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La Salle and the discovery of the great West - North Central ...

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258 THE ADVENTURES OF HENNEPIN. [1680.support. Seeing him disposed to lag, <strong>the</strong> Indians,to spur him on, set fire to <strong>the</strong> dry grass<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n,behind him,taking him by <strong>the</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s, ran forward withhim to escape <strong>the</strong> flames. To add to his misery, hewas nearly famished, as<strong>the</strong>y gave him only a smallpiece <strong>of</strong> smoked meat once a day, though it does notappear that <strong>the</strong>y <strong>the</strong>mselves fared better. On <strong>the</strong>fifth day, being by this time in extremity, he saw acrowd <strong>of</strong> squaws <strong>and</strong> children approaching over <strong>the</strong>prairie, <strong>and</strong> presently descried <strong>the</strong> bark lodges <strong>of</strong>an Indian town. The goal was reached. He wasamong <strong>the</strong> homes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sioux.

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