348 THE MASSACRE. [1763, June. 



" A reprieve, upon any terms, placed me among 

 the living, and gave me back the sustaining voice 

 of hope ; but Wenniway ordered me downstairs, 

 and there informing me that I was to be taken to 

 his cabin, where, and indeed everywhere else, the 

 Indians were all mad with liquor, death again was 

 threatened, and not as possible only, but as certain. 

 I mentioned my fears on this subject to M. Langlade, 

 begging him to represent the danger to my master. 

 M. Langlade, in this instance, did not withhold his 

 compassion ; and Wenniway immediately consented 

 that I should remain where I was, until he found 

 another opportunity to take me away." 



Scarcely, however, had he been gone an hour, 

 when an Indian came to the house, and directed 

 Henry to follow him to the Ojibwa camp. Henry 

 knew this man, who was largely in his debt, and 

 some time before, on the trader's asking him for 

 payment, the Indian had declared, in a significant 

 tone, that he would pay him soon. There seemed 

 at present good ground to suspect his intention ; 

 but, having no choice, Henry was obliged to follow 

 him. The Indian led the way out of the gate ; 

 but, instead of going towards the camp, he moved 

 with a quick step in the direction of the bushes 

 and sand-hills behind the fort. At this, Henry's 

 suspicions were confirmed. He refused to proceed 

 farther, and plainly told his conductor that he 

 believed he meant to kill him. The Indian coolly 

 replied that he was quite right in thinking so, and 

 at the same time, seizing the prisoner by the arm, 

 raised his knife to strike him in the breast. Henry 



