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Title: Indian history for young folks
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Dowd, Francis Joseph, 1876-
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Wars
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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SITE OK FORT AXNK. lie tired at length of this cruel sport, and a more savage Frenchman ap-proached and levelled his musket within a foot of Putnams breast. Fortu-nately it missed fire. In vain Putnam claimed the consideration due to aprisoner of war; the dastardly wretch gave him a cruel blow on the jawwith the butt end of his piece, and then left him to his fate. At some distance from the scene of action he was stripped of his coat,vest, stockings, and shoes, loaded with as many of the packs of the woundedas could be piled upon him, strongly pinioned, and his wrists tied astightly together as they could be pulled with a cord. When, after along and toilsome march, the party halted, his naked feet were torn and /~~- >3^ Itirir ii« i rf*s-r C^fig^—l1 u ,«W.^-
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THE FRENCH COMMANDKR SAVING PUTNAM. ROGERSS RANGERS. 255 bleeding, and his hands were immoderately swollen from the tightness ofthe ligature. Exhausted with bearing a burden beyond his strength, and frantic withpain, he entreated the savages either to kill him at once or loose hishands. A French officer interposed; his hands were unbound, and hisload lightened. Just then his captor, who had been absent, returned, gavehim a pair of moccasins, and expressed great indignation at the cruel treat-ment of the prisoner. He also gave him some hard biscuit, which, as hecould not chew, on account of the blow inflicted by the Frenchman, themore humane savage soaked in water. This and some bears meat hemanaged to suck through his teeth, and allay his extreme hunger. On encamping for the night, the savages, besides other outrages, hadthe barbarity to inflict upon him a deep wound with a tomahawk in hisleft cheek. They had determined to roast him alive, in accordance withtheir savage custom with ca

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