Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-03-23
z Cherished Bible.

ald Historic Festival is held, designed to oo-
triI and preserve the history OF the hrS'
Waite se,tleTS Of the Chemung and Norm
Braucn susauehanra rivers, and 10 keep up
acduainiances among the old settlers and their
l-,ccal.nts. S,nie OF the former are yet lIv-
i.-. aai .he only mournlrl portion Of the
rGnu.i gathering is listening 10 the OBITUARIES
ui those who have departed the previous
,-ar Al The last gathering, which was held
81 O-rs'. \, Some interesting relics were
l.4,J..-'. q Houce Of one Of which we copy
frs . AL OEcg1 paper:!
An o'i fln!y Bible printed in ZIG at
A".-.cr3..n, Holland, containing records
Of ,a- Nar Nalk,nburg flmily, reaching
la. % 1919. Several members Of this
flilr were living at Wysox in May l1.S,
When he houses of the settlement. were
& -'royel by the Indians. The wives Of
So ';au and john Strope, Whose maid i
5.'r., were Nln Ealkenburg,) Eva Var
IH.,uhirt, their father, mother, aud
.r, s-l chiilren, were captured. Tue
A,as-'. AMI every ;hiug of value that could
Ii. - carried away as plumber, were con-
-tA.l II, H:tle would have shared the
sane fate Of 'hc building, but for the re-
t. *. .~m of the fanny in rcscuing it
IN tn, Ainos. The captives were taken
.. once - =. q Point, (A:heus,) were
'..rc when the Egl.ish Ringers and In
.n@ ualar Batter embarked in their ca
...sa FL Wyoming; anl were there when
... : raturaei with their booty AMI scalps
!. ~ la: les)late valley.
The captiyes were soon after ordered up
T.. Sl-nunhanaa, under an Inlian escort,
= II Ehantowano, Owego, BaiEbridgc
auI Uo,d,ila, and in the fall re:raced their
s..rs TO Tioga Point. Part Of this journey
w.s made upon the trail of the bank, and
Ia,tly by water in canoes, Upon the vic
toy Of Harley that fail near Sheshequin,
;,nI upon The apprehension Of Suilivans
a."-oaoh the next season, they were
...al he'd, with many other cap'ives, up
,.t Hi"ga, Janisteo aad down the Canes
g.. "a creek a.,d Genescc river, to Fort Ma
.rl; thence TO Lachine and other points
IN "aaaaa, where they were detained for
c..r lgo years Al the end Of this time
,.,y were exchanged by cartel and sent to
5 .,.lsboraugb, now Wniteha.l, and thence
r,"H kill, where they remained until
i $50 WAS fully established, after which
t..y aglia omigrlted to Wysox and re-
l..t. During all their wanderings, this
I....o was with them-a treasure beyond
g.. l...,e- enabling them to rise sublime
g. 'c tLtir dark fortunes. 1t is very
joyce and heavy. The sides and back are
,t white oal,, nearly if not quite half an
s.. 4 ia thickness and covered with leather,
r.e corners and edges tipped with brass,
ana tae covers held together in front by
uy.caI.c and massive brass clasps. Its
18th 4 foot and half and in thickness
/ ely SIX inches. Upon the leather and
y ! are marks of the fire from which it
VI. saved.
Wien W realize the toll of captivity,
uan EUut, by the Indian trail, the great
distance this family travelled, and the sup
lies which their natures required and
which they were obliged to carry to keep
ii ia starvation, we may well believe that
toe c,i1ives required what the venerable
-. lady, Mrs. Willis, said, when Judge
l.~sa2 was speaking of its weight in the
a...r,. exercise, "The lore cf God in
d. T. dalis made Mc bard,n HgAt.''
For the facts connected with the cap
t-,.'s Il th:- family, we are indebted to
:..se puy.;c4tions by Judge Avery, EMIT
I'D ;ac "SusqucLanna Valley )" and for
i-cscuca of this valuable relic at our
=, Il we aIc indebted to Mr.. Harry
Sr.rs, q grandson Of Sebastian Strope,w who
j upon The stCried ground at Wysox,
: .dtarl county, and who had the kind
! -., to make journey with his daughter,
.f aear.y forty miles, tobcpresent Oh this
5..;l. - oJ1'sion.