The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-01-11


once in deeper agony, did hear your pray
or and was, even at that dark hour work
ing your and my deliverance by the only
arm that could have been found west of
the Rocky mountains to have rescued US
and our fellow prisoners from sure
death or a perpetual captivity among the
indians.
Although the sufferings of that night
were terrific and beyond the power Of the
pen, yet that dear girl could look for
ward to the dawn, as the morning only Of
n day OF fearful but accumulating woes.
AS soon as light dawned, without mo-
menfs sleep through the night from shiv-
ering cold, and without food our dear vic.
tim, too cold or too weak to help herself,
was helped on the horse and they started.
Thank God il was ELIAS horse and very
easy to ride. They reached "Five
Crows" lodge before noon. He went
out and met her and took her carefully
in his arms from the horse and led her
into the lodge, spread down robes and
blankets aud laid her upon the bed, and
built up large fire and prepared two or
three kinds Of food and tea; but the ter.
rible fever that followed the long chilIs
aud the pains in her head and bones,
would not allow her to eat. After she
recovered 80 as to walk, the chief told
her, il she wished, to 20 over to the house
of the white men (Bishop BIanchctte and
Brouilcttc) and at night he would come
for her. And she went over and went
into the Bishops room. They had mr.
rived at the Umatilla from Fort Walla
Walla two days before the massacre
And the company consisted of Bishop
Blanchette, General Brouillete. two priests
and three Frenchmen-seyen white per-
sons altogether. The three Frenchmen
occupied the kitchen and the other four
the sitting room or Office, into which our
helpless sister presented herself to the
Bishop aud the priests, begging them
that they would protect her and not allow
the Indian to take her away. The dark.
ness came aud with it the Indian, as she
expected. He came into the kitchen
near the middle door and spoke to Miss
Bewlcy TO come and go over home with
him. He called 10 her several times, but
she remained quiet and gave him no an
swer, and he soon turned away from the
door and walked out and then commenced
a scene in that room that out Herods all
that the bloody sayagos had done thus far,
and here again We will lot the helpless
victim tell her own story:
As soon as the Five Crows left the
door, Bishop Blancheite spoke first, and
said: You had better 20 aud be his wife
| refused | had rather die. Then Brou
ilette, who could speak better English
said /: You must go, or he will come
back and do US all an injury. / arose
terrified at his words and looks, aud com
menced crying, begging him not to sent
me, aud to have pity upon poor, helpless
girl. He said | must go, and he called
to Joe, his servant to take me over. AnC
the servant came in, fell upon my knees
before the priest. Oh, do pity me
save me, save me; don't give me to tn
Indians, but shoot me- lie rose up ant
brushed away my hands, and said to tn,
servant to take me over. then spran.
toward the two young priests. holdin,
my hands appealingly, but they said moth
ing and moved not hand, aud the ser
want, half dragging half carrying me
hurried me away. | can never describ
the feelings of my soul as cast las
look upon these white men,"
The servant took her over to the In
dams lodge (half mile distant,) opene'
the door, put her in and turned back t
the house. And now another scene open
10 that lodge, most emphatically the coun
terpart of that blood-frcezing scene
have related in the Bishops room. "a
| was pushed into the lodge, the chic
told me to sit down on buffalo robe.
good FIRE was burning. aud no one was i
the lodge but the Indian. He was silen
for sometime, and then turned and said
kindly, to me, IF you do not wish to b
my wife, go back to the white man
house. | will not trouble you. TAX
your bundle of clothes" And she return
ed Immediately to the Bishops house.
Well would it have been had our Ut
fortunate daughter trusted to the hu
: manity of the savage, rather than to tn
/ religion ofthe Bishop. But instinctivel
the house of the white man was sought q
, soon as this frightened lamb found herse
free from the hands of the dreaded Ind
ans, and she found the Bishops house j
the thick darkness, and sunk down on tn
: floor in his room And as they collecte
around her she screamed and commence
} begging them to save her, supposing sh
was to be again dragged away. But the
soon quieted her by preparing good be
| and some food. The next day she be,
ged them to send her to Fort Walla Wa
{ la, for she feared the Indian would
persuaded to come again. Shs woul
3 work for them, or, should she live
reach the settlements, her friends woul
J pay them any sum. The third day,
: evening, just as she feared, the India
; came again, and stood at the same midd
| door and told her to come with hin
J, And here again the former soul-sickenin
| events were enacted over But this tin
the Indian, having learned more of Il
t designs of his spiritual adviser, RENAME
3 to receive his victim. She says: 'sI W,
j forced out of the room, and the India
3 took me by the arm and led or dragge
: me away. And from that time was su
: ject to the Indian. | would return
: the Bishop every morning One NOR
t ing. as | was wringing my hands and or
: ing, one of the young priests spoke kin
{. ly tome, telling me to play to the Virgi
!, On another morning, as / came in, Il
D other young priest laughingly asked n
D how | liked my new husband