American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-29
The Sorrows Of an Emigrant
Mother.

The Waco Examiner of April 10
says: A family from Southern Kansas,
consisting of husband, wife and three
children, ranging in age from four to
ten years. passed through this city in
covered wagon yesterday afternoon en-
route to Brown County. They stepped
few minutes at the spring on the
banks of the Brazos, aid tho seemingly
downcast and saddened expression Ct.
the countenances of each of the party
caused an Examiner reporter to seek an
| interview with them. The following
sad chapter in their history was related
to him by the man, who gave
his name as Charles Hays. He stated
that they left Kansas ON the 1st of
March, with the intention of joining d
number of families formerly from Kan
sas, who are now living In Brown Cotin-
ty. They travelled rapidly, and met
with no mishaps until last Sunday mort,-
ing, when their little babe, aged about
nine months,was suddenly taken ill and
died. The grief of the poor mother on
the death of her child knew no bounds !;
in fact, she became tenn
porarily insane, and when her
husband wished to bury the body of the
infant she clutched it wildly in her arms
and fled from him and hid in the woods,
where she remained over night alone
with the corpse. 1t was not until near
ly noon on the following day that he
finally found her. She was so complete
ly exhausted by that time that he had
but little difficulty in taking her back to
the wagon and their children. She was
induced to take some nourishment and
soon afterwards fell asleep. While she
lay sleeping the little corpse was placed
In roughly constructed box, and the
father and children, assisted by a family
who had become informed of the sad
occurrence, buried it under a live oak
tree by the roadside. The mother
slept several hours and awoke with her
mind restored. She assisted her hus-
band in building fence around the
lone little grave, and then came away
and left it there. They continued their
journey and will soon join many SYM
pathizing friends in the country to which
they are going.
A Sioux Warriors Pictured
Diary.
Among the interesting relics brought
back by gentlemen connected with Gen.
Crooks recent expedition against hos
tile Indians, and found in the village of
Crazy Horse after it was abandoned by
the band, and previous to its destruc-
ton by Gen. Crooks soldiers, was a
book full of curious drawings. which
appear to be the military record, ex-
pressed in picture form, of some one of
the young warriors belonging to the In
dian band. We have seen the book,
which contains many sketches, remark
able for bold delineation and truthful
ness to nature, bearing in mind, of
course, that the same is the work of an.
untutored Indian artist. The pictures
represent attacks on American wagon
trains, parties travelling along the high
way. In a few instances female figures
occur. The victims are pictured as be-
ing scalped, shot with rifles and arrows,
and stabbed with lances. In some of
the pictures the parties attacked are In
dams of other tribes, Crows and Paw
nees being especially noticeable. Nearly
all the scenes are painted in bright
colors; the blue uniforms of the muir
dered soldiers and the red trappings of
the Sioux braves are especially vivid.
1t is quite certain that every scene so
pictured was an actual occurrence. The
warrior to whom this book belonged
has very sanguinary record, if that is
true. The book itself appears to have
been an account-book that was stolen
from some post-trader. 1t bears date
1869.-Omaha Republican.