Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-02-14

of boy in his family, was recommended TO
this place and furnished with this lad whom
he brought home with him to his residence
in ToIland. -aa
In the month OF December last, by mos.
marvellous concurrence Of circumstances
these facts in relation to this boy, so far as
it concerned the transaction at Albany,
came to the knowledge Of Rev DR. Cooley,
Of Granville. The Doctor having frequent
ly heard the circumstances under which the
child was lost, Immediately communicated
the intelligence he had obtained 10 Mr. Mar
vim the grandfather Of the child and he
without loss Of time, made known the tidings
TO Mr. FiIley who was then with his friends
in Connecticut. From the knowledge thus
obtained, MIR Filey visited Mr. Cowles, in
Holland, with whom the lad then resided.
Although time and exposure had some
what obliterated the fair features Of this
youth, yet his personal appearance was the
counterpart of the other members of his
family. His size, his age, the complexion
of his eyes and hair, and all his promincn,
characteristics indicated those ofhis child
and appealing to known scar upon his
hand, and examining an ndubitable mark
in the hair of his head, his identity was fully
recognized, and in the Joy of his heart he
pressed TO his bosom his iong-ios Son,
From the story of the boy il appears that
he has constantly resided in the same fami.
ly, which consisted OF four Indians--P auI
Pye and Phebe Ann Pye, his wife, Martha
Ann Pye, their daughter, aud Thomas
Williams, an inmate of the family. They
adopted him as their son, and he was taught
and believed that Paul and Phehe Ann we're
his parents and Martha his sister. He sup
posed himself an Indian boy, and was not
aware Of any difference of complexion OF
distinction of nature until his deliverance al
Albany He has an ndistnct recollection
of attending school but when or where he
knows not.
This seems TO be the only remaining fact
in his memory that he can recognize as hav-
ing transpired prior to his capture, as he
does not seem TO associate this with any
other fact indicative of his home, except
that he did not go TO school nth Indians.
The first place which he remembers to
have visited was Green Bay, the scenery oil
which he gives faint though correct des.
cripiion. In travelling to that place they
probably either went or returned by water
as he remembers sailing in steam boat
He accompanied them in all their wander.
ings and was used as a mendicant to supply
himself with clothes and the family with
food when their Incidence prevented theii
obtaining it in any other way.
In the summer they made their peregrin
atoms back and forth through Michigan anc
New York, and sometimes visited Connects
cut and at one period encamped themselve:
for several weeks in Stonngton.
In the winter they generally quartercc
themselves in wigwaws in the vicinity o
some village, and lived on small game
such as rabbits, skunks and bulI-frogs, tn,
latter of which they considered rich repast
Occasionally they made few baskets
with which they sent William to the neares
grocery to barter for whiskey.
He recolects living near Detroit, Utica
Brothertown, Caiskill, and Hudson, AM
several months at Hillsdale, N. Y. In al
their wanderings in summer and winter, h.
travelled barefoot, suffering in winter frou
cold, and at all times from hunger and ia
tigue, but the kindness of his Indian sister
like second Pocahontas, took unwearie'
pains TO mitigate his sufferings and make hi
captivity endurabIe. s.a
Although he cannot recognize his new
friends, yet he rejoices that he has found
permanent home in the land of civilization
and all parties feel to render their grateful
thanks to the Author of all Good for ,hi
marvellous dispensation of his Providence.