A series of tragedies followed. "I went down to my vise-bench in the
steerage," says Mr. Jewett, in his Narrative, "where I was employed in
cleaning muskets. I had not been there more than an hour, when I heard a
great bustle and confusion on deck. I ran up the steerage stairs, but
scarcely was my head above deck when I was caught by the hair by one of
the savages. My hair was short, and I fell from his hold into the
steerage. As I was falling, he struck me with an axe and cut a deep gash
in my forehead. I remained in a state of suspense for some time, when
Maquina himself appeared at the hatch and ordered me to come up. What a
terrific spectacle met my eyes! Six naked savages stood in a circle around
me, covered with the blood of my murdered comrades! I thought that my last
moment had come, and commended my soul to my Maker.

"'John,' said the chief, 'I speak--you no say no; you say no--daggers
come. Will you become my slave and fight for me?' I answered, 'Yes.' Then
he told me that he would spare my life.

"Taking me by the hand, he led me to the quarter-deck, where the most
horrid sight presented itself; the heads of our unfortunate captain and
his crew, to the number of twenty-five, were arranged in a line.

"Maquina then ordered me to get the ship under way for Friendly Cove. We
were there received by the inhabitants of the village with loud shouts of
joy and a horrible drumming of sticks upon the roofs and sides of their
houses. Maquina took me on shore to his house."

Young Jewett became a favorite of the chief's son, and was made a member
of the tribe. He was compelled to marry an Indian princess, and his search
for his wife is a wonderful romance, and really very poetic, as the
marriage customs of the tribes are associated with a rustic festival
worthy of a painter and poet. The young princess chosen was beautiful, and
served him with the most affectionate devotion, but he could not love her,
because he had been compelled to marry her.

The most remarkable incidents of this strange narrative are associated
with the fate of those who were engaged in the massacre of the officers
and crew of the Boston, and which show that the experience of retribution
is a law common to all peoples and lands.

The principal chief or sub-chief among the warriors was Tootooch. He had
married Maquina's sister. He ranked next to Maquina in all things
pertaining to war, and he had been the foremost leader and the most
mercile