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Title: Outdoor life and Indian stories : making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping ... : also stories of noted hunters and scouts, great Indians and warriors ... all of them true and interesting
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916
Subjects: Indians of North America Camping
Publisher: (Philadelphia? : s.n.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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g emotion. Having no newargument to offer, the plain question was put to him whetherhe intended to oppose the survey of the newly-bought terri-tory. He replied that he would cling to the old boundary.The leading chiefs with him rose to their feet, one afteranother, and gave notice that they would stand by Tecumseh.The governor promised the Shawanoe that his words shouldbe told to the President, but he added that it would be useless,for the land would never be given up. Governor Harrison, hoping he could do something in a HIS REPLY TO HARRISON 183 private talk, went with his interpreter to the tent of Tecum-seh. He was received kindly and the two conversed for a longtime, each strongly urging his views upon the other. Thechieftain said he would much rather be a friend of the UnitedStates than an enemy. He knew that war between them andEngland would soon come, and he would greatly prefer tofight on the side of the Americans. He would do so, if hisviews regarding the lands were accepted.
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TECUMSEH DEFIES GENERAL HARRISON I repeat what I said that that will never be done, andit would be wrong in me to hold out any hope for you in thatrespect, replied the governor. Well, as the great chief in Washington is to settle thequestion, I hope the Great Spirit will put some sense in hishead. But he is so far off he will never be harmed by thewar ; he can sit down and feast and drink his wine while youand I feht it out 184 A CHIEFTAIN ON THE WARPATH Is it your determination to make war if your terms arerefused ? It is, replied Tecumseh ; nor will I give rest to myfeet, till I have united all the red men in a like resolution. The unusual fact about these talks was the franknesswith which Tecumseh gave his views. He never made theslightest effort to hide his intentions, nor would he utter anypromise which he did not mean to keep. He and GovernorHarrison had several interviews, but it was impossible toshake the resolution of the Shawanoe. At one of the coun-cils, he turned to rest h

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