. The white Indian boy : the story of Uncle Nick among the Shoshones. u come and live with usalways. All right, I said, I will go home if you want me to,but I will not stay there. How mother did take on! It seemed as if it wouldbreak her poor old heart, and Hanabi took it very hard,too. I told them not to feel bad, for I would soon comeback. In a few days, I was to leave, so we began to get ready 118 The White Indian Boy for the journey. Hanabi and some other squaws set towork to make my clothes, and they soon had enough todress me in first-class Indian style. The Indians gave meso many buffal
. The white Indian boy : the story of Uncle Nick among the Shoshones. u come and live with usalways. All right, I said, I will go home if you want me to,but I will not stay there. How mother did take on! It seemed as if it wouldbreak her poor old heart, and Hanabi took it very hard,too. I told them not to feel bad, for I would soon comeback. In a few days, I was to leave, so we began to get ready 118 The White Indian Boy for the journey. Hanabi and some other squaws set towork to make my clothes, and they soon had enough todress me in first-class Indian style. The Indians gave meso many buffalo robes and buckskins that one horse couldnot carry them; so Washakie said that I might have oneof the horses they had captured from the Crows. ^ When the two Indians that were to go with me saidthey were ready, we packed up. I had in my pack sevenbuffalo robes, fifteen large buckskins, and ten pairs of veryfine moccasins. It was a bulky load, but not very as I was leaving, the little boys gave me so manyarrows that I could not get them all in my She knew me the moment she saw me. CHAPTER SIXTEEN HOMEWAPID BOUND When we started to leave the village, how my motherdid cry! I tried to comfort her by telling her not to feelbad, for I should soon be back. Little did I think it wouldbe the last time I should see her, for I fully intended toreturn that fall. We took plenty of dried meat with us to last us throughthe trip, and away we went. On the fourth day, at noon,we came to a place on the Bear Fliver about twenty milesnorth of Brigham City, Utah. We stayed there the restof the day to give our horses a little rest. The two Indianssaid that they would go no farther, for I could find theway from there very well. The next morning they helped me pack my horses andput me on the right trail, teUing me not to ride too fast,for I could get to the white settlement long before night. As I left them I said, You may look for me back ina few days. Dont try to come back this f
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