The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-04-30

fragments of the boxes and barrels / con
struct7d low hut, large enough to admit
| my bod, and covered it over with sand to
the depth OF several feet One end OF this
was closed-the other was fitted with a
door made from the lids OF my two trunks.
Over my barrels and boxes Of goods !
stretched a sail, and fastened it down by
means of stakes. As winter approached,
l began to feel still more anxious and de
pressed, but made my arrangements with
as much courage and foresight as l could
muster | fabricated from my butfllo-robe
dress which | fsncied would be almost
impervious to the cold-my shoes, gloves
and hat We're made Of the s;Ine materirl
with the matches | occasionally nude a
fre-not oltener than once n week, until
the cold weather compelled me to keep il
burning all the time finally discovered
method of keeping a fire without the ex-
pendlture OF much wood, and this relieved
me from many an anxious thought, and
enabted me to husband my matches. Sec
| have six of them left
And the young lady displayed her little
match-safe, with six matches yet within it. |
The forest supplied me with wood and
got along well During the early part
by means Of constant exercise, regularity
i'll my diet and steady hope ofrclease, |
managed to live through it. IN the same
manner l passed three entire years.
have kept journal of my life during this
unhappa periOp, and this indeed was the
only literary pursuit in which | had the
opportunity ofindulging. Ny book5-evcn
my Bible-we.c left upon the wreck
DuriD. these three years, saw but seven
vessels. They all passed by, and either
did not see my zgEai-, or would not re
gard them. Aiy anguish on these occas-
ions was indiscr!tablc The thoughts Of
home, and o. The friends who were now no
doubt mOTnid. for Inc As among the
dead, would rush upon me with oyerpOw-
ering force, and ny misery would seem
too heavy !5g me 10 bear wonder Uow
that nay reason sustained itself
At iength-I know not on what day
but according to ny calculat;on. on the
18th Of February, my island was visited
by brnd OF Mencninee indians, six in
number Tley hrd crossed on the ice
from the British shore, ank was as much
surprised - seeing nae. "a ] was delighted
10 hook gain upon a human i:.ce- We
could NOT understand each othcr'. but they
made signs for TIE 70 % with them.
" - III III X power. tttt n illi4- ~
% as | conceived ty this means ! might
finally obtain release. and bc restored 10
my friend, They returned with Ine to
the British shore y, hich iaueiei was not
more than ~ enty miles from my Island.
and then by short and cIsy stages, they
conducted !ue - a French trading post.
where for the first time il three years /
found N, self in the company of civilized
man. | was received with the greatest
kindness, and soCn was forwarded 10 Font
iitiam-. the commander Of Yhion post
eutert,.nei me lho~t Hospitality until the
lake was Open. when he sent me across 70
Marbuette from which point Capt. Mar.
win has conducted I,l. hither At the
Sault learned that AIr. .A>Auell had re
turned II Ileyelgnd. and aiA now ON my
way Uh.ihoE, --.---.
such. -!lr .Ed,tcr. j. this remarkable and
interesting narrative The jeHrEal kept
by the. yoJEuI Iadv j. we'll written and
would no doubt prove al attractive and
sa!cs,Die- book il published. ] iTtinsated
this 10 .har, Ia; her Inos.g,ty apT.eaiesi L,
dissent iEnsn tas. -op4!.ion. She leaves in
the train this evening for Chicago. from
whence she viii proceed u Cleveland.
Ysoge she viii aDpelr - o''a '-isa-n -"7-"