The Father's Story of Charley Ross, the Kidnapped Child; Containing a Full and Complete Account of the Abduction of Charles Brewster Ross from the Hom - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. INTERESTING CASES OF TRACED CHILDREN--INTERVIEW WITH A SHOWMAN. S long as it was believed that the abductors were living, and likely to prove enemies to society, no reward was offered for the restoration of my child, which was not conditioned upon the arrest of the kidnappers. It was felt necessary for the safety of the homes in which little children are, that the villains, who had introduced into the country the atrocious crime of child stealing, should be punished, so that the deed would not be repeated. They were terribly punished--suddenly and violently their lives were forfeited while in the act of committing a less heinous offense. The villains were therefore off the record, and we believing that it was then right and proper, a reward, as stated in a previous chapter, was offered for the restoration of the child. The time specified in the offer of that reward expired on the 2d of January, without resulting in anything of practical benefit. A number of anonymous letters were received from persons professing to have possession of Charley, or claiming to know where he was secreted; answers to which were made through the newspapers, but no response was in any case ever received. With the death of Mosher and Douglas, the-hope of a speedy return of our stolen child was raised to the highest pitch. Indeed, it seemed almost a certainty, and we awaited his coming in almost breathless suspense. The quivering between hope and fear, the agonizing doubts, as moment after moment went slowly by, became almost beyond endurance, and the strain seemed more than human strength could bear. To be brought seemingly so near to the recovery of our dear little boy, and still to be" left to excruciating uncertainty, is terrible. Yet with the...
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- PublisherTheClassics.us
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230325964
- ISBN 13 9781230325965
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages120
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