. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . THF KEV. PUBLIC L: ASTOR, LE;T1LDEN FOU R THE CHARM. 159 he said: the swiftest of foot in the race ; thestrongest in wrestling; the most successfulin hunting—and yet the maiden, Zary, re-ftised to become his wife. In this he begged me to give him some charmwhich he might conquer the heart of the girl,and persuade her to yield to his suit. I my wares, ? pair of ear-rings about 160 WIT BOUGHT. three inches long, set with glass of variouscolours—green, red, and yellow. These 1gave to the chief, and told him to prese
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . THF KEV. PUBLIC L: ASTOR, LE;T1LDEN FOU R THE CHARM. 159 he said: the swiftest of foot in the race ; thestrongest in wrestling; the most successfulin hunting—and yet the maiden, Zary, re-ftised to become his wife. In this he begged me to give him some charmwhich he might conquer the heart of the girl,and persuade her to yield to his suit. I my wares, ? pair of ear-rings about 160 WIT BOUGHT. three inches long, set with glass of variouscolours—green, red, and yellow. These 1gave to the chief, and told him to presentthem to Zary. He thanked me after hisIndian fashion, and went away. I did notknoxv the result at the time, but I learned itat a subsequent period. At last, the war with England broke out,and the Indians being incited to hostilitiesagainst us, there was no farther opportunityto venture among them. I therefore leftSt. Louis, and after a variety of incidents,reached New York. Here I spent a fewdays, and then set off for Salem, where Iarrived without accident. At first, the place seemed a good dealaltered. Every house was, in fact, preciselyas I had left it three years before—but still, all •/ seemed on a smaller scale than I had roads and lanes appeared narrower thant
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