Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-05
A RARE VERMONT BOOK.
for "The Captivity Of Mrs. johnson"
(WHICH IIns Just nccn NeprOducch.

story is Mrs. Johnsons own handwork
| In one OF the Indian raids on the from
| tier town OF the Connecticut, Charles
| town (No. y. n. II, in 1854 eight Of the
Inhabitants were taken prisoners, among
| them Capt. James johnson, his wife and
| three children. Mrs. johnson, after her
return from captivity, wrote the story
| of their experiences, covering a period
| OF three and one-half years. large por-
! ton Of which was spent In Canada as
| prisoners. Relying on the narrative as
a guide to the route taken from Charles
| town to Canada the party must have
passod through Rutland to the southern
portion of Lake Champlain. where en-
barkatlon was had for their destination
which took them the entire length Of the
lake and down the Richclieu river. The
narrative Is an intelligent diary of OK
perences and events incident to an In
dian captivity
The principal event upon which Mrs.
johnson very naturally lays the greater
stress IL the birth of her daughter In
the unknown forests OF Vermont. the
second day OF their captivity, August 81,
1754 This girl baby was named Eliza
beth Captive johnson and grew TO wo-
| manhood, and became the head OF ono
OF Normonts distinguished families This
1914 Windsor cd,.,o, of ,bo ,o-ro+,,.o oe
the captivity Of Mrs Johnson Ia so m 70
that II is cotaIoguod ,ri,b do,Iore p,
| prices ranging ho,,,oo. .,n ar5 s-- 4,
| Springfield. Nasa nublieb,ng house
| Henry r. rtuntlinp G. 90 has iust re
produced tho 1874 edition In do INV I'm,
itod 10 $50 comics nj e and e. n oo,v
This edition co,+,i,e ro,.ro, nara
| Introduction nv tJoroco W 1,,uo,, ~ ,bts
| CITY, giving a brioP sl,atcb ar hirds-oyo
view. Of tho settlement ., Tho Co,roo+,-
| cut valley 49, FAR north nc Ne,,urv VI
which WINS softIed in 1863 e,,bt ve.ra
later than tho cont,v,.v n, Mr.. tobnson
! The Introduction snvs.
"'rhe upner Connection. galley, and +ba
| State OF Vermont ware never tho Norma
nent abiding nlace of q, 1rdian tribe
| Indian families often rourd tho riob ~,
| wooded interval lands IN Tho yallov ,o,-
ven,ent and ,on,fo-.ob,o sor,+.i,- -I,oo.
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ing W. but tho dauzhtar ,,os horr =
! half mile II, tho b-ook IN tho .or.,, ~
! Cavendish. Tho history ~ Tho tow ~
| Char,esfovn Y IT saws e., s,,hs.,,oa
that Mrs Johnson negotiatad Cor +bos,
stones prepared he insc-,nt,ors and A.
rooted that the s-,a,1ar ,.o,. ebo,,,J 10
nlaced unon tho enot ,xbora bow d,,,rh.or
Z born. while the gbould rlt
! tho nIoce ,vhero .he Indians e,c,,,,od.
hut regardless 90 hor Inscriptions tho
| stones were nlaced toeotho- on .,o mat,
! road leading from Woatbersfo,d 70
| Reading here they have stood for =.
century"
| or the Indian raids IN eorora, ana or
| Mrs Tohrson's story W nort,c,,ar ,no
| introluCtion saws.
! "These stories Of indian raids are his
torical gems. esnecinIlv whom the ,ersors
taken captive were moved n cbronic,e
| their exncrienCes IN ENDURING t,na ,rbneo
/ writer's We're no, in tho con,n,cr,i,l lie,
| hut for tho most mart sonr, ., bo,.a boor
| actuated b,. 81 sniri, Of prot,.udo 70 A.
! mighty God for ren,arlohIo doliverarcos
their narratives beinp character,zed
throughout hv good oI1 pur,.a,.c ntetv
| "The Johnson narrative &c No oxca,,i,,
| to the genera, ru,a and has hut li,tlo
| in its subject matter thar docs not beo-
directly and concisaIv uno, tho he,tr-
nings and nokinps ~ our Eau. Erg,ord
homes wr,ttou Wv. ,,,o,bo- ,.ho oo,.a
birth 10 \ nromisino dough+or u,sor such
n.culiar and trvi,g circuusts,cas u ie
NOT s,rargo ,bo. ora,+ .-nr,h,s,s s,,,,,1
| he pIvo,, tl,is o,.or,"
| Another ,..-,, ro,,,,-Lo,io .oo,,r, .,,.
coptiyitv &c that eve,,, co,tivo aeco,,ad
| doath and f., duo ,ir,o -ot,,r,od 20 ,,ai-
| forr,.r hor,as ana oro,,. an, oo,ri.ho,
aud hoo,r,o tho I,oods 90 ,o,,i,iae o,,,