Miller, Olive Beaupré, ed, Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945, illustrator · Chicago : The Bookhouse for children · leaf 372
t theirvillage with the intention of falling on some band of their enemies,the Delawares, but, failing this, had satisfied themselves bycapturing a few white settlers. She devoutly hoped their purposewas to hold the prisoners for ransom, and this seemed most rea-sonable to suppose, since no… … 369 MY BOOK HOUSE before, was none other than the chief, Corn-Planter himself.Day after day they marched, but the prisoners were not ill-treated, and Corn-Planter seemed to have taken a wonderfulfancy to Nelly. Again and again he took her up to ride on hishorse before him, offered her some little…
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