n against the white man, who had taken their land."

"I am an Indian now," said I.

"Yes, and you will forget the white man," said he. "You have now red
blood in your veins. You marry Indian wife, you all the same as one
Indian."

I said, "War Indian beat his wife, suppose she talk too much?"

"Plenty talk, plenty beat," said he.

"Suppose my wife talk too much and I beat her, what Indian people
say?"

"Say good. Suppose wife too old, you take two wife, one more young."

I was very much pleased with this conversation; not that I had the
slightest idea of profiting by his information by taking another wife,
but I felt such a disgust at my present one, and had already seen what
a fury she could be, that I was resolved, if necessary, to show her
that I was master, for I felt certain that if I did not, she would
soon attempt to master me, and so it turned out.

On the third day she took down a bow and arrows and made a sign to me
to go out, and, I presumed, bring back food; and as there was nothing
in the house, I thought the request reasonable. I therefore went out
of the wigwam and found that many of the young men were going out on a
hunting-party, and that I was to join them. We set off and travelled
for six hours before we came to the hunting-ground, and as the deer
passed me I thought of Whyna and my hunting excursions with her. I
was, however, fortunate, and killed two deer, much to the surprise of
the Indians, who thought a white man could not use a bow and arrows,
and I rose very much in their estimation in consequence. The deer was
cut up, and we hung upon branches what we could not carry.

We did not go home that night, but feasted over a large fire. The next
morning we all carried home our loads, and mine was as large as any of
the others, if not larger; neither did I flag on the way, for I was
naturally very strong and active, and had lately been inured to
fatigue. When we arrived, the squaws and men among the others were
despatched for the remainder of the venison. I now went out every day
by myself and practised with my bow, till I had become more expert,
for I wanted practice. I had no musket, but I had a tomahawk and a
long knife. I began to pick up a few words of the language, and by
means of the interpreter I gained them very fast. Before I had been
three months with the Indians I had acquired their confidence and
respect. They found that I was expert, and able to gain my own
livelihood, and I m