The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

â€"'7 THE LAKE SHORE NEWS. FBIDA^, JAKUAgY MM! L LONG TIME JIN INDHPTIVE Nelly Lytty Taken Prisoner by Hostile Band and Adopted into the Tribe. SISTER TO THE CHIEF He Refuses To Give Her Up Until Mother Love By J. Seymour Currey. In • former article we gave a brief account of the captivity of Prances Slocunt. who was stolen from her par- ents by Indiana when a child of four years of., age, and **suuued with them for a period longer than sixty years. In that article her case was mentioned as an Illustration of attachments that were often formed by the victims to- wards their Indian captors, so lasting that they were never severed until the end of life. We shall here give an account of the captivity of Nelly Lytic, who in her womanhood was- a well-known resi- dent of Chicago for more than thirty years and whose descendants have oc- cupied leading positions In society and public affairs. Eleanor Lytle became the wife of John Kinsie, Chicago's first whlto settler, and while the romance ana patnos or tier early lire nave fre- quently been the subject of historical sketches pertaining to the city's early history, a narrative of the event re- ferred to Is worthy of a fresh presen- tation cither to those who may be fa- miliar with It already or to those who are not. /â- ' . Friendly with Indians. Nelly Lytle, *s she is known In the accounts, wm » inemler of a family of live children whose parents lived in Pennsylvania about the time of the Revolutionary war. At that time few settler* had ventured beyond the Sus- quehanna, and on this frontier the in-J habitants lived In the midst of perils and alarms, thoucb they had come to: regard some of their Immediate savage' neighbors as friendly. Thus the Lytle family were frequently visited by cer- tain members of the tribes Whom they , knew and placed confidence in. One day the elder Lytle had gone to a "rait- ing" at a few miles distance from his cabin, and hie family were temporarily, left without a defender. On his return In the evening the house was silent t and not a soul in sight. Instantly he' began a search of the neighborhood, but could find no trace of a single mem- ber of his family. j During hie absence, it seems, the children playing near the bouse had been surprised by the appearance of some strange Indiana who immediate- ly seised them and carried them off to the woods near by. Two of the chil- dren bad, however,' succeeded in elud- ing the watchfulness of their captors, and had found a hiding place. Here they were discovered by their father the' next day, who was' scouring the country with a party of settlers. Lit- tle NOlly and another one of the chil- dren were soon joined by their mother, who had been taken from the bouse after the capture of the,children. The mother had with her an Infant of three months which was taken in charge by ooe of the savages, and, thus made up, the party resumed their journey into the depths of the wilderness. The In- dian carrying the Infant soon tired of his burden and killed the poor little innocent outright. Adopted Into Tribe. With heavy hearts the mother and < This Is how the new 160,000 studio which the United Photo-Plays com- pany will erect In Wllmette this spring will look when completed. The studio will be erected on the It Is expected that the studio, when three acres purchased by the com- pany last November on Wllmette ave- nue, one mile west of Sixteenth street little Nelly, who had been adopted Into the tribe. "No," said the chief, "she was his sister; he had taken her to supply the place of his brother who was killed by the enemy- She was dear to him, and he would not part with her.