The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
FAITHFUL LUCY.
An Indian Girls Romance Her Sol
itary Home in Oregon Long
Years of Waiting.

She was California Indian, probably |
of the Tulares, and migrated to Oregon |
with her family, thirty years ago, saws
"H. II" in the Atlantic. She was then
young girl, and said to be the hand
soonest squaw ever seen in Oregon. In /
those days white men in the wilderness
thought it small shame, If any, to take
Indian women to live with them as
wives, and Lucy was much sought and
wooed. But she seems to have had I'M
common virtue or GOODNESS, for she re-
sisted all such approaches for a long
time.
Finally, man named Pomeroy APP
peared, and, as Lucy said afterward, as
soon rs she looked at him she knew he
was her ''tum-tum man" and she must
go with him. He had small sloop, and
Lucy became its mate. They two alone
ran it for several years UP and down tie
river. He established little trading
post, and Lucy always took charge Of
| that when he went to buy goods. When
gold was discovered at Ringgold bar,
Lucy went there, worked with a rocker
like a man, and washed out hundreds of
dollars worth of gold, all of which she
gave to Pomeroy. With 1t he built n
| fine schooner and enlarged his business,
the faithful Lucy working always at his
side and bidding. At last, after eight
or ten years, he grew weary Of her and
of the country and made up his mind to
90 to California. But he had not the
| heart to tell Lucy he meant to leave her.
The pilot who told me this story was
at that time Captain Of schooner on
/ tho river. Pomeroy came to him one
day and asked him to move Lucy and
her effects down to Columbus. He said
he told her she must go and live with
/ her relatives while he went to California
and looked about, and then he would
send for her.
The poor creature, who had no idea
of treachery, came on board cheerfully
and willingly, and he set her off at Co
lumbus. This was in the early spring
Week after week, month after month
whenever his schooner stopped there
Lucy was on the shore, asking il he haC
heard from Pomeroy. For long tint
he said he couldn't bear to tell her. A
last he did; but she would not believ'
: him. Winter came on. She had got
5 few boards together and built herself
: sort Of hut near a house where lived Al
y eccentric old bachelor, who finally tool
n compassion on her, and to save her from
y freezing let her come into his shanty b
!, sleep. He was mysterious old man,
2 reeluse with morbid aversion to won
! en-, and ut the outset it was a great struE
u gle for him to let even an Indian woma
cross his threshold. But, little by littl'
T, Lucy won her way; first she washed tn
y dishes, then she would timidly help q
7 the cooking. Faithful, patient, unpr
y suming, at last she grew to be really Il
y old mans housekeeper as well as Sc
"a want. He lost his health and becan
u blind. Lucy took care Of him till J
.. died. and followed him to the grave, b
only mourner, the only human being
n the country with whom he had any Il
r He left her his little house and q fe
ID hundred dollars-all he had; and the
she is still, alone, making out to live !
ef doing whatever work she can find in Il
81 neichborhood Everybody respects nc
a she is known as "Lncy" up and down t
NJ river. II did my best to hire her
ist come and keep house for my wife Ia
|" year" said the pilot. ard rather ha
o. her for nurse or cook than any viii
!, woman in Oregon. But she wouldl
III come. don't know as she's done loo
~ ing for Pomeroy to come back yet, q
OF she's going to stay just where he left h
u She never misses time waving to n
when she knows what boat I'm on, q
tie there isn't much going on on the rl'
It'll she don't know"
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