The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-02-05
An Eventful Life.

following sketch OF her life
The late Mrs. Charlotte Ru.che. was
born in the Tar West near the head ~atrEs
nf the Mssouri River. She wsa of fall
Jndisn blood. ..fths tribe Of M.ndsn., her
f. her being = Chef of that n~'l"n -
When Young wa,nap Sr-,t h~''e oc-
Cured ha.wean the SIOUX and tus Nan
dams in y Eich she va tas-L pr.oner Nv
the Sionx. Her mother b+nv irsi ase
w.s At ths. .ime III the csre ct her grand
mother, Who hid her during the figh' il
clurup o. bushes, Th'. was hsfte SO
n.. of fire arms ws@ kno~h 10 ,h. lncI~a.
and haiaS discovered b, Sioux .sf'l"r.
ste VA dragged forth, .na he ds.' he'
heavy blo~ 90 ,he head With hls boz
leaving her s~a.els~s, and would have slti-
ed her bat for the ihtsgfsrrsnrs ~ A""t h"'
Of The tribe who r&inef her =. hf. prs
oner Size carried the .rN ~ THIS s"'sh
through her life. AteI ths hat's. ste
va, put on.a horse and carried +" Ns
Sioux countr, nesr thr His>i-.pp' Risef,
ard the 2e-t dry .f,.r her srrivsl =. the
Song village ~ar ro4T,.liei TO run th~
gauntlet. Two iin-S were formed OF 30
s,en cad chiIdren, >.Tal With s'iek and
-haip , arrows, snd s.ripp-d n.s ~ she ga
compelled to run tlroue h~tseea thsTa.
enduring their s'ri pa and sryo~ 'hrus'- -
She csme out fearful, l.csrstad aai co'>
er.l v1th blood She S.- th.n -uhui''s
TO oths, ;or,urSs too horrible 10 nxrrs's.
and sirervsrd adopted int" III. Sioux IL
ton. h-coming tha .lsy- Of her cspto7-
Ahout YEAR af'er-SrI her father cane
TO rsnsom her hv pa.ohs.- 9th drov- ~
hnTsAs but owing 20 = superstition of tie
Sonx that one once >dopted ITO he tribe
wnnlA die If rasaU n-sv they would not
give her up, aud hor t4 h.r teft hef She
lived with her cantor u8tii hl. ds. b. when
-h- ~. .oid o he Wun-h.go Ia tiA",, oa
tn. Wiscoa-ia River Here she liv.d for
rnany wears. eadU,iag mach cruelty aud
hst. child in th. n.tios. rh- Winnie
hsyn-. hc.evsr, finally ,o!t har 10 a
Fr-nah IRA isr. ~ho iank h 4F ~ Nsckinar.
and gave hes As q pss.-nt - the - iia It All
Ott.-a chief hv III. n.rr- Of M. ksl>ta
Tor four lsg>.) who proved 10 ~ flea
incarnaI-. and here her ~ora. suh-ring>
enmmenc.i She -. bed hi. -l.ve.
ari maltraa:ei in a thousand ssy>-hy
keeping her for isy. ~ilhout tooi-hy
,or,urea hv tir~-hv whipping h~I bare
hsrk-sui bs ~v-rs cru-l,s thar hi- drsi!
could invent. BIT all hi. She survived
aai met ~lth an unexpected deii.pFsnc
Oue ASv her '-i.'r->, had Kan ,yiur and
abe am. oui ,o the Il II ~hst- the IN
happy save -~- 81 work md too h-r ta
,n;,;;-s. aud dniAh ho%inx ,hst cnrn. - Shr
intended TO have her srcoMp.ny her sou.
~ soon a. hs should die, to make nrss for
him on hi. ~a7 10 The land .f .pirii..-
TIE hint vas enough il 4.s her aen ~nre
of ia4th !; aud 81. y. sonn =. h-r 'nl.tr.-s
-.- gon. ate ron a.av. (Th- h:'.-s.
were Rot living ,hs is >ri % Mack n
a.. bit A. L,t'la Nrsvar-a FaS. on the
main lsni J She had - =, Ne far when
sl- w-- rai.-ai, and search w. made Tor
her She r,rpt irte /. hulto~ log and
had no -~nne- got in than her MASTER
came te ths spn', win his rife in his
hand anA Actually stood nn0n the lo1 in
~hrh shs hid '.n hut did no. i-cov-
sr Aar Size raM>in-i there all night, and
IN The s~asnla" came ont sRf vent to An
imdi., hodge, -hare .he throw herse'f OK
h-r kn~s. snt h-,o.oh, the Indians to
protect her from those Who sought her
life but in.t-~d Of betr'-njing her thew
took her hsck tn her mistress. on her
srrvsl. he. mi.tr-.. --p-rkad that abe
mn~t ha hungry. .nd abe would give her
Snme hing Me. ~ a., =" .-iGiny knit,
s'- cut IT both of her ear. -corrh-d them
\ IitlI in the H,a >nd r"nn.ni-i her 80
s.r 'hera, o. }..i- nt in.,.a, das'h Il -h~
r.fs--d. >hs ,ri.i /" at IA. di-yu-'irs
m,,>.I ss' m.is -.yar.' a'4npts 30
s~aIlov them hn' c"ujd not. She ~.s
then condemned to d. the mkt dxv
bound h-ad and foot, and placed il y
camp.
Some time in the night, = fri-rI 81.
nNvsr knew whom. csnr md nre u,1
her. snd -h- m,,l- her e-r-r. She YAK
II 'hrrngh TIE wood. f"iln~.1 N. Lake
shore Tor three, dav.. and IN the fourth
ds- .sw an Indian csnn. on its ~.v TO
H.rkir Nc She hsied l.. occup.n,s. and
they h,h pi'v on her took h., on hosrI
and carried hsr to Msrki"-c Ts'.rd :
Tber- -hs told he .:orv. anA he n""r'..
~ The Island 0far-,i h.- prot@rtion ,el
E3u her ths' ~. marks -he bore wsr.
-nf1i"i.nt pronfs of bay snF~vnq
r. get her out of 's-.a Of III. ,.v-
age trIbe Of nii4ns = trader of-r-i 10
take her on his Ns"kin,c boat - Green
Bsv. She accented hi. offer, and en-
bark.d with him but hai no. ron. f.r
when 'k~v met = canoe Of Ottawa u.yrio,a
bound Tor Mackin.r. The t-sder hid N.
Old wom.n beneath the baggage The
uarriore hailed The 'rsl-r. and told him
hey had hse,d that th.ir -.csnea slave
VA a. Nackinar Ard a-ked Nm # h. had
not 90. her on board IT,. denied AL
kno~I. lee of her and proceeded m his
~ev TO Green Bay, and .h. conoe to Mack
insc
+ Arrived safely ~ Green Bar. she was
taken M 70 the Portage. (aow Pnrtape
Nit, J aud given 70 Ninnehsgo woman
Hre Lenuva. Here she lived many wear.
during Which time tho W,nneh,co. made
aev.ral attempt. 20 XII her, hu' were foil
e. Her mistress Mrs. L. compelled her
TO marry Winuphaon bv the name of
Da-hra. hut she eti'l lived with Mr.. L -
She had two children b. D-.hpa
Finally the same French trader who