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made out of a blanket. He made signs that he would 

 sell it to me, and was delighted to receive a dollar for 

 it, with the rags of my green coat into the bargain. 

 For a second dollar I obtained his embroidered belt, 

 and was now quite set up again. Resolving to be 

 quite an Indian for the time, I left my game-bag in the 

 camp. 



We set off, sixteen in number, all on foot, some 

 of the Indians with firearms, others with bows and 

 arrows, Avith which they can hit their mark at a great 

 distance. I attached myself to one of the young men 

 with a bow and arrows, and, as we could not under- 

 stand each other's language, we proceeded in silence. 

 Each of us had provisions, which we ate as we went 

 along. It may have been about noon when we saw a 

 herd of deer. My companion went round to gain the 

 wind of them, and shot a couple with his unerrino- 

 arrows. Away flew the others in headlong fright, 

 coming directly towards mo, in such blind haste, that 

 the leader of the herd, a fat buck of eleven, was little 

 more than ten paces off, when he discovered me. My 

 ball pierced his heart, and he fell without a cry. The 

 rest fled in all directions. 



We were obliged to return to the camp for horses 

 to carry our booty. My companion started off in a 

 straight line for the camp, which I should never have 

 been able to find again. It was only a few miles dis- 

 tant, although I thought it must be at least half a 

 day's journey behind us. On arriving at the camp, we 

 each mounted on horseback, and rode off at a quick 

 trot to the place where our game lay, which ^ve found 

 without difficulty, the Indian having marked several 

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