, 1866-10-17
LOST AND FOUND.
Thirty Ecnr. Captivity Among the In
dians-Rcnnarkable Career OF \ Jnck-
non Roy.

Thirty Years Captivity Among the In.
dians-Rcnnarkable Career OF q Jnck-
aon Roy.
GFrom the Jackson (Mieh.) Ci.tzeu.]
Thirty years awo, when Jackson-wa 4 lit |
tie hamlet Of two or three hundred persons, |
snltry day in August, accompanied By lit
tie boy i've years old, vending her way to- |
wards grove in the neighborinE town Of
Blackman, for the purpose Of engaging IN
the then common pastime OF picking ber-
fies ihe s6nnG woman a,def t t6'ting th a"a
less opportunities Of the child, and sent him
home. She thought nothing more of the
matter till, upon Fer return in the evening.
she vas surprised TO find that the boy had
not returned. In reply to the queries of the
anxious parents the girl related the ci-cu1a-
stances narrated above, and added that she
Knew nothln. of the Whereabouts Of the
child. Day alter day Tasscd. and still the
missing member OF that distracted family did
not return, nor could au5 tidipgs OF him BIZ
every Searching party who went out to
find the missing one, had returned and
reported their mission truitless, and after all
bore Of ever seeing their darling boy again
had vanished from the minds Of the afflicted
ra, cuts, suspicion began to iasten upon the
young woman, who wna y serynnt In the fam
lily. she again asserted her innocence, and
stated that she kucw nothing Of the missing
| boy from the time she had sent him home
ward. In spite Of her protesfntions, how
| ever, ehe was arrested for the murder Of the
bty and incarccrated in the rude lookup
which had been erected By the early set
| tiers. Here she was kept for n time, till
| it became apparent that no evidence against
her could be obtained. when she was dis
| charged from custody, still asserting her ill.,
lnngsd for some tilings that would d,spcl
the uncertainty which hung over them like
| cloud. Their hopes were doomed to dis
| appointment, however, as nothing could be
| lizard uf tile missing one, and he was tlnaEly :
numbered with the dead. the parents giving
ny all hopes OF ever hearing from thclr lost
boy again.
Years passed, and the little hamlet be-
tan.r Il lar &c ind tt0uiishins city. The soli-
tudc which totmrrly rcs.nca OH the banks Of
the Granl River was broken by the me-
ehanic ard the uEtisan. aud the air resouul-
I'd with the busy hum Of industry. Nearly
nll the old settlers had passed awny, and
mother generation succeeded them. Anon.
the Eahy new conlers was sou-in
law Of the afflicted family, Mr.
who Was greatly surprised, a few day:
since, 10 learn that the bog who had long
been numbered with the dead had arrived If
| thu southern part oftli Stale and was MAX
ins inquiries affer his Elsnily- The boy hat
| grown to be stalwart man Of ttirty-fve
| Ills HUuH1Gu4uEE EAA UtEUIlE O10HLcO "
continuous exposure 10 the elements, and hi
sinewy franc hardened by repeated advcn
turcs IN the Western witds. lie stated thu
he had but DIM recollection Of his formc
home, but yiyidly remembered the time wheI
Two s,alwart forms with red yisases crosses
lis Path, sllatched him up in their arms. ant
carried him of amidst his pitcous cries 10
his loving mother. Siuce that time he La
been constantly witk the Ihdians-joine
!: them in their hunting expeditions, an
followed their trail as they journeyed to
{ ward the setting sun. He learned I
| speak the language Of tho Pottawatomie
for that was the name of the tribe Wit
J whom the greater par: Of his life ha
. been epe1t-and In answer to his repeal
ed Inquiries his CO aotors told him tlla
they lad stolen him from Jackson count,
and that his na1nc was Wiley, The Iudiau
coniuundcd this name with FiI!;. which
, the real name Of his iathcr. Mr.. Bal'as
went in quest Of the missing one, aud upn
arriving Ut tho place where he had been NAL
J Ing inquiries, was told that he bn.i got
: away, but would return In o few days, wht
: he will proceed to the home Of his aged y
i rents, to make gsAd the hearts OF an aillictt
r father and mother. Truly, "Truth Is stran
), | cr than tlet1Un.a