Show Walking on His lis Hands Saved Captive of Delaware Indians Descendant Relates Frank Fast Camden Mich blacksmith says that he and other descendants of his family stock numbering Into the hundreds In Michigan and OhIo owe their exist exist- existence existence ence to the ability of his great great- grandfather to walk on his hands writes a Camden correspondent in inthe inthe the Detroit Free Press Fast says that his great grand grand- grandfather father Christian was captured by a band of oC Delaware Indians when he was on a George Rogers Clark expedition ex- ex expedition In 1781 The Indians marched their pris- pris prisoners prisoners for Cor several days then demand demand- demanded ed that the captives imitate tribal dances to amuse them Young Christian was so weak from lack of food and so bruised from Crom the hard march that he could not dance But he told his captors that he could do one thing they could not that was to walk on his hands He proceeded to do so At first the Indians were amazed but soon began to applaud and laugh augh uproariously uproar uproar- uproariously Christian became the Indians favorite Fast says and was spared running the gauntlet Later he was adopted by a Delaware family as their son He were a had hIs nose and ears perforated for rIngs and was painted and dressed Indian fashion Chances to escape however were slim Finally the youth got away when he was sent for water He left ell a kettle overturned on the bank to indicate that he had been swept away and drowned in the swift cur cur- current rent The strangest part of the story Fast says is that 35 years later Christian again met a band of Dela- Dela wares one of whom recognized him They were delighted to find him alive and showered hIm with gifts The T h e y had mourned him as drowned |