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Hang around her ontil my boy, him that's comin' home on a visit, gets here, and I reckon he'll clear out that yar Sacramento counter-jumper. Only let me get a sight o' him afore Flip does, eh? D'ye hear? Dog my skin if I don't believe the d d Injin's drunk."
'Wah! said the Injin; and then I held them over the fire till they was done black, and Nipitabo ate one, and I ate the tother, with a lump o' snow to wash it down!" "It must have been rather dry eating," said Charley, laughing. "Rayther; but it was better than the Injin's leather breeches, which we took in hand next day.
All land Injin's once," he added, with a cloud upon his face. "Injin come with Hawknose to measure land; white man bring little thing to measure it; Jonas Harding throw Hawknose in creek and more white men beat him. White man, like Injin, feel he squaw when beat. Hawknose mad; tell Injin he kill Jonas Harding; drive you from land."
"Let us first hear the Injin's reasons for going after the surveyors," answered Guert. "If he has a sufficient reason for his plan, I am ready to follow it." "Surveyor got scalp, as well as squaw," said Susquesus, in his brief, meaning manner. "That must settle the point!" exclaimed Guert. "I understand it all, now.
"Why, no not exactly on the trip; but I was sent in winter with provisions to them and much need they had of them, poor fellows! I found them tearing away at some old parchment skins that had lain under the snow all winter, and that an Injin's dog would ha' turned up his nose at and they don't turn up their snouts at many things, I can tell ye.
"It must have been rather dry eating," said Charley, laughing. "Rayther; but it was better than the Injin's leather breeches, which we took in hand next day. They was uncommon tough, and very dirty, havin' been worn about a year and a half. Hows'ever, they kept us up; an' as we only ate the legs, he had the benefit o' the stump to arrive with at the fort next day."
Often and often have we talked of this around our family fire, and even Gershom, when his head has not been affected by fire-water, has thought as we all have thought. I know that Bourdon thinks so, too; and I have heard him say that he thought Congress ought to pass a law to prevent white men from getting any more of the Injin's lands."
"On the whole, Corny," Guert remarked after musing a little, "we may do well to follow the Injin's advice. I have heard of so many misfortunes that have befallen people in the bush, from having despised Indian counsels, that I own to a little superstition on the subject. Just look at what happened yesterday!
"Why do you think the poor woman came here?" said Susan. "I never knew an Indian squaw so near the hut before?" She fancied a dark shadow flitted across her husband's brow. He made no reply; and, on repeating the question, said angrily, "How should I know? 'Tis as well to ask for a bear's reasons as an Injin's."
Hang around her ontil my boy him that's comin' home on a visit gets here, and I reckon he'll clear out that yar Sacramento counter-jumper. Only let me get a sight o' him afore Flip does. Eh? D'ye hear? Dog my skin if I don't believe the d d Injin's drunk."
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