. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. ii 'H II i II 1^^ ii 76 INDIAN TRADERS. mend them, such as great strength and wonderful patience ; but, on the other hand, they are veiy slow. As the lives of the Indian traders are constantly exposed to danger from the attacks of hostile or avaricious tribes, they are always well armed, and a mitigated system of military discipline is in constant use among them. At night the waggons are drawn together so as to form a stockade and enclosure for their cattle, and sentries are posted around them. Hunters and
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. ii 'H II i II 1^^ ii 76 INDIAN TRADERS. mend them, such as great strength and wonderful patience ; but, on the other hand, they are veiy slow. As the lives of the Indian traders are constantly exposed to danger from the attacks of hostile or avaricious tribes, they are always well armed, and a mitigated system of military discipline is in constant use among them. At night the waggons are drawn together so as to form a stockade and enclosure for their cattle, and sentries are posted around them. Hunters and teamsters are all detailed to their re- spective duties, generally those they engage for, and the authority of the chief man is absolute. As really brave men are seldom quarrelsome, and these people are the essence of pluck, squabbles and disputes are not frequent among them. Moreover, there is in their dealings a kind of bonhomie, which goes so far as to make each welcome to the tobacco and per- sonals of the other. When, however, they do quarrel, they certainly *go the whole hog,* for a duel to the death is often the result. As at home, a dusky fair one is generally the cause of these contretemps. O woman, woman! all over the earth you have much to answer for. Ages past it was so, and it is the same now: Delilahs and Samsons are as common as spiders and flies. I had reason to consider myself in great luck, for it is a very unusual occurrence to find traders so far to the west thus early in the season. Formerly. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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