Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-10-29

ACCOUNT OF REGINA.
A Story FoN CHILDREN

oIOtf FOH CHILDREN.
Many years ago, several German families
loft their country, and settled in North
America. Amongst those was man from
Wurtemburg, who, with his wife and large
family, established himself in Pennsylvania.
There werc no churches or schools then in
that ncighborhood, and he was obliged to
be satisfied with keeping the Sabbath at
homo with his family, and instructing them
himself to read the Bible and pray to God.
Hc used very often to read the Bible to
them, and always used first to say, "Now,
my children, be stll, and listen to what |
am going to read, for it is God who speaks
10 us in this book"
In the year 1854, dreadful war broke
out in Canada, between the French and tho
English. The Indians took the side of the
French, and made excursions as far "a Penn
sylvania, where they plundored and burnt
the houses they came to, and murdered
the people. In 1853 they reached the
dwelling of the poor family from Wurtem-
burg, while the wife and one Of the sons
were gono to mill, a few miles distant to
get some corn ground. The husband, the
eldest son, and two little girls, named Bar
bara and Regina, wcro at home. The faith
or and his son were instantly killed BY saw
ages, but they carried the two little girls
away into captivity, with great many 9TH
er children, who were taken in the same
manner They were led many miles thro'
woods and thorny bushes, that nobody
might follow them. In this condition, they
were brought to the habitations of the In
dians, who divided amongst themselves all
the children whom they had taken captive.
Barbara was at this time ten years OLD, and
Regina nine. 1t was never known what
became of Barbara; but Regina, with lit
tie girl of two years old, whom she had
never seen before, were given to an old wild
ow, who was very cruel woman. Her on
ly son livod with her and maintained her,
but he was sometimes from home for weeks
together, and then these poor children were
forced TO go into the forests to gather roots
and other provisions for the old woman,
and, when thoy did not bring her enough
to cat, she would beat them iu so cruel q
manner that they were near being killed.
The little girl always kept close to Regina,
and when she knelt down under tree,
and repeated those prayers to the Lord
Jesus, and those hymns which her father had
taught her, then tho little girl prayed with
her, and learned the hyms and prayers by
heart. In this melancholy state of slavery
these children remained nine long years,
till Regina reached the agc of nineteen,
and her little companion was eleven years
old. They were both fine-looking girls,
particularly Regina. While captives, their
hearts seemed to havo always bson drawn
towards what was good. Regina contnu-
ally repeated the verses from the Bible,
and the hymns which sho had learned when
At home, and she had taught them to the
ittlc girl.
They often used to cheer each other
with ono hymn from tho hymn.book used
1t Halo, in Germany: "Alone, yet not
.lone am though in this solitude so
irear." They constantly hoped that the
Lord Jesus would, sometime, bring them
pack 10 their Christirn friends. In 1854,
heir hope was realized. The merciful
providence of God brought tho English
Colonel Bouquet to tho place where they
we're in captivity. He conquered the In-
iians, and forced them to ask for peace
The first condition he made was, that they
'hould restore all the prisoners they had
AIKEN. Thus the two poor girls were re-
eased. Moro than four hundred captivos
we're brought to Colonel Bouquet. 1t was
! woeful sight to see so many young people |
sretched and distressed. The Colonel and |
his soldiers gave them food and clothes,
md Colonel Bouquet brought them all to
own called Carlisle, and publised in the
'ennsylyania newspapers, that oil parents,
Who had lost their children, might come to
his place, and in oass of their finding thsm,
hey should bc restored to them. Poor
tsgina's sorrowing mother came among
many other bereaved parents, 10 Carlisle;
'ut, alas her child had become stranger
her. Regina had acquired the appear
nee and manner as we'll as tho language