The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-08-04

feet, but can run on my hands. 30
he limped into the circle, stiff and
bruised as he was, and began queer
sort of performance which consisted In
standing on his hands, waving his legs
in the air, turning someraaults and yell
ing as much like an Indian az possible.
His captors were delighted beyond all
bounds They rolled on the ground
In convulsions Of laughter, add when
the game was over declared that Chris.
tian must become one of their tribe.
From that time he was treated with n
good deal of consideration, and was no
longer tied at night. As the party
went on the Indians exchanged all the
prisoners who had not died from fatigue
or the eff ects Of their cruelty, all ex-
cspt Christian. They liked him too
we'll TO part with him. He was adopt
cd into one family OF the tribe, which
had lost q son in battle, and his new
relative became exceedingly fond Of
him, treating him with great kindness,
but always keeping a slight watch over
his movements 10 SEQ that he did not
attempt to escape.
They plucked OFT bis hair, all except
little scalp-lock above the forehead,
put rings ia his ears and nose, dressed
him in Indian costume and decorated
him gaily with feathers. He was given
the name of Ho-i,ta tie, and OF course
never heard the one given him at his
christening, sxcep. In his thoughts or
dreams. ana inclined TO think be
bal very good time amsng his new
friends. There was young man nam.
ed Ks.i0as-sa in the family OF bis adop-
ton with whom he used to go hunting,
and, having 30 many coons and bears to
shoot, who could have time TO grow
hsmesick ! When he had been a pris-
oner two years large army Of Indians
was raised for the purpose attacking
Kentucky, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Fast was ordered 20 accompany :he OK
pedition, and Sas painted and decked
out in true Indian style. with feathers,
knife and bow. The Grst attack was
on a small house which vas the fort Of
the settlement afterwards known rs
Wheeling, West Virginia. The I'co-
pie within resisted bravely. the women
moulding bullets, loading and banding
guns 10 the men as fast as they could
be used, and the. men themselves fight
ing with courage of lions. or, ~shHt is
better still, oe brave men.
The siege had lasted three days, when
Christian, who had become almost
wild with anxiety 10 join the whites,
resolved that night 20 escape. lie al
ways slept beside KewaSsa, and wait
ing that night until his adopted broth
or was fast asleep, woke him and ask.
I'd him to 90 with bim TO the river for
water. KswassA was too drowsy TO do
any thing but groan and turn over,
falling as sound asleep as before. Fast
waited few minutes and repeated the
experiment, saying that he was really
90 ihirsty that he must have water.
This time Kswassa managed TO stay
awake long enough to say, "Go and
get it yourself nobody will hurt you. >
This was exactly what Christian ex'
pected and wished. He took small,
copper kettle, hurried down to the
river with it and placed il in a posi-
ton which weuld indicate that he, in
filling it, had fallen in and drowned.
Then he hurried away to Fort Rice,
about fifteen miles from his old home
! There were sayages in every direction,
, Sometimes he found their trail, and
, once even heard them talking near him.
} but, half dead with exertion and anx
isty, he managed TO elude them and
, reached the fort in safety. / should
have said before that the savages hat
given up the siege of Wheeling and
were advancing on Fort Rice.
6 Christian knew this. and was in tins
0 to warn the settlers at the latter place
:, When the savages arrived, they found
t the fort so well prepared to receive ans
q give them hot welcome that thej
d we're glad to retire. As soon as tn
? danger was over Christian returned T.
], his old home, when even his mothe
: did not know him. To be sure, tina
= was not surprising, as he still wore hi
e warpaint and feathers. Bat when hi
Is friends were convinced that it wa
9 really he, their delight knew n
u bounds. The story goes on to say tina
y when he became a man he married an
= settled in Ohio, where the tribe sti
IS lived with whom he had spent his tw
II years of captivity. one day some {
b them wandering near his cabin, sa'
e and recognized him. They SCENE
II really glad to find him again, and RI
o NAMED on the best possible terms wit
d him and his family.
n They frequently went into bis cabi
b in the evening, and danced after th