The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-03

THE CHIEF TOLD THE VISITOR THAT HR
WOULD TAKE THE BOY.
his name and one was given him that
the Indians had heard oftener among
white man than any other-John.
John grew among the tribe to be four
teen years old and, being manly boy.
was adopted by the chief and nomi-
mated for his successor. He was now
old enough to know the difference
between white skin and a red skin
and that the chief and his squaw We're
not his father and mother. Then the
squaw one day showed him his baby
clothes and told him a white man had
brought him to the tribe.
The boy was not surprised. Indeed.
for some time the instincts of his
race had been having this effect, and
he felt that he should have a place
among the whites
Ii was not long after this that the
Indians broke loose from their reserva-
ton and in fight with United States
troops were defeated and John was
captured with the Indians. When all
were released the boy wished to go
with them. but the officer in command
questioned him and, learning the cir
cumstances of his introduction among
the Indians, persuaded him to remain
with his own race.
At this time John knew not a word
If any language except that of the
tribe to which he belonged-the Utes-
and was questioned through an inter
preter. He possessed all the reticence
bf an Indian. having been brought up
in that school. and very little was
gained from him. When his squaw
foster mother learned that he was to
remain with his own people she sent
him his baby clothes. They made but
a small parcel and when given to
John attracted no attention. He put
them away without saying anything
about them.
Edith Trowbridge. the daughter o:
one of the captains serving at the fort
was a black eyed little girl of twelve
Notwithstanding the fact that Ute
John had been brought up as a son OF
the forest, his skin was fairer than
Edith's. and. while her hair was like
the raven. his was like the robin. The
two were permitted to be companion
able for some two years, when one OF
those periodic changes which are a
part of army routine came about. The
command was transferred to a station
In the middle west The colonel had
meanwhile been considering what to do
With John, and the officers of his com
mand, who considered the boy thei
protege, made up purse to give him /
couple of years schooling, the colone
heading the subscription.
Before parting with Edith Trow
bridge she and John had boy and |
girl lovers interview, which was espe
cialIy painful to both and would proba
bly, have been painful to Edith's par
ents had they known anything about II
John never told of it himself, and a
for the girl, being still child, she wa
not likely to confess childish love.
When Ute John had had a couple o.
years schooling-he proved an ap
scholar-he was old enough to thinl
for himself and a career in the in'
Of white citizen of the United States
He desired to go to college, but thi
was not to be considered unless h
paid his own way. 1t was then tina
the idea of trying to discover hi
identity, which had often occurred Il
him, took firm hold, and spreading
his baby clothes, which he had care
fully preserved, on table before hin
he proceeded to examine them and t
think. He was at once struck witt
the fine texture of their fabric ant
with the fact that the child who hRt
worn them must have been born o
parents among the upper classes. Ant
he now realized for the first time tn
letters &C. L. WI embroidered on then
must be the initials of his own name
| He regretted that he had kept tn
secret of these clothes. for he nov
knew that If he had given them t
! those interested in him they might b.
| this time have discovered his identity.
He was now sufficiently developed +
| act intelligently He took the clothe
to an attorney to whom he told tn