Genealogy and recollections . his knifelying between his legs. I was sitting facing him with myfeet nearly touching his. He began to inquire of me ofwhat nation I belonged to. I was determined to pretendthat I was ignorant and could not understand him. I didnot wish them to know that I could speak some Indianlanguage, and understand them better than I could first asked me in Indian if I was a Mattocush, (thatis a Frenchman in English). I told him no. He askedme if I was a Sagenash, (an Englishman). I told himno. He again asked if I was a Shemolsea, (that is a longknife or a Virginian)
Genealogy and recollections . his knifelying between his legs. I was sitting facing him with myfeet nearly touching his. He began to inquire of me ofwhat nation I belonged to. I was determined to pretendthat I was ignorant and could not understand him. I didnot wish them to know that I could speak some Indianlanguage, and understand them better than I could first asked me in Indian if I was a Mattocush, (thatis a Frenchman in English). I told him no. He askedme if I was a Sagenash, (an Englishman). I told himno. He again asked if I was a Shemolsea, (that is a longknife or a Virginian). I told him no. He then asked meif I was a Bostonely, (that is American). I told him one minute afterwards, he asked me the same ques-tions over again. I then answered him yes; he then spokeEnglish and caught up his knife in his hand, and said youare one dam son of a bitch. I really thought he intendedstabbing me with his knife. I knew it would not do toshow cowardice, I being pretty well acquainted with their [138]. In our Game Park at Rancho 1. Elk; 2. Deer; 3. Llama (the horsemen are A. A. Moore and Arthur Moore) ; 4-5. Deer APPENDIX manner and ways. I then jumped upon my feet and spokein Indian and said manetway, kien, depaway, in Englishit is no, I am very good, and clapped my hand on mybreast when I spoke and looked very bold; the other In-dians all set up such ha! ha! and laugh that it made theother Indian look very foolish. He sat still and lookedvery sulky. After they had rested a while, they began toprepare to lay down. They spread down a deer-skin andblanket for me to lay on. They had tied a rope around myarms above my elbows, and tied that rope across my back,and a rope around my neck; they then tied the end ofanother rope behind to the neck rope, then down my backto the pinion rope; they then drew my hands forwardacross my stomach and crossed my wrists; then tied mywrists very tight; then tied my legs together, just belowmy knees; then tied my feet togeth
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