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 . 19 Capture of Ojeda, SINGULAR FREAK OF A CREEK INDIAN. 147. ^iv^^lnx ^xthk d a ©wefe Mian. It is not often that an Indian can be induced toleave his tribe or his country; much less will he jointhe society of white men, and adopt its modes andobservances. This ardent patriotism and jealousyof national dignity appear to be common to all sa-vage tribes; and, though it may appear singular, yetwe
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 . 19 Capture of Ojeda, SINGULAR FREAK OF A CREEK INDIAN. 147. ^iv^^lnx ^xthk d a ©wefe Mian. It is not often that an Indian can be induced toleave his tribe or his country; much less will he jointhe society of white men, and adopt its modes andobservances. This ardent patriotism and jealousyof national dignity appear to be common to all sa-vage tribes; and, though it may appear singular, yetwell-attested facts sustain the assertion, that it isharder to wean a Laplander, a Tartar, or an Indianfrom the snowy sides of Hecla, or the boundless prai-ries of Oregon, than to induce a European to turnhunter. Of all the instances on record, in which In-dians have been partially civilized, leaving out ofview the influence of religion, few were without a long-ing to return to the old mode of life; but, on the 148 THRILLING ADVENTURES. other hand, the white captive, who has long residedwith Indians, often rejects every overture of friendsand relatives to win him back. The following is aninstance where an Indian seems to have become dis-gusted with his condi
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