of her two children – he made them his Captives, and carried them all off to the Mississourie[.]

The hunters on their return to the Camp finding the cruel ravages of an enemy in their absence were distracted[.] The owner of the Captive prisoner not finding a Vestage of them among the Plain – searched for them among the Rocks[.] He called on his wife by her name – but alas! she was out of hearing[.] Some of the other women who had the good fortune to escape the massacre regcognised his voice – flew from their hiding places and mingling their cries and their tears with his, informed him that the enemy was scarcely out of sight and of what had happened, and become of her family[.] He immediately formed the bold and desperate resolution of pursuing the enemy in hopes of an opportunity for retreiving his loss[.] His friends Endeavoured to persuade him to the Contrary but he would not hearken to reason – he was unhappy and instantly took his departure – he soon came in sight of his enemies – watched unperceived in their rear without finding

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