Charley Ross, the Story of His Abduction, by His Father - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877. Excerpt: ... and asked him if he could tell who it was. He replied in German. Das ist ein sehr schones Madchen (that is a very handsome little girl). He seemed to take the greatest fancy for his little girl, and did not like tr part with it. His mouth and ears were apparently smaller than those of the photograph. This boy in Wurzburg is a very precocious and beautiful child. The man Kuderman seemed to be a very shrewd but honest man, telling a straightforward story, etc. But there seemed to be some mystery in this case. He is believed to be receiving money from some source for the support of himself, wife and child. The child is kept clean and dressed very nicely. While we were satisfied that the boy here is not the one we wanted, we were also of the opinion that his was some undeveloped, hidden history. He seems to be an extraordinarily fine child, and is evidently of a higher order of parentage than reported by the man Kuderman. Of course we were profoundly disappointed, though it was a satisfaction that an opportunity had been given us of doing our mite in this most extraordinary case. In closing, I beg you to give our heartfelt sympathy to the afflicted parents of the lost child. With much respect, I am, sir, Your obedient servant, James M. Wilson, U. S. Consul. On receipt of this letter from Mr. Wilson, I immediately wrote to him, thanking him for the great interest he and his vice-consul had taken, and for the very satisfactory and thorough manner in which they had investigated the case of the Wurzburg child, at the same time saying that the child could not possibly be my little boy, as this one has blue eyes, while my son's are of a decided brown or hazel. My letter in reply to Mr. Wilson's failed to reach him, and November 8th, 1875, he wrote a second time to ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 021745786X
- ISBN 13 9780217457866
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages124
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