. Among the red-skins; or, Over the Rocky mountains . CHAPTER XII. ON THE ALERT. At the Station—After Buffalo—Return of Red Squirrel from a Scoiftwith News of the Blackfeet—A Party Return—A Party sent out tobring back the Hunters to the Fort—A Strange Fire—Red Squirrelgoes off again on the M Y brothers and sisters, HughRose, and I were very former fancied that, now wep had come, all their troubles wouldr be over. They had, however, passeda sad and anxious time; the mis-sionary who had accompanied myfather, with his wife and two chil-dren, had died, as had several of theChrist
. Among the red-skins; or, Over the Rocky mountains . CHAPTER XII. ON THE ALERT. At the Station—After Buffalo—Return of Red Squirrel from a Scoiftwith News of the Blackfeet—A Party Return—A Party sent out tobring back the Hunters to the Fort—A Strange Fire—Red Squirrelgoes off again on the M Y brothers and sisters, HughRose, and I were very former fancied that, now wep had come, all their troubles wouldr be over. They had, however, passeda sad and anxious time; the mis-sionary who had accompanied myfather, with his wife and two chil-dren, had died, as had several of theChristian Indians, while some hun-dreds of the wild Indians had beenswept off by the fearful latter had gone away southduring the winter, and it was sup-posed that they would not return tillthe spring. Hugh and I occasionally went out with Uncle Donald,or Pierre and Corney, in search of buffalo or deer. Wewere generally fortunate enough to kill either the oneor the other. Uncle Donald had lost no time in sending ON THE ALERT. 101 out trusty scouts to try and ascertain the whereaboutsof the Blackfeet. Eed Squirrel, from being one of the most activeand intelligent of our Indians, was thus constantlyemployed. The duty was a hazardous one, for, as hewell knew, should the enemy catch h
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