Novelties of the New world; or, The adventures and discoveries of the first explorers of North America . thought, was to excite the Indians to murder him,and then to pursue their enemies and revenge thedeath of one of his sons whom they had and his sons were not the only oneswho manifested such deep feeling. Many nights insuccession the elders of the Indians came and weptover them. They would then rub the arms andbodies of their captives, and afterwards lay theirhands upon their heads, as if praying for them, orelse bewailing their doom. The French knew nothow to interpret t
Novelties of the New world; or, The adventures and discoveries of the first explorers of North America . thought, was to excite the Indians to murder him,and then to pursue their enemies and revenge thedeath of one of his sons whom they had and his sons were not the only oneswho manifested such deep feeling. Many nights insuccession the elders of the Indians came and weptover them. They would then rub the arms andbodies of their captives, and afterwards lay theirhands upon their heads, as if praying for them, orelse bewailing their doom. The French knew nothow to interpret this conduct. It was to them amystery. Their apprehensions were excited, sothat they obtained but little rest by day or day a chief came to Hennepin and his two26 3flO NOVEL MODE OF KINDLING FIRE. men, and, after cutting down some grass, he placedit in three piles, and invited them to sit down uponthem as cushions. He then thrust a stick of hardwood into a piece of cedar full of small holes, and,by rubbing it rapidly between the palms of hishands, soon kindled a fire from the friction. They. <*d™&w*gmm Indian Mode of kindling a Fire. looked on in ignorance of his object, confident,however, that in a short time it would develop were not mistaken. Having succeeded inproducing fire, he took his calumet, or pipe of peace,filled it with tobacco, and, after weeping over themsome time, gave the pipe to Hennepin and madehim smoke, and then informed him that in sixteen PAINFUL TRAVELLING. 3G3 days they would be at home. At the end of nine-teen days they had arrived within a short distanceof the Falls on the Mississippi, to which Hennepingave the name of St. Anthony, in honor of the saintof that name. They here paused. After some con-sultation, the Indians separated the three French-men. This was a new trial. Whilst together, theyenjoyed the privilege of conversation and of mutualsympathy and encouragement; but when separated,as they were ignorant of the languag
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