Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-10-15

lolioWers OF an humble and crucihed Say
iour; leaving animals, which are destitute
OF reason, to quarrel, fight, peysecute and
destroy one another while VIC live in char
lty with all men, doing good unto all men,
dong unto others as we would that they
should do unto US sStur0e
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A Mistress Appeal to her Late Slave,
The letter which fe lows is verbatim
copy of one found at Fortress Monroe, and
which was addressed to one OF the fugitive
contrabands there, by his late mistress. 1t
will be seen that in this instance the slave
was able to take care of himself, and his
late osnaE was the dependent party
dntdony: have heard that you were
making great deal of money, and as we
are IN Williamsburg and have no support,
u William her husband] is away aud /
cannot hear from him / send you this to let
you know that we are in need of everything.
| have no meat no money of any kind that
will pass. | want you to send me some ba-
con u sugar coffee and any other things
you can get that | need | have no money
to buy anything with You have had
twelve months freedom to make money in
lit is time to do something for me and my
chlldren-thcy are in want of clothes and
the winter is coming on if you do not send
me some money they will perish with the
cold for wood is very high and | am not
able to buy any now to cook with. We have
done all in our power for you until
you LETT US and can you see your mas
tet's children starving and you able to work
and help them no [ cannot think it
! should like to see you if you can give
me little help every month it would keep
US from want send what you can get for me
by John King he will bring it safe he is
doing all he can for his mistress he does
not let them want for anything [ never
should sent you this if | had not been in
want as you have not done anything for me
all this time if you consider yourself free it
is your duty to do what you can for me and
my two little children | shall expect you
to do all you can if john King does not
come up soon you can send them by Sam
.Simphins he deioggs to Mrs. Eliza Jones
tell him to bring them to Mrs. Tilford we
are there now send them as soon as you
can. From your Mistress,
HANNAH ID. WEsTwoOD.
What has become Of Lucy see her and
tell her to send the children something |
wrote this large so you could read it well.
4 Brace BQy-Near Lake Shetel, sixty
miles southwest of New Ulm, family was
surprised by Indians, the father killed and
the mother seized qs a prisoner, but two
children, one twelve years the other two
years of age, were concealed from the saw
ages in a neighboring thicket of grass and
weeds After the alarm, the mother thus
concealed her childrsn, her last words to
the older boy being to sage his little broth
er and never leave him.
The Indians disappearing with their cap
tives and plumber, the brave lad, aoih his
baby brother on his back, started for the
nearest settlement, subsisting on wild fruits
and roots, and reaching New Ulm in four
teen days. About halfway on his journey
Of sixty miles, he overlook a neighbor nam
ed Ireland, who had laid down to die, having
been. struck by no less than eight bullets,
and who insisted that it was hopeless to
escape "But," was the heroic reply Of the
boy, "my mothers last words were to save
my little brother, and | am going to do il"
This devoted courage gave new life to Ire
land, who struggled forward, and all reached
New Ulm without accident. Ireland is
now recovering.
On the next day after the arrival at New
Ulm, the mother ofthc children was brought
in by scouting party. The Indians, find
ing her an incumbrance to their retreat,
and not being at the moment disposed to
kill her, left the woman on the prairie,
and after wandering many days she was
reunited to her children.-,&. Paul Press.
Naturalization IN One Year.-By a
law of Congress, July II, 1862, it is pro-
vided: That any alien of the age of twen-
ty-one years and upwards, who has enlisted,
or shall enlist in the armies of the United
States, either in the regular or volunteer
forces, on receiving an honorable dischage,
may, after residing one year in the United
States, and proving good character, be ad-
mitted as a citizen without any previous
declaration Of intention.
E5r The laws of Ohio exempt nobody
from the militia draft The Governor him
self and all the State officers including the
judges, are as liable to draft as other citizens.
sa- The fight at Baton Rouge extend
ed over an area of about one mile square,
and in the centre was graveyard, were lie