If you hadn't come jes' as you did, I'd had to fout de Injines all alone, single-handed, widout any feller to help me, and, like as not, would've got hurt." "Can't hurt Cato's head--hard," said the Huron, dropping his hand upon the superabundant wool of the negro, and allowing it to bound up as if an elastic cushion were beneath it.

"Make nice scalp--Shawnee like it," added the Indian, still toying with it.
"De Lord bless me! I hopes he nebber will get it, and he nebber will if I can hender dem." It was now quite dark, and, to the surprise of the Lieutenant, a round, full, bright moon appeared above the forest.

The preceding night had been without a moon to light up the cloudy heavens; but there was scarcely a cloud visible now in the sky.

Here and there a small fleck floated overhead, like a handful of snow cast there by some giant, while not a breath of wind disturbed the tree-tops.

All was silent and gloomy as the tomb.
"When are we to go to the Shawnee village ?" asked the Lieutenant.
"Now!" replied the Huron.
"Then why do you linger ?" "Cato go with us ?" "That is just as you say, Oonomoo.