Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-06

the time of the Commencement of her horri-
BILE journey. She tarried here. and when
she became strong went to Jefferson City,
and last winter left her friends there and
traveled-this time with NJ bDrribe accom-
paniments-to Mount jackson, Lawrence
county, in this State, where "A family she
formerly knew had resided, AM with whom
she hoped to get employment This family
had removed, but Louisa was referred to a
family who would probably give her work.
She reached the house of this family near
evening on bitter cold day in January
1866. The family on whom she called did
not need help, but directed her to house
where she was sure of work 1t was al
most dark, and binding sleet was driv-
ing, but Louisa, declining an invitation to
stay all night started for this other house.
She had not gone far before she had lost
her way The cold benumb ID her and she
felt the drowsiness of freezing people. At
length she sat down by tree and fell
asleep. She slept, but did not die. In the
morning she awoke with her limbs so fro
zen that she could not move. The sun thaw-
ed her partially, and she managed to crawl
little way out of the woods into which
she had wandered. She reached haystack
on the farm of Mr.. Davidson, but could go
no further. She was too far away from the
house to make herself heard, and crowded
herself up as closely as possible to the hay
stack, where she lay in agony until night.
At night the sheep gathered close about her
and kept her little warm, bnt during that
night she became insensible with the cold,
and ,as was ascertained after she was found,
she lay for twenty-three days best ide the
haystack She was insensible during the
entire time, and probably would have fro
zen entirely to death but fer the sheep who
partially protected her at night. Her des.
ert experience had prepared her to do with
out food, and this, together with her insen-
sibility, saved her from utter starvation.
One morning a little boy hunting rabbits
discovered the insensible girl and gave the
alarm When found she was lying on her
left side, her dress, her arm, her hair, and
the right side of her face being frozen to
the ground. She was carried to Mr.. David
sons house and such restoratives as possi-
BILE applied. Her right foot was 30 badly
frozen that it dropped off at the ankle. An
examination of her other foot showed the
necessity of amputation, and both legs were
taken off four inches below the knee. After
four or five weeks of insensibility she COM
menced to recover, and although she was
horribly frozen in various parts of her body,
she recovered with the loss of her feet and
her left eye.
Since her recovery she has been kindly
cared for by the authorities and citizens of
Mount Jackson. Last week she went to
Indianapolis, partly to see if artificial limbs
could be fitted to hers and partly to obtain
employment. She failed in both objects, and
on Saturday came here and was taken by
Mr.. Fortune to the Eagle Hotel where she
still remains.
We have given her story as she gave it
to us. 1t is almost incredible, but she tells
it with truthful air that almost compels
belief Perhaps her great sufferings have
confused the events in her mind, so as to
distort them and make them seem to her
different from what they were, but she evi-
IDENTIFY believes her own story.