Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-03
IFrom tic Nashville Christian Advocated ]
Sagacity of Indians.

Did YOU ever hear of the sagacity of Indians?
| will relate n circumstance that happened
few weeks since in the Indian territory, seem
ingly incredible and incomprehensible. They
can trail the lonely and forgotten path OF hu-
man being better than the domestic dog. While
that faithful creature can trail only the fresh
footsteps of an animal, an Indian can follow the
stepping of an individual, days gone, crossed
and recrossed, miles upon miles, where dog
would be lost in a labyrinth of doubt, and not
being able to find out where to begin or how
to follow, would abandon his design and ex-
pectaton, and return with blasted prospects to
his disappointed master. The marvellous sa-
racity of Indians was proved beyond single
doubt few days since, in the territory OF the
Weas, in search of lady who escaped from
he mission for fear of drunken Indians. The
circumstances are about these:-
Mrs Haskins, of this country, had been but
short time at Rev. Mr.. Adams, IA Baptist
missionary among the Wea lndians,) whittier
she had gone to live. She is a lady of pleasant
appearance, neat in her person and domestic
affairs. The missionary had left with his family
on a visit, leaving at the mission Mrs. Haskins,
a Young lady teacher, and young gentleman.
One evening, just as the sun had bowed his
head behind the evening shades, some halt
| dozen Indians, who had swallowed more dis
tillation or murderiferous drink than suffered
them to retain due bounds either in speech or
action, came drunken, whooping, and riding
4 A. In mad
affrightcd all its inmates. The schoolmistrcss'
having considerable courage, advised the young
man to flee for his own life, which he readily
obeyed to the letter, fearing that none could
helm the Others and that all would be hutchered
by the noisy and raging Indians.
Mrs. Haskins soon fled for safety, and to in
sure, as she supposed, her escape, she hasteneo
onward and onward toward the settlement
wadinr in her course miry bayou, or standing
nm to her shoulders in water passing through
the grassy prairies, thick bushes, and oyel
rocky places. For eight miles her course wa'
straight, and after taking path leading t'
widow Bunn's, in this county, she, becoming
alarmed by the yelping Indians, returning IRON
that place with drunken craws, left the roa'
and turned into the prairie grass for refuge
But as it is no difficult matter to get lost in
wide extended prairie grass she soon lost he
course and returned within five miles OF MI
, | Adams However, not knowing where sl
was. she continued TO travel, and having tray
elled from Tuesday evening TO Sunday morn
inp-all her efforts to no purpose-withou
bread or meat, or any farinaceous matter
sustain her life-fatigued by her journey, wit
feet swollen and blistered by walking, an
weakened by hunger, she despaired Of life, an
| gave herself up to die.
Several white persons, after they iearne
# that Mrs. Haskinshad left, but had dnot returne
' to the mission, kindly gathered together an
/ endeayored to find her, but in vain From VI
), rions quarters, their numbers now increased
/ crowds, with considerable excitement, to loo
q for her. All their efforts being fruitess, tho
e finally concluded to hire Indians to tnd ne
J. Twenty dollars were offered, and several II
10 dams undertook to find the wandering woma
10 On Saturday the Indians started on her ira
It which had been found on Friday evenin
rs AWAY went the Indians in lope, the whit
of following behind them. But the whites, n
G, not seeing anything like a path or trail, or
,e appearance that any thing or person had ev
r, gone that way, could not believe that they've
Of on the right course to obtain their object, n
,e therefore demonstrated with the Indians, W
Mt were galloping all along as on beaten roo
RS The Indians, nothing impcded, continued to r
a. their ponies ahead, and every now and tho
lis coming across piece of her stocking or g.