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kill any of the men, but those that opposed, dlf 

 tvere attempting to escape from them. And in 

 particnlar they did not seem to wish to kill or 

 to captivate the women or female children. 

 Some anecdotes of this kind were of a novel, 

 entertaining, and instructive nature. 



While they were attacking the settlements 

 at Roy.ilton, tvvo of the women were so affright- 

 ened by the scene of being waked from their 

 sleep by a number of barbarians entering their 

 houses, and beginning to plunder, that they 

 lo.it all command of their reason ; went out of 

 thv ir doors, and stood motionless by the side of 

 their houses. The Indians brought them their 

 clothes; this act of kindness restored them to 

 their senses, they put on their garments, took 

 two Or three small children, and a young wo- 

 man wich them, and fled into tlie woods. At 

 the vvest part of Roj^altun, one of the women 

 liad firmness enough to reproach them for their 

 Conduct, in distressing women and children ; 

 and told them that if they had the spirits and 

 souls of men, they would cross the stream, go 

 to the fort, and fight with the men. The In- 

 dians bore her remarks with patience, and only 

 made this reply, Squaw should not say too 

 much. Another woman had a contest with 

 them about her gown. The Indians had car- 

 ried it with tiie other articles of plund r out of 

 tli'e house, and put it in a heap of pillage before 

 the door. 'The savages stood refund taking such 

 articles as they liked best. She went out and 

 took her gown f)r her part of the spoil.' The 

 Indian Clubbed his gun and knocked her down. 

 She desisted from her claim, and waited till her 



