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journey of the subsequent day, to meet with a war party of 

 her own people, by whom she was conveyed to her family 

 in safety. 



This daring deed would, almost to a certainty, have ter- 

 minated in an unsuccessful attempt, under the arm of any 

 other warrior, and Petalesharoo was, no doubt, indebted 

 for this successful and noble achievement to the distinguish- 

 ed renown, which his feats of chivalry had already gained 

 for him, and which commanded the high respect of all his 

 rival warriors. 



Notwithstanding the signal success of this enterprise, ano- 

 ther display of the firmness and determination of the young 

 warrior was required to abolish this sacrifice, it is to be 

 hoped, forever. The succeeding spring, a warrior, who had 

 saptured a fine Spanish boy, vowed to sacrifice him to the 

 Great Star, and, accordingly, placed him under the care of 

 the magi for that purpose. 



The Knife-chief, learning the determination of the war- 

 rior, consulted with his son, respecting the best means of 

 preventing a repetition of the horrible ceremony. " I will 

 rescue the boy," said Petalesharoo, " as a warrior should, by 

 force;" but the Knife-chief, unwilling that his son should 

 again expose himself to a danger so imminent, as that which 

 he had once encountered in this cause, hoped to compel the 

 warrior to exchange his victim for a large quantity of mer- 

 chandize, which he would endeavour to obtain with that 

 view. For this purpose he repaired to Mr. Pappan, who 

 happened to be in the village for the purposes of trade, and 

 communicated to him his intentions. Mr. Pappan generous- 

 ly contributed a considerable quantity of merchandize, and 

 much was added by himself, by Petalesharoo, and other 

 Indians, 



All this treasure was laid in a heap together, in the lodge 

 of the Knife-chief, who, thereupon, summoned the warrior 

 before him. The chief armed himself with his war-club, 



