. Colonial children . en and here we almost starved. All theIndians went hunting but got nothing. Then they wished the English to pray and see whatthe Englishmans God could do. So we prayed. TheIndians came believingly, night and morning, to ourprayers. Next day they got bears. Then they wouldhave us give thanks to God at meals. But after awhile they grew tired of this, and the chief stopped it. Then a storm overtook us. And I was for severaldays without food. When I came to travel in the iceI soon tired. Two Indians ran away; and one onlywas left. He would carry me a while and then Iwould wal
. Colonial children . en and here we almost starved. All theIndians went hunting but got nothing. Then they wished the English to pray and see whatthe Englishmans God could do. So we prayed. TheIndians came believingly, night and morning, to ourprayers. Next day they got bears. Then they wouldhave us give thanks to God at meals. But after awhile they grew tired of this, and the chief stopped it. Then a storm overtook us. And I was for severaldays without food. When I came to travel in the iceI soon tired. Two Indians ran away; and one onlywas left. He would carry me a while and then Iwould walk a while. He carried me to a Frenchmanshouse, and set me clown. There they gave me foodand drink and sent for the doctor, who said he couldcure me. My Indian master was in want of money, andpawned me to the white man for fourteen beaverskins. But he could not get the beavers, and so Iwas sold. But by being thus sold, I was in Godsgood time set at liberty and returned to my friends inNew England. 116 hidi tans [No. 41. 41. The Pipe of Peace By Monsieur Jontel (1679) While wehalted on thebank of a riverto eat, we heardthe tinkling ofsome smallbells. Thismade us lookabout and wespied an Indianwith a nakedsword-blade inhis hand. Itwas adornedwith feathersof several colors, and two large hawks bells, whichmade the noise we had heard. He made sis;ns for us to come to him, and gave usto understand that he was sent by the leaders of theIndians to meet us, and bring us to their village. Hecaressed us in a strange way. I noticed that he tookpleasure in ringing the hawks bells. Having travelled a while with him, we saw a dozenother Indians coming towards us. They made muchof us and conducted us to the village, to the chiefscottage. There we found dried bear-skins laid on theground. They made us sit on these. We were thentreated with eatables, and a throng of women came tosee us. The next day the elders came to visit us. Theybrought us two buffalo hides, the skins of four others, PIPE OF
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