The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
alp Of the Mexican was stretched on stick and dried BY

the are
bsgsn TO secure for tie sht The boys, With tbsi
arms tied tightly bshin tn were taken undsr guar
by two Of the savagss My ft tied together and
WAS obliged TO lie bstws the ether two. did not s.e
any during that night for wa afraid Of being killed
The next caJ we resumed journey aud Travelled Il
the same direction. The boys were noun ed yoot
sninsls and had bows and siiovH. Their face vert
painted Indian fashion ard thsy looked like you,y
They appeared TO enjoy this new mods OF is ,st
ed o. good horse, but being Obliged % 4t sstrds tn,
animal, Il g journey Was exceedingly painful
ha . nne head OF hair, whicn valued very mach
but the chief ordered IT to be cut OF not alist
mortified in seeing It decorating ths heads OF the heart
savases Ny head thus entirely unprotected
from the intensely hot rays Of the sun.
Nothing interest occurred except acts of
hum anity towards until the twelfth day after cap
lure AT this time joined by two dian men and
squav These were all the Indians till after my
escape Up 70 this tins my suherings had been 10 80
10 take from ali desire TO live but now they
we're greatly ircreased. The nav, from whom might
have some passion, evidently the cause
Of the cruslties which nov began to experience.
Ny horse taken from me- and was mounted on an
ulbroken m e without bride had saddle but it
cut arc good for nothing except 10 torture
This animal would frequently top me over its head
OF its oord hut not being wild enough to gatfy
shake the NeIcan's scalp before its eyes, The beast
would then rear and plunge in the utmost fright and
would be thrown upon the ground with great violencs
have been tpsed from the mules back many as
bali dozen tia es day, and once stunned tia
Lay considerable time before my returned Ny
ias h, hss ~, sao t AZ;
lance pevsr "a them exhibit the fret Sign OF pity
- AZ 80 ..s "a ,ron,t ~ .y,;r,.I .h;.S
h.d ;n.t throx. r mi. ths,r rding vhjn.
gun stocks, the cad Of Arat to my unprotected
bs,n ~ 70 "a. -, onnd;ns ma v,h tbs 10; ~ =,
which she carried You may understand one object tns
Ireians had in view In putting me upon this villa animal
snu o.uss % h ~ 20 o.hs ~ TSa.
$1,000 -, ;s..a ~, ,,,ta.J -, sost sn,n, ,ha,
.ts ~ oni m.ds .ns., NOR. nbnmsn and sns;sctsd
ne 70 a...ay .mninss '' -A' -.N
ohi,ssd ~ vors Ike s,.ve vhiI. IN c.mn. vh,,.
.hsra VS. an. s.rv'ca N n.ryorm "a. not liz "a
sn.,t; ~sst 20 .omnai,.d 70 49,. 49, ~. ~ :,
Socd on INV hack vhieh bsinu s.stitnta az
clothing was mspCsd TIN The BIZ cd ran down to "a feet
nd ~ eh.,. ibs .nm.is ,hr IN. 49,. ri hr.nss
an -h.t ,it,Ia .,o,hrc ma -. a.. &c -,hh.na
ought the s,msIa - n fss morn,n. ia nsd -
;,S 49, - - ~ 49,, 49,. "a 49, -. lit MI,
hs.t .na ths. y. Lnnch al dow ~ w. ....s ~, 10
nv want o. skill when ali ere ready 10 stsrt had 10
c,;.h "a s.@ds ~, On Via mi. ,.,yhon. s.,..
n the marty not stsrt INN eai.t.iv vas comnslsi
a. iii ~ ! snS =, Isr.t vh;sh ~. 1a,sns pn1i
% pun AZ ie emo OF srnl wnicn the inoiAns would
~ nn,,,u w w. ,aas. 'aO! e'ef' uio'hou
,hsn.;a, ~ ,nosssanyy IN "A sng.r;,r .oa .x.-.a
.ran;.h rom Wv arnd. .ania nnt ,~orS. st ~ ths
Itisn ss "a n,ts, Sban s..rcsiv M ~ $500
Ia tsI "nvn ' $3.50, h 800 os~.
