The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-13
A PIONEER STORY.


we clip from tho "Home News" spicy little
weekly published in Marietta, Ohio:
0At a social reunion of the Pioneers, in this.
city, on Thursday afternoon last, the 9TH inst,
Mr.. Joseph Kelly was called 70 the stand, and
related the particulars of his captivity by the
Indians, at Marietta, in 1871, substantially, as
follows:
"He came to Marietta, in November, 1883,
landing at Point Harmar. The date of his
birth was September 25th, 1874; that of his
brother, ST Clair Kely--the first white child
born in Obo-was December 30th, 1888. This
is correct and from undoubted authority. Jo-
seph Kelly was four years old when he came to
Ohio, and six years of age when he was taken
prisoner His earliest recollection was that ofim-
bibing cherry bounce in an upper loft, in Harmar,
and q slight remembrance Of its exhilerating
efects
"He was assisting his father in driving hogs
from lot, when the sudden appearance of
savages attracted their notice. One of them
caught him by the waist. His father grappled
with one of their number, but was poweress in
their hands, and was soon after shot dead on
the spot; they also shot an old lady, by name
of Shearon. The men in the fort, being seven
or eight in number, fred, and killed one of the
Indians. They then threw young Kelly over
the fence, and hurried him away to the woods.
He remembered sobbing bitterly, and hallooing
for one Peter Anderson. Signals were made by
on the hills, and the savages then marched to-
ward Belleville, carving Joseph on q couple of
poles, crossed tho Ohio on q raft, at sundown,
with a company of thirty Indians, and en-
camped the first night about one mile from the
river. After supper, an Englishman with them or
Aered him to light pipe for his majesty; on are-
fusal, an alteration ensued, which resulted in
our prisoner gaining for himself character for
great boldness, and he was ever after called a
good fellow, by the savages. At one time they
tied him on the back of COW, and as the animal
dashed through the brush, their cruel propen-
sites were extremely gratiied. He was in the
custody of the Shawnees, and travelled directly
to their tribe at the mouth of the Auglaise
River. When near it, the warriors painted
themselves, and announced their appro aeh by
firing guns. The braves and squaws of Mau-
NEE came out to meet them. Mr.. Kelly was
taken into a wigwam, and council held to
decide his fate. While there he saw the scalp
OF his o,rn father, suspended from pole. 1t
was decided that he should run the gantlet.
His fate was made known to him by the cele-
brated Girty, who was then with the tribe.
He refused to run--was knocked down, and an
old aquaw by the name of Mashahela inter-
fered, and adopted him as her son, naming
him Lah-la-qua. He was allowed to play with
the boys, but their sport was his DEATH as
they usually combined in their attacks upon
their white adversary. He labored in the corn
'SA0 "A'n 'ho o1u""SJ Pe0hou "oouj Pouhueu
hominy, hulled corn, and was won drilled in
Indian cookery. His bed was a deer skin and
coarse blanket, and his wardrobe was always
scanty-buckskin being in the ascendant
"When the British came to the camp to sell
whisky, he always fed to the woods, and Otter
nearly suffered starvation, rather than risk his
life in the presence of the warriors; who in
dulged in drunken revelries, and, with theil
squaws, remained in blessed state of obli-
viousness lwhile the fire water lasted gam.
bling was universal among them, and Mr.. K
confessed to being an expert at all their games
and athletic exercises"
"An Indian boy, with his bow and arrow
once shot him near the eye; in return, Mr.. X
accidentally shot the Indian in the leg, MAIN
ing him with the barb of the arrow. After
peace was declared, in 1872, band of Shaw
nees were encamped near Harmar, and while
one of their number was trading at the store
of Colonel Stone, Mr.. Kelly recognized him al
the Indian boy who had wounded him during
his captivity. After asking him many ques-
tions about his Indian adopted mother, Mr.. X
questioned him as to the white boy Lab la-qua
The Indian replied with an ugh! ugh me
shOOC Lan-ja-qua-plB man snoOt 1nuian.
Mr.. Il. tnon showed MIN the scars on his lace