The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-11-30
ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY. OHIO. WEDNESDAY NC

ed up. They understood the whole mat
ter at glance, and bounding to their
feet started to where was. sNow. said
I, neck or tnothingPs and grabbing up
Elmira, i started on a full run for the
mouth of the valley, with about thirty of
the red devils at my heels. s.. 1ss eii1
.aAfter I reached tho, mouth of The cam
on I turned to the right In q, little
while I found myself in q canon smaller
than the other IN the center of which
rnn . small stream. 4 followed the stream,
still carrying thd eirl 81 my arms. Tt
was pitch dark, but That did not hinder
me from knowing that the Indians were
gaining on me at t.every step add to this
NY alarm at discovering that the canon
was getting narrower. The sides began
to be more perpendicular, aud in little
while they rose straight asa WALL on eith-
er side. y 1t got narrower and narrower
until it was but ten feet wide. q
"There was no point upon which felt
easy-the water was still there and had
to get out somewhere, and I hoped to get
out at the same place.. Things began to
not.more thirty feet behind me, and. gain
ing upon me at every step.
"It was while was in this critical sit
uatior that I felt a strong arm put around
me, and a voice say in q whisper; sre
"Don't be afraid, come in here 7, ,s.i
| d 81 went in whether l wanted to or not.
felt myself dragged through some bush
es, heard the Indians as they rashed by,
and knew no ,more.seu ,saaql 1ss Esss
/ gt9fWhen / returned to consciousness
found myself in a cavern and bending
over the bed of fursn on which j, lay, was
1.-The wild hunters e5b ~ u .g7;. isstI
t., 81 was somewhat astonished at first. but
after my strange companion had dsexplain-
ed all to me, it did not appear very singus
lar. He had heard the shouts of my per-
suers and stationed himself at the mouth
of the cave to SEE what the matter was.
He could just discern through the gloom
and darknessa human being coming to-
ward him, pursued by Indians. The
rest T knew. o-. li'7
.sWhcn the hunter finished his tale he
asked me about the girlthat had brought
with me. 1 explained the singular man
ner in which the girl had first made her
appearance The hunter seemed to be
deeply interested, and called her to his
side
'essWhat's your name, little one 2 ask
ed the so-called wild man, but who in re-
ality was as sane as anybody.
8eElmira Lockwood, cir" 4
"tNhat were your parents Names
asked the hunter, quickly grasping FL
mira by the arm.
?" Frederick and Dorethea, dear fa-
ther'i
NThe dear father startled me, and
looked up, thetwild hunter and little Ell
mira were locked in in each others arms.
"The wild hunters history was as fol-
10 VS.: After the massacre little Elmira
had told me of, the savages had left him
for dead; but after they had left he came
to, and managed to make his way to
Bent's Fort, where be was taken care of
until he got well, when he Immediately
left TOR the mountains, determined upon
revenge. He supposed that his daughter
was aprisoner in the hands of the In
dians, and he had faint hope of finding
her, but as the time passed on, and he
heard nothing of her, he concluded she
was no longer in the land of the living.
HWe staid week longer in the cav
ern and then one dark night, made our
way to the Santa Fe road, which we struck
about daylight, Meeting no interruption
and making short stages, We arrived alive
aud well at Fort Union in the course of q
week; from which place we soon found
a way to get to the States" ness
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