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Updated: May 29, 2025
The banditti of whom Mascarene speaks were the Micmac Indians, who were completely under the control of their missionary, Le Loutre, and were used by him to terrify the inhabitants into renouncing their English allegiance and actively supporting the French cause.
The story of the Indian maids who were loved by k'Cheebellock, the spirit of the air, is told in another way by Leland, although that part of the story which pertains to Leux and the hair bands is the same in both accounts. In Leland's account we have a beautiful legend, Micmac and Passamaquoddy, in which two maids, called the weasels, are loved by the stars, not by k'Cheebellock.
When the last of the men had closed the kitchen door behind him, Micmac John approached Douglas, who had been standing somewhat apart, evidently lost in his thoughts as he watched the approaching boat, and asked: "Have ye decided about the Big Hill trail, sir?" "Yes, John." "And am I to hunt it this year, sir?" "No, John, I can't let ye have un. I told Bob Gray th' day I'd let him hunt un.
She tossed her head, still looking away. "Do you know that I must go up to Micmac? I thought to stay all summer, but my father has sent." "And men have to obey their fathers as girls do their mothers;" in an idly indifferent tone. "It is best, Jeanne; I want to make a fortune." "I hope you will;" but there was a curl to her lip. "And I may come back next spring with the furs."
What Micmac said about the Nascaupees disturbed him not a little. Bob was brave, but every man, no matter how brave he may be, fears an unseen danger when he believes that danger is real and is apt to come upon him unexpectedly and at a time when no opportunity will be offered for defense.
"Sacobie no kill himself now," replied the Micmac, as he bolted a brown slice and a mouthful of hard bread. "Sacobie more like to kill himself when he empty. Want to live when he chock-full. Good fun. T'ank you for more tea." Archer filled the extended mug and poured in the molasses "long sweet'nin'" they call it in that region.
Dick was the first to enter it, and as he pushed open the door he stopped with the exclamation: "That rascal Micmac!" The stove and stovepipe were gone, and fresh, warm ashes on the floor gave conclusive proof that the theft had been perpetrated that very day. Some one had been occupying the tilt, too, as new boughs spread for a bed made evident.
"'Tis rare strange," assented Dick. "An' I'm wonderin' why Micmac John were leavin' th' fur in th' 'tilt after stealin' un. That's what I'm wonderin' at." The whole evening was thus spent in discussing the pros and cons of the affair.
It may also be noted that both in the Edda and in the Micmac story, it is declared that one of the giants picked up the boat and carried it. It may be observed that most of these Indian traditions were originally poems. It is probable that all were sung, while they still retained the character of serious mythical or sacred narrative. Now they are in the transition state of heroic tales.
I'll lie t' him about what I got in my bag an' he'll never suspicion; he don't know enough." Micmac John's work was not yet finished. He had arranged a full and complete revenge. Bob's hunt for caribou would carry him far away from the tilt and into a section where no searching party would be likely to go. The half-breed's plan was now to follow and shoot the lad from ambush.
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