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K At last one of the warriors (the Half 

 Moon) asked me if I was sleepy ? I an- 

 swered, ' Yes.' The head warrior then 

 chose out three men to take care of me. I 

 was taken to a block -house ; my arms were 

 tied until the cord was hid in the flesh; 

 they were tied in two places, round the 

 wrist and above the elbows. A rope was 

 fastened about my neck, and tied to a beam 

 of the house, but permitting me to lie down 

 on a board* The three warriors were con* 

 Stantly harassing and troubling me, saying, 

 * How will you like to eat fire to-morrow ? 

 4 You will kill no more Indians now!' 

 I was in expectation of their going to sleep; 

 when, at length, about an hour before day- 

 break, two laid down; the third smoked a 

 pipe, talked to me, and asked the same 

 painful questions* About half an hour after 

 he also laid down, and I heard him begin 

 to snore. Instantly I went to work ; and 

 (as my arms were perfectly dead with the 

 cord) I laid myself down upon my right 

 arm, which was behind my back ; and 



