A Narrative of the Incidents Attending the Capture, Detention, and Ransom of Charles Johnston, of Botetourt County Virginia: Who was Made Prisoner by the Indians, on the River Ohio, in the Year 1790 : Together with an Interesting Account of the Fate of His Companions, Five in Number, One of Whom Suffered at the Stake : to which are Added, Sketches of Indian Character and Manners, with Illustrative Anecdotes

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Страница ii - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ;
Страница 239 - All sheep and oxen : yea, and the beasts of the field ; The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea : and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas.
Страница 230 - Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor : suit the action to the word, and the word to the action...
Страница 92 - May be the lot, the life of him, Who roams along thy water's brim ! Through what alternate shades of woe, And flowers of joy my path may go ! How' many an humble, still retreat May rise to court my weary feet, While still pursuing, still unblest, I wander on, nor dare to rest...
Страница 156 - ... ceremonies, the music ceased, and they retired to their seats, uttering a loud noise, which, by patting the mouth rapidly with the hand, was broken into a succession of similar sounds, somewhat like the hurried barking of a dog. Several sets of dancers succeeded, each terminating as the first. In the intervals of the dances, a warrior would step forward and strike a flag-staff they had erected with a stick, whip, or other weapon, and recount his martial deeds. This ceremony is called...
Страница 233 - ... conquered people, but such as they should accede to. Whatever they may be, it would now be madness and folly to oppose them.
Страница 124 - Well! how does Indian do? — Indian when he see industrious Squaw, which he like, he go to him, place his two forefingers close aside each other, make two look like one — look Squaw in the face — see him smile — which is all one he say, Yes!
Страница 130 - ... to this they seem much attached, as the loss of it is the usual sacrifice at the death of near relations. In full dress, the men of consideration wear a hawk's feather, or calumet feather worked with porcupine quills, and fastened to the top of the head, from which it falls back. The face and body are generally painted with a mixture of grease and coal. Over the shoulders is a loose robe or mantle of...
Страница 224 - On entering we found in some of them four bodies, carefully wrapped in skins tied with cords of grass and bark, lying on a mat in a direction east and west. The other vaults contained only bones, which were in some of them piled to the height of four feet. On. the tops of the vaults and on poles attached to them, hung brass kettles and frying-pans with holes in their bottoms, baskets, bowls, sea-shells, skins, pieces of cloth, hair, bags of trinkets and small bones, the offerings of friendship or...
Страница 124 - For," (said he in his broken English,) " White man court, — court, — may be one whole year ! — may be two years before he marry ! — well ! — may be then got very good wife — but may be not ! — may be very cross ! — Well now, suppose cross ! scold so soon as get awake in the morning ! scold all day • scold until sleep ! — all one ; he must keep him* ! White people have law forbidding...

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