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Show Fot'lt thousand five hundred miles id rather a long journey for a child not five years old lo undertake alone. Maggie Woods, aged four and a half, has, however, says the Liverpool Post, accomplished tins feat. Six months ago she was left an orphan at Chicago by the death of her father and mother. Her only relation in the world was an sunt, living at Stockport, Stock-port, in England. This ladycommu- icatcd with the United S-.aies consul in Manchester, who wrote to Chicago andarr-mgf ments were made for sending send-ing tho child to England. Mapgie was equipped .for the joumt-y, and traveled a thousand miles to New York under the euro of a railway conductor. con-ductor. At New Y'ork she was received re-ceived by strangers, who enterUined her for some days, and on the 3d inst. placed her, supplied with toys and amusement, on hoird the City of Richmond, under the care of Capt. Leitch and the tlewardcss. She was Unded safely ou the arrival of the steamer at Liverpool, and given orer to her aunt. |