Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-02-17


never expected I" reach any. friendly S'ttlt-
ln"nt; h"t ana not WISH TO- give thG 'nd'"hS
the pleasure ol seeing me di': oh the morn
ing oi the tWentN-hitl' dly after my capture;
was sent on III aNNan'"' us usual, ,'au
e'tel no "rc"kI'S'' ana was very WEAK p",
th" nope "i escalh now S"II"I'e" me-
has''n' on aS i",t aS 'oulu' anu ''"''H u
S"i'"n,r illui"g pace 'H'''u "'l'' n'.'
r"hc'''e'' NY SUI VI t''' '"S"VH' A't'r ''iT
"a" hothing NOR" "i my cnp'"rS. 'ouhu
afterwards ny tne tracks "i the "hiihHis t,'1'
they had searched Tor me they pro,mhy
'h"ugh' W"u'u ne an" '''rIi"re 'Hoh ltNS
u"nni' 10 nhu me nave u" u"u'' 'l,nt 'ne
next u'he 'hey pass that way th'y VIII look
Tor my bones
NY SITUATION was now distressing hoyon"
all description was "lone IN an 'h"iah
country, some hundreds "i h,l's Ii"ln tht
nearest friendly set,Irmcnt+. l was without
'IoI' "'"Hut s''flVcr' ana "'.l'oS' "i'ho"t
'io'.i"S' NN "''N NNS l"'' VI "n"nlS "'',
russ u,'u my ''V, Mrrt ;" SN"u'" ''"''
'""iu l'I"'y s'''"' wa '.Hs's were ar""h"
'''t' anu ''N's'H' "'''' ".uu 'u'' pc"s'N'
'o''"eu vi e,I'! manu- '"rr M'S cunning
""' anu uc".'' IL" ''S mos, norr'''" '"r','S
Nt'rc" me III '''e ,'''--' N,' u""n"'" '"1ug',
Oh my "h'iy ana 'Xl"S'h SITUATION, but
r'ul' nov weep my n''r' "tS zoo ruil VI woe
r''"c'"per'" 'ie 'Ne"tS u t'c 'e" proceed
'hH w''NS' wy hus'aiu h"o "ee1 iluruerea'
' - NV "'''"'" 'c "'' FiiI'
a,,',i,. ;,'.5 .,i' t'.'i
Ig, I wy :I i!. ""U
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.'i ~ u. 's'nl"'s"'oif 'r''n.I' ""' '"P
.",eu ~ s,N"g's' ah" a'''r 'hree weeks "i
i"ucScri"apie suh'rilig i""!'d ihySei' wander
Vii ,'r,.;!. ,,.., ,,l..l '','ora,,,.
win ITdlIS-hN cup WIS nlh'l u oNeTnoW-
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hnsbos oro,,,,d ,.,,ai'aI -. a. ;na. j.,
snr;na noorh h,, NII I ,,d, ,a;nnd ~, ~
oaaJ;nn,,I,, ny, ,.'J -. Ia,
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e..
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aIn, c,IIn',. = ~ 'i" ny! ""',u
al'' ah 'o,.H" ,''u NV WIZ M'n' , "
t;m,o ,o,n,,l w. h,. T L,ip. Io,. ''"e
a, s,nne W w. uIsou.Ju y! 'nIm u . ny are
tsi'' "''' ''''' '"'''' '''s"''"
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ani ,,a',I1 ,','',, t;.t.,l,. '''
wban oLson, fr,,,,, ,,,. 49,, ,lo .,r.lr,l,
d,,. ac,an . ,,n" "9 "o" w Wv N';, imI''','
tradsrs M ssna Nv nn th.;r w,y w tln en"'
oncho srt,iamo,;ts W.hil' !t,,J;n's ,,,' "''.
small nil lnnL;na or,.r th,r, IN n.,jor ~ ta
sure tbcv were moi Indians was J;scoynrnJ
hv SOM. n, Pa. or rnur ur ,Lo ,nrt,. uL, L.,.
nened IN he some distorc. Lch;nJ 'rho, H.,
medint,lv c,mr towards mo and soon undnr-
stood nv situation. Thrv kindly offered to
take me with them. and / Gladly b,Le fare
we'll IN NV bonse in tb. wnnds nh, Nryi-
cans nut me unon a by,r, and cave me- a
blanket and some mems Chilling IN which
dressed mys,lr very comfortably.
Two ar three DAYS nltrr Ills we came in
sight of n hand ofi fi'omunchrs. and os il was
not safe for me to Ia, seen by them. | WAS left
behind in n rnyine. with Tia. promis. that the
Mexlcans v.,uld return for m. at NIGHT. As
they did nat fulfill their nromisn / stort.d
towards their c,mu. nhnut miJnicht Will
WANDERING among the bushes. u Cnmnnche
Indian passed within twenty stcrs. thosght
| was "A captiye one. more Lut Gnrtunntrlv
the snvoor did NOT see mn. threw mvs,.lf
ON the ornund and waited for dnv In thr
morning. | started a.,ain for the ctmp of th,
Mexica3s. but before reached it was dis
covered hy one of the trading m.rty who was
herding the animals. This man is a Puehln
indian. of San IldeEnso. and is named ,Junn
Jose. r, him more than to any other man in
th. marry o,,rn my nrns,nt frn.l,,n
iii. toid,n. fine c.mn was lull of G. ,moncbcs
and if they saw me it would he iupossible /, r
the party 10 save me. He made me lie down
an the grnund willie n, rnver,I mo viii
dried Grass Law thrre all dnv and nj night
crept forth To 1ucncb my almost intoIorut
thirst. Juan came and brought me some
br.ud and told me.not bv any means To l,o,r
NV hiding place the next dny. That dnv
Jrnoo.d Slowly along. and rnuld hear tl,.
dreaded C,manrhps ,,ssing and r,y,s.in,,