. Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young . learnedsomething of the Indian manners and cus-toms, and a few words of their language, Ialmost felt myself at home among them, par-ticularly as some of the men spoke was not, therefore, a cause of any anxiety,at the time to which I refer, that I 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
. Wit bought, or, A New York boy's adventures when the empire state was young . learnedsomething of the Indian manners and cus-toms, and a few words of their language, Ialmost felt myself at home among them, par-ticularly as some of the men spoke was not, therefore, a cause of any anxiety,at the time to which I refer, that I 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 alarm, buthe put 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 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-fused to become his wife. In this condition,. he begged me to give him some charm bywhich he might conquer the heart of the girl,and persuade her to yield to his suit. I had,among my wares, a pair of ear-rings about 160 WIT BOUGHT. three inches long, set with glass of variouscolours—green, red, and yellow. These Igave to the chief, and told him to presentthem to Zary. He thanked me after hisIndian fashion, and went away. I did notknow the result at the time, but I learned itat a subsequent period. At last, the war with England broke out,and the Indians being incited to hostilitiesagainst us, there was no farther opportunityto venture among them. I therefore leftSt. Louis, and after a variety of incidents,reached New York. Here I spent a fewdays, and then set off for Salem, where Iarrived without accident. At first, the place seemed a good dealaltered. Every house was, in fact, preciselyas I had left it three years before—but still, allseemed on a s
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