The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-01-20

of horse thieves, and we next ind this young
girl, on the eve of Dec. IL, employed as an
emissary by these rorues to ride Off horse
that they had just stolen from Mr.. Edmon-
sons field. She States that they instructed
her to 20 to OIL City, and gave her directions
how to get there also that one of them gave
her two bills, n ten and a five, with which to
procure Subsistence for herself and horse on
the route. When asked what she did with
the money, she at first did not seem to recol-
lect. and at length said she ''spent it." but
did not say what for. However, it is sup
posed she lost the money. Those thieves told
her that they would take another route % Oil
City, where they would meet her. and take
charge of the horse also that the!r ,-ang had
their headquarters there, and that they had
run off many horse to Oil City. They fur
thermore boa5Ied that they had stolen a span
in Cleveland worth $500. They rlaced her
on the horse, aud started Ter of, and that is
the last she saw of them. Instead Of taking
the prescribed route to the oleaginous rem
devious. Louisa Black changed the pro-
gramme by taking Il route of her own choos-
ing, which led she knew not whittier. On
the afternoon of the 18th uIt she was seen
riding through the village of Mount jackson.
She had lost her bonnet, and cut very gro-
tcsaue is"rA , -".! i"c:.-1 ". ~ curiosity, some
Of the Mount jackson boys followed her,
,sii;; Sic rode throuh the village without haltng
Or speaking to any one, and took westerly
course toward the Ohio line. On perceiying
that she was followed, she at once concluded
that she was pursued for stealing the horse,
and filed with fear, she quickencd her pace.
and when she came to strip of woods dis
mounted, let the horse 20, and took across
tba r., bar fact
for locomotiol, at the same time being very
tired with long riding, which was All exercise
to which she was unaccustumed. In the
meantime the bows had left off pursuit and
the horse proceeded on. until it stopped
by some men. II had neither saddle nor
rider, and they began looking about for a
solution Of the mystery. They soon found a
piece Of the.bridle, aud, on further search,
discovered the saddle lying in the woods
beside q icccc. The men were much aston
ished vt tnis, and began looking aJout for
the rider, whom they supposed to have been
thrown. and at the same time our QuIXo.ic
heroine lay tremblingly watching them be-
hind a log, covered with lnayes aud r.itctua.-
IL sc. eeHed from observation. She says she
thought they were officers Of justice. after
her. and that she could not he' p laughing T.
herself to think how lcuitless was their earn~
est search, and she SO near them az the
while Finally they went off, and this
strange being says she lay there three days
api nights. fearing to move away. lest iotec-
ton should ensue; her mind filed with
thoughts of the arrest and punishment that
would follow for the crime that had 50 slnEu-
larry been tirnst Upon her young shoulders.
While living Il ere it roined. and atterward
frJze very hard, and became bitter cold. 4:
last SIZE sought to leave her hldin--p.lce, to
seek the shelter, food, and assistance ;h4t she
- much needed. VIXEN she discovered that
her feet we're so badly frozen she could not
stand. Her shaw! was also frozen to the
grouLd so firmly that she could not tear II
loose. and, therefore, leaving i, she crawied
on her hands and hLcys away from the spot,
and thoHght she would try 10 reach . house.
Bot he. strength failed. and Dir ggiug hecs-l:
10 = couple OF hay stacks standing IA Wm.
Cornelius field, she succeeded IN making 4
hole IN one Of them, into which she c-ept.
She said In my presence to-day, soon
found out that | had got on the wrong sideot
the stack. Ugh. the way the wind did sweep"
II. Cornelius asked her why she did not
get between the stacks, aui she replied, d"
had t1 crawl into the first place came u.
and when ! r.t in could not get out" and
then added, with p!tiiul attempt 1T U-err.-
nent, Il guess / viii have 10 % bsck and
. Try It over ~: IN.
She said she heard voices several times,
and ONE managed to -et out OF the stack,
and tried TO h:.lloa, but was TOO " *.
" y hen the Voices c.-I aYay. she coz Ill
ed, = c-ep. Dac. again ,.Aa cried. len
gave up.
a.ayt! her how long tine she had been
IN the stack, and she said. = thought II was
about iwo weeks. but the men have been
counting tie days since lhey found The horse,
and they say it was iweuty-three days :
Al! this time she was without LUurlsEmeu;
( Of any sort excep; hay. and some grass that
/ the frost had not nippcd; It also snoNcd hight
/ Is ace or twice, and catching some IL ..l
/ hand. she wiJh this managed 10 nUIs;ca .r
mDlth. How astonishing that human le-
ing. especially a frail girl, could exist 50 ly-l
I under such circumstances.
/ remarked, .. What terrible thoughts you
mus; have had. You m g, have felt like one
/ utterly iorsaken' as
/ She replied, No one but myself can real
/ ize my feeling. But the Saviour d:d not for
sake me. lie was with me
/ | expressed surprise that she was not Iaor,
emaciated. Her hands and arms might al
most b. called plump, and her face Is nc
I thinner than one sees almost any day.
suppose they must be swollen through. She
told me that she had los; more hesu than
imagined, for she used to be very heshy
/ Her lair is auburn. about six inches long
and clusters in ringlets all over her head. /
must lie very pretty when cared for, a7C
curled. | have no doubt she was quite hand
some, but her complexion is now OF dull
leadeu hue. Her eyes are deep blue, an'
much swollen and iniamed One Of them /
almost entirely faded out, and yo1 can ca IL,
see that the white eye~ball is sighlloss. Sh
said she had never had any affection Of tn
ewes before, and that she had lost that ey
during her exposure. Said she, - / bellev
my eye was frozen out" How heart-rendiHg
1t made my soul sick. | did not see her fee
as t ey were wrapped up, but Miss Davidso
told me they were IN the most terrible cond
ton, and the doctor says she mus. lose Oh
r Of them. and PROBABLY both. Miss DAvldso
said, " They are as black as that stovcpip'
and the flesh looks as though 1t would ii.
from the bOres."
. She is not able to sit up, or to raise her hea
from the pillow, and " Aen she tries to tur
her pain is eAcruciating. She says evel
bone and ioIut is sore She once exclaimed
, i'll touching tones, "0h, ! wish | had N
; mothers bosom to lean my head Oh !; al
she frequently would say, - Come Savior tai
me-take me to the rest OF them. | want
de; | cannot live. oh. my God, shorten II
\ s,iferings and take md home ! and simil;
\ expressions. She wapted us all to pray f
r her, and finally selected a young gentema
; and pleaded with him to kneel right dow
g beside her ami pray for her. g Oh, do pra
= for me, and the Lord will bless you," sa
e she, pathetically. Let us pray" said Il
4 young gentleman and we all knelt down WI
fuil hearts and overhowing eyes, while Il
gentleman offered up a solemn prayer to Il
: Throne of Grace III her behalf. When
n concluded she responded, "God bless you