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  TWO LITTLE SAVAGES

  Being the ADVENTURES of Two BOYS Who Lived as INDIANS and What TheyLEARNED

  With Over Three Hundred Drawings

  Written & Illustrated by

  ERNEST THOMPSON SETON

  Author of _Wild Animals I have Known_, _Lives of the Hunted_,_Biography of a Grizzly_, _Trail of the Sandhill Stag_, etcetera,& Naturalist to the Government of Manitoba.

  1917

  Preface

  Because I have known the torment of thirst I woulddig a well where others may drink.

  E.T.S.

  In this Book the designs for Title-page, Jackets, and general make-upwere done by Grace Gallatin Seton.

  The Chapters

  Part I

  Glenyan & Yan

  I. GlimmeringsII. SpringIII. His Adjoining BrothersIV. The BookV. The Collarless StrangerVI. GlenyanVII The ShantyVIII The Beginnings of WoodloreIX TracksX. Biddy's ContributionXI. Lung BalmXII. A CrisisXIII. The LynxXIV. Froth

  The Chapters

  Part II

  Sanger & Sam

  I. The New HomeII. SamIII. The WigwamIV. The Sanger WitchV. CalebVI. The Making of the TeepeeVII. The Calm EveningVIII. The Sacred FireIX. The Bows and ArrowsX. The DamXI. Yan and the WitchXII. Dinner with the WitchXIII. The Hostile SpyXIV. The QuarrelXV. The Peace of Minnie

  The Chapters

  Part III

  In the Woods

  I. Really in the WoodsII. The First Night and MorningIII. A Crippled Warrior and the Mud-AlbumsIV. A "Massacree" of PalefacesV. The Deer HuntVI. War Bonnet, Teepee and CoupsVII. CampercraftVIII. The Indian DrumIX. The Cat and the SkunkX. The Adventures of a Squirrel familyXI. How to See the WoodfolkXII. Indian Signs and Getting LostXIII. Tanning Skins and Making MoccasinsXIV. Caleb's PhilosophyXV. A Visit from RaftenXVI. How Yan Knew the Ducks AfarXVII. Sam's Woodcraft ExploitXVIII. The Owls and the Night-SchoolXIX. The Trial of GritXX. The White RevolverXXI. The Triumph of GuyXXII. The Coon HuntXXIII. The Banshee's Wail and the Huge Night ProwlerXXIV. Hawkeye Claims Another Grand CoupXXV. The Three-fingered TrampXXVI. Winning Back the farmXXVII. The Rival TribeXXVIII. White Man's WoodcraftXXIX. The Long SwampXXX. A New Kind of CoonXXXI. On the Old Camp GroundXXXII. The New War Chief

  List of Full Pages

  Part I

  1. "Gazing spellbound in that window" 2. "He already knew the Downy Woodpecker" 3. "Yan's Toilet" 4. "The Coon Track" 5. "There in his dear cabin were three tramps" 6. "It surely was a Lynx"

  Part II

  7. "The wigwam was a failure" 8. "Get out o' this now, or I'll boot ye" 9. "Pattern for Teepee"

  10. "Pattern of Thunder Bull's Teepee and of Black Bull's Teepee"11. "'Clicker-a-clicker!' he shrieked ... and down like a dart"12. "Rubbing-sticks for fire-making"13. "The Archery Outfit"14. "The dam was a great success"15. "Ugh! Heap sassy"16. "There stood Raften, spectator of the whole affair"