 | American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary Committee - Delaware Indians - 1819 - 534 pages
...than a child's finger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap ; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully...not wish to contend with them about a little land, as they had still enough themselves. The white and red men lived contente•lly together for a long... | |
 | 1819 - 552 pages
...than a child's finger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully...not wish to contend with them about a little land, as they had still enough themselves. The white and red men lived contentedly together for a long time,... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American literature - 1819 - 476 pages
...than a child's linger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap ; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully...encompassed a large piece of ground. The Indians were suprised at the superior wit of the whites, but they did not wish to contend with them about a little... | |
 | James Buchanan - Indians of North America - 1824 - 404 pages
...than a child's finger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully...out into a circular form, and being closed at its end, encompassed a large piece of ground. The Indians were surprised at the superior wit of the whites*,... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1824 - 524 pages
...than a child's finger, so tint by the lime the whole was cut up, it made a great heirp; they then look the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully...breaking. It was drawn out into a circular form, and being «tosed at its ends, encompassed * large piece wf ground. The Indians were surprised at the superior... | |
 | Art - 1824 - 406 pages
...than a child's linger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully...breaking. It was drawn out into a circular form, and beinn closed at ite end, encompassed n large piece of ground. The Indians were surprised at the superior... | |
 | 1824 - 610 pages
...than a child's finger, so that by the time the whole wls cut up, it made a great heap ; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully avoiding its breaking. It was djawn out into a circular form, and being closed at its end, encompassed a large piece of ground. The... | |
 | New-York Historical Society - New York (State) - 1841 - 518 pages
...carefully avoided its breaking, and that upon the whole it encompassed a large piece of ground. That they (the Indians) were surprised at the superior wit of...not wish to contend with them about a little land, as they had enough. That they and the whites lived for a long time contentedly together, although these... | |
 | John Warner Barber - Latter Day Saint churches - 1841 - 590 pages
...than a child's finger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap; they then took the rope at one end and drew it gently along, carefully avoiding its breaking. It was drawn out in a circular form, and being closed at its ends, encompassed a large piece of ground. The Indians... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1843 - 408 pages
...into a long strip of rope, not thicker than a child's finger, with which they were able to encompass a large piece of ground. The Indians were surprised at the superior wit of the whites, but did not care to dispute about a little land, as they had still enough for themselves; and they lived for some... | |
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... finger, so that by the time the whole was cut up, it made a great heap; they then took the rope at one end, and drew it gently along, carefully avoiding its breaking. It was drawn out into a circular form, and being closed at its ends, encompassed... 
