Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-24
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
MRS. HeNO5e SAVES NINE BOYS
FROM TIE INDIANS.

a Dangerous Dog "-Good story sf .
Mothsr's Bravery .t the Banning Of
Rsysiton, VI. During the ResoIu-
usn4ry War.
During the Revolutionary ~ar the Indians
-.re generally on the side OF the British and
made sad trouble for the young colonies ths:
we're fighting TO be states Hardly any chill
dren in the eastern states have sver seen an
Indian, except In . show or circus, But at
that Tins thsy we're plentiful enough In ths
sAr n tniapendencs the Indians did the most
destruction ~hsn they were led by Whit
nsn, - they sometimes we're.
Wide Awsk. tell, II good story Of bow .
vonSo ssvsd nine little boys from being put
20 death o. taken captive by Indians. A
party Of ssvagss led by a white man sudden
ly appssTsd oefOrs the village Of Royslton,
VI. Oct Ia, I7SO. They burned IL 70 the
ground The farmers bad gathered thsir
harS at, and their barns were full Of bay
and grain. They killed the cattle and stole
the horses All was destroyed number
Of settlers we're killed and others were car
rted into captivity to Canada.
Among the women who were left free was
Mrs. Hendse. But the Indians tore her little
boy, years old, from her hands and started
away With him But would a mother thus
escape and see her only son led away a help
less little prisoner before her eyesl Never.
The boy screamed TO his mother 20 save
him, and she followed on after the Indians As
fast a. she could. II the child was to bs
killed, then she would not escape. But shs
thought she could save him
A river ran past there, and the Indians,
with their white leader took their way along
down by this, brave Mrs Hendee after them
She had her little girl dragging with her,
too, and was Obliged TO carry her much Of
the way.
She wadst = stream of water which was
up to her waist, and the current was very
swift But shs did not stop a moment. On
she went, and on At leagth she reached the
Indian camp. She was in momentary danger
Of death, but she saw in the midst q white
man, with red coat on, and to him she
went boldly She begged for her son, and
the sons Of her neighbors whom the Indians
had captured The officer, Lieut. Horton,
told her the boys were to be taken to Canada,
to be reared and trained for British soldiera
They meant to make them fight against their
own country, il the war should last till they
were large enough But Mrs. Hendee said:
AYcu know rs well as do that these chill
dren cannot endure such march as you will
make through the wilderness And when
they cannot walk any more, what viii you
doi The Indians will tomahawk and scalp
them TO prevent them from being hindrancs
In your flight for every man in the settle
ments will pursue you 10 revenge US. II you
do not kill them you will leave them to die
and to be torn TO pieces by wild beasts They
will be Of no use TO you, and unless you are q
wild beast yourself you will give me my
child, that these savages have taken away
from me. Do one good turn before you die
II is said that tears came 10 the officers
eyes, and he replied: You shall have your
child"
But he had hard work to get her son and
the other boys from the savages Once an
old Indian pulled the little boy away from
her after she had got him, and raised toma-
hawk over her head. Both mother and son
thought they were gone then, and the boy
screamed out loud
At last though, she got her own little boy
and eight others, and started homo. They
had 70 ford a river It was so deep that
the smallest boys could not wade it Il
was a stream 200 yards wide at the ford, but
this heroic woman went back and forth in tho
swift, ice cold water several times, carrying
the small boys upon her back. The others
put their arms around each others nscks,