Stories of Indian chieftains . id, Logan is the friend of whiteman. I had even thought to live with you—butfor the injuries of one man, Colonel spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, he ?murdered all the relations of Logan,, not evensparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in theveins of any living creature. This called on mefor revenge. I have sought it. I have killedmany. I have fully glutted my vengeance. Formy people, I rejoice at the promise of do not harbor a thought that this is the joyof fear. Logan never felt fear. He will notturn on his h
Stories of Indian chieftains . id, Logan is the friend of whiteman. I had even thought to live with you—butfor the injuries of one man, Colonel spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, he ?murdered all the relations of Logan,, not evensparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in theveins of any living creature. This called on mefor revenge. I have sought it. I have killedmany. I have fully glutted my vengeance. Formy people, I rejoice at the promise of do not harbor a thought that this is the joyof fear. Logan never felt fear. He will notturn on his heel to save his life. Who is thereto mourn for Logan? Not one! I02 Stones of Indian Chieftains. One left of all my tribe; •Nor man, nor child, nor thing- of liviug birth;—No! not the dog that watched my household that night of blood upon our plains;All perished. I alone am left on earth!To whom nor relative nor blood remains;No! not a kindred drop that runs in human veins. /I Shooting Star, Tecumseh. 103. A SHOOTING STAR, TECUMSEH. ffi? i N THE year 1771, in an Indian village nearthe Miami river in Ohio, there lived an In-dian boy named Tecumseh, which means ashooting star. He spent his time swimmingin the river during the warm days, playing withthe other boys, or shooting with his bow andarrow. In the winter he set traps to catch smallanimals in the forest, and sometimes he wenthunting with his older brother. This brotherwished to make a great warrior of him. I04 _ Stories of Indian Chieftains. The boy soon became a leader among hisplaymates, and as he grew older he showed greatcourage and skill both in hunting and in war. As he sat with the warriors and braves aboutthe camp fire, he heard many stories of the whitepeople, and of their greed for the Indians heard them tell of the broken-hearted Indianswho had been driven away from their homes,and of the unjilst treatment of the whites. Every year Tecumseh became stronger, anda better hunter. He had
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