Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1843-03-16
Infercsting Nnrrntivc.

We copy the following interesting narrative OF the
recovery of lost child after an absence OF twenty
six years, from the .1irdmicha Cleaner.
About twenty-sx years ago, two female children,
aged nine, the other seven years, daughters ofan
industrious poor man named Keith, residing at the
Buuernut Ridge in this county, were sent one morn
ing by their parents to drive home their cows, which
were browsing in the woods near to Rnd andoining
their residence After considerable time had eaps
ed, and there being no appearance Of their return,
the parents became apprehensiye for their safety u
concluded that they must have ventured further into
the woods, and lost mistook their way; that and
several succeeding days and weeks were spent in
ffuitless search by their afflicted parents and their
neighbors for their recovery, but in vain Years roll
led on enquiries from time to time diligently
set afoat and not the mnutest trace or intelligence
could be received of these dear children. Time at
last seemed to reconcile the minds of the distracted
parents when finally the aged sire, bowed down by
this sad bereavement bent like a lofty oak stripped
of its branches, and was gathered to his fathers.
About ten days ago, the elder OF these children,
now woman advanced in years, dressed IN the ha-
biments of an Indian Squaw, made her appearance
at house contiguous to the residence of her aged
mother and brothers, accompanied by an Indian sup
posed TO be her husband The inmates OF the house,
Judging from her conversation and other prominent
traces in her manner, countcnance and demeanor,
that something ransccndant of the Indian character
was peculiarly developed i'll her, immediately figured
to themselves that she bore striking resemblance to
the Keith family recollections Of the past flew to
membrance, and after brief consultation with her
? they finally determined with themselves to send for
her whom they supposed TO be her mother; VINO, on
her appearance instantly recognized, and both
q few into each others orns in flood OF tears She
and her supposed husband were then conducted to
that dwelling from which she had been nvounta-
ry exile these twcntysX years, where she then rela-
y ted the whole circumstances of her captivity: How
that on the morning before mentioned, they met
J. in the woods by Indian who promised to conduct
+ them to their parents; that after long and tedious
Journey through the woods they at last arrived at a
river when their supposed guide ordered them TO en-
y bark in a canoe from whence they were conveyed to
an Indian encampment-taken to his wigwau and
S seyeraly introduced to the members Of his family
e from whom they received every demonstration Of kind
e ness and attentions; that custom soon reconced then
II to their mode and manner of living that several me-
hods resorted to i'll order to give their complex
ion an Indian tingc or dye; that the utmost secrecy
l. preserved respecting them, espe ia lily when II
" the vicinity of white peoples that she invariably &C
v companed them in their iourneyings.
ri She further states that after the lapse of few years
lie her sister separated from her; that she hersel
lie at last became the wife of her masters son, by WHOM
re she had five chdren-three of whom, with their ia
Their are now dead. She believes her sister to be We
living, and residing Prince Edward Island; tina
e. she her repeatedly since their separation Sh
as also stated that the Indian who accompanied her
III not second husband, although he positively assert
the contrary and to be yet revenged if not Civ
s en- IN 10 him. She has made attempts at elop
n ing since her return, but was pursued and brougf
back again, and appears rather shy when accosted b
., her neghbors. She frequently speaks of her tw
81 children and her sister.
Information of these particulars have been trans
e. mitted to Prince Edward Island, with the hope th0
OF some clue may transpre in ORDER if possible to ehec
m the recovery of her sister, These transactions
current circulation in this neighborhood Since tl
-, restoration Of this woman, several OF our nelghbol
az have conversed with her.