The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-05-25


At this he laughed and said,
make you like him."
Then they built . FIRE and prepar-
cd their supper, which consisted Of
bears meat.
Each one cut a slice Of, and put.
ting IL on the end Of a stick, held IL
in the blaze until il was done enough
10 suit.
was handed q slice and o stick
and told to do the same.
Boy like, grief did not take my
appetite away. and | ate il with u
relish.--for after my long walk l fol-
very hungry.
After supper ,hoy liz their pipes
aud smoked for about an hour. Thon
The tire was lefl buiniog, and al laid
down to sleep, myself between them
with my hands and feet tied.
The next morning was clear and
beautiful. There was not = cloud to
be seen in the sky.
After We had eaten our breakfast.
which was about the same as last
nights supper, We started on our
journey.
We travelled until noon, when q
hah was made for rest aud dinner.
So things went on until the fourth
night after my capture.
| appeared to be reconciled to my
fate, aud made them think 7 rather
liked 1t than otherwise, which had
the effect Of giving me more liberty.
They did not bind my hands and
feet now, but made me sleep between
two Of them, and the other one slept
1T my head. Should I get up ]
would have to do it with the great
est care, for the slightest noise would
cause them to start; even the snap
ping Of twig would waken them.
For some reason or other I could
not sleep that night, but lay awake
looking at the stars aud thinking Of
father, mother, aud that once happy
home that would never SEQ again.
The idea then struck me for tue
first time that I might escape.
1 cautiously raised myself to
standing position, and was about
stepping over one Of the Indians
when he gave a start. Instantly /
laid down and closed my eyes.
The Indian raised bimself up, aud
put his head 30 near mine could
hear him breath. l think no WAS
looking to see il was asleep.
Coming to the conclusion that all
was right he laid down again, and by
bis hard breathing | knew that he
was asleep himself.
Waiting some fifteen minutes
longer, | again got on my feet, and
this time stepped across the Indian
aud was ab ,ut to 60 further, when l
heard movement. I stood still
and my heart beat SO fast aud hard
that could hear it.
Cautiously aud gently picked my
way, stopping every step l took to
listen, aud then putting my foot
down quietly, not daring to bear
the whole weight Of my body on it
at once, but little at time until |
was sure ! made no noise.
In this way it took me nearly an
hour to travel Il distance I could at
.uy tirno nave done in q few min.
utes.
then reached stream, which l
walked in, not from the knowledge
which afterwards learned that it
would break my trail, but because |
thought I would make less noise,
In this way travelled the remain-
der OF the night; aud as soon as il
was daylight l looked around for
place of concealment, which in short
time found.
IL was an old tree that had fallen
over tho stream, the trunk of which
was hollow. 1 crept into it aud laid
down to sleep.
How long I slept know not-but
when l awoke the sun was very
bright.
I thought / would take look out
side; but just AZ was about doing
SO, | was greatly startled at seeing
an Indian pass by the opening. ]
then orspt back as far as could,
and waited and listened.
I could hear the Indian walking
around, and at last ! saw him put
bis head to the hole in the tree
where I was, and then his arm. 1
was about to crawl out, but he turn