The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-11-19

Ou are lnlSCakCu SlSHOT L nave
an account at the bankers s in Naples
and another in Rome"
"Humbug" muttered the alderman
But I'm in q generous mood to.
day." pursued the robber. "For-
tune has favored me of late and
can afford to be so. You see that
young follow who has never taken
his eyes off Of the signora. just
now when | threatened her liberty,
he was willing to lay down his life
for her."
"W as he? I'm sorry to find him
in league with you, them
1--WE disavow him" said the bandit.
''It was a masquerading frolic to
procure an interview with Miss
Brandon" said the artist.
..Wen signor," continued the brig
and, "my terms are simply these
give yonr consent to the marriage
of this young couple. They love
each other, and it is out of your pow
er to keep young hearts that love
assunder.''
NV WE'LL CONSENT" grum-
bled the alderman.
II presume" said the chief advan-
cling, "that l may then congratulate
and salute the BRIDE
But Julia drew back with q shud
der, and the artists eyes flashed
fire.
For moment an angry fushmoun
ted to the robbers brow, but died
away aid he said with a melancholy
smile:
Pardon mel forgot myself. I
will impose 40 repulsive condition
and add only a prayer that none
of You will mention a word about
this interview"
He waved his hand in token of
farewell and then be and his band
vanished in the deep woods. The
alderman, his ward, the painter and
his party, regained the carriage,
which was now righted, and they
were soon en- route for Naples, where
the artist and Julia were united in
the presence Of the British Ambas-
sador. The adventure at Fondi was
duly consigned to the brides journ-
al, but it was not till Fra Diavolo' s
career had closed that she ventured
to impair. it to her friends.
-Four z cars Among the Savages-
a Strange story.
The Colorado Tribune has the
following strange story: We saw at
the Planters House, yesterday, a
woman named Lizzie Blackburn, a
native of Mount Jackson, South Car
olina, who claims to have been a
prisoner among different tribes OF
Indians about four years. She is
now twenty eight years old, and is
q cripple from the loss of both her
limbs, which have been amputatea
twice the first time at the ankle
joints, and again about three inches
below the knee Her story Of her
capture and imprisonment is about
as follows, commencing with how
she came to be in the Indian country ::
When she was five years old her IA
ther, Thomas Blackburn, emigrated
from South Carolina, and Joined the
at Nauvoo, Illinois. He
accompanied them to Florence, Ne
braska, and finally emigrated to
Utah, with the earliest emigrants,
and preached among them. In
1868 Or 1864, the father, having be-
come somewhat dissipated and hav-
ing for some time been accustomed
to living among the Mormon In
dians, Lizzie and her mother and
two younger sisters, aged respec-
lively ten and fourteen years, con
cluded to run away from him and
the Mormons, and if possible reach
California. They took with them
only what they could pack about
their persons, and with rifle and
some ammunition started westward
from Salt Lake, wandered for nine
when they were captured by
the Digger Indians. Lizzie was sold
by the Diggers to the Foxes. The
mother and two remaining sisters.
when they learned of Lizzie's sale,
ran away from the Diggers and were
When found they had
starved and frozen to death, and were
buried on Horse Creek. The Foxes
sold Lizzie to the Snakes. Then she
of the death of her mother
and sisters, and Saw them buried.
She ran away from the Snakes, but
was captured. She was badly frozen
in the attempt, and was afterwards
again frozen. She says that two
half breeds, named Towantinus and
Puchanatah, took her 70 Washing
ton, d. c., where her limbs were
and that she was returned
to the Snakes by her fathers direc-
ton. he being among them as kind
of chief at the time. She says that
her father has so spent most of his
time among the Indians for seven or
eight years, and is one ofthem now.
He is with the Arapahoes or Chey-
ennes. The Snakes traded her to
the Arapahoes, from whom she es-
capped about one year ago, by the
assistance of Fred Jones, a Govern
ment scout, and was brought into
Ellsworth. At the time of her es-
cape the Arapahoes were camped at
the big bend of the Arkansas. A
portion OF the time since her escape
she has been engaged as scout, but
for the last few months has been do
ing housework at a stage station
down on the Smoky Hill road. Fred
Jones, her rescuer, was discharged
from the Government employ last
spring just before the outbreak down
on the Solomon in Kansas, and as he
to go with the Indians it
was supposed that he was with then.
at that time. She says she counted