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Updated: May 22, 2025
"Well, At-to-uck," said he, kindly, "you seem troubled. Is there anything I can do for you?" "Me ain't trouble," she answered, using English as well as her very imperfect knowledge would admit. "Me ain't trouble me ain't." "Who may it be then?" "The-au-o-too he much trouble. Sick in woods die berry sick." "What do you mean, At-to-uck?" asked the missionary, his interest strongly awakened.
The latter, at this point, began to give evidence of agitation, and to remark in her broken accents that The-au-o-too was dying and would be dead before they could reach him. The missionary, in sore perplexity, looked at his wife. "Go," she said, or rather signified without speaking. "I will," he said, rising with an air of decision. "God grant I may never regret this." "I trust you never will."
Her husband, The-au-o-too, a warrior favorably inclined toward the white man, was thoughtful and attentive; and the good minister wondered that the savage did not restrain these unwomanly demonstrations upon his squaw's part. She approached with rapid step, until she stood directly in front of them. Harvey saw that her countenance was agitated.
Then she suddenly broke forth: "Send At-to-uck to git good man hurry berry hurry he die won't live. The-au-o-too say hurry die soon won't see good man Riher." Harvey looked at his wife. "What must I do, Cora? It will not do to leave you, as Teddy may not return for several hours, and yet this poor Indian should be attended in his dying moments." "You should go, Harvey; I will not fear."
He turned to the squaw in perplexity. "How far away is The-au-o-too?" "Not much far soon find most dead." "It may be," he said in a low tone, "that he can be got to the house, although it would be no easy matter for us two to bring him." "I think your duty calls you to the dying man." "I ought to be there, but I tell you, Cora, I don't like this leaving you alone," said he, impressively.
The suspicions of the missionary that had been slumbering were now fully roused. "What do you mean then?" The squaw turned full around and gave a leer which, if possible, made her face more hideous than ever. Without thinking Harvey caught her by the arm and shook her sharply. "Explain this, At-to-uck. What is the meaning of this?" "He-he-e-e-e! big fool. The-au-o-too hunt no hurt!"
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