. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. ilf u mi' tr 44 A SURPRISE. benign but at the same oixne determined aspect, and marched up with measured tread towards the ambuscade, the dogs in advance, like two heralds, vociferously proclaiming my approach. The ritle of the stranger remained directed to- wards me, the figure never altering its position, and the black eyes looking straight into mine. Thon ,^h they were mild yet they said, ' If you harbour guile, beware!' Not being an apt linguist I hesitated how to open conversation, for the long snake-
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. ilf u mi' tr 44 A SURPRISE. benign but at the same oixne determined aspect, and marched up with measured tread towards the ambuscade, the dogs in advance, like two heralds, vociferously proclaiming my approach. The ritle of the stranger remained directed to- wards me, the figure never altering its position, and the black eyes looking straight into mine. Thon ,^h they were mild yet they said, ' If you harbour guile, beware!' Not being an apt linguist I hesitated how to open conversation, for the long snake-like optics bespoke plainly that the person before me was an Indian. Having been lately in China, my first salu- tation was 'Chin-chin!' ' Concmcnt vousportez-vous?' my second : mother-English for the time being quite forgotten. It is usual to forget our native dialect when we address foreigners. At length the figure stepped from its concealment, exclaiming at the same moment, in shrill, high-pitched accents,— ' How you do V The speaker I looked at—could I be mistaken ? no, certainly not!—was a woman. * A what ?' I hear the reader exclaim. A woman—a squaw—I repeat, and, as squaws run, not a bad-looking one, although sufficiently aged to be beyond mark of mouth, for where teeth should have been visible there were none. Her manner was timid, but not distrustful. Broken English, interspersed with an occasional word of French, she spoke fluently. We directed our steps to the camp, when, having reached the fire, we halted. As. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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