How did you got here ?" "They brought me, the Shawnee warriors did.

They attacked the house in the night, when I was alone with the servants.

They murdered them all except me.

They have brought myself here to perish in captivity." "Yaw, de Shawnees ish great on _dat_ business.

'Cause I shneezed dey cotched me once and brought me here to perish in captivity mit yourself," said Hans Vanderbum, in a feeling voice.
"Are you a prisoner, also ?" asked the captive, in considerable surprise.
"Yaw, but I _likes_ it! I's got a wife, Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock, dat is de same shape all de way down, and a little Dutchman, Madokawandock; so dey hasn't to watch, like I shpose dey will have to you." "Can any of these around me understand English ?" asked the girl, in a low tone.
"No; de women don't know notting about it, except my wife, and she ain't here; and de men know notink.