. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . ly stop to relate one of them. On a certainoccasion, I had penetrated into the Indianterritory, to a considerable distance from anywhite mans settlement. Having learnedsomething of the Indian manners and cus-toms, and a few words of their language, Ialmost felt myself at home amono them, par-ticularly as some of the men spoke was not, therefore, a cause of any anxiety,at the time to which 1 refer, that 1 wasobliged to seek lodging for the night in oneof their villages. It was a beautiful summer night, and Islept alone benea
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . ly stop to relate one of them. On a certainoccasion, I had penetrated into the Indianterritory, to a considerable distance from anywhite mans settlement. Having learnedsomething of the Indian manners and cus-toms, and a few words of their language, Ialmost felt myself at home amono them, par-ticularly as some of the men spoke was not, therefore, a cause of any anxiety,at the time to which 1 refer, that 1 wasobliged to seek lodging for the night in oneof their villages. It was a beautiful summer night, and Islept alone beneath a hut of skins. Aboutmidnight I was awoke by a slight noise, andsaw the dark figure of an Indian about toenter the hut. I started in some aiarm, outhe pa* out his hand in token of peace, andbegged that I would listen to a request whichhe had to make He sat down by my side, and stated thathe loved a dark-eyed girl of the tribe, but thatshe would not return his affection. He wasthe bravest of the young chiefs in battle, as f r •s. C H^5 H•J. r* ^ s X. THF KEV. PUBLIC L: ASTOR, LE;T1LDEN FOU R THE CHARM. 159 he said: the swiftest of foot in the race ; thestrongest in wrestling; the most successfulin hunting—and yet the maiden, Zary, re-ftised to become his wife. In this condition.
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