The Indian: On the Battle-field and in the WigwamThayer & Eldridge, 1860 - 392 ページ |
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appeared approached arrived attack battle became began Blake body brave bring brother brought cabin called captives carried cause chief child Church Colonel command death dians distance enemy English escape eyes face father fear feelings fire follow force forest formed French friends gave give governor ground hands Harold head horse hundred hunters hunting Indians Johnson killed knew land leave length LENOX AND TILDEN lived lodge looked Major manner miles never night officer once party passed peace presented prisoner PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR rain reached Rebecca received remained resolved returned river savage seemed sent settlement side soon spirit taken thing thought TILDEN FOUNDATIONS tion told took town trees tribe turned village visited warriors whole wife wigwam wild wood wounded YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
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334 ページ - Brother! This council fire was kindled by you. It was at your request that we came together at this time. We have listened with attention to what you have said. You requested us to speak our minds freely. This gives us great joy, for we now consider that we stand upright before you, and can speak what we think.
334 ページ - Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians.
353 ページ - While there was a single chance of success, I never left my post, nor supplicated peace. But my people are gone, and I now ask it for my nation, not for myself.
262 ページ - Not a breeze shook the most tremulous leaf. I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below.
263 ページ - I laid me down to sleep, and awoke not until the sun had chased away the night. I continued this tour and in a few days explored a considerable part of the country, each day equally pleased as at first, after which I returned to my old camp, which had not been disturbed in my absence. I did not confine my lodging to...
296 ページ - ... yells, dances, and gesticulations. He saw clearly that his final hour was inevitably come. He summoned all his resolution and composed his mind, as far as the circumstances could admit, to bid an eternal farewell to all he held most dear.
335 ページ - He made the bear, and the beaver, and their skins served us for clothing. He had scattered them over the country, and taught us how to take them. He had caused the earth to produce corn for bread. All this he had done for his red children because he loved them.
268 ページ - On the 1st of April, we began to erect the fort of Boonsborough, at a salt lick sixty yards from the river, on the south side. On the 4th the Indians killed one of our men.
272 ページ - ... comfortably as I could expect; was adopted,* according to their custom, into a family where I became a son, and had a great share in the affection of my new parents, brothers, sisters and friends. I was exceedingly familiar and friendly with them, always appearing as cheerful and satisfied as possible, and they put great confidence in me.
297 ページ - The bitterness of death, even of that death which is accompanied with the keenest agonies, was in a manner past — nature, with a feeble struggle, was quitting its last hold on sublunary things, when a French officer rushed through the crowd, opened a way by scattering the burning brands, and unbound the victim.