The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-06-02
y Hcmini<ccmcc 0r the Past and
IN Incident Of the Present.

Some time III The year lI.W might give
the month and day ny examining the Rec.
orl,") N what orr granlCtherS and moth.
rrS wrui cal "lnjnn TING IS" the for, ut
"Cu.lsmuutl," in the Eanawla Valley.
where the Few whites who bad bravcd the
dangers Of " frontier life" had concentrated
for self defense was attacked AMI taken 10y
the Indians. Some We're killed outright,
some wcrp taken captive and some escaped
in one way and SOME in another. Many
were the scenes Of cruelty and larbarity that
were enacted on that OCCASION, which for TN.
pnrpo>c Of my story il is not necessary TO
rccnpitulatc. Prominent among the inlabi.
tanlS Of the fort WAS u family by the nanlo
Of Young, some Of whom were extensively
known in the history Of the "l'orlrr war
faye" Of that day, consisting Of father anil
several sons, one Of whom was shot dead Oh
the spot. Another family by the name Of
Jacket, also well known in the history Of
the times were among the number. John
Young, who had married the daughter Of
Mr. Tackct, finding that resistance was
hopeless against the savage forces, gathered
up his youn. wife, who had but the day be-
fore become the mother Of her first child, and
carried her with her infant son To the river
and threw them into canoe and pushed off
into the stream, while many shots were fired
nj him as he crosse, the Kanawha river and
thus male his way To the fort ut Charleston.
Where lie arrived SAFELY with his wife alrl
babe, cnc"nntcrin@ on the wny (ns lIaTo
hca,! the oLl Indy tclI.) n most terrific storm
nl min from the fury Of which she Ind no
protection except the hunting shirt =. of, hcr
huslmml orwhich with s"iuc lwigs and TN
ne formed n sort Of umbrella. Yet Gu
~ il may srcIn mother md child I'D a. H..
-,Je mother died ut thy nyc OF sst :" "i'
her father and Giotllcr (who wcrc ala b. =
fort Mt the time alluded TO, tho latter
whom was tnkcn captive and was with tho =
savascs orcr year with her SOM died some
wears ago OH Elk river ut the ages respective
ly Of lD3 and lO5. The "baby" who wax
50 tremendously preserved, is still living, rs
tho reader will see.
On Friday evening lust, about G o'clock,
venerable old gentleman came into the store
of White & Slack with middle ngcd lady
by his side each seemed TO bc impressed
with some mighty consideration which they
seemed ut loss for langnnsc to express At
length the clerk in the store who, sonIc how
or other, Scclncd to anticipate their purpose,
came to their relief aud nSSistetl them in get
ting out tho fact that they desired TO 10
united IN the hoiy estate ~ nmf'inony, which
was accordingly donc then md tl~re hy tho
clerk aforesaid, who way authorized by lnw
to perform such jobs 1hcy Immediately ~.
paircd to the lUl,>c Of n friend on back strupt
where they spent tho night nnl lccl on tho
steamer SATURDAY morning to enjoy tho
"honcy unoon."
The Bridegroom, as the reader may havc
anticipated, was the shady" alluded to in
the first part Of this article. liz has perhaps
several scores OF descendants in this valley.
several Of whom wcrr conspicuous in tho
war for the suppression Of the late rebellion
Two Of his gram! daughters are tho wives os
officers who distinguished Hirms.'rrs in thu la!o
war. and one Of them the wife Of II minister Of
the Yves, Virginia Conference. Yet the old
gentleman dives not seem to have any idea That
he is m oI mcn, but doubtless expects to
raise another crop Of soldiers for lhr next
war, MS his loyalty to his country is no, only
cherished principle 81 his nntnrc but m in.
hcritancc. Long may he wave. c. !
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