The beginner's American history . Clark looking on at the Dance. to fall full on Clarks face; an Indian sitting on the floorcaught sight of him; he sprang to his feet and gave aterrific war-whoop. The dancers stopped as though theyhad been shot; the women screamed; the men ran to thedoor to get their guns. Clark did not move, but saidquietly, * Go on; only remember you are dancing nowunder Virginia, and not under Great Britain. The nextmoment the Americans rushed in, and Clark and hisLong Knives, as the Indians called his men, had fullpossession of the fort. 164. How Fort Vincennes was taken;

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The beginner's American history . Clark looking on at the Dance. to fall full on Clarks face; an Indian sitting on the floorcaught sight of him; he sprang to his feet and gave aterrific war-whoop. The dancers stopped as though theyhad been shot; the women screamed; the men ran to thedoor to get their guns. Clark did not move, but saidquietly, * Go on; only remember you are dancing nowunder Virginia, and not under Great Britain. The nextmoment the Americans rushed in, and Clark and hisLong Knives, as the Indians called his men, had fullpossession of the fort. 164. How Fort Vincennes was taken; how the British gotit back again ; what Francis Vigo ^ did. — Clark wanted nextto march against Fort Vincennes, but he had not menenough. There was a French Catholic priest ^ at Kas-kaskia, and Clarks kindness to him had made him ourfriend. He said, I will go to Vincennes for you, and I 1 Vigo (Vee-go). 2 The priest was Father Gibault (Zhe-bo). GENERAL GEORGE ROGERS CLARK. 129 will tell the French, who hold the fort for the Bri

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