Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-15
best Of my way according to my knowledge,

best Of my way according TO my knowledge,
towards the Allegheny River.
In the evening, about the going down of
the sun, moderate rain came on, ana |
began to prepare for my bed, BY collecting
so@e leaves together, IS hs1 zone the night
before; but could LOT collect q sufficient
quAn"'y: ~.snout setting my little boy on
-.e ground but as soon IS put him out Of
my arms, he began TO CRY. Fearful Of the
consequences OF his noise 10 this situation,
took him in my arms and pat him 10 the
breast Immediately, and he became quiet.
then stood and listened, and distinctly heard
the footsteps of 9 man coming after me, 10
the same direction / had come the gro1nd
over which had been travelling was GOOD,
and the mold was light | had therefore LETT
my footmarks, aud thus exposed myself 10
second captivity. Alarmed at my perilous
situation, / looked around for place of
.Afety, and providentiAllJ discovered large
tree which had fallen, into the top of which
| crept with my child in mJ arms. and there
hid myself securely under the limbs. Tho
darkness of the night greatly assisted me,
and preserved me from detection. The
footsteps / heard were thoAe of Q savage
He had heard the cry Of the child, and came
to the spot where the child cried, and then
be halted, put down his gun, and wss at this
tine so at, that heard the wip'ng stick
strike against his gun distinctly. My get
ting in under the tree, and sheltering my
self from the rain, and pressing my boy to
! my bosom, got him warm, and most provi
dentially be fell asleep. aud lay very still
during the time of my danger at that time.
All was stilI and quiet. The savage was
listening, it BY possibility he might again
hear the cry he had heard before. Ny own
heart was the only thing l feared, and that
beat so loud that | was apprehensive il
would betray me. 1t is almost impossible
20 conceive, or to believe, the wonderful
effect my situation produced upon my whole
4ysIem. The savage had stood and listened
with nearly the stiffness of death, for two
hours, the sound Of bell aud 9 cry like thu
Of g night owl, signals which were given Il
him from his savage compositions. induced
aim TO answer, and after he had given
nost horrid yell, which was calculated e
harrow up my soul, be started off to ioil
; hem. After the retreat of the savage to hi
com pAuions, | con cluded it unsafe to remai
n my conceslment until morning, lest the
should conclude upon q search, and beiu,
WIN bno hkut VI OhIs uuu me, anu eitne
!, toWahaWk or scSlp me, or otherwise bear N
back to my captivity again, which was wors
than death. But by this time nature wa
nearly exhausted, and found some ditHcn
~ in moving from my situation. that nigh
yet, compelled by necessity and love {
= self preservation, threw my coat about N
1 child, and placed the end between my teetl
J. and with one arm and my teeth, carrie
} the child, and with the other arm, grope
u my way between the trees, and travelled OF
:, as | suppose. Q mile or two. and then 81
u down 81 the root Of tree till morning. TIL
u oight was cold and wet, and thus terminus
' ted the fourth day and nights difficulties
4 trials hunger and danger. The fifth dsy
= Saturday 26th OF MAY, wet and exhausted
l. hungry and wretched, | started from n
o resting place in the morning, as soon as
% could see my way, and on that mornin
struck the head waters of Pine Creek, whic
, falls into the Aleghany about four mil,
\ above Pittsburg, though | knew not tie
u shat waters they we're, but crossed then
q and On the opposite side Or bank found
path, and discovered in it two moccasi
e tracks. fresh indented. and the men who hs
Il made them were before me. and traveliu
j IN the same direction that | was travelirI
i This alarmed me but as they were befol
ne, and travelling 10 the same direction as
e Fas, | concluded could see then ss soon ,
hey could see me, and there ! pressed c
= in that path for about three mil,
fro BE CONTINUED