Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-28
JONATHAN 0oRE.
HiH TRANSFORMATION To savagery nnI
Return 20 Civilization.

His Transformation To 6avagery nuI
Return 10 Civilization.
In June, 174G, Jonathan bore, boy
Of twelve years Old was told by bis
father, who was at work with other
men in the field, to sit on the fence
and keep a sharp lookout for Indians,
who were suspected 60 be not far away.
This was in Of. near Rochester, n. H.
The boy sat whistling on the fence.
The Indians all at once came In sight.
He gave the alarm, and the men all
escaped, but beaOre lie could get down
from the fence the Indians seized him.
His father saw him captured and car.
rled of, but could do nothing Eleven
years afterwaul the Fort William
Henry massacre occurred. Among the
New Hampshire soldiers who escaped
was a Dover man, who declared con
fldonty dat ne had seen Jonathan
Dorc. lie lad often been at Mr.. Dores
house ana knew Jonathan wei. He
was sure ho lad not been mistaken IN
his Identification.
When the massacre became general
after the surrender Of the fort, the Do
yer man ran for the woods and was
closely pursued by nm Indian. His pur-
suer gained upon him so fast that he
turned at last and faced him to meet
his unavoidable fate The upllfted tom
ahawk was just descending upon his
lead when he recognized, amid the
paint aud costume Of an Indian, the
eyes Of Jonathan Dore The recogni-
ton seemed 20 be mutual. The Indian
dropped his tomahawk ut his side and
walked slowly back to the fort.
Such was the story of the returned
soldier but il gained little credit. Two
years later, however. Jonathan Dore
suddenly made his appearance in
Rochester after an absence Of more
than thirteen years.
lie had been treated kindly by the
ST. Francis tribe, to which his captors
belonged, bad married an Indian girl,
had acquired the habits and disposition
Of an Indian. and indeed had almost
forgotten that he. was descended from
another race lie bore a part in all the
crueltics at the taking of Fort William
Henry A white man whom he was
pursuing turned upon him just in sea
son TO arrest the descending toma-
hawk, and then DOre saw q face which
had been familiar TO him In childhood.
Memories Of his fathers Preside and
the happy scenes OF his boybood rush
ed upon his mind; his arm fell, and he
walked back TO The fort and took no
further part in that horrible tragedy,
Fran that time be thought continually
Of his boyish home, but his wife and
children bound him 10 the Indians with
ties that could not be severed.
Then came Major Rogers and his
rangers, intent upon avenglng the Fort
William Henry hutchery Dore was
absent IN the field huskng corn. Hear
ing n general discharge Of muskets and
knowing that an enemy was upon the
village he kept himself concealed aud
from his hiding place witnessed the
massacre that followed Then the vii
lage was set on Gre, and after the
flames subsidized he ventured forth.
Among the ruins he found the bodies
or his wife aud children. He buried
them In one grave and with them his
attachment 10 the Indians. AS soon as
possible he made his way back to Roch.
ester. lie settled IN Lebanon Me-,
married again and spent there the re
mainder OF his days. famous for his
craftsmanship. especially with the bow
and arrow, and known TO every enc as
"Indion Dore'