Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . rty, and had resolvednot to return to the village, they received him. Nextmorning some little light was thrown upon the myste-rious affair. He had quarrelled with his wife ; and shenow entered the traders camp, wailing and howling,denouncing her own wicked conduct and imploring theforgiveness of her injured lord. His heart did notrelent; a brief deluge of tears could not drown theworld of in
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . rty, and had resolvednot to return to the village, they received him. Nextmorning some little light was thrown upon the myste-rious affair. He had quarrelled with his wife ; and shenow entered the traders camp, wailing and howling,denouncing her own wicked conduct and imploring theforgiveness of her injured lord. His heart did notrelent; a brief deluge of tears could not drown theworld of insults, quarrels, and bickerings which hadfor years degraded his character, and broken with toorude a spell his early dreams of romance. His dis-consolate partner returned to her home, and the In-dian set out with the traders. He proved a faithfuland valuable companion, and soon became a favouritewith the Americans. On reaching Santa Fe, hejoined a company of volunteers under Mr. JamesKirker, and assisted more than once in skirmisheswith the Shawnee and Delaware Indians. He wasever a firm friend to the white men, and in his habitsand feelings virtually civihzed. WHITE CAPTIVES AMONG THE INDIANS. 149. The practice among the Indians of naturalizingcaptives, whether men or women, exists to an extentgreater than is generally supposed, and in these in-stances the female captive is invariably obliged to be-come the wife of a brave. The feelings of a virtu-ous wife, or of a mother, when subjected to this law,may be imagined; but, when she has once becomeincorporated into the tribe, we cannot wonder at herunwillingness to return to civilized life. In 1805, the account of an instance of this kindwas transmitted to the War Department by Twenty years before, the wild Camanchesmade an irruption into the territory of every thing was hushed in sleep, they stoleupon the residence of the governor-general, and suc-ceeded in carrying away his daughter. The wretchedfathe
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