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"Ask that question of the Indian," put in Dirck, a little significantly. We looked at Susquesus inquiringly, for a look always sufficed to let him comprehend us, when a tolerably plain allusion had been previously made. "Black-man do foolish t'ing," observed the Onondago.
"Look round and count the Hurons," I thought to myself; "and in what manner is this to be done?" By this time, however, it was sufficiently light to see foot-prints, if any there were, and the Onondago set about examining such traces of what had passed at that terrible spot, as might be intelligible to one of his experience.
This Indian was about six-and-twenty years of age, and was called a Mohawk, living with the people of that tribe; though, I subsequently ascertained that he was, in fact, an Onondago by birth. His true name was Susquesus, or Crooked Turns; an appellation that might or might not speak well of his character, as the Turns' were regarded in a moral, or in a physical sense. "Take that man, Mr.
"Musquerusque chief Huron chief got very tender back; never forget rope." "You mean us to understand that my black's prisoner will be apt to make some attempt to revenge himself for the flogging he got from his captor?" "Just so. Indian good memory no forget friend no forget enemy." "But your Huron will be puzzled to find us, Onondago.
Our consultation was necessarily in the midst of a moving throng; and the Onondago must have approached us, unnoticed, at the commencement of our conference. There he was, however, though whence he came or how he got there, I could not imagine, at the time, and have never been able to learn since. "Can you help us to get away, Susquesus?" was my answer.
The Onondago thinks the Mooseridge party may be cut off, as being alone and unsupported, and that we ought to apprise them of this danger." "All perfectly just," I replied, "and it is what they, being our own people, have a right to expect from us. Still, Guert, I should think those surveyors might be safe where they are, in the bosom of the forest, for a year to come.
It was necessary to put an end to this, and Jaap was ordered to prepare our packs, in readiness for the expected march. Relieved from his presence, Susquesus was asked to be more explicit. "You know Injin," the Onondago answered. "Now he t'ink red-coats driv' away and skeared, he go look for scalp.
It required nothing less than a thunderbolt to disturb the composure of that Onondago! From that moment our progress was as swift as it had been previously to the halt; while our course was seemingly as unerring as the flight of the pigeon. Susquesus did not steer exactly north-west, as before, however, but he inclined more northerly.
He had probably been thus suspended and abandoned, while alive! Even the Onondago could not restrain me, after I fully saw and understood the nature of the cruelty which had been exercised on the miserable victim who was thus suspended directly before my eyes, and I broke out of the cover, ready, I am willing to confess, to pull trigger on the first hostile red-man I saw.
Then Anneke and Mary Wallace, with their bright, blooming, sunny faces bright and happy whenever we appeared, most certainly, of late were in the former direction, and even Dirck cried out 'for Ravensnest. But, on that route the Onondago refused to stir one foot.
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