A prairie-schooner princess . hey took her and her horse intow she shrieked and fought, utterly unaware that theywere doing their utmost to assure her that they were good Indians, that they never hurt children andwould take her back to her home and family if shecould make them understand where she lived. After much perplexed discussion among tliemselvesthe Winnebagoes decided to take her back with themto their encampment, where they would find some oftheir tribe who spoke English, and find out who theyoung stranger might be. They tried to be kind and gentle to her, and thesquaws did their best
A prairie-schooner princess . hey took her and her horse intow she shrieked and fought, utterly unaware that theywere doing their utmost to assure her that they were good Indians, that they never hurt children andwould take her back to her home and family if shecould make them understand where she lived. After much perplexed discussion among tliemselvesthe Winnebagoes decided to take her back with themto their encampment, where they would find some oftheir tribe who spoke English, and find out who theyoung stranger might be. They tried to be kind and gentle to her, and thesquaws did their best to comfort her, but the child wasin a perfect panic of terror, and at the approach ofevery new person shrank and shuddered, looking withgreat agonized violet eyes into the faces of the Indians,and shaking and trembling with fear. To her allIndians were alike, and momentarily she expected thehated Red Snake to come and claim her. As days passed, however, and Red Snake did notappear, when day followed day and no dreadful thing. Sunrise found her plodding on, a iuklukn fhh kk on aBIG BAY MARE.— Page 221. HOW JOE CAME HOME 223 happened to her, and she saw the boys and men rideaway leaving her behind with the squaws, old men andchildren, she began to be less afraid. Little by littlethe haunted look of terror left her eyes, and after atime she began to scrape acquaintance with the childrenthat hung fascinated about her. The bright-eyed littlepapooses strapped to their rigid back-boards appealedto her wonderfully, and when she sat down beforethem and played with them, chucking them under theirfat little chins and playing * peek-a-boo with herapron, they squealed with laughter, and she too couldbegin to smile. After a while she began to play withthe little Indian girls and boys, and little by little tolearn their language and teach them hers. Twice the camp was moved, and Nina was movedwith it, helping the squaws with the babies, and feelingtremendous interest in the bustl
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