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tared and tinned t I tie stake tv me
: John Aborn's
Disappearance
'savages
t! assumed
would cot
and would never return. They 'FjiSffJ?."
that she hoped her lniHbaml 'Lwj V
line hack to her and she w is h- . ? L .
ed bim to find hi
room ready for In
A Story of Kentucky When
It Was a Wilderness.
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Two years passed, during which
Mrs. Aborn worked her farm as well
as sue could, and her nolghliors out
their return from their hunting expe
ditions always supplied lier with meat
for the coming winter and spring. Hut
lit was a forlorn country in which to
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tempted to
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One hundred years ago a young cou
ple left Virginia, crossed the Allegheny
mountains mid settled in Henderson
county. Ky. It was a wild country in
those days, but very beautiful, nature
seeming to tempt the pioneer with its
virgin scenery, its immense trees, its
profusion of wild flowers. And such
temptation was ueeessary. The settler
never knew nt what moment the yell
of the savage would break the stillness
of the wilderness or when bo nud bis
family might be cut down by a toma
hawk without even a whisper of warn
ing. John Aborn nud his wlfo Mary jour
neyed to their new home down the
Ohio river on the only means of in
land navigation known nt that time, a
fiatbont, and on reaching their destina
tion went ashore, "entered" a quarter
section of land, built a log cabin and
proceeded to make a living by the cul
tivation of the soil and hunting. Chil
dren were born to them, and other
families settled nbout them. As more
room was needed their cabin was ex
tended, and within a few years the lo
cation assumed the semblance of civ
ilization. Aborn brought with him to Ken
tucky a few slaves and bought others
from time to time, for we must re
member that iu .those days the only
hands a farmer could obtain were his
own negroes. The community lived
ou game, of which there was abun
dance near at hand; the grain they
raised and nuts and berries, which
prow plentifully on tree and bush.
Each family was a unit bound togeth
er by the strongest ties.
But after n time the game was not
so plentiful about the settlements on
the river bank, nud the hunters were
obliged to go farther Inland to provide
meat for their families. Then it was
that Mrs. Aborn's troubles commenced.
In the wilderness still Inhabited by
the deer and the wild turkey were
many dangers. Besides the Indian,
there was the wolf, and there were
desperadoes, who, whenever a new
country is settled, on account of the
absence of government find it a fine
field for their lawless operations. Nev
ertheless every autumn John Aborn
was obliged to go into the unsettled
regions in order to bring back a sup
ply of meat for the winter consump
tion. Sometimes he would go with a
party of his neighbors, sometimes with
a singlo friend and sometimes alone.
Ono October morning he set out on
his onnu.il hunting tour in company
with Alexander Swift, the neighbor
with whom he was most intimate,
When Aborn embraced his wife and
children before departing they clung
to him with unusual reluctauce to let
him go. Whether this was due to a
presentiment that evil might happen
giving them an education.
.a. w. a. if DC, rnmn im rims
riM.uiy hue nwmiKMHininin
m ci urn t-nr to hava
3 ymir t.Mth nut mii.1
plate and lniwa
wnrk don. Fnrouu
of-town iintrtm. we
fini.h pint and
brxiuft woilc in on.
da i f n.'ceaaary.
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22kBridirTaath3.50
Gold Fimntrs 1.00
Enamtl Fillings 1.00
Silver Fillings .50
Good Rubber . .
Pl.t.. 5.00
i Best Rubbar
Plates i.DU
Psinle.t Extr'tion , 50
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wnotiTwl Miiln,.... tt .i.li.. Ofw It t mil ion n-ft when plat or bruinw worn
reSOlVCU 'iho alltllllin that if HO tidings , r,,.,,i. (Wuluiion Kriw. Sou i-annntavtrwtti-i
cnilie from hor husband ilnrlni' tho iPO'"1'"" """k amwhnr. no ronttor how mu.'li you pay,
cauit. lu'ui ui r uusnnuti mum, me f Ail work fullririiiirsntwd for Itf-n Toarn.
winter sue would sell her plantation XTZ. lAMnl
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from the settlement, and the1;) COU illotoiTilpllk' film 1
nev, r failed to inquire if any ;; T ,miJ .)rmt j. ,,,M.r
II hail k-nnw nilo-o nt n tvlilfn ' 1 1 . ' !
and, mount lug her children and her
self on them, would go to somo point
on the riwr hank opposite Ohio, cross
the river and make a home in one of
the villages of that state.
The winter passed without the re
turn of lier husband or any news of
him. Friendly Indians came and went
to and
widow
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man she d-seribed to them. Butnone-h ""ii. hiic Liifiim .u.s
of them could give her any news ofT mill supplies of illl kinds, J
him. in the spring she began her ('I1U tti our studio illld
preparations lor removal. l . .
(loo ni.ht ,! !, hnrt nor hor ' . ( ' ' 1 '
children to bed she concluded to ridel pi'lld;ilile quality. WVst'H j
over to the house of a neighbor to
whom she hoped to sell lier plantation. !!
It was a stormy night, but sho was j;
anxious to L t an offer for the proper- j! '.
ty and was not deterred by the wenth-!;;
er. uurui;: the eveulng a band or
friendly Indians came into the settle
ment and were soon wandering about
in search of what they could steal.
One of them appeared nt the kitchen,
where Martha, Mrs. Aborn's maid of
all work, was at work, and, turning,
she saw him standing in the doorway.
She was wiping a plate, which she
straightway dropped on the floor, nud
it broke in pieces. The savage in a gut
tural tone peculiar to the Indian said:
"Me want bed. Me good Indian. Mo
no hurt anybody."
