The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-22
NARRATIVE -TaE ADyEN.
T"RE3 OF A STOLEN BOY AMONG
SaUaEEC

T"Rl3 UF A STOLEN BOY AMONG
SAVAGES
''nc %: !Ii" most extraordinary narratives
that We hwc ha,! tn, fortune to relate has
'i@' con-" r,lvr our notice 1t was told
~ ~ the nero himself, and the most search
III" Inv"o''sai"n fails to shake the truth OF
'!' story. astounding rs it may seem to be
# 'l":" is ANY ,,c.n,ivn l.. the case we fai!
t" $50. il, object.
.Sh""; iavn'y six Years ago some Cana
'!!nn lm!ians were in Cleveland, and dii
some ';;!in:, with ,lc people. IN 2u,lso
@; III" ;ralr thc Indians i,ncicl they had
been cheated, ;Inl, in "slc,to revenge them
,c!vcS >'r."a lhrc" yra" o!i 10y from the
city and carried linn oil /" C:na,la. As far
rs can c learned the cliil was stolen from
Il small brown h"l;sc, hu. in what part Of
th" city, or any fuitl:"r particulars of the
. theft cni."t l,c learned
The cnt"rs keep, ;'c bo; in C,nada for
!''w days. and then t;rarip. his recovery bv
/ THE whites, sold him loa party Of potta-
w":anl'S, who kept him about month.
i'v th.>G he WIS again sold TO the Paw
Paws in which ui!c he remained a month.
bat rs there were some fears that he woul!
i" traced and taken hv the Whites, he was
trade! OF t"t!ic Winnehag"cs Of Illinois
anl Wisconsin.
low bong lie remained in the keeping Of
this tribe has no, been ascertaincd, but he
WAS eventually transfrrcl from them to tho
. Chirrcwas q Wisconsin, who again sold
lm /" The Siouw Indians of Minnesota.
twenty-five years ago llc WAS sold by
I'll" Chirrcwas to the Snakes and Copper
heads OF Iowa. When this tribe removed
/ {" Missouri he accompanied them, and after
wards wcit ':;;l then: i'll their emigration
through California anl oregon. That por-
tiun oi the tribe with which he remained
finally proceeded rs far nol,l, rs the Russian
possessions hear behring's Straits, and there
with portions O! tie Creeks, Ut,hs, and
other 'ars: bands OF Tniarm, they at pres
cni r"i'!an. Their principal point of set
lrm"nt is about three hUnrel miles from
the North lacilic Ocean, and about twenty
Nv" hundred miles 10 the northwest ofSt.
PAUL
Cnc g! the points in the Russian territory
where the tribe occasionally visits is "Rus
sian Fort" which is !ai.I ,!cwn on the man
as near the CoIviIc river The hero of
this strange adventure says the fort is in
I'll" vicinity OF Il small river, the name of
Which. ether than that given by his tribe,
he dose not know.
The Snake and Copper Head Indans
trade with st larls, having n semi-annuaI
train to that place The train has about
two thousand Indians. One party starts
from ST. l'auls about tic same time the
others start from their hunting grounds,
.h:'s meeting about halfway. The furs are
larkc! on ponies, clks and dogs.
On their last crn:-annnal trip, the hero of
'l"sc adventures received pass from one
%: The Chiefs -"AIe co chew.a-w:l"--to seek
ont his relatives, and, if found, to remain
with chem awhile. The pass requires his
presence in St. Pauls ut their next trip in
1850. Seven Of the tribe accompanied
''mc-kos c-1ue 1na"-for that is the indi-
an name Of the young man--to Chicago.
Prom ,l.at place lie las footed it most of
the way, and arrived here Yesterday. At
Fremont his features were recognized by
Il man hearing strong resemblance to ono
Joseph Tod, who is said TO have resided III
Cleveland about thirty years since.
For some time past the young man hts
been diligently engaged in tracing up his
history, and what we have given above is
the result Of his Inquiries. lie says he
has no desire to leave his Indian associates
rs he las wife anu two children among
them. lIc speaks English well, having
learned it, he says in his trading at St Pauls
lie says that Ills hair was cut, and his
clothing changed to conform to white usage
before leaving ST. pauls.- Ucrcland OhioY
Uwuid, 3oM uH.
'",crrrY If Mnsomry.-Frecmasonr I
admit, has ita secrets II has secrets pecu-:
liar to itself; but Of what do these prim.
cipaly consist! They consist Of signs and
tokens, which serve us testimonials of char
acter and qualification, which are only
conferred after due course of instruction
and c:aniination. These arc Of no small
value; they speak universal language,
AMI act as IL passport to the attention and
support OF the initiated in all parts of the
world. They cannot 10 lost so long as'
memory retains its power. Let the posses
s"r of them be e:pa,iatcd, shipwrccked or
imprisoned; let linn be stripped Of every
thing he has 80! in the world, still these ere.