[Oonomoo the Huron by Edward S. Ellis]@TWC D-Link bookOonomoo the Huron CHAPTER X 13/37
We want you to smooth the way for us to the Bright Land." "The way is already smoothed, my child, so that your feet can tread it. Can I do anything to relieve your pain ?" "No; my body suffers, but my heart is on fire with joy.
Please attend to Oonomoo," said Fluellina, looking toward him. The Huron was so close to his wife, that by taking a position between them, the missionary was enabled to support both.
Raising their heads with the assistance of Lieutenant Canfield and Captain Prescott, he laid them upon his lap in close proximity to each other.
The men stood silent and affected witnesses of the scene.
Brushing the luxuriant hair from the face of the dying Indian, the preacher said: "Oonomoo, is there anything I can do for you ?" "Where be Niniotan ?" "Here," responded the boy, approaching him. "Stand where you be, and see a Christian warrior die," he commanded, in his native tongue.
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