NORTH AMERICA. 
about, fet fpurs to his horfe, and came up on full 
gallop. I never before this was afraid at the fight 
of an Indian, but at this time, I mud own that my 
fpirits were very much agitated : I faw at once, 
that being unarmed, I was in his power ; and hav- 
ing now but a few moments to prepare, I refigned 
myfelf entirely to the will of the Almighty, truft- 
ing to his mercies for my prefervation : my mind 
then became tranquil, and I refolved to meet the 
dreaded foe with refolution and chearful confi- 
dence. The intrepid Siminole flopped fuddenly, 
three or four yards before me, and filently viewed 
me, his countenance angry and fierce, fhifting his 
rifle from moulder to moulder, and looking about 
inftantly on all fides. I advanced towards him, and 
with an air of confidence offered him my hand, 
hailing him, brother ; at this he haftily jerked 
back his arm, with a look of malice, rage, anddif- 
dain, feeming every way difcontented ; when again 
looking at me more attentively, he inftantly fpurred 
up to me, and with dignity in his look and action, 
gave me his hand. Poffibly the filent language of 
his foul, during the moment of fufpenfe (for 1 be - 
lieve his defign was to kill me when he firft came 
up) was after this manner : * c White man, thou 
" art my enemy, and thou and thy brethren may 
" have killed mine ; yet it may not be fo, and even 
" were that the cafe., thou art now alone, and in- 
" my power. Live ; the great Spirit forbids me 
" to touch thy life ; go to thy brethren, tell them 
^ thou faweft an Indian in the forefis, who knew 
" how to be humane and compamonate." In fine, 
we fhook hands, and parted in a friendly manner, 
in the midft of a dreary wildernefs ; and he inform- 
ed me of the courfe and diftance to the trading- 
houfe, where I found he had been extremely ill- 
treated the day before, 
I now 
