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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 
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 
my felt entirely to the will of the Almighty, mill- 
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 fhoulder to (boulder, and looking about 
inflantly on all fides. I advanced towards him, and 
with an air of confidence offered him my hand, 
hailing him, brother at this he h airily jerked 
hack his arm, with a look of malice, rage, and dif- 
dain, feeming every way difcontented ; when again 
looking at me more attentively, he inflantly fpurred 
up to me, and with dignity in his look and adlion, 
gave me his hand. Poffibly the file pa language of 
his foul, during the moment of fufpenfe (for 1 be- 
lieve his defign was to kill me when he firfi: came 
up) was after this manner : fC White man, thou 
cc art my enemy, and thou and thy brethren may 
cc have killed mine ; yet it may not be fo, and even 
tc 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 
<c thou fawefl an Indian in the forefls, who knew 
“ how to be humane and compaflionate.” In fine, 
we fhook hands, and parted in a friendly manner, 
in the midll of a dreary wiidernefs 5 and he inform- 
ed me of the courfe and diflance to the trading- 
houfe, where I found he had been extremely ill- 
treated the day before. 
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