Indian Captivities: Or, Life in the Wigwam; Being True Nar- Ratives of Captives who Have Been Carried Away by the Indians, from the Frontier Settlements of the United States, from the Earliest Period to the Present TimeDerby and Miller, 1852 - 361 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 49–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... squaw who spake to me to make a shirt for her Sannup ; for which she gave me a piece of beef . An- other asked me to knit a pair of stockings , for which she gave me a quart of peas . I boiled my peas and beef together , and invited my ...
... squaw who spake to me to make a shirt for her Sannup ; for which she gave me a piece of beef . An- other asked me to knit a pair of stockings , for which she gave me a quart of peas . I boiled my peas and beef together , and invited my ...
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... squaw that owned that Mary Thurston came running after me , and got it away again . Here was a squaw who gave me a spoonful of meal ; I put it in my pocket to keep it safe , yet notwithstanding somebody stole it , but put five Indian ...
... squaw that owned that Mary Thurston came running after me , and got it away again . Here was a squaw who gave me a spoonful of meal ; I put it in my pocket to keep it safe , yet notwithstanding somebody stole it , but put five Indian ...
Էջ 36
... squaw who showed herself very kind to me , and gave me a piece of bear . I put it into my pocket and came home ; but could not find an opportunity to broil it , for fear they should get it from me . And there it lay all the day and ...
... squaw who showed herself very kind to me , and gave me a piece of bear . I put it into my pocket and came home ; but could not find an opportunity to broil it , for fear they should get it from me . And there it lay all the day and ...
Էջ 38
... squaw gave me some ground - nuts ; she gave me also something to lay under my head , and a good fire we had ; through the good providence of God , I had a comfortable lodging that night . In the morn- ing , another Indian bid me come at ...
... squaw gave me some ground - nuts ; she gave me also something to lay under my head , and a good fire we had ; through the good providence of God , I had a comfortable lodging that night . In the morn- ing , another Indian bid me come at ...
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... squaw was boiling horses ' feet . She cut me off a little piece , and gave one of the English children a piece also . Being very hungry , I had quickly eat up mine ; but the child could not bite it , it was so tough and sinewy , and lay ...
... squaw was boiling horses ' feet . She cut me off a little piece , and gave one of the English children a piece also . Being very hungry , I had quickly eat up mine ; but the child could not bite it , it was so tough and sinewy , and lay ...
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Indian Captivities: Or, Life in the Wigwam; Being True Narratives of ... Samuel G. Drake Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1850 |
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Էջ 42 - And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Էջ 42 - Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove : Mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed ; undertake for me.
Էջ 27 - Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Էջ 39 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Էջ 44 - Shall there be evil in the City and the Lord hath not done it?
Էջ 30 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Էջ 31 - Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Էջ 21 - Some in our house were fighting for their lives, others wallowing in blood, the house on fire over our heads, and the bloody heathen ready to knock us on the head if we stirred out. Now might we hear mothers and children crying out for themselves and one another, "Lord, what shall we do?
Էջ 41 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Էջ 290 - Mr. Tracy, happened to call upon me, saying that another canoe had just arrived from Detroit, and proposing that I should go with him to the beach, to inquire the news, it so happened that I still remained,, to finish my letters, promising to follow Mr.