The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-05

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witness, took place last Friday on th,
arrival of the steamer from below 1t onl
wharf I. brosght "Lome sgsin'
IdAho's 6ps born. The meeting b.-
tween this child Of pioassr birth and
one Timothy, Of biblical cognomsn and
bAfbarous birth formed The sospr.
| The subject Of our sketch Il MIRA
Warren, who was born At Lapwai, Eov.
18th, 1897, and Il 9 daughter Of Rev.
spAulding, Who crossed the plains Ia
eompAoy with DR.. Whitman 10 tbs
Iye.e 1886. Mm. Wares. mo,lrr and
Mrs. Dr. Whitman were tbs Grit two
white women ~ho ever CROSSED ths
Rocky range. The party vams into this
section Of the then wilderness, aud sftsr
remsining . short time divided com-
pany, Rev. sPaalding remsining st lap
wal and DR.. Whitman proceeding 10
Walla Wslla, where what IL known ~
the Whitman mission vas established.
At Lapwai Rsv. Spaqlding soon gained
the confidence cf ths Indians, and made
many converts 70 oths Christian religion,
and to-day bis good works shine forth
like stars in the Grmamsnt. At Walls
Walla DE-. Whltman established y
school in connection with his other
missionary work and sll went veil fDr
decade Of years. About this tiaie the
subject Of oar sketch hsd grown from
the prattIing babe Of 81 to witkin fsw
steps OF "budding womanhoad." and !.
vas desnsd best by her parents ~ send
her to tho Whitman school ut WslIa
Walla, witber.shs vent, a. tbs ago of
Ten years, just prior % The memorable
and hlood-eurdling massacre ~ that
place. Mrs. Warren has sdis,inct
recollection Of all the scenes Of that
horrible butehsry and relates them In
detail as lhongh they vere Of occurrences
within the past fsw dsYs, She goes on
70 relate that when the massacre oc-
CURED some sixty or sesensy e.uigrants
bad jast arrived irnm across The plains.
AL the men nt tha mission wete killed
mot one ~scaiing. Tho women and
children were taken prisoners, with the
exception Of M-s. DR.. whitman, wLo
was murdered hscanse u the intense
feeling sf the Iadisas against her hus-
band. Tho prisoners were held ia cap
tivi,y for some three weeks by the In-
dams, living upon such fare ns those
inhnman red devils would allow them.
Under such circumstance these poor
women and children mourned tho loss
Of husbAGds, fathers aud brothers and
none near 70 comfort them bus tho un-
feeling red devila who bad ruthlessly
murderd thoae who bad loved and cared
for thsm, and TO hsttsr whose fortunes
they had consented to leave happy
homes and come into the western Wild
srnsss. Atthe expiration Of three: weeks
of the most intense bodily and mental
suffering, these Focr captiyes were rss-
oued, and none tsc soon either TO save
man; Of the little oasa from death by
exposure and DltrsAtment hy their bru-
tai caPsors. Col. Ogden. then chief in
command Of the Hudson Bay Company,
went to the rescue Of the prisoners and
BY paying . ransom succeeded in gain.
iDg the liberty Of all Of them, except
Eliza SpiuIding, who owes her liberty
70 the indian whom she came here to
visit and another one who few years
since took bis departure for The. 'happy
hunting ground"
Elias father and mother, who we're
then at Lapwai, hearing of the massacre
at Whitman mission, and being in fear
for their daughters fate, consulted With
'Timo.hy" and "Eagle," who we're but
too willing 70 60 in search Of their child.
They accordingly started Immediately
for the Mission, but on arriving there
they found that the Indians were un-
willing 10 let EIizs 90 with them. Mrs.
Warren remembers how Timothy plead
with her captots for her release, aud
when che wouIdcry hs would take her
handkerchief, wipe The tears fron her
eyes, and sar to her, in the Indian ton
que, "never mind, poor child, I viii take
you to your father and MOTHER Theae
two chiefs finally succeeded IN securing
Elias release, and seemed almost over
joyed whsn they were once fairly on
the trail, herself on ths hack Of a cay
use, hame~ard bonnd, where they ar-
rived some three dsys Subsequent A
few years after this occurrenps Rsv.
Spaulding, with his family, removed TO
Brownsville, Linn county, Oregon, where
he spent the afternoon and evening Of .
useful life, and the setting sun threw
back smile upon bic finished work as
the spirit took lee fight.
Mrs. Warren hss not been back to
visit the scenes Of her childhood since
leaving Lapwai, thirty-seven ,esr~ ago,
although she does not look to be more
than that many years Of age. She is
indeed an extraordinary woman, both