Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-21

teemed oy the Indians such-She learned their
language, painted herself, and conformed to their
manners: finding them very superstitious and fond of
necromancy she protested witch craft an, made pre-
tensions TO prophecy she generally acted so as to
insure success In those undertakings she of course
became great favoritc OF theirsthey gave her full
hoerty, hohored her queen, and regarded her as
"a "'o1aer sn Irdei.' She had always determined
TO escape by the first chance, but she assured them
that she was satisfied, and intended live with them
curing hcr life; this prevented their SUSPICION of her
Intended elopemcnr. In June 1863 bcipp Mt liberty
she set out from the Chico,he towns determined TO
return horse; under the fgncd pretence of oing to
me WOODS TO gather herbs to medicine, as She
ad often done. As she did not return that dav tho
lndans suspected her for cscap,nr end sent some
warriors i'll pursuit of her. They had passed law
that she was not to be hurt while she slad with them,
out II she mu" go to the whites, they would prefer
dst'oerRS her up to get the expected ransom for her
1 he warriors tracked her in the grass and oyertook
her on the Scotia about forty miles below the towns
sic hao crossed the river three times, to dcs-
troy hSf tracks-whcn they saw her she had Just
crossed the Scotia fourth time-they fred Mt hcr
across the river without effect but i'll the moment of
alarm and sudden flight, she got one of her feet Sc
Vereiy cut on sharp stone, which she did not full
y recover Tor several weeks. They rushed across
e river III quest OF her, but before they got over she
nae eiuded them by crawling into hollow limb of a
large fallen sycamore they walked over the tree and
AROUND IL, about DARK, and e,camped the place:
next aay they went on to Ohesriver but not finding
her, they returned home. She staid at that place
three days, doctorng her wound and then set out for
home.
She waited herself across Ohio river, at the mouth
OF great kanawha upon log Of DRIFT wood; she tray
e!Ied only at night, lying by in daytime for conceal.
ment-sc subsisted on roots, herbs river muscles
green grapes, wild cherries and berries of various
RlnuS. In this way she came to Greenbrier river
where by procidrttint accident, she was found bv
Thomas Athol and three other white men, who werc
gong out TO Clcndcnnins settlement: near which sire
mad passed, not knowing of it, She was then near
~ dead with hunger and atgue-atter travelling uIl
night, as usual, she had sat down by the river Side
with no expectation of ever rising again. as she had
totally despalred OF ever reaching home and was nm
able to proceed. They found her in this situation
she had been upwards of twenty days on the wav on
foot, alone and destitute of every comfort of civilized
life They took her back to Clendcnnin's where She
was very Hospitality treated, and after some DAYS
conveyed on horse. by an escort, to fort Young on
Jackson's river, from wherce she was taken home TO
her relatives. In few days afterwards, Clenden-
INNS whole settlement was broken up and DESTROYED
ny party OF Shawnees; who had pr0Jutiy come in
pursuit of Hannah DENTIST
The adventures of Mrs Renix md Hannah Den.
nis-Strange but truc-may sound little rustic in
the refined cars of of those ladies of The nre
sent day; who seem almost too delicate to do any
hng else than to nibbc at the south side of straw
perry or to glide along the street OF country viii
lage with one or two galants at each elbow to helm
them over the gravels, and assist them in pc,tna
around the chips, which the town police have neuli
gently suffered to remain unbrushed from the nave
meh'. son OF CORNSTALK