10 The Kidnapped of a Girl by Jim Joseph Abou iskut, B.C There once a man and his wife and his two daughters and their servants came up to Telegraph Creek for picking ber- ries. The two girls went up towards 7 mile up the road to Thaltan. While they picking two Thaltan boys were sneaking around them and watch those two girls picking berries. One of th- em walked away from her sister without she notice someone around those two boys sneaked up to her and kidnapped her and tie hankie over her eyes pi- cked her up and run away up the 7 mile creek. A little while after her sister lo- oked for her no trace of her she tho- ought she went home so she also go ho- me. In home there is no her. sister. She told parents the girl just went over the hill for awhile she never return so their old man told his ser- vants to looked for the girl. "If you ever find her I'd going to celebrate. and spend lots of money and make you as a well known mens. No more anyone called you servants like what you are now'' From that day the servants go out everyday until snow time then th- ey give up and go back to their winter home. Next year they came up again the two servants searching the whole area but no trace of the girl yet. THEN ONE DAY the servant went up the sti- kine river he seen a stick drifting down he got it out somebody been chop it out then he knew the girl someone kidnapped her. The next day he went out towards > the Thaltan road. The other servant so lazy. he only made 3 mile he slept there during the day the other man kept going up 7 mile creek when he re- ach up to the head of the creek he Sit down and rest. He look down to his surprised he seen thaltan village . After he made up his mind he ran down to as near as he could get and watch for the missing girl before he come close he's so stink thaltan bear dogs found him and barking away when some kids run up there and saw him lying face down on a ground then the kids ran home and telling the people we se- en somebody lay down up there. Every- body ran up to see him but he never moved. One of the old people said re- member you people kidnapped a girl she might know who the man is. Then they told the woman to come at once and see who the man was. She came to see him and said he was her dad's ser- vant. She touch him with her foot he look up it was the girl who he's look- ing for two years. | ~” He was so happy that the girl told him what you doing here in their lan- guage. He said your parents was SO. wo-. rried ever since you gone I never re- st one day. Now since I saw your face I die in peace. Then the people tell a GUNTER AMANN GERRY AMANN 536 - 2223 936 - 7314 "LOADER" Ss ae TRUCK > > Yukon Industries BOX 69, WATSON LAKE, Y.T. & HYDRAULIC ~~ the girl to tell him not to go no pl- ace until they come up to him with’ clothes and they going to sing a swe- et music for you. He said OK. Before everybody come up make sure to untie your poncho. Then everybody went home afterwards they all came up and st- art singing. The verses of their song is Where from this stinker man com- ing to town, stinker dirty man com- ing to town and dancing around him. Some threw blanket over him some of ‘them threw clothes. Then the girl to- 1d_him after everybody go home dress up and go to town and come over see me I'd cook for you and I marry the chief of this village as he was told he doll up with the finest clothes and go down to the girl home. He ate to his fill and enjoy himself he forgot about his family then the chief told him to tell the girl's father to gather up all the boys and slushing towards thaltan he also going hire his boys for slushing towards Telegraph Creek. Then the man went home. When he came back other si- de of the river he holler and say get me right now. The old man told him to get him with my own boat he knew he found the missing girl the way he sou- nd when the boys came cross to him they didn't know who he was until he show them all his rags. After he came eat his supper and then told the girl's dad he found the girl. How happy they were and made a big celebration for the poor man he also made him as a pre- sident of the nation. (This happen about 4 century ago) Joan and Don Nuttal Boy - Collin Martin 7 |b. 9 OZ: Pat and Rodger Borsato Fort St. John. Boy - Justin Michael 9 lb. 3 oz. Denise and Gregg Hensher Girl - Simone Marie 8 lb. Shirley and Jan Koza Girl -“6