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Father Winter
At Oneida they found a grocer who had oysters in the shell. The children had never tasted of an oyster, and they bought fifty for their dinner.
Before leaving home the children had never seen an Indian, and the sight of one filled them with terror. They could not think of an Indian without seeing in imagination the tomahawk and scalping knife, which they supposed every Indian held ready for deeds of blood. They were now reaching a section where the "'noble red men " were quite numerous; and if they saw one, the fear of the children was such, they hurried on as though the enemy was on their track.
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