Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-12-04

with no horrible accompaniments--to Mount
Jackson, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania,
where family she formerly knew had re.
sided, and with whom she hoped TO get en-
ployment. This family had removed, but
Louisa was referred TO family who would
probably give her work. She reached the
house of this family on the evening of n
Dltter cold day in January, 1866. The fami-
lY ON whom she called lid not need help,
Dut directed her to house where she was
sure OF work. It was almost dark, and a
binding slect was driving, but Louisa, de-
Ginning an invitation to stay all night, started
for this other house. She had not gone far
before she lost her way. The cold benumbed
her, and she felt the drowsmess of freezing
people, AT length she sat down by tree
and fell asleep She slept, hut did not die
In the morning she awoke with her limbs 50
frozen that she could not move. The sun
thawed her partially, and she managed to
craw u 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 MS possible to
the haystack, where she lay in agony until
night. AT night the sheep gathered close
about her and kept her little warm hut
during that night she became insensible with
the cold, and, as was ascertained after SHE
was found, she lay for twenty-three days be.
side that haY-stack! She was insensble
during the entire time, and probably would
| have frozen entirely to death but for the
sheep who partially protected her at night.
Her desert experience had prepared her to
do without food, and this, together with her
| insensibiity, saved her from utter starva-
ton.
One morning little boy hunting rabbits
dlscovered the insensihle girl and gave the
alarm. When found, she was lying on her
lett side, her. dress, her arm, her hair, and
the right side of her face being frozen to the
ground. She was carried to Mr.. Davidson's
house and such rcstoratiyes rs possible ap-
piled. Her right foot was so badly frozen
that it dropped off at the ankle. An exam-
nation 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 commenced
to recover, and although she was horribly
frozen in various parts of her body, she re- |
covered with the loss of her feet and her |
left eye.
Since her recovery she has been kindly |
cared Tor by the authorities and citizens of |
Mount jackson. Last week she went TO
indianapolis, partly TO see if artificial limb
could be fitted to hers, and partly to obtains
employment. She failed in both objects,
and on Saturday came here and was taken |
by MIR. Fortune to the Eagle hotel, where
she still remains.
We have given her story as she gave it to
us. II is almost incredible, but she tells it
with truthful air that almost compels be-
lef Perhaps her great sufferings have con-
fused the events in her mind, so as to distort
them and make them seem to her different
from what they were, but she evidently be-
lieves her own story.
She is girl of great intelligence, and no
small amount of personal beauty. She seems
sincerely anxious to obtain employment, and
any one who can aid her in obtaining il will
be doing a good work. Contributions for
her benefit lett at this office will be promptly
handed to her