The Meeker herald., 1888-06-02
aenIuoehccs OF omeAoo.

Told by "a siy Uha came t. ,4o fit's
ltuY Year. ag".
My fat,r took a claim on the Hor'h
Z Side near 10 river and H0I far from Nj
clybourriA said Ais Mary Ann Dr4ler
Hero we yel! for quite long time
have cor. through ngny dangers ana
hardship,n n the S0uh side In early days
Tho inJb. were Numerous AMI were
always etalng and going Sometimes
they were Friendly and sometimes they
were no, My father always had Ills gun
and sword the Led at night and a dog
In the hou, Often be- would not remove
Ills clothIu Tho Indians would come up
aud go srouI tho hJuss. land no" ana
then strik, their toAeha"'h iIl" NC 'oia
and cry han in chen mick a inu 10
good whit man, d1ui 80 WY 'hol
didn't Xii : They did Kill one man ana
woman i'm. before they treated They
hung tho IAN up IN tho "oods ana 'Af'"
tho wofnai ia tic lake
II thing here were only thirteen dwell
Ing. house. all told. when ! came 10 Cal
cago M,faiher halPci 20 build tho Ia
nous .Gra Tree Tavern These houses
could moi Il b. seen at one view lhe
l,russ Wa outh. and all tho North Slde
nearly W. covered with very heavy
woods. Vlll nee grew ia the river. and
beai,Ifui ,hitaanI ycll,W pond lilies were
to la s.sA along tie slonua hAi ss'
erv,I ndy,s, ,iy,.s and some narrow escapes
Hut ,au, TO tell you how. ! sotiio
time. tf.sy,. saved Chicago from
mgssacra This adventure ! call my
'brl,lpaL Ltas,er.' WAS abou, ~ yesrs
old "A. f.nd We lived On the North Side
near b rariloT Of tho nor'i' and south
branches Ii the river Mother wanted me
Co 20 to market 80 ! took the basket on
my ana al started for The only bakery
the. Ia Cieago. wlich "as on IL" "'n,
side. rni slso for the only meat n'aIE"'
la town. rhieh YVES on the s"nth s.hp,
vbsro Mr. ClyLI4rus bad Ills shop Near
tie two rir- q was f-lir bridge which
lad To ern.s drHt over all rlshl and
secured ufT tfral anil meat, but On my
reiurn f0aal tho lEi'fr bl"rkndrl Win
Indian TauI.s. aud should sHy ,hvro ne'e
ai-out . co. s4eagrs in thai vicinity ~"
ponies wega siaiiUnsi un tie h-idsu IN
such rlaaaer tlai Il was sliff"rei q"
on, could ~ tl.raush Iri Z r. -ri "fri
with my basket hy Es4g sl'-S %" il'
enia Of ths ra.s-i outside "i e i"r'h I.l'
in.- A, 10 farther end st'saI i,E 10
dian With q long Euife in r. iH.i.i !
sii-.l a-1urI him. ton HlHl i.fi Eullsn
fsIrly over unly shea gis srl 81 broke
i1wn and tur.bi-,i polrs and Ioai'-- i"'i
a. II ts-rfE-f lu III fyrI = i.rf .4
uar Wh,oia s-n.ei g. Hri i'r' -i a.1
tho bls In zu rb01qe'l taH i..l.'r ui al.
and. lli,lfs his great +"'fo. started
after m,
'nan' I shosii ,hlnh iIi ran
,hrough iausr rrar D. quicker than !
csn tsli Il. AMI tho iu4ian after TAO !
doIged int a ihirt-; u a.li app!r ire~s.
aud ..ut into tho rvods and mail" my ca
cape Haf dll 10; fccl saic until uis
long haif SIS si.1Tn % and INV Disguise 40
cdfnp piris I. Il The iuti-na vou!a not T-eos;
niss me Tbs rafsel eailrl 1nt the Eur
r.saa al tito f1f The drums brsi,
and o,el Hly Lr1'!lsF fan aEuuui. crying
au, Tho ssfa uumturucs~l. tho var >
cefum-arr,l. Ct your suns nsdy quick
AlcEaa Robinson. tie rhiciu the irtl-r,
ua.-d TO lfii mo that Ito Indian, thought
hal l. Hischri the bFllss and brought
1u the rsiamiiy. and thrrs'ure tried TO
kili niv. later In tho day however. the!
changed their miHl. and said ! was a
fairy srai b tho Great Spirit 10 punish
ti-ui b-.arsc they uauii not 'ir-zi with
tho white uarn The ircrty was As,rrc'i
uPoa that very sftrr1lapfi. afl fssro. IN
r'oaa % a faz.sarrr. prevailed Thus, J
ctp--; iaipel 10 szve chicaEp, '-eli
easp lie. 4