Year: 1878




Of my capture. He deprecated
them, and predicted a terrible
war. During the day the Indians
returned from the fort with the
scalps ofmy slain companions, and
were received with the greatest
exultation. A council Of war
was held around the fire IN the
centre of the village, which seem
ed to be, as we'll as could gather
from the lodge in which l was
placed, all for war. The scalps
were elevated in their midst and
the warriors and squaws were
dancing around them with the
greatest exultation, | again trem-
bled for. my safety, but I was
assured again by the medicine
man that be would be my friend
as "long as water runs or fire
burns" He assured me that his
lodge was a sacred place, and
could rot be invaded even by the
chief of all the nation. From
the wound which I had re-
ceived, and the cxcitem ent through
which I had passed, a fever ensued
and for days and days I knew
nothing more.


When | awokc to consciousness,
Canachugh was sitting by my bed
side gazing upon me with a look
of the most intense interest and
affection. He saw at once that
consciousness had returned and he
remarked


MY son, the pale face, has been
near the land ofspirits."


was too weak to reply, but to
show him my gratitude, reached
out my hand which he gently
pressed, and said:


"Canachugh wants his son to
Sleep" -


And ]. closed my eyes as if in
gentle slumber. Canachugh sup
posing me sleeping, quietly stole
away from the lodge and in a
short time returned with bowl
of the most delicious and nourish-
ing liquid that ever had tasted.
He then gave me a running ao-
count of the occurrences which
had taken place since my capture.
He told me, TO my inexpressible
horror, and detestation, that all
the chiefs confined in the fort had
been unhumanly butchered, and
their bodies cast out to be sur.
feited upon by the birds and
beasts Of prey, and drawing him
seltup to his full height remarked:


"The anger of the Great Spirit
will fall heavily upon the MUIR
derers Of my people," I could
make no reply as my thoughts
were in unison with his own.


II have tried" said he, "to be the
white mans friend, but he will
not let me-"


Looking him in the face, [ said,
"Canachugh I am your friend"
And he set down by me and said
no man but l saw the workings Of
a mighty spirit within him.


Of his friendship and protection,
l could not doubt, but was utterly
unable to understand. had done
nothing which was calculated to
produce much devotion, and yet /
had had the most substantial evil
dences Of it's reality. He had al
ready given me the most signal
proofs of his regard, and l saw be
intended to give me others. Strong
and uncultivated minds otter car
ry their friendships as we'll as
their enmities to an astonishing
pitch, and in the case. of Cana
chugh, he had already surpassed
civilization itselfin the practice of
the most sel:denying and noblest
duties of the friend. Rousing
himself from the reverle into
which he had fallen, and looking
intently into my face he said:


"The white man and the red man
have both angered the Great
Spirit, my son, and l will'take
you deep in the woods where you
and I can commune with each
other alone. know spot where
your he.lth and strength, now
greatly broken, will be regaIned,
and a medicine contained in q
babbling spring, which will inspire
new life into your emaclated
frame, which no pale face has
ever seen, but which l will dis
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