lf, who, Indian-like, could
hardly have manifested less concern in what was doing for his relief
than had the wounded limb been hanging to some other man's shoulder, and
he but an accidental spectator of what was passing.

When the wound was bandaged, or rather bundled up, the young Indian,
improvising a sling of his ammunition-pouch, slipped his arm in between
the straps--this being the first notice he had apparently taken of his
own mishap.

"Now, as you's fixed up an' feelin' easy an' good, me an' Grumbo will
take a bite o' somethin' to eat: hain't had our breakfas' yit, an'
hungry as dogs. So, you an' Bushie jes' set heer on de log, while we
look about us fur some grub. Den we'll all go a-p'radin' home togedder,
arm-in-arm."

The smoldering camp-fire was rekindled, and a dozen long slices being
cut from the fat young buck upon whose flesh the savages had broken
their fast, it was not long before the appetizing smell of savory meat
broiling on glowing embers began to fill the air, provoking the hungry
mouth to water. But Big Black Burl, though colored and dressed in
buckskin, was quite too much of the natural gentleman to suffer a morsel
of food to enter his own mouth--water as it might--until he had
discharged his duty as host toward their captive, who, being such, must
needs in some sort be their guest. So, he took a choice slice of venison
on the point of his hunting-knife, and going up to the young Indian
where he sat on the log, offered it to him with magnificent hospitality,
at the same time showing the whites of his eyes in his blandest manner.
The captive guest, however, with a courteous wave of the hand, declined
the proffered food, inasmuch as he had broken his fast already. The
steak was then offered to Bushie, who, though he had breakfasted too,
did not with a courteous wave of the hand decline it, but took and ate
it, every bit--not that he was hungry at all, but so delightful did he
find it to be eating again with his precious old black chum. Unwilling,
in the joy and thankfulness of his heart, that his red friend should
remain a mere spectator to their pleasant repast, the generous little
fellow, getting the loan of Burl's knife, took another choice steak, and
with his own hand offered it to their captive guest. This time--glad to
do any thing in the world to please his little preserver--the young
Indian accepted the proffered hospitality, and taking the venison, ate
it with much appearance of relis