** In the Wau-Bun account, from which this tale is taken, the author says: "We will not attempt to depict the grief of the parents compelled thus to give up a darling child, and to leave her in the hands of savages whom un- til now they had too much .reason to regard as merciless. But there was no alternative. Commending her to the care of their heavenly Father, and cheered by the manifest tenderness7 her two remaining children were bur- with which she had thus far been ried forward, and after many days they J treated, they set out on their melanV reached an Indian village of the Sen-1 choly journey homeward, trusting that^ eca tribe. Here they found that they were prisoners of the famous chief, Cornplanter, who at once adopted lit- tle Nelly as a sister. The mother and her tv. = chl'.dror. v.eri ciiâ„¢ r»i *UJ i'uc Senecas until through inquiries of the Indian agent at Fort Pitt their where- about became known to the bereaved father, who had been unremitting in his search. Mr. Lytle and others from the fort then undertook a journey to the Seneca village in the hope of se- curing the return of the captives. With the assistance of the Indian agent he was able to arrange for the ransom of his wife and one of the children, bat Nelly was retained In the possession of the chief. No offers, no entreaties, no promises, could procure the release of some future effort would be more ef- fectual for the recovery of their little girl." iaunht Brlti.h AM._________ agent warmly Interested himself In the ease, and spared no exertions in his behalf. Col Johnson went in person to Cornplanter'a village and offered him splendid presents for the return of the little captive, but the chief was In- exorable. AS time passed the hope of recovering little Nelly grow more taint. Nothing could exceed the con- sideration and affection which she In- spired among her Indian captors, and no efforts were spared to promote her happiness and to render her forgetful of her former home and kindred. So time, as it ever does, brought to her Its soothing balm and she at length seemed to grow contented with her lot. ^Four years had now elapsed since the capture of little Nelly. She had come to regard the chief with love and reverence, and'had so_coropletely ismed the language^dndncustoms of tfte4ndJaas_jss^sJmdst to have forgot- ten heTl>wir]73r5e jp^e^of J.783 be-, tween Great Britain and the United 3 la Lea uu w iuok piuce, and aa a conse- quence the general pacification of the tribes renewed fresh hopes on the part tie captive was with the s««««*>'oa party. When about to enter the boa! tho chief said to his young men, "Stand here with the horses and wait until I return." He held the girl by the hand until the river was passed and until the child sprang forward into the arms of her mother, from whom she had been so long separated. When the chief beheld the outburst of affection thus shown he could no longer with- stand the feeling of humanity and sympathy which animated even Mar aavage breast. "She shall go," said he. "The mother must have her child again. I will go back alone." With one gesture of farewell be turned and stepped on board the boat No argu- ments or entreaties could Induce him to remain at the council. On reaching the other side of the river he was seen to mount his horse and with Ms young men he was soon lost In the depths of the forest. Little Nelly saw her friend the chief no more, but she never for- got him. To the day of her death she fused. However, the chief agreed that I remembered with tenderness and grat completed, will furnish employment for about 100 people. Work will start on the building at once. son, the British Indian agent, whose Influence with the tribes was very great. Although the Americans were at war with the British at that time yet the British Indian agents were gen- erally helpful to the distressed whites no matter what their professed alle- giance might be. In such cases the sen- timent of humanity prevailed over the ruthless practices of war. As a conse- Some time afterwards Mr. Lytle un- dertook a journey to Fort Niagara in order to enlist the interest of Cot. John- of the parents that some way might be found for the restoration of their daughter to them. So Intent were the parents in this regard that they re- moved to Fori Niagara in order to make sure of every chance of success, while In the meantime Col. Johnson undertook another journey to the vil- lage of the Senecas. He was