Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04
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IA fsmous book ia it's day was the
sakashss Of Western Adventure" by
Ieha A. MeClung. ID. ID. MANY a West
an hos has read it by candlelight IN.
hi ia exoiliag incidents Of lndian war
a.. have banishsd sleep. lt IL the
trusst history OF the fife Of the old from.
iisr sver written. We extract the story
q Simon Kenton's captivity aud
ssospe:
They thsu proceeded TO secure their
sjnnss. They first com pelied him to
Ijsup,n kis back, and strstched ont his
arbs 70 their full length. They then
passed q stout stick at right angles
soro~ his breast, to each extremity Of
when his wrists we're fastened by
iheau made OF buffaio's hide. Stakes
N then driven into the earth near his
~. % which they were fastened In a
SIMILAR m inner. A halter was then tied
ssound his neck and .stensd to a sap
linz which grew near; aud, finally, a
aronQ rope Was passed under his belly.
asbed strongly to the pole which lay
tsnsversely upon his breast, aud fuaily
vrspDsd around his arms at the elbow
10 euch manner as to ptuisn them to
Vie pole With painful violence, and
render him literally incapable of NOV
ing hand. foot or head in the slightest
manner.
During the whole of this severe opera
ton neither their tongues nor hands
vera by any means idle Faev eufed
him from tims to Tins with great heart
ins,s, aitil mis- e.rs rang ag ,ia; AID
abassd him for tisf ! q hoss steal ! Is
rascal y
Imsy here observe that tbs Western
Indians had picked up q good many
English words, psrt,ouiariy oar oaths,
shioh. from tue ffequsacy With which
they we're used by Que hunters sad trad
srs they probably looked uosn a. ths
very root aud foundation of tho e ieiish
language. Ksuton rem .iasd ia this
painful attitu 10 throaah,us the night,
boxing forward to certain death, aud
most probably torture. ~ som a. hs
shonld reach their towns. Their rage
sqaiast him SEQ ned Co increase. rather
than abate, from indulgence, and In the
morning 10 displsysd itsslf Ia form af
onos Iudirrous and cruel.
Among, tn. hors,s waich Ksnton IA q
taken, ahd which their original owners
had nov recovered, Was fias bat will
young colt. tot lilly uabroksl aud with
I'll hi& honors of insns aai tail ualock-
I'd. Upon him ksutan Wa mouatsd.
withsas saddle ar bride. with his hands
tied bahiud nim. and his fest fastened
sndsr tbs horses belly. The country
vas rough aud bushy, and Ksuton b .d
no mems Of protecting his face from
ne brambles tsrough which u Was ex
peoted the colt would dash. As sooa as
the rider VAS firmly fastened TO his
back, the colt was turned loose, with a
eudten lash; bat after exercising few
eusvsts and oaprioles, to the great dis
tsess Of hts rider. but to the infinite
amusement of the Indians, he appeared
% take compassion on his rider, and,
falling into a line with tho other horses,
avoided tbs brambles entirely, and went
on very we'll. In this mannar he rode
sar'agh the day. At night he was taken
nom the horse and confined as before.
w the third d " they came within q
NJ miles Of Chillicothe. Here the par
" halted and dispatched messenger
oinform tue village OF their arrival, in
etasf, ! suppose, to give them time TO
psspArs foe his reception. In a short
VINE blackdsa, one OF the chiefs. ar
nved, and. regarding Keaton with q
asoag cluntenanoe, Numbered out In
w good English, " You have been
asNing horses 7" Yes. sir" Did
uspeain Boone tell you 90 steal our
nasass No, sir !; did it Of my own
scco!d," This frank confession vas
700 irritating to be borns.. Blacklist
nAos no reply; bat, brandishine a
slexory switch which he held In his
sA11, ae applied 10 81 briskiy 30 Ken
1os naked back ard shoulders as 90
lug We blood freely. and OCCASION
Thus alternately beaten and scolded
marched on 70 the village. Al the
aHAaee0f mile from Chiliioothe ne
evesy inhebitant Of the town-men,
.oMen and children, running out 70
49, Weir eyes with view Of the pris-
s,: Every individual. down 10 the
smaiIsst child, appeared in a paroxysn
q rage. Thsy whooped. thew yelled.
booted, they olapped their hands,
yoofed upon him Hood Of abuse
salcn all that he hsd yet received
ksntiesess and civility. With loud
ny demanded that their prisoner
~. % tied 10 the stake. The hint
an3sntly complied With.
vas quickly fastened into the
The romnants Of Kontonh
- Nc brooches we're torn from his
ne squaws officiating With great
49, n both operations). and his
49,. Hng tied togethef and raised
= ~ heAa, wsre fastened io the top
1870. stakS. The wh9le party then
ss,':.k around him until midnight.
ks. ana screaming In their usual
s.s.s manner, striking him with
rsi.ss and slappinQ him with the
- ~ soeir hands. He expected
~. 1saf % undergo tho torture Of
-. saAt vac rsservsd for another
- xnsy winhed 70 pruione the
sss.ss,s o. tormenting him a. much as
aad, after having caused him
s.a,s oipaae the bitterness Of death
sss.s iase hour Of the night, they re-
~. nim from tho stake aud convened
We village.
- g the morning he bsheld the
Mr. 80 IonsRonery, stretched upon a
- 80 ofyinR IN the air. before the
49, 49, Of their principal houses
- ~ qaickly led out and ordered 20
=. esnntist. A rov Of boys, No.
"a - men extended TO the distance
~, 49, % mils. Az the starting
~ 49, tvo Rrim-looking warriors.
~ 800 knives In their hands; NJ
bnts. OF the line was an Indisn
- dr..s osem; and few PAGES beyond
- sas Tue doer Of the couIcil.
IA -. Auos. switches, hoe handls -
" 49,, Anawks we're hrandishsd along
1nArils = nne. causing the sweat iuvol-
- AZ - stsssm from his pores al the
Ma =. - a'sciplins watch his naked