Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-07-24

correct. She SAID she was stolen by the
Indians when very small child, and
that she carefully concealed the fact from
her own race whom she met, for fear her
relatives would como and take her away.
She was now so old that she could not
live great while longer, and ii any of
her friends were living she would be glad
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 whole particulars, to the post
master ut Lancaster, Pa. He replied
that he had never heard of the Slocums,
but he judged from certain answers made
by the old lady that her homo was some
where in that State.
The letter reached its destination, but
when the postmaster came to read it he
concluded it was a hoax, and flung it with
some waste papers, where it lay for two
years. AT the end of that time the post
master died, and his widow, in overhaul
ing his effects, came upon Col. Ewing's
letter, She had never heard Of the name
Of Slocum, but thinking there might
be something in it, she sent the letter to
the Lancaster InteiIi9cacer, copy Of
which, containing the letter fell into the
hands of the Rev. Samuel Bowman, who
was intimately acquainted with the Slo-
cum family, and he mailed paper to
her brother, who lived at Wilkesbarre.
The reception of the letter threw the
whole community into state OF excite
ment, there being net a particle of doubt
as to the identity of Frances. As two
years had passed since the letter was
wIitten, and as it stated the old lady was
under a promoniton Of death, an inquiry
was addressed to Col. Ewing by John
j Socum, a nephew of Frances. A
prompt reply, dated at Logansport, came
to hand, stating that the old lady wa,
still alive and would be glad to see them.
The letter contained minute Instructions
as to the course they were to take to reach
her. Arrangements were at once made tC
do so. Mr. Isaac Slocum and Mrs. Ma
ry Town, brother and sister OF Frances,
resided in Ohio, but not in the same vi
cinity. Joseph Slocum Of Wilkes barre,
another brother, started in his carriage,
taking their sister with him, whilst Isaac
was in advance, it being agreed that they
should meet at Deaf Mans Village
Isaac reached the place ahead Of the 9TH
ers, and being accompanied by an inter
prefer, made a call upon the old lady
who received them pleasantly, but evi-
IDENTIFY with suspicion. The brother found
her to all appearance an Indian, but lac
had fixed in his mind an unerring test of
her identity. Previous to her being car
riod away, htty-nine years before, her
elder brother Ebenezer had crushed the
foreGnger Of her left hand with Il ham
mer. Taking hold or her right hand and
raising it, Isaac saw the disagreement -
What caused that 2" he asked. -" Nj y
brother struck it with hammer long
time ago." was the answer.
He remained some time in conversa
ton, but the woman did not seem ut ease
and he returned to the village Of Peru t.
await the arrival Of his brother and sister
When they came the three made another
: visit. She treated them with tho sam,
kindness as before, but stoical and I'm
moved, and when she saw tears in theiI
eyes, and every Indication Of a scene, she
looked anything but pleased The only
time she showed any kind Of emotion was
when she was asked her name. She re
piled it was forgotten. "ls it Frances p
Her dusky features were suddenly lit up
" es, yes, Franco, Franca." The Visi
was prolonged for several days, and som,
months afterwards was repeated, some 0
the nieces and nephows joining the party
On the day when little Frances wa
captured-50 years betoro-she was ear
ried rapidly through the wood, and a fin
al halt was made near the Genesee river
In the following spring she was taken tC
/ Sandusky, where che staid until autumn
/ when the Indian friends moved 10 n lag
I ara, where she lived year. In accord
ance with the nomadic habits Of her peo-
/ pie, her home was continually changed.
/ Her greatest dread was OF beng discoy-
( cred by her relatives ard taken away
and there is no room to doubt that when
the weary mother was hunting up and
down the earth, she more than once came
within hail OF her lost child who carefully
avoided her 1t was fortunate they never
met.
Frances had been married to a Miami
by whom she had four children. She was
wealthy, and held in tho highest venera-
tion by her tribe and descendants, many
Of the latter being around her. After a
time she seemed quite attached to her
brothers, who, Of course, were old men,
aud she offered them half her land If they
would live near hor. They in turn,
pressed her to join them farther East,
but she thanked them and declined. She
was an Indian in everything except
birth, and as such she lived and died.
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