LAST OF THE POTTOWATTOMIES 

 closed it up like a clam. Aubbeenaubbee and I 

 then broke and ran for our lives and of all the 

 running and tumbling and summersaults in the 

 tall grass beat Vne. world and all the rest of man- 

 kind. I took a straight shoot for the river but 

 Aubbeenaubbee took off to the left of me and 

 reached the pond or slough v/ith some water 

 and musk-rat houses in it and he rushed in and 

 hurriedly tore oil ih2 top of an old musk-rat 

 house and jumped in and was saved. After 

 running hard and being almost given out of be- 

 ing overtaken by the fire 1 reached a creek near 

 the river where there was some water. I cross- 

 ed over and was safe on the other side of the 

 Jordan. Then i stood with wonder and amaze- 

 ment at the glorious sight of the ocean of fire 

 rolling by and some deer and wolves rushed by 

 me in their fright to escape the scorching ele- 

 ments. But 1 paid no attention to them. After 

 the fire had passed by it had left nothing but a 

 blackened pail. I started to find my com.pan- 

 ions and found Aubbeenaubbee with his head 



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