The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-15

to any one who would give any authentic
information Of the fate Of their sister,
but their success was no better than be-
| fore. A similar expedition was under.
taken in 1897 by four of the brothers,
| with the same result. As in the Ross
case, the search brought numbers of
stolen children to light but none was the
particularly wanted
Mrs. Slocum never lost faith in her
daughters existence. She believed she
was somewhere waiting to be clasped in
her arms, and she continued the search
with scarcely any intermission until 1907,
when she died, her children promising her
to use every effort to learn what had be-
come Of the little one abducted nearly
thirty years before. They faithfully car
ried out this pledge, and in 1926 made a
long and expensive journey to upper San
duskv to see woman who, there was
reason to hope, was the one for whom
they were searching. Disappointed
again, they finally came to the conclusion
that Frances was dead, and the search
ended.
In the month of January, 1885, Col.
George w. Ewing, gentleman connect
ed with the public service among the In
dams, and able to speak several of their
languages, was benighted near an Indian
town known as the Deaf Man S Village. on
a branch Of the Wabash. He applied for
lodging, and was Hospitality received at
respectable dwelling. He was fatigued
and unwell, and after eating lay down up
on some skins in the corner. The house
hold consisted Of venerable woman and
a number of children, all of whom treat
ed her with the greatest Difference, and
who departed to their own rooms.
As Col. Ewing lay upon his pallet he
watched the old lady moving about, and
noticed particularly the color Of her skin
and hair. The result of the scrutiny con-
WINGED him that she was a white woman,
| and he opened a conversation with her.
She admitted that his suspicious were
correct. She said that she was stolen by
the Indians when very small child, and
| she had carefully concealed that fact
from those of her own race whom she
met for fear that her relatives would
come and take her away. She was now
so old that she felt she could not live much
longer, and if any Of her friends we're liv-
short, she was Frances Slocum, and she
remembered distinctly the name Of her
| father, though her own given name was
forgotten.
Col. Ewing was SO impressed with her
narrative that he addressed long letter,
giving the full particulars, to the post.
master at Lancaster, Pa. He had never
heard of the Slocums, but he judged from
certain answers made by the old lady that
her home was somewhere in that State.
| The letter reached its destination. but
when the postmaster came to read it he
concluded it hoax, and flung it aside
among some waste papers. where
it lay for two years. At the end
of that time the postmaster died, and his
widow in overhauling his effects came up.
on Col. Ewing's letter. She had never
heard the name Of SLOGAN, but thinking
there was something in it. she sent the
missivc to the Lancaster Intelhgencer, a
copy of which, containing the letter. fell
into the hands Of Rev. Samuel Bowman,
who was Immediately acquainted with the
Slocum family, and he mailed paper to
her brother, who lived in Wilkesbarre.
| The reception Of the letter threw the
whole community into excitement, there
being not particle Of doubt as to the
| identity of Frances. As two years had
passed since the letter was written, and
as it stated that the old lady at that
time was under prcmonition Of death,
an inquiry was addressed to Col. Ewing,
by John j. Slocum, the nephew Of Fran.
ces. A prompt reply, dated at Logans.
port, came to hand saying that the old
lady was still alive, and would be glad to
see them.
The letter contained minute directions
as to the course they were to take to
reach her. Arrangements were at once
made to do so. Mr.. Isaac Slocum and
Mrs. Mary Town. brother and sister Of
Frances, resided in Ohio. but not in the
same neighborhood. Joseph Siocum Of
Wiikesbarre, another brother, started in
his carriage, taking his sister. while Isaac
went in advance, it being agreed that
they should meet It Deaf Man Village
Isaac reached the place ahead Of the
others, and, accompanied by an interprc
ter, made call upon the lady who re
ceiyed them pleasantly, bat evidently
| with suspicion. The brother found her
u ali appearance perfect Ihdian, Dul He
had fixed in his mind an uncrring test o
her identity. Previous to her being car
ried away 50 years before. her brother
Ebenezcr had crushed the forcfiager Of
her left hand with hammer. Taking
hold OF her hand and raising it. Isaac saw
the Disagreement "What caused that =
he asked. ''My brother struck it with .
hammer long time ago." was tie an
swer.
| He remained some time in conversation
but the woman did not seem at ease, ane
he returned to the village Of Peru t.
await the arrival Of his brother and sis
ter. When they came the three made
them another visit. She treated then
with the same kindness as before, but wal
stolcal and unmoved, and when she saw
tears in their eyes and every indication o
a coming ..scene," she looked anythin.
but pleased.
| The only time she showed any signs o
emotion was when she was asked he