Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-14

which was inaccessible. The Indians, when
thew had Aogged me away along with them,
took my Oldest boy, lad about years OF
age along with them, for he was still on the
floor by my aide. My middle little boy, who
was about three years of age, had by this
time obtained situation by the FIRE in the
house, and was crying bitterly to me not to
60 away, and making bitter complaints of
the depreciation of the SAvages. But the
monsters were not willing to let the child
remain behind them; they took him by the
hand to drag him along with them, bot he
was so very unwilling to go, that they took
him by the feet, aud dashed his brains out
against the Threshold of the door. They
then scalped and stabbed him, and left him
for dead. When | witnessed this lnhuman
butchery of my own child, gave most
terrific scream, and felt dimness come over
nv eyes, most to binding, and my senses
were nearly gone. The SAvages then gave
me blow across my head and face, aud
brought me to my sight and recollection
again. During the whole of this agonizing
scene, l kept my infant in my arms. As
soon as their murder was effected, they
marched me along to the top of the bank,
about forty or sixty rods, and then they
stopped and divided the plumber which they
had taken from our house, and here
counted their number, and found them to
be thirty.two, two Of whom were white men,
painted as Indians Several of the Indians
could speak English we'll. | knew several
Of them well, having seen them go. up and
down the Allegheny River. | knew two OF
them to be from the Seneca tribe of Indians,
and two of them Munsees; for they had
called in the shop to get their guns repaired,
aud saw them. We went from this place
about forty rods, and they then caught my
uncle John Cunie's horses, and Two of them
into whose custody | was placed, started
with me on the horses towards the mouth of
the Kiskiminetos, and the rest OF them went
of towards Puckety.
When they came to the bank that de-
ceuded towards the Allegheny River, The
bank was 60 very steep, and there appeared
so much danger in descend ding 1t on horse
back, that threw myself off the horse in
opposition to the will and command of the
Ssvsges. My horse descended without fall
ing, but the one on which the Indian rode
who had my little boy in descending fell, and
and rolled over repeatedly; aud my little
boy fell back over the horse, but was not
materially injured; he Was raised up by
one of the Indians and we got TO the
oAnk of the river where they had
secreted some bark canoes under
the rocks opposite to the island that lies
between the kiskiminitos and Buffalo. They
attempted in vain to make the horses take
the river. And after trying for some time tc
| effect this, they led the horses behind them,
and took US in one Of the Dances TO point
Of the island, and there left the canoe. Here
! [ behsld another horrid scene, for as soon
IS We landed, my little boy who was still
| mourning and lSmenting about his little
brother, and who complained that he was
injured by the fall, in descending the bank,
pds murdered. One of the Indians ordered
me along, probably that | should not see the
horrid deed about to be perpretrAted. The
other then took his tomahswk from his side,
and with thisinttrument of death, killed and
SrGiDed him When ! beheld this second
scene of iBhumAn butchery, fell to the
ground senseless with my infant in my arms
it being under, and its little hands in the
hair Of my head. How long l remained in
| this state OF insensibility, knew not. The
first thing | remember WAS my raising my
| head from the ground, and my feeling my
! self exceedingly overcome with sleep, | cast
my eyes around and saw the scalp OF my
dear little boy, fresh bleeding from his head,
IN the hand of one of the sGvsges, and |
sunk down TO the earth again upon my in
tant child.
The frat thing | remember after witness
.ng this spectacle of woe, was the severe
blows l WAS receiving from the hands of the
Sayages, though 81 the Time was uncon
scious of the injury l was sustaining.
After severe esstgAuon they assisted
me in getting up, and supported me when
ap. Here | cannot help contemplating the
peculiar interposition of Divine providence
in my behalf. How readily might they have
murdered me What q wonder their cruelty
did not lead them OF effect it. Bot Instead
Of this the scalp Of my boy was hid from
nv view, and in order to bring me to my
senses again they took me back 10 the river,
snd led ne IN knee deep, this had it's in
tended effect. But the tender merc.es Of the
wicked are cruel" We nov proceeded on
our Journey y crossing the island, and com
.ng TO q shallow place where We could wade
out. and so arrive 81 the Indian side of the
country. Here they pushed me in the river
before them, and had to conduct me through
1t. The water was up TO my breast, but !
suspended my child above the water, and
through the assistance of the SavAges, got
safely through.
From there We proceeded forward, and
came 70 big Buffalo, here the stream was
very rapid, and the Indiana az ain assisted
me, when We had crossed this creek, we
made straight course TO the Conneguenep
ing Creek, the very place " mere the town of
Butler row stands, and from there we trsv-
eled FIVE or six miles to little Buffalo, and
crossed 1t at the very place where Mr..
Sarvers mill now stands, and then Ascepded
the hill. I was now weary Of my life and
had full determ nation to make the Saw
aEes kill me, thinking that death wonld be
exceedingly welcome, when compared to
the fstgues ,cruelties and miseries | had the
prospect Ct enduring. To have nv purpose
effected, ! stood still, one of the savsges be-
ing before me, and the other walking on
behind me, and took from off my shoulder
a large powder horn they made me carry, in
addition to my child who was one year and
some days Old. threw the horn on the
ground, closed my eyes, and expected everv
moment to feel the deadly tomahawk, but
to nv surprise, the Indian took it up, cursed
me bitterly, and put it on my shoulder
again.
iTo BE CONTINUED,
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