Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23
DELAWARE, OHIO, DECEMBER %, 1869.


At the end of his wanderings he had reach
ed Warren county, North Pennsylvania
where be resided with MIR. Mcintyre. Her
he calculated to live short time, designing a
ter that to make inquiries among the Chatal
que Indians, and if no trace of his parent
could be found, to cross over to Canada, re
main during the winter with the Canada Ind
ans, and then rejOin his tribe in the summer.
On the 25th of September, one month afte
the first publication of the narrative. we re
ceived letter from DR.. Asa Brayton, young
est son of Elijah Brayton previously referret
to, who was born after the loss of Matthew
stating that he had seen the Herald's articl
copied into another paper, and giving SOM
particulars of the loss of his brother. Abou
a week afterwards Mr. Rufus Brayton, consiI
of the lost boy, called on US, and made som,
enquiries relative to the Indian Captive."-
He said that the missing boy would resemble
him in color of hair, eyes, &c. As there wa:
no resemblance we told Mr.. Brayton so, and ht
refunded satisfied that this ended the matter
But the other members OF the family, movet
by some unaccountable impulse, were not sat
isfed to let the matter rest there, and in few
days the brother of the missing boy, Mr.. Pc
ter Brayton, called on US. He went to War
ren, lost all trace of the object of his search
and then went home discouraged.
On the 11th Of the present month (Novem
ber) Mr.. William Brayton, the Oldest brother
of the missing boy, and the one who haG
accompanied him on the memorable cattle
hunting expedition, called upon u.s. He
expressed his firm determination not to return
until he had seen the Indian Captive" and
satisfied himself in the matter. Having re-
ceived instruction what course to pursue, he
started for Erie, anG soon got on the trail Of
the Indian Captive" On Tuesday, the 18th
inst, farmer of New York State, just across
the Pennsylvania line, drove over to Sugar
Grove, where the Captive y was staying, and
took him over to his house for short stay
He had been gone but short time, when a
paper was received in Sugar Grove, noticing
the search instituted by the Braytons. A doc
tor of the place Immediately wrote letter to
the family. just after it was mailed, Mr.
| William Brayton arrived, learned the course
taken by the man of whom he was in search
and at once started after him. .-. ..
FOUND AT LAST.
When VIM. Brayton set out from home in
search of the "Indian Captive" his father i'm
posed upon him the necessity of looking out
for two marks by which the lost brother could
be Unidentified One was scar on the top of
the head caused by the cut Of razor which
the father had made in lancing boil, and the
other was scar on the great toe of the right
foot, resulting from the cut of an axe
! When VIM. Brayton reached the farmers
house to which the Indian Captive" had gone
it had become dusk. On arriving he merely
expressed his wish to see the "1ndian,' without
stating the object of the interview. AS he
entered the room his heart beat with anxiety
Hope and fear agitated him, for there sat the
object of his search, and few moments would
ether end the suspense and agony OF thirty
four years, or add the bitter pangs of disap-
pointmcnt.
A light was brought. G'he agitated elder
brother looked anxious!y at the man who re-
turned the W: h u pri not unmixed will
apprehension. The features and form of the
Indian" strengthened his hopes. William al
once resolved to pu an end to both his hopes
and fears, and bade The other to sit down ant
take off his cap, then carefully parting tht
hair-there aras the soar-plain1y visible, eX
actly in the spot described by the father, and
unnistakable in its character. With a quiv
ering voice William told the other to pull of
his right boot. The foot was laid bare, ant
there, on the great toe, not SO distinctly mark
ed as in the other case, but clearly discernibi
was the scar. .~>Amost afraid to trust his Owl
ewes, William called in Doctor, who at ono
pointed out the scars, and showed that the,
were undoubtedly caused by sharp instru
ments.
There could be no mistake aboHt it now
The brother lost perhaps through tn
thoughtlessness of VIM. Brayton when bo
was at length discovered by his means afte
, thirty-four years of anxiety and suffering
Even then William would not commit himse
; too far, but told the newly found brother, tha
t he would take him home, and await the decis
t ion of his father. The younger brother wa
at once eager to start. A letter was ser
: home, giving the glad news, and as soon q
practicable the two set out in the same dire'
= tion.
: They passed through this city without MOI
: than few minutes delay, merely leaving wor
for us in passing of the successful result of tt
= search At Clyde, where they changed cal
] for Carey, the utmost excitement reigned, an
s the throng to see the returned "InGian Ca
= tive" was so great that he could scarcely TN
h breathing room.
An old man there came forward, examine
l. him closely. and declared his belief that
n was the boy seen by him among the Pott
? wamie Indians in Illinois, thirty years ago.
# At every station on the road home crow
of gathered, and at Carey, where they were
st pected to stop, hundreds were collected. U
'e men who had searched for the lost boy-ag
ot mothers who had held him in their arms
he Young men who had heard the story narrat
D. bv their parents But the couple stopped Ii
ID miles north of Carey at Oregon station, al
10 at once started for VIM. Brayton's house.
a Here the family were gathered. The {
as man, 73 years of age, hale and vigorous-t
"a brothers and the sisters. When the eidt
he brother entered with his charge the intel
n feeling that pervadcd the hearts of all in
ed room can scarcely be imagined-cannot
sst described. The old father arose, placed
90 trembling hand on the head of the strang
, p" and searched for the scar, which he COZ
scarcely see through the mist that filled
he eyes, Then he knelt to examine the foot
es, For a moment every breath was hushed &
ng the hearts of the other relatives almost cea
ry to beat. The old man tottered to his feet
nd with gush of tears-the streams of affect
er- which had been pent up for "a years-feil
7as the neck of his son Matthew Braytonl 1
rly useless to attempt description of the sc
'rt. that followed The father that had so long
M crety mourned for his child-the household
to its pet the brother who never forgot
'nt it was from his company the little boy
ons passed away to unknown fate /; the sis
mp who had foHdled their little brother in infa
sdi- all we're gathered to share in that ha
und meeting. If one other could have been T
- ent If the mother who hnd descended il