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able, merely replied, “He good boy, may be so, somebody 
give if for him, may be not.” 
Instances might be multiplied of great barbarities prac- 
tised ; one, is that of an Indian in this nation, standing and 
enjoying the pastime of his half-grown boy, which consisted 
in practising with bow and arrows, at a negro boy, as a 
target. Another, ordered a slave to shoot a man against 
whom he had a grievance, and upon refusal, whipped the 
slave to death. These are not isolated cases, but good 
specimens of their estimation of, and general treatment of 
slaves, and would seem to prove conclusively, that the Indian 
needs a master, as much, if not more, than the slave. 
June 10th—Havying succeeded in filling the places of our 
shameless deserters, we left the old man and his ill-enjoyed 
wealth, at an early hour this morning, and commenced the 
ascent of a steep, stony hill, on the opposite side of. which 
slopes a prairie, extending down to Gaines’ creek, 
Just before we left, an incident occurred, showing the 
inherent laziness of the Indian. A stout, able-bodied man, 
equipped for hunting, and riding a beautiful white pony, 
came by, and stopped, in that peculiar quiet manner I have 
before remarked upon. ) P 
One of our party, pleased with the pony, asked the price. 
He raised his hands three times, with all the fingers extended, 
as much as to say, thirty dollars; immediately the money 
was counted down, but he then declined selling his pony, 
saying, it was too far for him to walk home. “How far?” was 
