. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. ans heard the guns, they knewwhere the other hunters were. They went downto the river, and waited for them. When one of themen came down, they caught him. Then John Starks brother and the other mancame down the river in a boat. The Indians toldStark to call them. They wanted them to comeover where the Indians were. Then they couldtake them. John knew that the Indians were cruel. Heknew that if he did not do what they told him to,they might kill him. But he wished to save hisbrother. He called to his brother to row for theother shore. When they
. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. ans heard the guns, they knewwhere the other hunters were. They went downto the river, and waited for them. When one of themen came down, they caught him. Then John Starks brother and the other mancame down the river in a boat. The Indians toldStark to call them. They wanted them to comeover where the Indians were. Then they couldtake them. John knew that the Indians were cruel. Heknew that if he did not do what they told him to,they might kill him. But he wished to save hisbrother. He called to his brother to row for theother shore. When they turned toward the other shore, theIndians fired at them. But Stark knocked up twoof their guns. They did not hit the white some of the other Indians fired. Starkknocked up their guns also. But the man thatwas with his brother was killed. John now called to his brother, Run! for allthe Indians guns are empty. His brother got away. The Indians were veryangry with John. They did not kill him. Butthey gave him, a good beating. D5 3- Cl) o C. 4^ 42 These Indians were from Can-a-da. They tooktheir pris-on-ers to their own village. When theywere coming home, they shouted to let the peopleknow that they had prisoners. The young Indian war-ri-ors stood in two rowsin the village. Each prisoner had to run betweenthese two rows of Indians. As he passed, everyone of the Indians hit him as hard as he couldwith a stick, or a club, or a stone. The young man who was with Stark was badlyhurt in running between these lines. But JohnStark knew the Indians. He knew that they likeda brave man. When it came his turn to run, he snatched aclub from one of the Indians. With this club hefought his way down the lines. He hit hard, nowon this side, and now on that. The young Indiansgot out of his way. The old Indians who werelooking on sat and laughed at the others. Theysaid that Stark w^as a brave man. One day the Indians gave him a hoe and toldhim to hoe corn. He knew that the Indian war-ri-ors
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