NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.



himn; they shaki
dence, to make 17
our 'Wives. We
away from us;
paths, and they
snake. They pc
safe. We lived
them, hypocrites
all talkers, and n
Spirit. We wer
His great counci



but we oot i
There were
beaver were
squaws and
from starVin
large fire.
us to avetug
the council
up the war xs
were ready,
in his bosoir
satisfied. F



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j3 them by the hand to gain their confi
hemn drunk, to deceive them, and ruin



told them to let us alone,
but they followed on, and
coiled themselves among u
)isoned us by their touch.
in danger. We were becc
and liars, adulterers and ha
o workers. We looked up to
it to our father. We were er



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t gave us
lisfaction,



fair words and big



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tthincs were gr



and keep
beset our
s, like the
fVe are not
iming like
izy drones,
the Great
icouraged.
promises,



owing worse.



no deer in the forest. The opossum and
fled; the springs were drying up, and our
I papooses without victuals to keep them,
.g; we called a great council, and built a
The spirit of our fathers arose and spoke to
e our wronos or die. We all spoke before
fire. It was warm and pleasant. We set
rhoop, and du uu p the tornakawk; our knives
and the heart of Black Hawk swelled high
1, when he led his warriors to battle. He is
le will go to the world of spirits contented.



He has done his duty
and commend him.
  " Black Hawvko is a
like a woman. He f



friends.
the natio
ments th
but they
with the
they will
that you
white set
take car(
" Farex



His father will meet him, there,



true In
3els for



But hie does not carn
n and the Indians.



eir fate.
do xvors
in.  His
, iIa fex
can't tU
Al ementh
I of then
Vell, my



The white n
e -they pois1



; country
v years, 1
oust then
;, nearly
and ke(
nation !



and avenue your wrongs.



tier
secc



dian, a
his wi~
H for hii
They
aien do
on the'
I1 will
)me lik



tnd
Fe, h
ansel
will
not
hear
not
e thll



disdains to cry
is children, and



fo
L S1i
sca
t;
be
3.0 w



, and there must
as many officers
p them in order.



Hle cares
iffer. He
ip the he;
it is not p
scalped,
"hite men,
be, as irn
a cs men,



for
la-
ad;:
lure
but
, so
thre
to



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Blacks Hawk tried to save you,
  He drank the blood of some
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