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Captain ! and gave the scalp halloo. He was 

 on horseback, and drove me before him. 



" I pretended to this Indian I was igno- 

 rant of the death I was to die at the Shawa- 

 nese town, affected as cheerful a counten- 

 ance as possible, and asked him if we 

 were not to live together as brothers in one 

 house when we should get to the town ? 

 He seemed well pleased, and said * Yes.' 

 He then asked me if I could make a wig- 

 wam ? I told him, ' I could. 1 He then 

 seemed more friendly. We went that day 

 as near as I can judge about twenty-five 

 miles, the course partly south-west. The In- 

 dian told me we should next day come to the 

 town, the sun being in such a direction,point- 

 ing nearly south. At night, when we went to 

 rest, I attempted very often to untie myself; 

 but the Indian was extremely vigilant, and 

 scarcely ever shut his eyes that night. About 

 day-break he got up and untied me: he 

 next began to mend up the fire ; and, as 

 the gnats were troublesome, I asked him if 

 I should make a smoke behind him ?- 



