Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs, from Cofachiqui, the Indian Princess, and Powhatan; Down to and Including Chief Joseph and Geronimo: Also an Answer, from the Latest Research, of the Query, Whence Came the Indian? Together with a Number of Thrillingly Interesting Indian Stories and Anecdotes from History ... |
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... soon found a broad , well - worn path leading along the banks of a large river , probably the Savannah . They followed this path about two leagues when , just as it grew dark , they reached a landing opposite a large Indian town . There ...
... soon found a broad , well - worn path leading along the banks of a large river , probably the Savannah . They followed this path about two leagues when , just as it grew dark , they reached a landing opposite a large Indian town . There ...
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... soon lost to sight in the waiting crowd upon the other shore . After a short interval the Spaniards saw a decided commotion among the Indians . A large and highly decorated canoe appeared and was hastily made ready , mats and cushions ...
... soon lost to sight in the waiting crowd upon the other shore . After a short interval the Spaniards saw a decided commotion among the Indians . A large and highly decorated canoe appeared and was hastily made ready , mats and cushions ...
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... soon raised the drooping spirits of the Span- iards and consoled them for the bitter disappointments about the gold and silver . The fact of her inviting the Spaniards to ransack the tombs of her forefathers for pearls , seems , as ...
... soon raised the drooping spirits of the Span- iards and consoled them for the bitter disappointments about the gold and silver . The fact of her inviting the Spaniards to ransack the tombs of her forefathers for pearls , seems , as ...
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... soon thrown into the shade by the superior energy and greater talent of Ope - chan - ca - nough , who , before many years , ruled the entire federation acquired by Powhatan . Of the younger brother , Kekataugh , scarcely anything is ...
... soon thrown into the shade by the superior energy and greater talent of Ope - chan - ca - nough , who , before many years , ruled the entire federation acquired by Powhatan . Of the younger brother , Kekataugh , scarcely anything is ...
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... soon boiled and divided among forty persons ; this was the first meal taken by the envoys for a day and two nights . The afternoon passed slowly away and again the two white men went supperless to bed , only to spend another sleepless ...
... soon boiled and divided among forty persons ; this was the first meal taken by the envoys for a day and two nights . The afternoon passed slowly away and again the two white men went supperless to bed , only to spend another sleepless ...
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Page 186 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan ? — Not one...
Page 496 - ... freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.
Page 185 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 696 - These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Page 255 - Brother! — Continue to listen. You say that you are sent to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind; and if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter.
Page 51 - Courtiers, at the minute of my execution, she hazarded the beating out of her own brains to save mine; and not only that, but so prevailed with her father, that I was safely conducted to Jamestown...
Page 255 - The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back and more came amongst us. Yet, we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed them and gave them a larger seat. At length, their numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened and our minds became uneasy.
Page 13 - Ye say their cone-like cabins, That clustered o'er the vale, Have fled away like withered leaves Before the autumn gale, But their memory liveth on your hills, Their baptism on your shore, Your everlasting rivers speak Their dialect of yore.
Page 355 - See what a grace was seated on this brow ; Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill ; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.
Page 378 - We did not expect to conquer the whites — they had too many houses, too many men. I took up the hatchet, for my part, to revenge injuries which my people could no longer endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, ' Black Hawk is a woman — he is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac.