The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-10-13

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Correspondence OF theN. y. ""'l1
WASHING rON SEPT. 2t.-b1 H
noon, the 25d, when the tI'
fee svarmed out Of tu1. hl #j
days duties, Il lady OF han9aomc
riage neatly dressed in O!ach. tao
the Office Of the Indian coim'~S,"
ed TO be informed OF the pl.rre t
Sioux delegation was - a.F'e
rs the easlWard-bounc IN"
pot she stood quic' yl't&
as the Indians appeared .rP.'i
Salucd one Of them IN ,.,.ts'
tongue for one who seemed 'f'
thoroughly the refined type o. Ma
liZation. An exclamation OF s'Tpur P'
ure, deep, quick guttcral not" ,'"' g. a.
whole band together, and Nj. D".t ~. ~
stood once more among ~ 10" hI
once held her prsHAci
her with an enthusiasm ui aeu@"t #".' 10
ercncc. Let ne tell her 'org:
Ii was the cycningof tie '-.i 81. .H.
Five men lady, and li, ' even
of agc-MM. heliy's niece, comuuiIrL '' H.
hy her dying siser-were camped "H Ing '
ric with small cmlgranl tram %. b..
the Black hills, On their was
Kansas behind them were '.'
trains, ana latg were on 'h'
For Laramie, over Nh'.H D.
passed In advance; but lhcy I.| u"IrifNpta
the others and were alone On 'he 'ts' llaiu.
The Litl2 Box Elder r'r .' 'i ''' ''' u"N
RISING above them 1u d." .Ea -i.r lh"t
was no thougiGnl itlr 20 sligo At@f 10.
Indians were represented rs friendly Wd 1I'o
tnis lime none had been seen. ',W'i SCI col
apon the little camp; the t"p 't'.'"' ''
were busy iu ,hc.r culinary preparations. p.
Kelly bad ridden of 10 select a suitable place
for crossing The stream, when The open"
blGti3 were ii!icd with painted faces, ana SOM
two hundred warriors rushed down upon ne
helpless c'nlgruI'S. In Il moment 'hfec pi t"'
men lay dead, one disappeared IN ~" daFkro.,
and Mrs Kelley and the hue MARY were lr!i
10 realize the horrors OF beng capNc3 among
those savage men. "Oh. II seems u grand
sight said this lady last Friday, when she VII
messed the delegation IN Its Interview win jle
president 'to look upon twenty-five Indians ia
such place rs THIS, surrounded ~ the Pua-
phcrnalia OF power OF their government but II
makes me shudder 10 think how !, alone and
unprotected by any mortal power, have looked
into those dusky faces when hundreds ana
thousands were gathered together; sometimes
with The warpainl on in fury OF the "ar-dance;
sometimes when defeated and rctrea,inS rom
ny people and hurryng through ara wastes,
over houIdce and across preclpiious layincs,
they cast sulicn, scroWlng glance AL thtlr
sjng. white prisoner and oncc-shaIi never
brget It when my doom was already sealed
and The sentence had gone forth that ! must
die because | had been found attempting an
escape"
The scenes that followed their capture were
i such terrible nature that they can be but
poorly portrayed They were compelled to
mount horse that was led by an Indian, and
/. llvtI tIair nlupnarpl tnnrn. and ihtir Ip1l
behind them As they proceeded Ms Kelly
thought OF a plan to save her little darling's
life. sac began dropping bits of letters that
she hal about her person, and, quietly direct
ing ihc Chld's attention to them, whispered TO
her % slide down from behind her ~ they
we're on the same horse, follow the trail guided
by the paper till she came back TO the main
trail and there wait for the other wagons to ar
rive. This was done Then the mental torture
OF thinking about the child alone on the prai-
RE caused her TO make desperate venture to
save herself also. As silently ms possible she
dropped from the horse, seCreted herself mo-
ment in the tall grass, and then began her back
ward Hight for Mary and freedom. She was
soon missed the alarm given, circle formed
and gradually closed in, till the crouching pris-
oner was retaken. Little Mary however, had
made her way further Indians were sent
swiftly back for her, but Mrs Kelly knew not
with what success for months
The brave little one had nearly reached the
large trail, only ravine interccpting her path
10 il. Here she waited and hid till morning,
when, as she looked forth her glad eyes met
the forms oftwo or three soldiers approaching.
Sprihging up with joyful haste she ran towards
them, but even then the Indians who had been
sent in pursuit came riding after pushing
their ponies to the top of their speed. The
soldiers hesiia,ed at sight of the Indians. The
Indians came within bow-shot. With last
appearing glance 10 heaven and her arms out
stretched towards the soldiers, the child ran To-
wards them ON the edge of the ravinc three
cruel arrows overlook her and drew her life
blood. \ moment later with swoop and Il
yell the savagcs rode headlong back, and one