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into the lake, and threw the keg away. He then re-
turned and addressed us in the following manner .—
“ You have all heard what our brothers said to us; I am
going with them this evening; if any of you will go, do
so this evening; the children can attend the great meet-
ing some other time.” Every one ran at once to the
paddles and canoes, and in a few minutes we were on
the water. The missionaries had a skiff, in which they
went from the Island to the opposite side. They sang
again, and their very oars seemed to keep time on the
still water. 0 how charming! The scenery of the
water; the canoes moving in files, crossing the lake to
visit their first camp meeting. VVhen we arrived on
the other side, it was about dusk, and we bought five
candles for a dollar (I), and obtained an old lantern.
We marched on a new road the whole of Saturday
night, in order to reach the camp ground. During the
journey, we had to wade through deep creeks. Just
before the dawn, we were about half a mile from the
camp ground ; here we tarried until day light, and then

approached the camp.
VVhen the Indians beheld the fence and the gate, and

a great number of whites, they began to feel rather timid
and suspicious, for the trader had told my father at Rice
Lake, that it was for the purpose of killing all the In-
dians that the black coats had invited them to the meet-
ing. My father told me to keep away from the ground,
and hunt birds and squirrels with my bow and arrow ;
his object was to save my life, in the event of the In-
dians being killed. After remaining on the camp ground
awhile, Ideparted; but while there, I saw a large num-