nor could she find any
trace of her When she was sure of this she
telegraphed to Edna's papa, who came as
soon as possible to search for his dear little
girl
The second day Mrs Richmond became so
i'll, with grief and anxiety, her husband put
her on the train to 60 on to her sisters homo
in I}inggold, while he still remained in the
city TO continue the search.
Little Edna, as she afterward told the
story in her baby fashion, was sitting still.
when a woman came and said mamma
wanted her She was wicked woman, but
how was a little girl like Edna to know that,
and she followed her out. Then the woman
said: Your mamma is in a hurry; | will
carry YOU" And catching her up she put
cloth over her mouth, and when Edna awOke
she found herself in a little room. ''where,
as she said there was no tarpet nor no most
anvfng! And the naughty woman took of
all my nice tlothes and my pity locket and
THAN, and dessed me in some tored tlOthes
like boys wear And when | tried she said
the blat man would tome and tarry me OF
in n minnit if | didn't stop. And a man did
tome, but he wasn't verwy black, and tarTicd
me off, and we rided in the tars. And /
doesn't member it all, but when the woman
tomcd, and we's in a house, they lighted
bout bottle, and both failed down, and |
ruined away till a bid man tatched me and
tarried me to a house, where some mems
asked me wat | didn't know. But / knew
was doing to Auntie Spinks to Ringgold,
and told 'em that. Then they asked what
mamma called Auntie Spinks sometimes, and
| 'membered Julia And when they asked
how knew it was Ringgold told 'em 'tauSe
wanted a gold ring like mammals, and
maybe | toUld find one there. Then they
laughed, an | most tried, tause | wanted
my mamma so badr'
This was the way the little one told her pit
ful story, but it was sufficient to warrant q
telegram of inquiry to Ringgold, which
| brought the answer that Mrs. Julia SpiukS,
widow, lives but mile from the station.
| Then the wee traveller was properly labeled
and gentleman took her to the depot to wait
for an incoming train on its way to Ring
| gold. And when it came something occurred
that seems almost too good to be true.
The conductor accepted the care of the
child and was carrying her to a seat when a
lady with white, sad face sprang up with
/ reaching hands and called "Ednal Edna!'
and before the amazed conductor could pre-.
vent the child had escaped and was nesting
in her mothers arms and crying softly.
Beg pardon, madam, but is the child
yours" the conductor asked gravely
Edna, tell the gentleman whether an
your mother or noti'
puzzled look and then the little arms
went around the mothers neck, and the
grieved lips gave kiss before she looked u
and replied:
Yes, it's my very own mamma! Tsc
sp'ised you don't knowI Wy, she's been my
mamma ever since can memberl"
Il know now" he said with smile, as h
turned away. And message was fashet
back to the city the mother had left few
hours before. Mr.. Richmond followed anC
the little family was soon at the home of Mrs
Spinks, who insisted Edna should have a rins
to repay her childish trust, which she ac
cordingly gave her, to the little ones un
bounded delight-Detroit Free Press.