d of a wild turkey I have brought an
Indian squaw," said Alfred.

"I love you better for your kindness, Alfred," replied Emma, "than if
you had brought me a wagon-load of turkeys."

In the meantime, Martin and Henry brought in the poor Indian, and laid
her down on the floor at some distance from the fire, for though she was
nearly dead with the cold, too sudden an exposure to heat would have
been almost equally fatal. Mr. Campbell examined her ankle, and with a
little assistance reduced the dislocation. He then bound up her leg and
bathed it with warm vinegar, as a first application. Mrs. Campbell and
the two girls chafed the poor creature's limbs till the circulation was
a little restored, and then they gave her something warm to drink. It
was proposed by Mrs. Campbell that they should make up a bed for her on
the floor of the kitchen. This was done in a corner near the fire-place,
and in about an hour their patient fell into a sound sleep.

"It is lucky for her that she did not fall into that sleep before we
found her," said Martin; "she would never have awoke again."

"Most certainly not," replied Mr. Campbell. "Have you any idea what
tribe she is of, Martin?"

"Yes, sir; she is one of the Chippeways; there are many divisions of
them, but I will find out when she awakes again to which she belongs;
she was too much exhausted when we found her, to say much."

"It appears very inhuman leaving her to perish in that way," observed
Mrs. Campbell.

"Well, ma'am, so it does; but necessity has no law. The Indians could
not, if they would, have carried her, perhaps one hundred miles. It
would have probably been the occasion of more deaths, for the cold is
too great now for sleeping out at nights for any time, although they do
contrive with the help of a large fire to stay out sometimes."

"Self-preservation is the first law of nature, certainly," observed Mr.
Campbell; "but, if I recollect right the savage does not value the life
of a woman very highly."

"That's a fact, sir," replied Martin; "not much more, I reckon, than you
would a beast of burden."

"It is always the case among savage nations," observed Mr. Campbell;
"the first mark of civilization is the treatment of the other sex, and
in proportion as civilization increases, so are the women protected and
well used. But your supper is ready, my children, and I think after your
fatigue and fasting you must require it."

"I am almost too tired to eat," observe