The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-12-08
vss 80 great that lie could scarcely find

The old man then came forward,
amined him closely, and declared us W
lief that he was the boy seen " i''n m; q
mone the Poltawattamie indians III III
nois, thirty years ago. ,o,a
AT every station on the road nome
crowds gathered, and at Carey, where
thew were expected to stop, hundreds
were collected. Old men who had search
ed for ihe lost boy-aged mothers who
had held him in their arms--young men
who had heard the story narrated by
theirparents.f FBut the couple stopped
Eve miles north of Carey at Oregon sta
tion. and at once started for VIM. Bray
TONS house. ~,
Here the family was gathered. The
old man, 70 years Of age, hale ana v'g-
orous--ihe brothers and the sisters
When The eldest brother entered with his
charge the intense feeling that pcrvadrd
the hearts OK al in the room can scarce
" be Imagined --cannot be described =
The old father arose, plscedh his trembling
hand on Tie head Of The stranger, and
searched for the scar which he could
scarcely see through ;hc mist that filled
his eyes. Then lie knit 10 examine the
foot. For moment every breath was
busbed and the hearts Of the oher rcla-
',ves alln0,. ,e,,oroI .ea IL his feet and with a
o,u m = "ar ~ .oorsthe streams of affection
ga;n lggh;nh ! u ,' hser nont M for "a years
WI, ~,'o'. IN n"L az I s.l, If Lis son-Nfatlhew
De-. pni un '"e r, "es i u,el.ss to attempt de.
Day.ou ay,;"n oe ,ho scene That followed. The
Sshos sotp..yh ,ha, ~ h.J I lonc secretly mourned
e.. ".i'ti =. '"i; oh;,I n,he household pet; the
h,,,i,n, H., hv % mho md never forget that it was
from' v", NJ. oou,nanv "n ibc little boy had pass
al % auay @ 10 : MYSTERIOUS fate; the second
S.,,'.or' % a' uLo N bod becn his playmate; the
.;a,s"s Is"s IN ~ III fond'cd their little broth.
e.s.e': :.e >: s"o "" III vcre gathered TO share
81 :. m..t.nnn ~ ,l,a, r,ee,iny If one o,Aey could
IN I'M .nal M n"PPs Pns,ossrI If the mother who
,'ase oeeH XIX, p''. snrrow descended to the
nau ~ ,,,, s,,u" ,,,na Hc.n shared 10 see this
g.a'v ~, oUa'; ;aIaol LIZ tho cnn Of HAPPINESS
way ,Ucv1d 1I,n b.vo been full to oyernowing.
. @r .1,n rn urn cprpau like Wild |
fre The return was on Thursday the
17th ult For the next four days the
house was bcsiered by anxious people,
esger IN see the 5boy" so long lost so
straneelv found Ola men who had
sLare1 With zeal in that weary and hope
T. lac ee,rch tb;rtv rour years ago, came
mn and al who had known him as a little
NV ,cknowlpdoed the identity.
.The younoest brother, Dr.. Asa Bray.
Ton VIM was horn after the loss Of Mat
tbsw did not of course. have the same
means of nron,pt Identification and plac.
ed Ma,thcw under a strict examination.
Al lenoth he too was fully satisfied, and
acknowled oed dat there was no longer
shadow ~ Doubt about his being The
lonr last brother Every doub,er, after
examinino ,he matter thoroughly gave up
Ms ,loubts and n is RI lonoer matter Of
sneculaiion in that peiphborhood, but a
fTed fact that the aIndian Captive is
one and the same with tbc lost bow Mat.
tSow Rroy,or =
f1v'S,1 = -, -s ,,r,
a .m,as 20 - " ~ ;.
Ma,'ncw pray'on IS ma" % aoou' u
in'' high' lghs colnp'eA'o%' ''"Ae' eyes,
ana moceralely cark la,r' hAe lnos' ~
the fa"ily' nc IS oearuiess. .:'. A''el MS
,change IRON lnaian 70 c'v,l'.eu costume
ne 'oos coiu "n'ch se'l'ea III nus eyes
Hno causea SERIOUS 'llii "n'l'''lon' NC,
'ceSsi'a.lng BIS y now oeing unuer surg'ca,
treatment "hch we nfsl 'ne1 - num- .. aoou'
'nree months ago he spoke E'g''si' 'o''
efaoiy wen anu now mas improved very
much N ms Speech AS lohs as we sup
posed hlm 70 nave ,Deen stolen al three
years DID, his good Ei.nghSh was di'lcui'
tyin the way OF believing his story bu'
medical gentleman OF great experience
In such matters informed us shortly
afterwards .has he m.sht oe mistahen IN
his age when stolen. ior HIS no. nncom
monlfora ch'id Of six or seven years o.
age 70 forget lls nal've 'ongue curing its
n n n l.