The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-12-02

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We clip from communication scnt 20
the Upper Sapdusky URioH, the follow
ing particulars Of tho Disappearance Of
Matthew Br0yton in ls25. II goes more
into detail than anything we have before
seen,
Edlior Of fAe URioa;-Dear Shin
vac" c' ,be fact, that 80 great an excite
ment prevwN-. ove- large portion ofthis
Uuu SVhVSe 0vu'Ness on account Of the
return to his friends, US ooc NArruPw
BRAYTON, who was stolen ffom crawford
Tp., in this county, by the Indians, eoa,e
thirty-four years ago, allow us to give
you a short, but correct statement of the
facts IN the case as olicited from himself
and his venerable father, (now 7s years
Of 0ge,) in presence Of his sister, Mrs.
DAVIS, and his Brother, DR.. A. Br0yton
of Carey.
On the twentieth day Of September A.
ID. 1928, Matthew, then lad OF some
seven years and some months of AGO, aud
his brother William, who was some Ave
or six years his senior, were sent by their
parents to the woods in search Of their
cattle. Elijah Bruyton, the father, then
lived near the present site Of simpsons
Mill, in Tymochtee Tp., and the boys
were told 60 proceed in their search to-
ward the present residence Of John Ba-
ker, in Crawford Tp., which order they
obeyed, until they had soon passed the
small opening made at that point, and
came 70 near where William Hart then
lived. Here they met Mr.. Hart, who
was also in search OF cattle. A short
consultation was held between the trio,
andit was agreed that young Matthew,
who was considerably fatigucd by his al
ready very long walk,--some three miles
should relurn q Mr.. Baker's and Mr..
Hart and William should continue the
search for the cattle.
Matthew, nothing dOuntcd, startd for
his destination, which, ulasl he was dcs-
tined not soon 20 reach. Mr.. Baker, the
father Of John Baker, ono Of the earliest
settlers Of this county, had then just COM
menced an opening and was preparing
70 build log cabin; the logs for which
had been hauled but few days prior to
the fatal day. The path Matthew had
taken, led in a south westerly direction,
intersecting Matthew'S path before il
reached Bakers. II appeared from the
little loot prints afterwards that he had
proceeded until he reached the point
/ where the paths dverged, and there be-
coming bowildeied, had taken the end of
the path led to owhere the logs came from
instead Of the end that led to Mr., Bakers.
How far he proceeded on this path is
not known-it being the fall Of the year,
and the ground covered with leaves, all
trace Of him was soon lost, never again
to be found, until after the lapse oil a pc.
riod Of thirty-lour years.
After a iruitless search Of a few hour.
for the cattle, William and Mr.. Hart re-
turned; William going to Mr.. Bakers
with the expectation Of finding Matthew
Upon arriving there however, he Learned
to his dismny, that Matthew had not beer
there, and with heavy heart he hurried
ly ran home, thinking that possibly Mat
, thew might have continued his journc,
: homeward.
Here again, he was destined to bo bu
I too sadly disappointed. Matthew hadn no
. reached home. His parents already ovci
4 anN Gus, were now almost frantic; he hat
e returned without Matthew. Was he lost
e Was he devourcd by wild beasts! (Tht
e woods were then full of them.) Was h,
n stolen by the Indians what had becomt
; Of him! what was his fatel These ant
G thousand other such imaginings, as
d parent can only know, filled the minds o
}, their parents, one Of whom was neve
\; again to realize the pleasure of see
3 ing or even hearing Of her darling boy
- II VttnkNrull v,1 81.
a was given that Matthew was lost, and thu
t, family, friends and nelghbors, allwith on
accord, turned out to search for the littl
It wanderer That night was vainly spen
e in endenvoring 20 obtain some clue to hi
i whereabouts. The next day the new
j. spread like fire on a burning prairie.
child had been lost! Every father appear
ed TO share the sorrow, and every mothe
: to feel the pang that rent those anxiou
parents hearts. All the white inhabit
ants within a distance Of many miles
with one accord, came 10 assist in search
:. ing for him. But the panic did not strik
y the hearts Of the whites alone-it extend
ed tven to the red man.
The Wyandotte Indians turned out /
- a body to aid in finding something tha
might lead to his discovery or his where
= ubouts; but all was vain. After the wood
: in every direction, embracing circun
. frence Of twenty miles, had been so tho
y oughly searched that all were confdeI
y further search would be unaYailing, an
no traces Of the little wanderer had VI
been found, the family and friends rC
y turned to their homes sndder II not wise
and better people. From that day unit
the present summer a period Of thirty
four years, nothing, not even the slghtes
Il circumstances had ever transpired, TO Civ
his friends the remotest idea of bis where
abouts or of what fate had befallcn him.
Most Of the residents Of the COUNT
y had slept their last sleep. The Wig
le wan ofthe red man, and the rude cabi
il Of the white man, have alike yielded n
their first fruits to the destroying angel
l. Long since has that heart-brokcn mothe
who SO deeply lamented the less Of he
darling boy, been called to place wher
= sorrow and trouble never come. But II
that doeth all things well, has preserve
G the life Of the father, TO be blessed in hi
old age, by the sight of him, whom h
Il had long given up as lost TO him on th
earth.
0TWhile attending the State Fair s
= GAINESVILLE, this Fall, Mr.. Geo. w. Por
er6eld and Miss Priscilla Huges, Of Kno
4 county, were married by Mt. Yerno