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He said the child died a few days after its evil treatment, and the thought of it made his heart bitter; that he had tried to live peaceably with the white men, but they had driven him into the war. "On one occasion," said the sick soldier, "as we lay side by side in his hut, on the shore of the Sebago Lake, Squando, about midnight, began to pray to his God very earnestly.
"When the strange man had thus spoken, Squando told me that he went straightway up to him, but found where he had stood only the shadow of a broken tree, which lay in the moon across the white sand of the shore. Then he knew it was a spirit, and he trembled, but was glad. Ever since, he told nee, he had prayed daily to the Great Spirit, had drank no rum, nor hunted on the Sabbath.
The poor baby sank, and the mother dived and brought it up alive, but it died so soon after, that the loss was laid to the charge of the cruel men by the father, who was a Sachem named Squando, of considerable dignity and influence, a great medicine man. On Philip's border to the southward, a plantation called Swawny was attacked and burnt by the Indians in the June of 1675.
He proved to be the famous Sagamore Squando, the chief man of the Sokokis. "And were you kindly treated by this chief?" asked Rebecca.
He proved to be the famous Sagamore Squando, the chief man of the Sokokis. "And were you kindly treated by this chief?" asked Rebecca.
At one time she was led as far south as Narraganset Bay, which led to the supposition that some of the Narraganset Indians were engaged in the capture. The celebrated Squando, in whose character humanity and cruelty were most singularly blended, took pity upon the child, rescued her, and delivered her to the English at Dover.
Character of Squando. News of the war sent to York. Attempt to release a captive. Unfulfilled promises. Thomas Purchas. Dislike of the Indians. His house plundered. Narrow escape of his son. A captive child released by Squando. Proceedings about Brunswick. Attack upon Saco. Long-continued siege. The assailants retire. Attack upon Scarborough. Repulse of the Indians. Sagadahock.
Robert was alert for a new story, though his interest was now mingled with a sense of fear. "The squaw of the sachem Squando," continued the caller, "was crossing the river in a canoe with her pappoose, when two sailors upset the craft just for the sport of it. The child sank, but the mother dived to the bottom and brought it up alive.
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