f, like the other Christian
Indians; but when it is brought in, he makes me skin it; and then takes
the two haunches over to the fort, and there exchanges them with the
fur-traders for some flour, tea and sugar, which he brings home. I have
to cook for him a fore-shoulder of the deer, make cakes at the fire, out
of his flour, and then when the tea is made and supper is ready, sit and
watch him, and our boys, and any men visitors who happen to be there--
and a number are generally around by that time--eat until all is
consumed. He never gives any of these good things to me, or to the
girls. We have to go out in a canoe, and, with a net, catch some fish
for our food. And yet," she added, with some bitterness, "he calls
himself a Christian; and treats us in this way, as though he had never
heard the missionary."

Of course we were both indignant as she told her story, and were not
slow in letting her know of our annoyance at her having been, so
treated. But wife-like, and woman-like, when I said:

"Robert shall hear of this, and shall be straightened out forthwith,"
her fears were aroused, and it seemed as though she were now frightened
at what she had said. However there was not much difficulty in quieting
her fears, although at first it did seem as though she would rush out of
the house, and return to her tent, and submit to the humiliating life
which she saw should not have continued so long.

After a little consultation with Mrs Young, our course of action was
agreed upon. It was, that Betsy should be kept at the mission house
until I had assembled in the church a number of the elderly Christian
men; and later Robert, whom we learned from his wife was then at his
tent, was to be summoned.

But little time was required in which to gather the men I wanted, as
most of the people were then at their homes. They were completely in
the dark as to the object for which I had called them together. When in
the church. I sent for Mrs Young and Betsy to join us. Poor Betsy was
now so frightened, that it seemed as if, like a startled deer, she would
run to the woods. However, she was in good hands. Mrs Young spoke
soothing words, and cheered her much by telling her, that what she had
done in coming to us with the story of her wrongs was perfectly right,
and that very soon every thing would be cleared up.

Shortly after the two women came in and took seats together, Robert, for
whom I had sent two men, walked in.