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lory Du-ions Iii lepwi oynirin nau buuemi more than it could hear. 1 took her in ray arms and kissed her, and we iiotii sniiD xr.Ait.Sophia seemed to have fared better, and was in a stronger condition. Catherine seemed half-crazed when she came in, and her ac counts were not altogether satisfactory; but she speedily recovered, and is now rapadly assuming her former condition/7Going into the pleasant parlor of Mrs. Miles* cosy home, the reporter found himself in the presence of the heroines of this chapter of real life. far stranger than fiction.Mire. Catherine shows traces of beauty, uud as she told her story, her expressive blue eyes were at times blinded with tears. She wasseventeen veabs oi.i on the IGth of the present month, and is of ordinary height, with regular featnres, a mass of dark hair, and a face of more than ordinary intelligence. Her language shows that she is possessed of a common school education, and in her manners she is exceedingly modest and retiring. She fully realizes her terrible situation, but is not downcast, seeming to think it more judicious and sensible to strive and forget- her awful experience.Sophie is only 11 years old, but is well developed and looks older than 9hc really is. Her eyes and hair are like her siatcr’s. .She has been less cruelly dealt with, and will soon be as well as ever. Many a heart will be shocked with the account of Mathews treatment while in the power of these lecher ous devils that satiated their beastly desires over this helpless creature. £be was not considered as the wife of any one chief, but wascAENALLV KNOWN by nearly every demon of the tribe. And this was the unfortunate girl that had been for nearly nine months subjected to such liendi9h treatment as this! There she satOIIC I UUklUUt'U HMUII-ally assisted by Sophia:44After all were killed but we five sisters, they gathered around us to sec which one should be pul out of the way, as they said they could only take lour along. One Indian, who seemed to Ik? a chief, carno up, and looked at. Johanna and me, suddenly drew up and 6hot sister's head oil*. I was so frightened that 1 could not Btir for some time. As soon as they got everything they wanted they sot lire to the wagon and killed the cattle; then made Sophia and I get on horses and tied us on, took our two little sisters up in front • of them, and started cit’as fast as the horses could go- We traveled all day, going due aOuth. I should judge. One squaw tried to save Rebecca's life, but the Indian she hit with an ax said he would have her scalp, and so, she was shot.••In about a week when encamped on Wolf creek, the , soldiers again made the Indians run. I did not sec them, but heard the guns. All this time 1 was on horseback, and a good deal of the time very sick; had to rifle all the time, and at night wasOFTEN WHIPPEDi and beaten, because I could not : carry as much wood and water as some of the squa vs. All this time I was - under charge of Long Back. At times I was nearly' frozen, having nothing but a blanket to keep me warm at night. Sometimes there would be a foot of snow on the ground, bat they made me work just as hard. This was about December 1st. My feetwere frozen, and the nails of my right foot all came oft. In January I met sister Sophia for a short time, and she told me we were better to be killed/’•‘One squaw was at times very kind to me, but all the rest used to strike me every chance they had.‘•They used to jiaint me every few davs. AboutA MONTH AGO 1 was sure the Indians were goingtn fliirrfinilnr *it Sitnno Coif anH
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Emporia News
Emporia, Kansas, US
Fri, Mar 26, 1875
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