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about/ fat 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 muft own that my 
fplrits were very much agitated: I faw at once, 
that being unarmed, I was in his power ; and hav- 
h-y no tv but a few moments to prepare, I religned 
tny felf entirely to the will of the Almighty, trail- 
ing to his mercies for my prefer vation : my mind 
then became tranquil, and I refolved to meet the 
dreaded foe with refokrcion 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 Iboulder to flioulder, and looking about; 
inflantly on all Lies. I advanced towards him, and 
with an air of confidence offered frim my hand, 
hailing him, brother ; at this he haftily jerked 
back his arm, with a look of malice, rage, and dif- 
dain, feemirig every way difcontented ; when again 
looking at me more attentively, he inflantly fpurred 
up to me, and with dignity in his look and action, 
gave me his hand. Poilibly the filent language of 
his foul, during the moment of fufpenfe (for I be- 
lieve his defign was to kill me when he firfl came 
up) was after this manner : cc White man, thou 
“ art my enemy, and thou and thy brethren may 
" have killed mine ; yet it may not be fo, and even 
c * were that the cafe, thou art now alone, and in 
cc my pov T er. Live; the Great Spirit forbids me 
cc to touch thy life ; go to thy brethren, tell them 
cc thou faweft an Indian in the forefls, who knew' 
how to be humane and companionate.” In fine, 
we fliook hands, and parted in a friendly manner, 
m the midil of a dreary wildernefs ; and he inform- 
ed me of the courfe and di fiance to the trading- 
houfe, where I found he had been extremely ill- 
treated the day before. 
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