18 MUSKEGGOUCK INDIANS. 



much violence as to threaten our immediate 

 destruction. The idea of never more seeing 

 my family upon earth, rushed upon my mind ; 

 but the pang of thought was alleviated by the 

 recollection that life at best was short, and that 

 they would soon meet me in c brighter worlds/ 

 whither I expected to be hurried, through the 

 supposed hasty death of drowning. Providen- 

 tially however we escaped being wrecked ; and 

 I could not but bless the God of my salvation, 

 for the anchor of hope afforded me amidst all 

 dangers and difficulties and possible privations 

 of life. 



As I sat at the door of my tent near a fire 

 one evening, an Indian joined me, and gave 

 me to understand that he knew a little English. 

 He told me that he was taken prisoner when 

 very young, and subsequently fell into the 

 hands of an American gentleman, who took 

 him to England, where he was very much 

 frightened lest the houses should fall upon him. 

 He further added that he knew a little of Jesus 

 Christ, and hoped that I would teach him to 

 read, when he came to the Red River, which 

 he intended to do after he had been on a visit 

 to his relations. He has a most interesting 

 intelligent countenance, and expressed much 

 delight at my coming over to his country to 



