The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-09-21

broken up by the murder Of four al
its members, the destruction of the
homestead and she in the hands OF
the enemy of her people-all this
occurred in less time than it takes to
tell the story.
Under these circumstances She be-
came at once respondent, and. often
regretted that she did not perish
with her sisters. and felt like muir
muring at the dispensations of Di
vine Providence. But hope, which
springs eternal in the human breast,
did not entirely desert her in this
her hour of darkness, and she began
to anticipate that something might
occur to relieve her from this cloud,
which lowered on her soul. She
knew not how 1t would be, but she
felt that IL kind Providence who
numbers even the hairs of our. heads
and who had promised to hear those
who cry unto Him, would avert the
present doom which rested like !,
pail ON her spirits. She was COM
pletely fettered and being carried
West with the retreating foe of the
white man, as the whites gained SUI
preInacy, and as the days, weeks and
months passed, she was father re-
moved from the pale of civilization.
In the meantime, however, her hus-
band loved her with a devotion not
characteristic of the Indian. The
Chief was proud of and rejoiced in
the possession of his beautiful "palc
faced wife," His love for her, and
his association with her, had a won
derfully refining influence over the
red man. At the bii th of their son
his affection seemed warmer than
before. If Dorathy had not now
learned to love her husband this
child was loved by the mother as on
ly mothers can love. Away from
the presence or association of II white
person, it seemed that her whole
soul concentrated in her babe. and
the love of father and mother met in
the infant boy. and they held sweet
communion with each other us to
their child.
Years passed by and the Indian
was AZ kind as one of his nature
could be, and she had almost become
reconciled tn her fate. though she
was expected To do the Homework,
the cooking. washing, and scrub
work generally. After the war had
"smoothed his wiinkled 'front.'"
Doratliy expressed 10 her husband a
desire Ia see her friends and rela-
tives in Carolina, and her husband
having unbounded confidence in her
loyalty now, arrangements were
soon completed for ii visit to her old
home. They were then living in
Alabama. The Indian Chief accom-
panied 10y Dorathy and her child set
ont on the journey. When the hus-
band had come to the borders of the
State. rs far as it was safe at that
time for him to come. pledging anew
their faith and love for each other,
and after making arrangements as
to when he should meet her at the
same place, on her return, they sep
arated. Little did either think that
this was their final separation, but it
was even so. At that time in this
country there was but little facility
for the conveyance of letters any
where, hut especially was this true
as regards communication between
this place and the territory occupied
by the unfriendly Indians. As a
consequence no word had been heard
from her since her capture years be-
fore, and her friends had mourned
for her as for the dead.
Very unexpectedly to everybody
she returned to Cokesbury, and her
friends greatly rejoiced. At the
meeting of her relatives tears of joy
were shed, and the father of General
Hodges gave a grand feast to which
all the relatives aud neighbors were
invited aud they assembled in Joy to
gret t the long lost friend and rela
tive.
Once more in the bosom of her
family, she became the prey of a
thousand conflicting emotions. until
at last when the time arrived for her
return, she yielded to the interces-
sion of her friends and cast in her
lot with them hencefortl. In the
course of years she seemed to forget
her troubles, and being yet of fine
personal appearance and possessed
of attractive manners, citizen by
the name of Rosemond sought her
heart and hand in marriage. In the
course of time they were married,
after which they remained in this
county for a number of years and to
them were born a number of child
rem. The family moved West taking
all the children by the second mar
riage, aud it is believed that there
is now no descendant of this branch
of the Hodges family remaining in
Abbeville county. Before their de-
parture the little Indian grew up,
was sent to school, soon began to
show the characteristics of the race,
and having heard of his father and