Charley s Wonderful Joiirneys. 



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the women and children, but the warriors 

 drove them all back, and made them form 

 a circle with Charley in the middle. It was 

 a sad time for Charley. 



"Now we have got him," said the chief, 

 " the question is, what shall we do with 

 him.''" 



which to choose if they had left it to him, 

 but he had no choice in the matter, and he 

 felt very miserable. 



Just then one of the women stole up 

 behind him without letting the chief see 

 her, and gave Charley a pinch which made 

 him cry out. 



"CHARLEY," CRIED THE SCREECH OWL OVERHEAD, " BOWL THEM OVER TO RIGHT AND LEFT, Rl'T BE 

 CAREFUL NOT TO LET ONE FALL ACROSS YOUR PATH." 



"Oh, do let us have him, said the chil- 

 dren; "we'll prick him, and touch him with 

 burning sticks, and have such fun." 



But the squaws wanted him that they 

 might pinch him and enjoy the music of his 

 voice when he cried out. 



And the young men said that that was 

 all nonsense, they wanted to set him up for 

 a mark to shoot at with their bows and 

 arrows. 



And poor Charley wouldn't have known 



At this all the women and children yelled 

 with delight, and clamored to the chief to 

 let them have him, and some of the women 

 rushed in and tried to get him by force, 

 and the young men pressed forward and 

 struggled with the women, and there was 

 an awful confusion and quarreling, every 

 one speaking at once, which Charley thought 

 very rude. Indeed, he was going to tell 

 them so, when the chief grew impatient at 

 the quarreling and said, " Here, I've had 