Martha put up enough courage to tell
the redskin that every room but one
was occupied by the children and that
was locked. The Indian horrified her
by walking into the kitchen, taking up
a tallow dip and proceeding to exam
ine the house. Seeing the children
sound asleep in their beds, ho held the COllieCtiOllGrV ParlOl'S
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candlo over each ono of them iu turn,
giving a grunt of satisfaction at the
sight of their rosy faces. .Martini fol
lowed him at a distance, lier complex
ion wearing the sickly light yellow of
a frightened negro. She saw him go
into her mistress' bedroom, and when
he came out he hud a key iu bis hand.
Going to the empty chamber, he un
locked the door and said to the wo
man: "Mo sleep here. You no tell."
He accompanied his words with a
savnge look that tied her tongue com
pletely. She wished to tell of the In
dian who had gone into the only va
cant room, but did not dare. He would
surely know that she had told and
would tomahawk her. When her mis
tress returned it was evident that the
negro had experienced a great scare;
but, though Mrs. Aborn tried to in
duce her to tell what had frightened
her, her efforts resulted in failure. As
soon as Mrs. Aborn had gone to her
to him or that he must now go farther! omr frtha wo,lt ol,t, auJ, ro'l,ortod
But she was either not believed or
and remain longer than ever before,
the fact remains that be and his fam
ily wore loath to part. Finally, tearing
himself away from them, he sprang
Into the wilderness with his friend.
When it came tlmo for the husband
and father's return his wife and chil
dren watched for him eagerly. He
had usually been away two weeks, but
on this trip he purposed to be gone
three. This was because with the set
tling of the country he was obliged to
go farther from home, no had set
those she told, considering that the
group of red men who bad come to
the village were friendly, did not think
the matter worthy of their attention,
especially as the Aborn house was
closed for the night.
Oblivion finally reigned over the set
tlement. Martha slept in one of the
negro cabins and early in the morning
returned to her mother's abode, dread
ing to find both her and her children
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Mosier Valley
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out on a Monday and had promised to murdered. Entering the kitchen, she
bobacjc on Saturday, two days before wont rrom "ito the other por-
tbo third Monday following. All that tlons of the house, and, finding every
day his wife and children watched for thing quiet, the older children asleep
him, but he did not come. The next 1,1 lll(!lr he""" l'tr mistress slum
and the next day they felt sure would herinu with the smaller ones, she made
bring him. but be disappointed thein.j'iP her mind that the savage was less
The wife and mother began to be S murderous than she had supposed him
troubled, but concealed her nuxiety as! to he nud set nbout getting breakfast
well as she was able from her chil
dren. When another week had pnssed
and neither Aborn nor his companion
returned Mrs. Aborn felt suro that
both had met with misfortune. The
most reasonable supposition was that
they had been killed by Indians.
A month passed, and still neither
Aborn nor bis companion returned.
Then the other hunters of that region
organized a band to go and look for
the missing men. A week later they
returned, reporting that they had come
upon the body of Alexander Swift
pierced with nrrows and scalped.
Presently she hoard n cry. Terri
fled lest the Indian, after all. was about
to tomnhnwk iier mistress, sho ran
out of the kitchen into a passage
way. There she saw Mrs. Aborn in
the nrms of the Indian, whoso faco
hnd lost Its coppery hue during the
night. Mrs. Aborn's head was hang
fn;i limp on the Indian's arm, it being
evident that she had fainted. Martha,
supposing It to have been from fright,
sought support agnlnst the wall to
avoid collapsing herself.
The Indian .was none other tiiau
John Aborn. And this was his story:
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They had found no trace whatever of Ho and his companion huntsman had
Aborn. It seemed probable that thoi'x'en set upon by Indians. Swift had
two men had been attacked by In-jheen killed and Aborn made a prlson
dians; that Swift had been killed and er. Ho was taken far to the south and
Aborn captured, in which event ho adopted into the tribe. No opportunl-
must have met a worse fato than his
companion. The rains had washed out
the trail of the redskins as well as
that of their captive.
The party before their return debat
id what report to make to Mrs. Aborn
as to the probable fate of her husband
and agreed that it would be best to
tell lier that her husband had doubt
less been killed by the Indians, not
mentioning that ho had been first tor
tured. As the Aborn family had Increased
the father, who at times had been
troubled with Insomnia, had slept In
a roYuu by himself. Mrs. Aborn, who
did not relinquish all hope that he
would return, kept this room always
ready for him. But she kept it locked
and never mentioned it or to whom It
had belonged. After her husband's
capture by the Indians she sold her
household negroes, feeling that she
?ould not afford to keep them, buying
a strong woman who would serve all
domestic purposes. To tills woman
the bedroom that vas never opened
was a mystery. She once mentioned
the room to her mistress, asking why
It was kept locked, but received no
satisfaction. After that she speculat
ed a great deal about the room, telling
the field hands that she " 'spected
Missy Aborn had a ha'nt locked up In
dat room." The settlers, or. rather,
their wives, who kuew of the closlns
of this room pilled the poor woman,
whose husband had been doubtless tor
ty had occurred for somo time to re
turn north, and even then lie had been
obliged to delay going to his home.
Those with whom he had entered the
settlement were ignorant that ho was
a white man, and lie did not wish
them to know It. lie remained con
cealed till they hud left.
A Bismarck Incident.
It used to be the privilege of Aus
tria's representative ut any conference
of representatives of the German
states to smoke, tho others refraining.
This was supposed to be an acknowl
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first conference that Iiismarck attend
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gan to puff smoke across the confer
ence table as soon as tho Austrian dip
lomat lit up. That set everybody pres
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Austria's supremacy got a blow.
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"Your dog seems a very intelligent
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