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close of which the young man said Pean would go 

 with me for two. dollars a day. I asked Pean if he 

 could talk English, and he said "yes," but this 

 proved, in after experience, to be about the only 

 English word he could speak. He rushed into the 

 hut, and in about three or four minutes returned 

 with his gun, powder-horn, bullet-pouch, pipe, 

 and a small roll of blankets, and was ready for 

 a journey into the mountains of, he knew not how 

 many days. His canoe was on the river bank near 

 us, and as we were stepping into it I asked him a 

 few questions which he tried to answer in English, 

 but made a poor stagger at it, and slid oif into Chi- 

 nook. 



Just then another old Indian came up with a 

 canoe-load of wood. I asked him if he could speak 

 English "wah- wah King George"; and he said 

 "Yes." 



I then told him I had hired this other man 

 to go hunting with me and asked him if he knew 

 him. 



4 ' Oh, yes, ' ' he said ; ' ' me chief here. All dese 

 house my house. All dese people my people. No 

 other chief here." I said I was delighted to know 

 him, shook hands with him, gave him a cigar, and 

 inquired his name. 



" Captain George," he said; "me chief here." 



" Is he a good hunter?" pointing to Pean. 



' 'Yes, Pean good hunter; good man. He kill plenty 

 sheep, deer, bear. ' ' With this additional certificate of 

 efficiency and good character I felt more confidence 

 in Pean, and stepping into the canoe was once more 

 en route to the mountains. 



