The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-11-14

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forlheresl part Of laGtana. A sSfy res.
seciable agent OF the United StaiSsts
travelling there. and weary and belated.
with tired horse, he stops al an Indian
Mgwam for The night He can spesk
the Indian language. The family are
rich for Indians, have horses aud SKINS
in abundance. 10 the course Of the
evening, he notices that the hair Of the
woman Is light, and ber skin under her
dress is also white. This led to con-
versation. She told him she was a
white child, but had been carried away
when Very small gHi.
She could only remember that her
name vas Slocum, that she lived in a
little house on the banks ofthe Susaue.
hanna, ard how many lhefe weaa II,
Isher fnlhef's family, and the order Of
their agesl But the name of the town
she could not remember. On reaching
his home, the agent mentioned tho sto-
ry TO his moIher.--She urged him to
write and print the account According.
ly he wrote il and sent il TO Lancaster
10 this State, requesting that il might be
published. BY come, to me, unaccoun>
table blunder it lay in the office two
years before It was printed. But last
summer it was published. In few
days it fell into the hands of Mr.. Slo-
cum Of Wilkesbarre, who was the little
two and ahalfyear old boy, when Fran.
ces was taken. In few days he was
offto seek his sister, taking with him
his Oldest sister, (tbe one who aided
him TO escape and writing to a BROTH
er who lives in Ohio, and who believe
was born after the captivity, to meet
him and 60 with him.
The two brothers and sisters are now
{ 1929 on their way too seek little Fran.
ces, just sixty years after her captivity.
After travelling more than three hundred
miles through The wilderness, they
reached the Indian country, the home
ofthe Miami Indian. Nine miles from
The nearest white, they find the little
wigwam. j shall know my sister, 'be-
cause she lost the nail of her first finger.
You, brother, hammered it of IN the
blacksmith shop when she was four
years DID, They 60 into the cabin and
find an Indian woman having the appear
ance Of seventy-6ve. She is painted
and jewelled of, 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 to converse. She tells them
were she was born, her name with or
der of her fathers famiy.-'How come
your nail gone?' said the oldes, sister. |
MY older brother pounded II of when
| was little child in the shopp In a |
word, they were satisfied that this a.
Frances, their long lost sister! They
asked her what her christian name was?
She could not remember. Was it Fran
ces? She smiled and said 'yes.' Ii
was The first time she had heard il pro-
bounced for 60 yeats! Here, then the,
we're met-lwo brothers and Two sis
ers! They were all satisfied that they
we're brothers and sisters. But what
1 contrast! The brothers were walking
he cabin unable TO speak; The oldest
sister was weeping but The poor Indian
sister sat motlonless and passionless,
Ind Indifferent as spectator. There
sas no throbbing, no fine chords In her
BOSOM to be touched.
When Mr. Siocum was giving me
his history saId to him--''but could
he not speak EngIlsh2' Mot a word.'
Did she know her agel' sNo.-Had
10 idea Of ii.i But was she entirely
gnoran,2 "Sir she did not know when
Sunday mes This was .ndeed the
OF lgnofunce in des.
ehdlnt Of the Purilsns.
Her whole history might be told in q
Vord. Size lived with The Delevares
Who carried her of, ill grown up, and
hen married Delaware. He either
led or ran away, ,and then married Mi.
Uni Indian, chef as ! believe. She
las two daughters; both OF whom are
married. and who live in all the glory Of
n Indian cabin. dser>skin clolhes and
owskn head-o ress. No one of the
am,ly can speak word Of English.
nhey have horses in abundance; and '
'hen the Indian sister wanted to ac- b
ompauy her new relatives she whip-
ed cut, bridled her horse, and then e
la Turk, mounted aslrIde aud was i
ff. At night she could throw ban- !
ct around her, down upon The floor, land Q
once be asleep.
The br,fhers and sisterstried 10 per-
uade lost sister TO return, I
nd if sh9 7esired it, bring her children. i
hey woE ID transplant her again to lhe 4
anks of'lhe Susquehanua: and of their
ealth make her home happy. Butno. !