ga =, ~ ~ H. stmaa, nAs' 'eea
d uu.u :. y" . III =. ~. ih g ~ n Nau ~. 70
f T"Se u, y. ny IN manly $3.50 ,;n @ 2 us'A1.o,
,on.s w., tho.p ~. va NY ns'I ~ a. .. 81
s..mnss nnon nv hs froriar s,iss ho s.smsS n,iou
~ sh a ~ ~ A' orr, hssath NJ s.a. NJ ho
" e,osn in W. hhs Wu h oess, nS .ees my nesa
81 AZ. s i ,s 49, se s 80 81 'aV .u1
Was ready for he dsy,. ourny vas obliged to travsi
$500 We o, Iuss , o,0t ioS a sna
snioass aI5ips asa soie '.1o neAa 70 root ana
~ hsss gone two days,t ,me .tn1 9 tasting food
I'D .oas;os h.d ,otsina ~ s., ~ ,,ms.ivss"
~ Nsu e~s -,
When .py game vas Killed the Iadisns would tear ont tss
oesdpely from thirst. was not alleged 70 drink excspt
while in the camp We freoueutI, crossed beautiful
streams du,pg the day. and would beg the privilege OF
to quepch my thirst out the Indians woui
avs de Nv nv REQUEST With con,empt Ii was in ysu
pointed 10 my parched tongue and head bstered in
tn. ray al the sun Nothing coud soften them into
pi,y. s,d ardsntl, desired death that INV tor msnts
might come to an end
Ever, indgni,y was offered to my person which the
how have lived through the bArbarous snt vhich
was il acted upon me frequently nv feelings were 30
Nv rd,p burned against the chief and
tboup ht If coud only cut him To niec,s oopld dis
content
We travelled every dsy We USUALLY started about tan
In the morning an halted about four Ia the A.
terneop TIE ms were TO 20 10 the tom
Of highest hills and stand there rszns ia every direc
ton We snsnt the n,ab, an hiii And srs thns
e.pored to The cold autumn Winds ve slent on tina
ground generally without covering nsA IL rsined ths
had s len from us: bat was NOT - tate shelter
in It'll D, sferred tlee ping outside in the storm
After n mule had b. come so gentls tnst could ri
t. without being thrown IL was taken from ms And WAS
ogsa 10 travel on ion Ire ioad over which we passed
VA oiten very rougn ano stony Acd 'u OF tnorcs NY
etwtre wounded ard br Used till they were covered
WIN beoo anc greatly seolen. Bot SIN WAS Obliged
T. Keep up with the rest OF the party, and II fell bs
bne vas teAsn IN WAS nearly senssisss inc 10
cans often ut 20 me on trying 70 ridS their horss
yer me. hapy nj o. .a,' ro.n Is nss.ei with my
b.td sni many null there has ecnoed VIVA my useless
RES
Unveiled thus ON foo some Ave or Gays After the
party ready TO start in the morning the dlrec Ion Of
Ire route pointed out to and required to
90 before the Others Ia order to hinr them They
usually overlook me before travelled far had always
int'ndsd 10 make my escape found oppor
tupity never expected to rsash any friendly ssls-
mert hu IA lot wish to give - Indians the pleasure
Of seeing me die.
On the morning Of the twenty ffth cay after my cap
tur~, tent In Advance usual had saien no
breakfast and very weak but the hope Of escape now
supported ms. l hAstensd on ~ fast as could and
finding suitable hiding place turned, aside and CON
cealed myself in tie bushes After this saw nothing
Of my csptors; found Afterwards the tracks OF
the animals that they had searched for me- theJ proba
bly, thought would die and therefore took less trouble
to 6rdrs have no doubt that tn time they ASS
that way they will look for my bones
Ny situation was nov distressing beyond all descrip
ton was alone In An Indian country, hundreds