The adventures of Captain Bonneville . riors beset us, and carried offthe horses of the party. We followed, and myhusband held a parley with them. The gunswere laid down, and the pipe was lighted; butsome of the white men attempted to seize thehorses by force, and then a battle began. Thesnow was deep; the white men sank into it atevery step; but the red men, with their snow-shoes, passed over the surface like birds, anddrove off many of the horses in sight of theirowners. With those that remained we resumedour journey. At length words took place be- 486 BONNEVILLES ADVENTURES. tweeu the leade
The adventures of Captain Bonneville . riors beset us, and carried offthe horses of the party. We followed, and myhusband held a parley with them. The gunswere laid down, and the pipe was lighted; butsome of the white men attempted to seize thehorses by force, and then a battle began. Thesnow was deep; the white men sank into it atevery step; but the red men, with their snow-shoes, passed over the surface like birds, anddrove off many of the horses in sight of theirowners. With those that remained we resumedour journey. At length words took place be- 486 BONNEVILLES ADVENTURES. tweeu the leader of the party and my took away our horses, wliich had escaped inthe battle, and turned us from his camp. Myhusband had one good friend among the is he (pointing to the man who had askedassistance for them). He is a good man. Hisheart is big. When he came in from hunting,and found that we had been driven away, hegave up all his wages, and followed us, that hemight speak good words for us to the white
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