The beginner's American history . e so much thatthey would not kill him, but decided to adopt him ; that is,take him into the tribe as one of their own people, or makean Indian of him. They pulled out all his hair except one long lock,called the scalp-lock, which they left to grow in Indianfashion. The squaws ^ and girls braided bright feathers inthis lock, so that Boone looked quite gay. Then theIndians took him down to a river. There they strippedhim, and scrubbed him with all their might, to get hiswhite blood out, as they said. Next, they painted his facein stripes with red and yellow clay
The beginner's American history . e so much thatthey would not kill him, but decided to adopt him ; that is,take him into the tribe as one of their own people, or makean Indian of him. They pulled out all his hair except one long lock,called the scalp-lock, which they left to grow in Indianfashion. The squaws ^ and girls braided bright feathers inthis lock, so that Boone looked quite gay. Then theIndians took him down to a river. There they strippedhim, and scrubbed him with all their might, to get hiswhite blood out, as they said. Next, they painted his facein stripes with red and yellow clay, so that he looked, asthey thought, handsomer than he ever had before in hislife. When all had been done, and they were satisfiedwith the appearance of their new Indian, they sat down toa great feast, and made merry. 153. Boone escapes, but the Indians find him again; what ahandful of tobacco dust did. — After a time Boone managedto escape, but the Indians were so fond of him that they 1 Squaws : Indian women. DANIEL BOONE. 21. could not rest till they found him again. One day he wasat work in a kind of shed drying some tobacco leaves. Heheard a slight noise, and turning round saw four Indianswith their guns pointed at him. Now, Boone, said they, we got you. You no get awaythis time. * How are you.^ saidBoone, pleasantly; *glad to seeyou; just wait a minute till I getyou some of my tobacco. Hegathered two large handfuls of theleaves : they were as dry as powderand crumbled to dust in his forward, as if to give thewelcome present to the Indians, hesuddenly sprang on them and filledtheir eyes, mouths, and noses withthe stinging tobacco dust. The sav-ages were half choked and nearlyblinded. While they were dancingabout, coughing, sneezing, and rubbing their eyes, Booneslipped out of the shed and got to a place of safety. TheIndians were mad as they could be, yet they could hardlyhelp laughing at Boones trick; for cunning as the redmen were, he was more cunning stil
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