The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-01

open. the flap OF this one had not been
raised Thinking I would find what this
one contained later on. l walked south.
out on the prairie 20 that hin southeast
where the farm house now stands.
After enjoying tie view north and
south and the picture TO the west with
the background of yoHder ridge. I started
back 10 the village. Vas thinking OF
the captive white maiden wondering IL
such could be. and reasoning in my mind
the iraprC liability Of u. when 7 reached
the big tree Something caused me 10
look Up as ! nesred Il. and no stock ex-
preston can ten you just how much WIS
surprised It vas the captive white mai
den OF whom stories passed among hun
tiers and trappers Tor hundreds Of miles
over The southwest prairies. There coald
De no doubt OF 81 She was UHdodbt-
eddy white OF that there could be no
mistake Her eyes were blue and her
hair braided in two heavy braids. and
hanging Gown over her bosom 20 her belt.
was a bronze brown. Trapped out In the
nnery OF savagery. with beaded and
quilted deerslSiR tunic kilt and Ieggines.
and dainty little moccssins. she was love.
illness personihed- Bronzed with sun and
prairie breeze. the blood came and went
in her face. ard her hands PLAYED with
the ends OF her braids. and there about
her wrists were the gold bands that
Hickok had told me Of
As we stood. each surprised. looking
into each others eyes, 2 food OF pity cams,
over me for tie poor child You know
what pity is close akin TO. and I sup
pose il was SO in the case in hand. Nv
life up To that time had been fun OF adj
venture, although the years SPAWNED had
not heen many, had never thought much
about women. Here. however. was one
that appealed 10 me in every way. she
was Of NY own race and color. and
captive among savages. What had been
her history. who her parents. where her
home? What dangers had beset her and
been passed. what was her futuree All
these and many more thoughts passed
through my mind IN the first instant
looked upon her.
Knowing her TO be white. and forget
ting for the instant that she probably
did not know word Of her own language.
whatever that might have been. I ad-
dressed her in English. A startled. puz-
zled expression came over her face AMI
the full. red lips parted in smile over
teeth white and dainty. She seemed per
picked in the effort 20 call 70 her mind
something long ago forgotten and then
there came from those pretty lips three
words. slowly and falterirgly: lizzie.
mama. papa"
Baby words they were. and called back
by the sound OF her own tongue. Il was
the little child's mind speaking from the
soul OF the young woman. II was the
white baby's words from the lips Of the
Indian maiden. Then I addressed her in
the tongue OF the red man She told me
that she was the daughter Of Whirlwind
Bends in the Breeze.
ITO tell the whole story in detail Is too
great an undertaking. These prairies
and even the particular hill upon which
rests Aline. were very familiar 20 rs. Eh-
Leh-Neh-Tah's white pony many days
ganoped by the side OF my big black
horse. or slowed into walk as I talked
10 her IN the language OF her adopted
people
In time camp broke and followed the
chief 10 the south. on the southland
keeping ever in front and away FROM the
breath OF the frost king. and after Eh-
I.eh-Neh-Tah came to my lodge and was
my wife.
''Whirlwind could not tell me the story
Of my wife. or would not. The only thing
I could get from him was that lac bought |
her from Cohise. the great Comanche !
chief when she had seen five great !
suns.
lie had said she was 70 be the wife 4
II his son. and was she notg''
When this time In the year comes. my
mind goes back TO the big tree and 20
VhinwiRd's camp. Search for word of
ny wife's parents. OF for her history. was
owen up years gone. SIZE couformed read
ny 10 life among and the ways Of her
lwn people The word "Izzie. spoken
when I first met her az the big tree led
ne 10 believe that her name was Eliza
beth. and IL f. so recorded ia the mar
-age duly celebrated according 20 the
avs Of the white man.
'.Wo grew old together. and ms life /
with her was q continued opening Of
something new IN the study % her and 4
he unfolding Of her mind. We saw some
II our children grow 10 manhood and NO
manhood, and some we saw carried %
he other shore in the boat OF the sun.
lust before ] started here 20 again sec
ne big tree where my life opened !
.aw placed over mound. whore In the
ress overhead the southern mockiug-birs
Ines 20 the night IN an air heavy with
ne perfumes OF flowers. a white stone ou
rhtcf, "a rhfeafed Fiji oh y rff-ra 81 'f