Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 74: what you’re looking at

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8 THE PHANTOM CHIEF. CHAPTER VL At early dawn of the day after the council, which we have described as weil for the sake of illustrating the customs of the tribe as because of its influence on the subjects of our nerrative, the party of Hurons and Mingoes set out from Chilicothe. taking with them the two prisoners upon whom slone they had been permitied to exercise their cruel in- Cclinations. A long period elapsed, during which day followei day in wearisome succession to Maric, the subject of whose con- stant solicitude, Fenton was sent away shortly after the departrre of the Ranger. A severe fit of illness confined her for several weeks to her bed; and the weakness in- duced by it prevented her from making any great bodily ex- etlion. The anxiety of her hostess for her recovery, her ‘patient attentions, and the indulgence with which she treated the invalid during her convalescence. excited a grateful friendship in the mind of Marie. We again say, doubt not, feader, for many are the examples of similar kindness amongst that most ferocious of border enemics, the Shaw- ano tribe. '. The adult males of the town were mostly absent upon forays ivto the white settlements; yet Marie saw much of the ordinary course of things in an Indian village. Many times did she observe grim warviors, whose hands bad been teddened with the blood of her countrymen, sitting in the enn, staking in childish games, or at cards, (which they had learned from the French), the products of the chase. or ar- ticles of finery upon their persons. Several nights of every week, the sounds of dance and song were kept up to a late hour, at different lodges, or in the council-liouse ; and pitch- ed contests at wrestling, jumping and ball-playing, gave amusement to many during the day. Some of the diver- gions of the tribe were at first rather alarv.ing to an anprac- fight Son ~ Sr poameencOm r > < * . . - Seas. ” _. - . * = a ge i