Sharp County record., 1880-04-08

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charge and conveyed tor,,;
while her kidnapers rods
posite direction. Not a Sv
to give her any informatiSoess wy
was to follow. The cbiai !.
TO be Colonel Jean Bantis,os y
Military Commander Sy IN 4
District of Chihuahua. ~
conversation with the ,al' l.
paid desperate court on sO1a
nouncing to her in copcln9
was determined to make y
She, of course, declined n.
with spirit demanded ta ,p'
from captivity and returps5,,
The Colonel smiled as he NV
she was over four hupdraS
her residence, and then Ml
realized that she was in tl n
men of whose character sni
she knew nothing. She n.
termined never to coDsen,
iectionable union. and ~ ~
opportunity of escaping. wy
The close scrutiny to vba
been subjected was soms,;
ened, and one dark nigIf h
espionage not so close a. =,
managed to evade the On.
camp, and made her way Sa iSs
hut of Indians, whose ls,'
could talk, and who cOn,as
friend her. She learned h
that she was then within
miles of the Gulf of Mexin
Indians took her to the sbor,
and there she found protect
eral weeks. In the meanfn. !
ermen from the locality c,,|
boats, and in one of these NJ
sea to intercept a steamer On
to New Orleans or GalyesI
no purpose. After more tha
of suffering and torture on ON
trips out in the frail craft oDS
sail ship was signaled, and Mg
was kindly taken aboard and
1t proved to be the brig N
Boston, then bound for Hsvsn
arose, the ship was dam
delayed, and had to m
small port to make repairs,
reaching Havana on the 23id
Miss jackson applied to the
Consul for assistance, and b
upon her making the COM
home until he could provide
her return to the United 81
laid the facts as related to hI
the State Department, but nd!
cerning Miss jackson had
sented to the attention Of ID
ties. While preparing to god
next steamer for New York, d
of this story was taken down /
low fever, and remained fora
seriously i'll and convaleas]
Consul afterward Furnished !
money and passage on the nd
er, and on the 18th of DeS
started for New York. Ih
put into Charleston HarbN
and, in anticipation Of its 4
some time, Miss jackson weEt
the city. Unfortunately. AI
and had to seek assistance aI
tire strangers. Realizing hG|
BILE situation, she hired out &i
in a family, remaining for AID
months on a salary which vi
sufficient to clothe her. Shes
made her way from one cityaI
consuming a year from the tIi
Charleston before she arrived
mond, Va. She did not know
home, and all to whom she
story laughed at the recital |
was persevering and savinga
time, and never allowed here
come downcast. At RlchHl
worked for a Mr. n
wealthy tobacconiSt, who d \
terested in her story y
and personally set about AZ a.
the truth of it. He visited w
and learned what had been \
from the Consul at Havana,
put himself in correspondents =
Jackson, Annie's father, IN IL
coming satisfied that all Ta "
assisted her to proceed NOM
happier woman was never ~
she as she went through QT
drew nearer her destination
be met by one of her brothen
point on the Missouri, Kansas. !.
Railroad, he having been nos, .a,
she is en- route home. Her w
er and her mother are nU'
Quincy (W) Wing.
A CLERGYMAN recently lelID Y
in a large ocean steamer anu !.
to feel uncomfortable after !, u u
mouth of the river, sought 'n'VI
learn if there was any dangti, :,
tain, in response, led the eIsIs y \
i +oIH him lU "