The beginner's American history . Governor Harrison talking with the i6o THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. soldiers at once. In his hand he held up a string of beans, said he to the Indians, are sacred.^ Comeand touch them, and you are safe; no white mans bulletcan hit you. The Indians hurried up in crowds to touchthe wonderful beans. Now, said the Prophet, let each one take his hatchetin one hand and his gun in the other, and creep throughthe tall grass till he gets to the edge of the soldiers lie there fast asleep ; when you get close tothem, spring up and at t
The beginner's American history . Governor Harrison talking with the i6o THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. soldiers at once. In his hand he held up a string of beans, said he to the Indians, are sacred.^ Comeand touch them, and you are safe; no white mans bulletcan hit you. The Indians hurried up in crowds to touchthe wonderful beans. Now, said the Prophet, let each one take his hatchetin one hand and his gun in the other, and creep throughthe tall grass till he gets to the edge of the soldiers lie there fast asleep ; when you get close tothem, spring up and at them like a wild-cat at a rabbit. The Indians started to do this, but a soldier on guardsaw the tall grass moving as though a great snake wasgliding through it. He fired his gun at the moving grass;\Vith a yell up sprang the whole band of Indians, andrushed forward: in a moment the battle began. Harrison won the victory. He not only killed many of the Indians, but hemarched against theirvillage, set fire to it, andburned it to ashes. After that the Indiansin that part of the
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