received with all the consideration due to his position, but his request for the return the child might make a visit to her parents at Fort Niagara though with the understanding that she would re- turn with her Indian escort Barbaric Splendor. While at the village the Indian agent saw the beautiful little captive arrayed in all the barbaric splendor which her Indian friends couldipro- vide. Her costume, as it Is described, consisted of a petticoat of blue broad- cloth, bordered with gay. colored rib- bons; an upper garment of black silk ornamented with rows of silver brooches set as closely as possible; around her neck were strings of white and purple shells, and her braided hair was losded with beads of many colors. Leggings of scarlet cloth and mocca- sins of deer skin, embroidered with porcupine quills,' completed her cos- tume. The kind-hearted agent returned to Fort Niagara after arranging that the chief ^hoTitd-atteOT-sr-^^ujietl Tire," bringing the child with him. Oh the appointed day the anxious hearts of the parents beat with alternate hopes and fears. The officers of the fort and their ladles had given them quarters during the period or waiting, and all joined In their longing watch for the Itude her big Indian brother and her friends and playfellows among tho Senecas. A Pioneer Chicagoan. Mr. Lytle and his family with little Nelly restored to them took up his residence at Detroit, where In tho course of time the girl, now approach- ing years of maturity, became the wife of a British officer by the name of Mc- Kllllp, a captain In the British army. Capt. McKillip was killed a few years thereafter In an action between the Americans and Indians at a frontier fort, where he had offered his services to the savages. After a period of wid- owhood Mrs. McKillip became the wife of John Kinzie and removed to Chicago the year after Fort Dearborn was built With the exception of four years following the destruction of that fort and the massacre of its garrison she remained a resident of Chicago up to the time of her death in 1834. - ST is interesting to recall that a granddaughter of Mrs. Nelly Lytle Kin- sie is now living at Savannah, Oa. She la the widow of Gen. W. W. Gordon, late of the Confederate army. (This name must not be confused with that of another Confederate general, John B. Gordon). This lady, it is gratifyini first appearance of the band front the to observe, Is a sympathetic friend of Seneca village. At length they were the Bvanston Historical society and discerned emerging from the forest on hss contributed several articles of hls- the American side of the river, and torical interest to its collection, and boats were sent across to bring the has written many letters to the pres- party to the Canadian shore. The par-1 cnt writer by way of assistance in the VICTORIA 1 THEATRE *% ssutyjutu* m AROUNDT Throughltho Panam^Canal Sr e> iKIDMF* MiiftlttlS NtTttB t. t. pM III wmirfil Osscripttsn EXTRA! SSSKOTuaRylT AROUND INDIA V POPULAR OEM AND Tickets 25c to $1.00 NoHIghtr quence of Mr. Lytle's visit the BrltfSh of the HtUw captive was steadily re- tenia had seen at a glance that the lit- work of the society. EVANSTON'S to Store loa -,'i wrotv ! Sheraiai Ave. \ This is the Bargain Event to Which so Many People on the Ho: i Every One of Our More Than Thirty Departments is Clearing its S -gar â-  ess»egs»se»»s»e»»»s» ard Merchandise i Our,January clearance sales are distinguished from many others being held everywhere, by the absolute genuineness of the reductions offered. And there is a very good reason why our clearance bargains have the ring of absolute sincerity. Every clearance bargain is sifted to the bottom before it is ad- vertised. Though the reductions are very radical, they are absolutely dependable. Wed., Jan. 6thy to Sat., Jan. 9th TTHBlSTOREjrHAT SELI^l EVERYTHING^ MM - * Percale Yard wide, light and dark. Atlas Brand, 10c value. Yd. 6\c V 10 yard limit No phone or mail orders. Clearance of Handkerchiefs Men's White Linen Finish Hemmed 1 flgr* Handkerchiefs, large size* 3 for....... . *vv WOMEN'S ; ♦♦♦♦♦»»ee«M»e»»e»ee GSrlico • Standard print, good ; ! I quality, 7c seller. Yd. 4ic 100 dozen women's wide, plain- hemmed handkerchiefs, with embroidered corners, excellent value at 10c. Clearing price, 3 for........... 19c INITIALED HANDKERCHIEFS, em- broidered corners; a great bar- gain. January Clear- ing price, 3 for...... 70c »»».............,...................;; Wool Dress Goods; We have gathered toge odds and ends of lwool and flannels wortliup There is a large v; and materials. Yoi as about 40 pieces list. Yara\2 > ♦»•»»>••»»•mmsssIsmsmssbssssss i 39c Clearing Laces and Embroideries 3c A lot of cotton Cluny Laces and insertions to match. Yard.......,............... cot- fine ••••♦•••MMf MM* ; e»»»»»e»ee»s»seeee»e :i Cretonne;; â-º j' Yard wide, satin fin- •^Isin^eclfwelve^ I yara quality. ill Yd. 7ic eeeteessseeeeeseeeew CLUNY LACEâ€"In linen and ton; wide filet insertions; torchon lacea; worth up FT I ^ to 29c; yard...............# "J"*/ WIDE AND NARROW EMBROID- ERIESâ€"Hamburg. Swiss and nain- sook; Insertions to match; yard......:.., all-over embroideries- Swiss and nainsook; worth up to 85c; clearing price. OQp 9±c INSERTION â€" ......le VALENCIENNES Worth up to 8c; yard___........ CORSET COVER E 18 la. wide; 49c value; yard..... CANNISOLE 8HAOOW LACEâ€" For corset covers; 25c quality .............. EMBROIDERED CREPE FLOUNC- INGâ€"15 Inches wide; tl rslue, tor.. c. 7.7. 23c LACEâ€" 15c LOUNC- tonne for^mfortw \\ Clearing LaceCurtains.Table Linens,etc. coverings, l»'/»c % Nottingham lace curtains â€"New patterns; 2% and OQ» 2-yard lengths; pair...: SCRIM CURTAINSâ€"Lace and in- sertion borders; worth QQn up to f 1.J9; pair........râ„¢*wx' 60 AND 66INCH, ALL LINEN TA- BLE DAMASKâ€"Half and frO„ full bleached; yard.......OdC 8ILKOLINEâ€"Good quality, pretty designs, -short lengths; regular lttfeO quality; «JU,« yard .....................0*>C i \ Curtain Material ] \ 2,000 yards of plain scrim, colored | \ border scrim, in a variety of attrac- ; \ tive designs, values up to 25c a yard, «> all to be cleared for 7'* Hotel and boarding house keepers will profit by this offer. eeeeseeessesessasseesesesseeaeeeee -a ZMonday, January 11 ; I GreatRemnantSale i ] Choice of hundreds of pieces of | goods in great variety, worth Olj% \ up to 15c a yard. For........ .OzU oseMeiMM»iee»sM>M»»s»+s»f »«»#»»» Clearance of Blankets YORKSHIRE BLANKETS, size 60x76 good quality; regular price, $1.00. For................. 79c; CRIB BLANKETS, fancy pat- terns in pink, blue and tan. Regular price, ?Q/* DOUBLE COTTON BLAN- KETS, extra good quality, size 40x68 inches. Special, a o „ for....................*OC Good quality Lons- ;; dale Muslin. Yd, 6ic 10 yard limit. No phone or mail orders. < i......•»•••» •»»•»»♦ . ♦♦♦»»ee»ee»»»»eee»s» ^tearing Notions, Writing JPapers, Etc. j j ENGLISH HERRING-BONE TAPE, 8-yard pieces, 6c 15c HAIR PINS, in aluminum box, 9c. PEARL BUTTONS, pure white, all sizes, 3 dog. for 10c. NICKEL PLATED SAFETY PINS, all sizes, 3 doz. for 5c. DARNING COTTON,.black and white, 3 spools for 5c CREPE PAPER, good quality, 10-yard pieces, 3 rolls for 10c. CREPE PAPER NAPKINS, plain white, 100 for 9c CREPE PAPER NAPKINS, pretty designs for all occasions, 100 napkins for 19c WRITING PAPER AND EN- VELOPES, in fancy boxes, 15c quality for 9c Pepperell, good qual- ity, 10c value. i 10 Yds. 59c If 10 yard limit. No <! phone or mail orders. Suiting, Silks and Stamped Goods \\Pepperell SiiaetlUC:hi! Children's Stamped Dresses and Rompers, plain white and colored, for....... ........1+71/ J wide. SILK AND SILK POPLIN, I rTTJ all kinds, odds and OQ,* \\ *â- Â» **• J>v2V ends. Yard...........^2rC» o » ...^ «. < > 10 yard limit. No WOMEN'S STAMPED;; phone or mail orders. 2^HL°°W,B-.fi!,1..39C t,m,.?.H........? 10'zC LINEN FINISH SUITINGS, 39 inches wide, 19c quality. Yard..... SILK MESSALINE, all col- ors, 89c value. JMsV* YbhT...... ......Q9C M »ssaf»e»astts»esss.................»........•««»»•»««»♦»»»»»>»♦............asaeseMMM ••»««♦»*...........s........»»»â- â€¢.....♦»»••»♦«#».........»»»esst»A»tisssMBss>sss>»»sss»»t»»»t