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an opportunity for more than a month – when at length the party reached their Village[.] The War Chief having by this time determined upon making his beautiful Captive his Wife Applied to his Father in Law to adopt her as his daughter – by which means the children would be naturalized, and considered as of the Enasas Nation[.]

The Unfortunate Husband now having lost all hopes of ever seeing, or of recovering his family by Stealth - mustered the Courage to sacrifice himself[.] He ascended to the Top of a high hill which was in the Vicinity of the Village Whe he boldly made his appearance singing his Death Song[.] The Enasas seeing this Stranger took the alarm – thought he was a Spy, and that the enemy was at hand[.] The Village assembled – consulted the men armed and in a body ascended the hill – when within a small distance the Stranger in a firm and loud voice hailed them as follows –

"Enasas Nation – You who are the authors of my wretchedness be not alarmed where there is no danger[.] You see me naked, and alone[.] I have no alarms[.] I am a Flat Head[.] My friends are beyond the Great mountains[.] They are in Mourning – but I am not here out of revenge for

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