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f■Grtcnsburgh, Penn. Aug. 26. I! THE LOST CHILD. jFifty years ago, Adam Nicely settled at' m' jihe foot of (he Che6nut Kidge, Ligonier • arl Valley, where he has continued to reside i °* ever since. Mr. Nicely is now more than j (*a eighty years of age. When he coalmen* i *° eed clearing Lis little spot of land in the lo then wilderness, lie had three or 4 sprightly ! and interesting children, who were “(heir. (aiher’s hope and (heir mother’s joy.” Not I|( long after this period, two of them, one . ^ evening, left their lonely habitation for flirt • ^ purpose of gathering strawberries. They;,1*1 were followed by their liule brother Ja-uL oob, without (he knowledge and consent of stl his parents, and who did not return with ! rn the other children—nor was he seen by al them. The alarm was immediately given,; ”wand the neighborhood scoured, but the , '* * 2 1 search proved ineffectual. For two weeks, \ 1,1with intense anxiety of mind, and feelings r° that cannot be described, the parents P( sought their darling little Jacob in the wjl- | 1,1 !erncs6. He could not be found, ft was nc at length concluded that lie had fallen a er prey to th° ruthless panther. ISome time since, Mr. John Wolf, z ,,J voting man who formerly resided in Ligo-uier valley emigrated to the state of Ohio. Having occasion lately to return on a visit u his friends, he stated that, during his. ^ travels, he had become acquainted with a lo whiteman near Fort Seneca, who lived;1*1 after the manner of the Indians, and who ! stated that when very young he had been . *1C taken from his parents in Ligonier Valley,j lVl ■iy a parly of Indians, and liatl continued i Vl with them ever since. When this informa- *K rion was communicated to old Mr. Nicely, i he concluded that this man must be his son j 1‘1 Jacob, who had been lost so many years. 05 Under tins impression, notwithstanding his age, he made the necessary arrangements j f)l ‘O visit him; and succeeded in finding and lf nice more beholding his darling son. Ja-•■oh Nicely resided near Fort Seneca, and though comparatively more civilized, still his habits and mariners were not dissimilar to those of the Indians who surrounded him. And from the resemblance of his matures to those of the other members of ms family—the time and manner ot his capture—the recollection of his name by j 2: himself, along with other circumstances— til conspired to convince Mr. Nicely that be is indeed his son. Thus, it is, that Providence ha6, in his own way, after uia-•: years, restored a lost child to his affectionate parents, before tueir gray hairs do-cowi to the grave. Jacob Nicely is soon ■.pected on a visit to his relatives.wat
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Sandusky Clarion
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Sat, Oct 29, 1825
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