156 ‘THE SILVER LAKE STORIES.

minded and courageous woman, and in
the course of a moment or two, she had
reasoned with herself thus: _

“Here I am far from any other white
person. I have no strength to turn this
Indian out; and if I give him all the
liquor he wants, it will only madden
him, and he may murder me. But |
think I understand him well enough to
know, that if I place confidence in him,
he will not betray his trust.”

So rising, and bringing out a decan-
ter of brandy, and a wine glass, she
said; “See here, John! this baby is
very sick ; I have walked with him, and
‘rocked him all last night, and all day ;