The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-23
A Young Lady.s Sad Fat.

lily consisting Of a man and wife
and three children passed through this
city this morning, slowly vending their
way northward to their old home in Rails
county. ''''''
Mr.. Ressler was well.to-do farmer
who IN an early day went 20 the State Of
california, and by hard work amassed
what he considered a sufficiency for a GOOD
start IN farming life. he returned home
10 Missouri, married, and settled down 10
regular farming lie. This spring, when
emigration commenced Texasward, the old
fever which had taken him TO California
in 1851 began to rage, and although lie
had good home he grew restless and
concluded TO try his fortune in Texas.
He was looking for cheap lands. and
passed through Grayson county west into
Cook, and out into the western portion Of
Montague county. This country, though
wild, and subject to frequent incursions Of
the nomadic tribes Of Indians that infest
the western dorder, is rather rich, and full
Of game. Mr.. Ressler pitched his camp
on little stream, near a good sprine.
some four or five miles from any babita.
ton, and little dreamed OF danger On
the fourth day of their stay there. the old
est daughter, young lady Of seventeen.
went to the sprlng for a bucket Of water
but, alas she never came back. One
scream, like that of the surprised panther.
was carried to the ear OF the mother. who
was at the camp, the fatherheing out hunt
ing. The mother rushed to the rescue Of
her first born, only to hear the receedinC
footsteps of the Oomanches' ponies. The
mother was paralyZed with grief and faint
ed away as soon as she realized the fate of
her daughter. The father returned in q
few hours and examined the locality of
the spring, and found that about fifteen
ponies had been hitched hard by, and the
Indians had evidently crept up 10 the
spring and were lying IN wait for their
victim. Mr.. R. cared for his wife, and &C
once started for the next neighbCr, and
the alarm was given that young lady
had been stolen. The frontier Texan Is
ever ready to jump into his saddle at a
moments notice, and party OF ten deter
mined men were soon on the trail of the
red iends, which had taken a.westerly di-
rection. The superior horses of the Tex
ans rapidly gained on the poor ponies of
the Indians, and after travelling all night
on warm trail, came up with the Indians
the next morning, just as they had come
TO halt, and fight ensued, in which the
object Of the chase lost her life, aud was
scalped, all of the Indians getting away
but three. One of the three killed had
the CORY scalp of the young gill attached
10 his belt. They had killed her Just as
soon as attacked.
The father was almost distracted and
absolutely frenzied with gref, and when
the chase was given up by the others he
could hardly be kept back. The young
lady was buried where killed IN the west.
ern wilds of Texas, and the family could
no longer remain In the country that had
caused them 90 much misery. The re.
porter asked what become Of the scalp.
The tear-dimmed eyes Of the mother look
ed IN the direction Of substantial chest
IN the wagon, and she said at is there"
We asked If they bad any objection
20 showing it. They said NO, and
the father unlocked the chest and pro-
duced long lock of dark hair, cut from
the crown Of the head with about an inch
and half in diameter Of the scalp. When
this was produced the entire family gave
way to loud sobs, and we wondered why's
% CHASTITY memento was kept, that would
ever keep fresh in their memory the tragic
end Of their belov we'd daughter and sister.
-SeddEia (Mo Beacon.