Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-08


and my little house, was unable TO project.
me from The cold storms More sthana
once / spent sleepless night, perfectly
Edrenched in, rain while the wolves s9me;s
times coming within FIVE, steps ofsme,d
would make the woods ring with helrss
frightful howlings. They would also fol.i,
tlow close behind me when i weptto thss
spring during the day !; IexpeeIed some-s
time to be devoured by them but lheys
were great towards, and could easily
frighten them away. ,,a aas vrg ace,
When absent from my house on athea
twelfth day alter my escape, soms New,
Mexican traders passed by on their way
to the Camanche, settlements. Whilee
standing on small hin, looking aherl
jthem, in order to be sure they were mot,
Indians, was discovered by some three
or four of the party who ,happeneI TO ibss
some distance behind. They immediale-
ly came toward me, and soon understood,
my situation. They kindly offered to
take mo with them, and 1 gladly 9bade
farewell to my house in the woods. pho
Mexicans put upon me 6arro, and gave
me blanket and some mems clolhing, inI
which dressed myself very eomtorlRbly.
Two or thee days. after this we eRmeini
| sight Of band OF Camauches. and as 4iIs
was not sale for mo to be seen by lhemsa.
l was left behind in rayine, wilhalhes,
promise thatthe Mexicaus would Ieturn
for me at night AS they did not iul6llb
their promise, | started towards. their
camp, and about midnight whilo wander-a
ing among the bushes Camanehesl
an passed within twenty steps of me. IL
thought was captive oneo more, butn
fortunately the savage did not see me-
| threw myself on the ground and waited
for day. In the mornin g started again
for the camp ofthe Nexicnns. but before L.
reached it was discovered b y one of tho,
trading party who was herding the AMI.
mails. This man is n Pucbla Indian, of
San lldefonso, aud is named Juan Josesg
10 him, more than any other man In tho
party, owe my present freedom. 4 ar
! He told me the camp was full, ot Ca,7
manches, and if they saiw mo il would,
be impossible for the party TO save ue.+--,i
! He made nc lie down on tic ground. !.
while he covered me with dried grass
| l lay here all day and Mt night crept forlhn
to qurnch my almost intoleTable tlirst.---
4 Juan came and brought mo some bread.
and told me not by any meaus TO leave
my hiding place the next day. Thar
day Jagged slowly along. and L could
hear the dreaded Canianchos passing
and repassing and shouting o ench 4
other. AT night Juan returned, bFinRsa
ling another blanket and several loayes Of
bread, and told mo that i must Femaind
here seven or eight days longer, as theo
party were obliged to go further on, aud
could, not take me unless | was willing toi,
become 9 captive once moro: II snw uloil
party disappear the next day. andois5
seemed rs il my hopes Of rescug disap.f,
Fpeared witii them. But !, I resolpcd stoi,
PwHit till the appointed lime was up, f,t. sit
ln ayfavinc near by found largo
hlog which had been left .bnrninr: this i2e
| kept alive day and night I'd the Maxi,4
4 leans returned, and Without il Ipshoulda
Iprobably have frozen to death, as tho
weather had become very cold. Il cover
led a hollow cottonwood stump with, bark
and leaves to keep oGt the, cold wind.
This stump was my house during mylstaVt.
here. When could endure The cold no,
longer would leave my house aud run
to the fire, but was afraid to stay thek,,s
long, lest the Indians should see me-.
The wolves soon found out my- place Of
retreat, md frequently while wasin, tho
stump they would come, and scratch
around and on It's top. The backberrics
were very scarce here, and had I. not
been for the bread Juan Jose gave
me, do not see how l could have been.s
kept from starving TO death. -.
The eight days passed slowly BY. and I,
knew not whether to give way to hope or,
despair. But on the 9Th, heard ,severaD
parties calling 10 each other I feared
they wore Indians, but they belOuaedaop
, the trading party, and were on their re.
turn to New Mexico. They had lost the
place where was concealed, and were
shouting 10 each other to attract my At,
tcptiOn. was so oYetjoyed. that / iiush.
ed forward to meet them, tidrnindfui of
, briars and.sorc feet. juan gave me a iine
horse TO ride, and the whole party treaicd
me with slie utmost care and kindnesr.--
: On the thirty fourth day or our return To-
ward New Mexico, we reached the town
Of PtcOs. Here 1 met Major Carleton
and Mrs. Adams oftbe u. 8. Army. Win
took the deepest interest ia my comfort
Here l laid aside mems apparel ard was
: furnished with q supply fFom Mn! A.
Wardrobe Alter remaining ut PecOs a.
. few days 1 was conducted to Santa Fs
by the son of Governor McfTiaefher.
) To Governor NJ, and also to the Atnc.
, rican ladies oftlis place, IfcahnOl be too
: thankful for their friendly sympathies and
I uniform kindness,
The past seems like hOrfid dteSm.-4
: have related nothing bat facts, and no
j. language that 1 can use can fully exbfess
the suderings of mind and body which
) have endured. Ny two btothers.ib. .Iaw
ARE still captive, and unless reclaimed
VIII become as savage as the Indians.---
{ The Mexicans saw them with the Ca.