Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-01-28

On Skinner aftefuoon twenty. tkrSs
years ago, while small party of Canadian
school-boys, who, on their return from
school, had paused to take bath 10 the
St. Lawrence River, were rcsuming their
attire, provling company Of Mohawk In
dams cathe suddenly upon them. Atsieht
Of such intruders all the children fed dis
mayed but one of their number y lad I
years old, whose name is supposed to Hs
Frank Leslie, stumbled alters few steps
aud was captured. Sitting their little
captive's cries ofterror, the savages hurried
him into canoe, and, before rescue could
be even attempted, had conveyed him
across the river and plunged into the will
derness on the southern shore. Then fol-
lowed long march through the forest, an
Indian carrying the terrified boy on his
shoulders, until the captors arrived near
Lake Superior, where they were met by
party Of Chippewas, to whom the youthful
prize was sold. With the latter tribe Les.
tie remained prisoner for three years and
would have nothing but kind treatment to
remember in association with that period
had he not been SO unfortunate as to shoot
an Indian boy accidentally with an arrow.
For that piece of rude, boyish carelessness
he was tied to tree and SO cruelty beaten
with sticks that his life must have been
sacrificed but for the humane interposition
of an old squaw. This squaw was from
thenceforth his protector and friend; but
upon discovering that he kept concealed in
his clothing school-book which he had
saved from his bathing experience, insist
ed that he should surrender to the wise
men of the tribe as work of evil spirits,
and fit only for the flames BY this time
he had learned enough of the language of
the Indians to plead for the book as the
only reminder he had of his proper home,
and beg the red men to restore him to his
parents. The volume, however, was sol
emnly burned, and the captive was warned
by the squaw to say no more about his
white extraction. At the end of his three
years with the Chippewas, Leslie, while
out with hunting party Of the tribe one
day, strayed into the path Of Canadian
Frenchman, also hunting, to whom he ap-
pealed for help to escape from his savage
friends. Assevcn' then, he had forgotten
the name Of tho place where his father
lived, the white trapper hesitatcd to as.
sumo the peril of aiding his desire, but
seeing that the forlorn lad persisted in fol-
lowing him, finally took him under his
protection. The Indian hunters were eva.
ded by little dexterous woodcraft, and
the boy went safely on with his new friend
into Minnesota, where, at st. Paul, anew
danger arose from the presence Of over a
hundred Of the older Chippeways on
trading expedition. To save Leslie from
possible recapture the trapper placed him
in charge of friend, another trapper, 60
ing eastward 1t was the intention Of this
man to ascertain where the partially uuciv-
ilized WATTS father lived in Canada, and
effect restoration if possible; but, for
some reason not given, their, course was
ultimately to this city, whittier they arriv-
ed in 1850. After few days wandering
about New York, some street excitement
separated the man and boy in dense
crowd, and they never found each other
again. A weary and fruitless search for
the lost guardian finally brought the hap.
less wild boy amongst the shipping by the
river side, where his strange appearance
and stranger story excited the compassion
Of two brothers named Murphy. who were
just starting for California. By them,
under the kind impulse of the moment,
he was taken to the Golden State as cabin
boy of their vessel; and for two years,
shared their career in the mines. At last
the brothers were killed in . gambling
broil, and Leslie found himself once moro
a helpless, friendless creature, alone in the
wide world. Going to the mines in Sierra
county, he worked there some months for
bare living; and then, returning to San
Francisco, went from thence to Australia
as a sailor. Twoy ars Of stormy and pro-
ftless adventure succeeded, and then he
was back again in California, living as he
might. During the Frazer River excite
ment he tried his fortune again as miner,
in British Columbia; and once more, later,
was seeker Of precious ore in Washoe.
After infinite vicisitudes he reached the
Cottonwood district. just beyond Salt Lake.
City, only few months ago, designing to
remain there but meeting q weIl-trayeled
Canadian, recently on the Kansas City apd
St. Joseph Railroad, who. upon being in
formed Of his name and story. believed he
could direct him to where his father lived,
about sixty miles from Montreal, the form
er captive Of the Mohawks and Chippewas
is now at Detroit. on his way to the New
Dominion, full of hope that he may at last
regain the father. and home not seen by
him for twenty. three years. A travelling
correspondent of the San Francisco Exam
;ner, who has met him and elected the
above story, describes him as fine-lookipg
young man Of 80, and d most interesting
American version Of " Japhet in Search Of
! q Father."-N Y World. a s i
| a. Official returns Of the late election
in Missouri show the total vote, cast as
167, ,7l0, of which Brown received lob ,374,