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Indian master carried it to another heap of plun- 

 der, and was engaged in collecting; more. She 

 went to the heap, surrounded with a large num- 

 ber of savages, took out her gown the second 

 time, and brought it off; she had then one 

 child in her arms, and led another by the handw 

 A greater exploit was performed by another 

 heroine. Among other male children, the In- 

 dians had taken away her young son : She fol- 

 lowed them with her other children and urged 

 them to return her little boy. They complied ; 

 and encouraged by this success she urged the 

 matter further, and had the address to prevail 

 with the savages to give her up twelve or fifteen 

 of her neighbor's children. In a fit of good 

 humor, one of the Indians then offered to carry 

 her on his back over the river ; she accepted of 

 the Indian politeness. The water was up to his 

 middle, but her savage gallant carried her safely 

 over ; and in a short time she returned with her 

 little band of boys, to the surprise and joy of 

 their parents. It should seem from these anec- 

 dotes, that the ancient Indian customs and man- 

 ners were changing ; and that they had beers 

 taught that it was not an honorable thing for 

 warriors to carry destruction and slaughter 

 against defenceless women and children. 



On their march to Canada, the prisoners 

 were not treated with severity. With respect 

 to provisions, they fared as well as their masters. 

 When they arrived at Montreal, a British colo- 

 nel bought several of them at the price of eight 

 dollars a head. Of the twenty five that were 

 carried away, one died in captivity, the rest were 

 liberated and returned to their friends the next 

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