ing to intimidate, the prisoner.
"It is true. We are nothing but poor, ignorant Injins. We can only
torment our prisoners after Injin fashion. If we were pale-faces, we
might do better. We did not torment the medicine-priest. We were
afraid he would laugh at our mistakes. He knew a great deal. We know
but little. We do as well as we know how.

"Brother, when Injins do as well as they know how, a warrior should
forget their mistakes. We wish to torment you, in a way to prove that
you are all over man. We wish so to torment you that you will stand up
under the pain in such a way that it will make our young men think your
mother was not a squaw--that there is no woman in you. We do this for
our own honor, as well as for yours. It will be an honor to us to have
such a captive; it will be an honor to you to be such a captive. We
shall do as well as we know how.

"Brother, it is most time to begin. The tormenting will last a long
time. We must not let the medicine-priest get too great a start on the
path to the happy hunting-grounds of your----"

Here, a most unexpected interruption occurred, that effectually put a
stop to the eloquence of Ungque. In his desire to make an impression,
the savage approached within reach of the captive's arm, while his own
mind was intent on the words that he hoped would make the prisoner
quail. The corporal kept his eye on that of the speaker, charming him,
as it were, into a riveted gaze, in return. Watching his opportunity,
he caught the tomahawk from the Weasel's belt, and by a single blow,
felled him dead at his feet. Not content with this, the old soldier
now bounded forward, striking right and left, inflicting six or eight
wounds on others, before he could be again arrested, disarmed, and
bound. While the last was doing, Peter withdrew, unobserved.

Many were the "hughs" and other exclamations of admiration that
succeeded this display of desperate manhood! The body of The Weasel
was removed, and interred, while the wounded withdrew to attend to
their hurts; leaving the arena to the rest assembled there. As for the
corporal, he was pretty well blown, and, in addition to being now bound
hand and foot, his recent exertions, which were terrific while they
lasted, effectually incapacitated him from making any move, so long as
he was thus exhausted and confined.

A council was now held by the principal chiefs. Ungque had few
friends. In this, he shared the fate of m