The Washington Bee Newspaper, November 14, 1891, Page 4

An er Pocsh. The troubles between u ational Gov- ernment and the Sioux Indians recall to the memory of acorrespondent a pathetic incident which occurred in that tribe 65 or 70 years ago, and which she believes has never been in print. She is not posi- tive as to dates, but the events are actual, and can be vouched for, she says, by other persons now living, some of them children and grandchildren of the heroine of the story. About the date I have given a Scotch- NEW TYPEWRITEESi — THE— + INTERNATIONAL. - Nos. 1 aud 2. | man named Laidlaw, belonging to one of | the great American fur companies, traded extensively with the Northwestern In- dian tribes. On one of his expeditions his headquarters were for several weeks among the Sioux. During that timea few men of the tribe, for some fancied | i { | injury, or in consequence of some actual | disagreement, became mortally offended with him and determined to take his life. One man, a skillful archer, was to steal up to the tepee, and while Laidlaw was busy with his accounts send an arrow into his heart. An Indian maiden overheard the men discussing their diabolical scheme, and determined to save the Scotchman’s life. She crept quietly to the tepee; but just as she reached it and before she could warn him, she saw the Indian at the opening of the tent with bow already drawn. Quick as thought she threw herself be- fore Laidlaw’s breast, and the arrow went through one of her arms. The Indian fied, leaving the suffering girl to ner fate. Laidlaw, surprised and shocked by the suddenness and horror of the af- fair, knew not what to do, but the girl's fortitude and presence of mind did not forsake her. She told him to assist her in removing the arrow, which he did by cutting the stem in two, and gently pulling it out. They then sought her parents, who ap- plied their crude remedies to the wound. After the maiden’s recovery Laidlaw, in gvatitude for her heroism, married her and brought ber to Clay county, Mo., where she died about 23 years ago. Mr. Laidlaw built an elegant house, with spacious and lovely grounds, and kept a retinue of servants. His place was visited by sightseers and thronged with guests. He had, I think, eight children, whom he sent to the best acad- emies for education. The daughters were fine looking, though showing ina marked degree their Indian blood. The mother told me that only the two sons had pretty blue eyes like their father. The mansion was provided abundantly with comforts and luxuries, but while the children enjoyed them to the full, Mrs. Laidlaw seemed to prefer solitude and simple food and clothes. For many years of her widowed life she lived with one of her daughters, a kind neighbor of mine. I often visited her, and she talked of her husband, her parents, and her tribe with so much feel- ing that I was often moved to tears. She told me that after she had been married 16 years a Sioux chief, passing through Missouri, heard of her and came to see her; but she could not talk to him, for she had forgotten her native language. She said it brokeher heart. There was so much she wanted to ask him about her people, whom she still loved so dearly, and so many messages she would have liked to send to her old friends and kin- dred. in her last days, even when partially blind, she wandered every day through the woods, dejected and alone. Though she had kind friends and affectionate children, she seemed to shun companicn- ship, and her stately figure, but little bent with age, coming slowly through the woods, was a sight touching in the ex- treme. The Old Lights of London. The history of lighting London is asub- ject of much interest. In remote times the city must have presented a very cur- ious aspect; there was no method of street lighting at all; the narrow, un- paved streets were deserted when dark- ness fell except by the thieves, who feund im the want of artificial illumination a splendid confrere to help them in their nocturnal undertakings. Notwithstand- ing the ringing of the curfew bell, and the order that all lights and fires were to be extinguished when its sound was heard, it was found that a city could not conclude all its business at precisely 8 o'clock in summer or at dark in winter. Kindly disposed citizens as early as the 14th century began to hang outside their door a common candle made of rushes and coarse grease, and these gave a faint glimmer on dark nights. We find that in 1416, in the reign of Henry V, the citizens were called upon as a duty to light the streets; and although some obeyed the injunction the duty was very inadequately performed. It was the cus- tom then for the ancient watchmen to carry lanterns containing candles placed at the top of a long pole, thus lighting in a small way the streets over which they perambulated. It was in the reign of Elizabeth that the fear of a Spanish in- vasion drew attention to the dangerous condition of the highways at night. The darkness might hide foul conspirators; consequently an order in council com- manded every housoholder to do his part in lighting the city on pain of death by the common hangman. This order seems to have excited some attention, for at the present day there are to be seen in the museum under the Guildhall Library several of the candlesticks said to have |been used at that period for street illum- jination. 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