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were prisoners, they appeared to be
much pleased. aud presented Us with
thcir best diet, consisting Of the ker.
ne's oil halle nuts aud sugar mixed to.
sether, a. a token al iriend.hip; and
al tie same time, gave u some tob,c.
CO and parched meal. making sis.s ,o
us TO burn ~, which we did out of obe.
d'ence TO them. They also this night
suffered US To sleep together, which
,hey before refused. They staid mex,
morning until a late hour. They pre.
pared red and black paints aud painted
one side OF our head and face red, and
the other black.
Alter this was done, eight or ten of
their leading warriors took US by the
hand and marched round their cncamp.
ment several times. They then took
US into the midst Of the whole band Of
warriors, spread down some blankets.
and set Us down upon them. They
then commenced dancing around Us.
singing and yelling in a most horri,i
manner. We here thought they in.
tended TO kill US. Aner thew had
danced until they wer. tired, and ouit
jumping around us, two sluaus came
to US aud took US by the hand and led
US into one of their wigwams, where
we staid undistur5ed until they could
all pack up and start. which they did
IN very short time. We now ali took
Up the line Of march together, and rode
until about midnight, when We STONED
We were again separated, aud had no,
the satisfaction Of sleeping together
Next morning, which was the fourth
day oi our captivity, they cleared of
place fifteen or twenty feet round.
and stuck pole down in the middle
OF Il. We were. a. l stated before.
again placed in the midst, and they
danced around Us, still singing their
war song. They here siaid all day,
and the next morning took up their
line OF march again, and marched on
until late in the evening, when thew
again cleared of another place as be.
lure, and placing Us in il, commenced
dancing around US, making US knceI
down, and bow our faces to the earth.
Here once more. from actions, We
thought we were going 10 be killed;
which We would almost rs soon they
would have done as not, for we were
nearly exhausted With fatigue, on &C.
count OF the long aud forced marches
that We had made. Next morning.
which was the sixth day after our cap.
iv'ty, We were again mognted on our
horses, and marched till in the after.
noon, when they again stopped, and
went through the same wr,tehed and
disagreeable ceremony Of clearing Of
place, and dancing and singing a.
round, while the sq1aws and young
ones were generally engaged when we
stopped, IN gathering roots, which wa,
our principal diet.
- When they killed my father and
mother, aud the rest Of the families.
they took What coffee there vas in the
houses, parched IL, aud made IL in ths
same nanner that the white people do
we frequently got some VI il to drink
while IL lasted.
ION the next day. -four Winnebaac
Indians came to the place where We
were encamprd. Here a long council
was held with the principal war chief.
or head men Of the nation. After the
talk was over, one Of the Sacs same
aud took me by the hand, and led me
up where the WinnebsgoeS were seat.
ed, and where they had been for some
time IN council. The four Winneba
goes then all arose and shook me by
the hand. Then one Of them made
signs Tor me to cit down by him, which
! did. lie then told me by signs thai
] belonged to him, aud gave Ine to IN
deTStaud, IN the same way, that ! must
20 along with him. then asked him
II they were not going to let my sister
go with meT which be understood.
now discovered that had been pur.
chased, but Rachel had not. The Ia.
diana who had purchased me, again re.
newed their talk with the Sacs and
Foxes. Here another council was held
an much warmth appeared 10 be ex.
eited on both sides. l thought several
times they would not succeed 80 get
tug my sister. But at the close oi
The talk they came Co where vas.
leading Rachel by the hand, aud set
her down by me. 1'nis Vas about AZ
hour by sun ~ the evening. A BLm
Der ot the Sac and Fox Indians nov
came and shook Us by the hands, anu
b'd u good bye.
We then started aod rode until
bout an hour ~ the night, as iust .,
cur horses we're able To- run, vhcn ",
came To where their squaws were ca
csmged: We here staid al ight. Mex
morning Ne went up the Wisconsin, "a
yer N canoe, aud rowrd Oh until a
bout an hour by sun 10 the evening 90
They then stopped aud lay by tha
night and all hex, day, and tiil ten Of
eleven o'clock The third day, uher
tWenty.fOur Of the Winnsbag1rs start
I ed With rs t0Wafds tho settlements 4,
, il''no'sj Tor they bad, suppose, taker
a, great way 10 Michigan territory
We on THIS night came 10 another Ia
} dtan encampment. Ne we're hermit