The boys' book of Indian battles and adventures, with anecdotes about them
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The boys' book of Indian battles and adventures, with anecdotes about them
Indians of North America -- Anecdotes
“There being some women, at the same time there, Captain Standish left
them, in the custody of Weston’s people, at the town; and sent word to
another company, to kill those Indian men that were among them. These
killed two more; himself with some of his own men, went to another place
and killed another; but through the negligence of one man, an Indian
escaped, who discovered and crossed their proceedings.
“Captain Standish took one half of his men with one or two of Weston’s
and Hobamock, still seeking them. At length they espied a file of
Indians, making toward them; and, there being a small advantage in the
ground, by reason of a hill, both companies strove for it. Captain
Standish got it; whereupon the Indians retreated, and took each man his
tree, letting fly their arrows amain, especially at himself and Hobamock.
Whereupon Hobamock cast off his coat, and chased them so fast, that our
people were not able to hold way with him. They could have but one
certain mark, the arm and half the face of a notable villain, as he drew
his bow at Captain Standish, who with another, both discharged at him,
and brake his arm. Whereupon, they fled into a swamp; when they were
in the thicket, they parlied but got nothing but foul language. So our
Captain dared the Sachem to come out and fight like a man, showing how
base and woman-like he was, in tonguing it as he did; but he refused and
fled. So the Captain returned to the plantation; where he released the
women and took not their beaver coats from them, nor suffered the least
discourtesy to be offered them.
“Now were Weston’s people resolved to leave the plantation, and go to
Monhegan, hoping to get passage and return to England with the fishing
ships. The Captain told them, that for his own part, he durst live there
with fewer men than they were; yet since they were otherwise minded,
according to his orders from the Governor and people of Plymouth, he
would help them with corn, which he did, scarce leaving himself more than
brought them home. Some of them disliked to go to Monhegan; and desiring
to go with him to Plymouth, he took them into the shallop; and seeing
the others set sail, and clear of Massachusetts Bay, he took leave and
returned to Plymouth, bringing the head of Wittuwamat, which was set up
on the fort.
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