The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-04-18

minutes uSsLIOyeu ny WOlHeS, 10
they had been annoying Us with theiI
dismal howlings since sunset, some
times approaching to within dozer
yards of Us.
It must have been near midnight
when we reached the timber, and the
inclination to lie down and sleep &c
wards the last was so great that il
was with the utmost difficulty We
could keep on our feet. Several
times Brady called out, ''It is no use.
1 am so tired 1 can go no farther,
l am dying for sleep"
But knew only too well what
The result would be, and urged him
on. At last we reached the timber,
and he sank down at once, unable to
60 more.
The next thing was to kindle a
fire. The snow at least fifteen inches
deep, and from under that snow | had
to hunt my wood. After consider
able effort, l procured few cotton
wood limbs, and, taking my sheath
kuile, attempted to make some shaw
ings. My hands were 50 cold that l
could scarcely tell whether l had my
knife in my hand or not. At length /
struck q match, and attempted to
light my whittlings. The match
flickered and went out. / tried sec
ond and a third with the same result.
As / watched the last Of the three go
out, / was sittingjn the snow, and /
felt as If / did not care whether 1 had
q fire or not A strange, though not
unpleasant, feeling was coming over
me. l had not the power to arouse
myself, was free from pain, and felt
perfectly contented, even happy-not
very different from what one feels
when beng placed under the irfiu-
ence of chloroform. | could not
realize the horrors of my situation.
Something seemed to shut out what
little light there was, but 1 could still
hear sounds as of music in the dis
tance, becoming fainter and fainter
until l knew no more.
When awoke / was surrounded by
score of Indian warriors--NavajOes
"a fire was burning near me, and
the sun was shining brightly.
was lying upon q blsnket, and,
upon attempting to move, discovered
that my limbs were stiff and sore
/ was bewildered, but in few min
utes the events OF the previous Dight
came to my mind, and my first
thoughts were of my comrade. With
an effort 1 raised my head and
glanced around, when, to my grest
relief, saw Brady sitting near me.
His first expression was:
"9y the holy SAINT Patrick, the
re 1skins have got US this time"
at would have been far better for
u.s." / replied, "if we had been com
pletely frozen before they discovered
u.s."
"Away with such stuff" he cried
THAT is not the kind of talk for one
who has been so long accustomed to
the life of trontiersman,
The vilest sinner may return.
says your sacred poet, and we will
escape these dogs YETI
"Do be cautious. There may be
some ofthem who understand enough
of our language to know of what VT
are talking" l replied.
"Not q bit of it." he responded
''but they mean mischief, and we
must be on the alert y
Tne chief OF the bsnd then irdica
ell to Is that our conversation mu9t
stop, ind 1t the same time one of the !
warriors came and bound Brady's
hands. 1 suppose they considered
me too powerless 10 escape, so they
left me unbound.
How it was that / had not escaped
as we'll as nv cOmrade, and how we
had been discovered By the Indians,
was more than we could tell and more
than we were ever able 10 find out
Brsdy's first knowledge was o. being
dragged alorg in the snow, before
day hight, and placed before The fire.
He was EOJ frozen, except ms feet snd
hands, slightly while my lower
limbs to my knees, and my hands,
arms, nose and ears were severely
frost bitten. But NV limbs had been
placed in snow, and / was recovering
very well, though exceedingly sore
and in much pain
Brady had considerable knowlejg |
Of the NavsjD language, end / leIt
satisfe he Esd learned something
regarding their intentions toward Us
so l made several efforts during the
day to get something from bin, bat
be would 20. answer questIon.
They gave us rosst meat, and a.
though they were very crael, their
treatment was much beLter than ex-
pected
When night eaBe, Brady was tied
hand and loot, and ny arms and legs
Nere tisd, buy | Has not coEfiled any
further, 80 Ire5.ed pre.Iy well during
the night.
r. this way they kept Us for ore
seek, made Us 90 menial elvica
during the day aud binding u4 dur
ing the night, and sll this time could
get n5thing from nay comrade. He
would not talk to me st sll. knew
be had reason for il, end felt con
tented, so far as be was concerned,
but l could not keep from ehsfBg
under my savage yoke
On the evening OF the eighth day,
Brady, by the use Of the deaf and
du0b alphabet, communicated 20 me
tn. following: 50 We must make cur
escO,1e tonight! Don't sLeepi H0QEis."
The Moqui villages ley about rorly-
five miles nolth Of HLere we then
were, and the inhabitants hsVe always
been friendly to the whites;
Nie,bt came on, sld ths horses
-, fonr in number, were brought
nm and tied near the camp we "eIe
Tpnnd as usual, but there were 10
49, accommodations betW. en- ID A1y
inol1 a ,ovseIf My anxiety ~as such
nq aysr telt before. Is seemed to
as - G the IndiSns would never ie- G
me ms and when they did lay down {
tne1 t,ae we're a long time getting quiet. a
pnt "a soon IS / was sure they we're I
.Ii asleep 1 began working to free {
mvseIf My hands were tel behind |
nv back, snd my feet bound close 6
My wrists scd arms were