Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-10-11

he can speak the Indian language. The
iamily are rich for Indians, have hoiscs and
skins IN abundance. In the course Of the
evening, he notices that the hair Of the wo-
man Is light, and her skin, under her dress,
IS also white, This led to conversation
She told him she was a white child, but had
been carried away when very small girl.
She could only remember that her name
was Sloeum, TINT she lived in liule house
on the banks OF the Susquehanna, and how
many there were in her fathers family and
the order OF their ages But the name OF
The town she could not remember On
reaching his home, the agent mentioned the
story 10 his mother. She urged and pressed
HIM to write and print the account Ac.
cordingly he wrote and sent il to Lancaster
OF this State, requesting that il might be pub
liShed. BY some, 10 me, unaccoun,able
blunder, il lay in the Office tpo years before
II was printed. But last summer it was
published. In few days il fell into the
hands OF Mr.. Socum, Of Wi,kesbarre, who
was the little Two and half old boy, when
Frances was taken. In few days he was
of to seek his sister, taking with him his
Oldest sister, Qhe one who aided him to es-
cape) and wiring to brother who now
lives in Ohio, and who | believe was born
alter the captivity, TO meet him and go with
him.
The two brothers and sisters are now
ls3e) on their way 10 seek little Frances
just ssEiy gears after her captivity. After
travelling more than 500 miles through the
wilderness. they reachedihe Indian country,
the home OF the Miami Indian Nine miles
from the nearest white, they find the liilr
wigwam Il shall know my syster," said
the civilized sister, because she lost the
nail OF her first finger You, brother ham
mered it off in the blacksmith shop when
she was four years o!d.n They go INTO the
cabin, and find an Indian woman having the
appearance Of seventy-fve She is painted
and jewelled off, and dressed like an Indian
in all respects. Nothing but her hair and
covered skin would indicate her origin
They get an interpreter and begin 10 con-
verse. She tells them where she was born.
her name, &c, with the order oil her fathers
family. "How came your nail gomez" said
tie Oldest sister. MY older brother pound
ed il offwhen was a little child n the shop!"
La word they were satisfied that this was
Frances, their long lost sister They ask
ed her what her christian name was2 She
could not remember Was il Frances2 She
smiled and said "yes" 1t was The first time
she had heard it pronounced for GO years
Here, then, they were met-two brothers
and two sisters They were all satisfied
they were brothers and sisters But what
contrast The brothers were walking the
cabin unable TO speak the Oldest sister was
weeping. but the poor Indian sister sat mo-
tionless and passionless, as Indifferent, as
spectator. There was no throbbing, no fine
cords in her bosom to be touched
When Mr.. Slocum was giving me this
history, | said TO him-"but could she not
speak Englishr' mot word" did
she know her age?" "No-had no idea OF
it," But was she entirely ignorant 2" "Sir,
she did nj kaow uhen Sunday comes 2" This
was, indeed. the contamination of ignorance
in descendant oflhe Puritansl
Bn, what a picture fol a painter would
the inside of that cabin have afforded p
Here we're the children of civilization. re-
spectacle. temperate, intelligent and wealthy,
able to overcome mountains 10 recover their
sister. There was the child of the forest,
not able 10 tell the day ofthe week, whose
cobin. Her whole history might be told in
word She lived with the Deawares who
carried her of, till grown up, and then mar
ried a Delaware. He either died or ran
away, and she then married Miami Indian,
a chipfas believe. She has two daughters,
both OF whom are married, and who live in
all The glory of an Indian cabin. deer skin
clothes, and cow-skin headdresses. No
one of the family can speak word OF
Eng lish. They have horses in abundance,
and when the Indian sister wanted 10 accom-
pany her new relatives. she whipped out,
brldled her horse, and then, a la Tux,
mounted aslride and was of, AT night she
could throw a blanket around her, down
upon the floor; and OF once be asleep
The brothers and sisters tried TO persuade
their lost sister to return with them, and II
she desired it. bring her children. They
would transplant her again 10 The banks OF
the Susqnehanna, and OF their wealth make
her home happy. But no. She had a ways
lived with the Indians--they had always
been kind 10 her, and she had promised her
late husband on his death-bed, that she would
never leave the Indians. And there they
left her and hers. wild and darkened hea'
lhens, though sprung from pious race
You can hardly imagine how much this
brother is interested for her. lie says he
intends this autumn 10 go again that long
iourney TO see his tawny sister--io carry
her some presents; will go and petition
Congress that fever these Mlamls are driven
off there may be tract OF land reserved Tor
-. 49,. IA k.,r ,lasrpndants Ills heart