The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-10-16

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tiulzi guFerameut essd the Sioux InGi-
ans recall 90 she Uzul0Fy % q eorrea-
pu1dent G pathetic iEci6eut which o.
Cured tn that tribe sIEtv-Gvs or seventy
year, ago, aud vvliiula. she believes hls
never bseu in print She % not no1s-
tive - 20 dates, Int the events are act-
uals and can b v8uchsd for, she says,
b. other PsFaons new liEinE. some Of
them children and grandchildren Of the
heroine of the story
About the date hssae given, a Scotch
nan named Laidlssy, belonging % one
Of the great American fur companies,
traded extensively with the Northwest
ern Indian tFibss- On one OF his eNpe-
ditions his headqulFters were for sew
eral weeks among the Sioux. During
that time q few EEzE Of the tribe. for
some f.ncied injury or in consequences
Of some Eceusl enlargement, became
MORALLY offended with him End deter
miued 70 take his life One man, q
aAillful archer, was 20 steal mp 90 the
tspes, and while Lsidlaw was busy
with his accounts ssEsG IN arrow into
hts heart
An Indian maiden overheard the men
discussing their dtaboiicnl scheme. aud
determined 70 Esvs the Scotchman'u
HE She cEept quietly 90 the tsPes, bue
just a. she rslchGd Il. and before abe
could vgGra him, she saw tie Iudill Sc
she Opsntng OF the tent with bow al
ready drawn
Quick as thOIght she threw herself
before L.aidiayg's breast. and the arrow
went through enc Of her Erma- The
Indian ned, leaving che suffering girl
20 her fate. Iszidl6Svs surprised and
shocked By the audiences and horror
Of the AFFAIR, knew NOT what % do, but
the girls tUrtitude and presence Of mind
did NOT forlaL-s her
She told him 90 alsisG her 50 removing
the arrow, which he did ~ cutting the
stem IA two, aud gently pulling q ont
They then Gought her parents, who
applied their uTude remedy 60 the
wound
After the uaaiden's recovery, Latdlavy.
In gratitude for her heFoisn. married
her and brought her 20 Clay county,
Missouri where she died about twenty
three yeaFs agO-
Mr.. Laidiayv built an elegant bouss
with GPGciOus aud lovely grounds. Ala
kept q Eetinus OF ssrVuutA lila pl1cG
WIS., visited by sigl8t-sseTs and throuFed
with guests. lie had. I think. eight chill
dTgn, whom be sent 90 the best gcads-
mics for education The daughters were
dne-looEing though showing in q
marked degree their Indian blood. The
mother told me that only ths two sons
had pretty blue eyes like their father.
The mansion was provided abund-
zntly with comforts and luZuriel, but
while the children enjoyed them 70 the
full, Mrs Baidlavv seemed to prefer
solitude and simple food and clOthes-
FOR many jean Of her widowed life
she lived with one Of her daughters, q
kind uGighb0F OF mine often visited
her, aud she talked OF her husband, her
parents and her tribe with go much
feeling that / was often moved TO tears.
She told me thas after she had been
married sixteen years a Sioux chief,
passing through Missouri, heard OF her
aud came to see her, but she could NOS
talk 20 him, for she hid forgotten her
native language.
She said e broke her heart. Theirs
was 50 mush she wanted 20 ask him
about her people. whom she still loved
80 dearly, and , many messages she
would have liked 90 send 90 old friends
and Kindred
In her last days, even when partially
blind, she wandered every day through
the woods, detected and Elons- Though
Bhe had kind friends and ahectiOnate
children she seemed to shuu companion
ship. and her stately figure, but little
bent with age, coming slowly through
the woods, was sight touching in the
eEtreme--YOutE's Companion