The prisoner was young, she could be taught to love the Chippeway nation; the white people did not murder their prisoners; the Chippeways were the friends of the white people; let them do as they did, be kind to the prisoner and spare her life.

The Eagle would marry the Dahcotah girl; he would teach her to speak the language of her adopted tribe; she should make his mocassins, and her children would be Chippeways.

Let the chief tell the Eagle to take the girl home to his teepee.
The Eagle's speech created an excitement.

The Indians rose one after the other, insisting upon the death of their prisoner.

One or two seconded the Eagle's motion to keep her among them, but the voices of the others prevailed.