Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-10
AhOlaha
A LITTLE MARYLAND CAPTIVE
An Historical Romance of the Pioneer History Of
Western Maryland
BY the late Rev. A. L. Oerter

always Iouc lei OWil ntIie pony W lIle
river, accompanied by the traders
wife and one of the men along the
trail through the forest.
On one of these occasions, as they
were slowly riding along the horses all
at once began to prick up their ears
as though they noticed something un-
usual. Advancing little farther, a
party Of Indians was seen in the dis
tance coming towards them.
"Turn back quick" said the man
who was with them. "Quck go back
to post
They turned and trotted back quick
ly and were soon inside the stockade
After little while the Indians ar
rived and announced that they came to
trade. Tho trader soon recognized
them as warriors from the village at
which he had bought Marie, and they
were admitted. There was a squaw
with them who was carrying a bundle
which she placed on the ground, and
then walking toward Marie called,
"Aholaha! Aholaha!"
Marie ran to meet her, exclaimmg,
"Ochwall, you here?"
"Ochwall want Aholaha," the old
squaw said. "Aholaha come back to
Ochwall!"
Marie scarcely knew what to say.
She liked her old squaw-mother who
had been kind to her, but she did not
like to think of leaving the traders
post where all had treated her so well
and where she was much better cared
for than in the Indian village She
looked at the traders wife, who shook
her head and said to the squaw, "Ve
not gif you Marie, she stay here"
"Ganoussi want Aholaha come back"
said tho squaw to Marie; "you not
come back to Ganoussi ?"
Yes, there was Dannie, she knew,
and she still wanted him as much as
he wanted her. She did not answer
her squaw-mother, who at once went
and got her bundle, and taking it to
the trader, said, "Me bring blankets
again-want daughter"
The trader understood, and knew
that it was risky thing to refuse to
take back a bargain when Indians
wero not satisfied but he shook his
head, thinking lie could persuade the
told sQuaw to leave Marie there.
ave not want gif hol back" lie said;
I've tex good care for he"."
The squaw opened her buHdle and
showed him that she had brought
back all that he gave her in exchange
for Marie, and said, "Takc back; give
daughter."
But he said, "You keep all; an look,
gif you much MORE" showing her
some of his best and brightest goods,
which he put on pile, saying, "All
dat you tex, you leave her here, ha ?"
But coax and bargain as he might,
she still persisted in demanding that
he should give her back her daughter
AhoIaha, and he saw that he would
have to yield for the warriors Wee
all watching to see what he would do,
and were evidently as anxious as the
squaw to regain possession of their
captive. Finally he went and spoke
to his wife and then asked Marie,
"You stay here, petite, OF go back TO
village Wit squ2w-mudde-
81 don't know" replied Marie, with
tears in her eyes. 'I'd like to stay
here, but II want to see Dannie too,
and he wants he to come"
"Vell, We mus let her CO." he said,
"ma for, / not like it, me-"
Going back to. the old squaw, he
packed up all that she had brought,
and all that Nc had showed her, and
said, "You tex dat along; ! gif it your
daughte.."
The unusual cormotion had attract
ed tho attention of old Dinah who
camo from the kitchen which suited
her ideas much better than the fire in
the Indian wigwam, and, recognizing
Marie's squaw-mother, she said to her.
self, "What dat ole squaw want hyah
| Jess bet she come fer dat chile"
! Marie coming to her to say good
bye, she exclaimed, "You amt suah
gwine back to de2a Iniuns, honey -
eyes Dinah," said Marie, "Ochwall
and Dannic want me to come back. .
"Well, chile, fo' de Lawd, you'd
heap better stay right hyah, l say
Dom you want ter stay?"
Eyes, I'd like to-" replied Marie
"but I'll have to go. Maybe I'll come
and see you all sometimes"
81 suah hope so, honey; ole Dinat
be pow'fulglad ter see you. Jess wait
twell I git some O dose cookies what