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Chapter 30

           "Fourwarriorsofhisracehavelived,anddied,"hesaid,"sincethefriendofTamenundledhispeopleinbattle.Thebloodoftheturtlehasbeeninmanychiefs,butallhavegonebackintotheearthfromwhencetheycameexceptChingachgookandhisson."

           "Itistrueitistrue,"returnedthesage;aflashofrecollectiondestroyingallhispleasingfancies,andrestoringhimatoncetoaconsciousnessofthetruehistoryofhisnation."OurwisemenhaveoftensaidthattwowarriorsoftheunchangedracewereinthehillsoftheYengeese;whyhavetheirseatsatthecouncil-firesoftheDelawaresbeensolongempty?"

           Atthesewordstheyoungmanraisedhishead,whichhehadstillkeptbowedalittle,inreverence;andliftinghisvoicesoastobeheardbythemultitude,asiftoexplainatonceandforeverthepolicyofhisfamily,hesaidaloud

           "Oncewesleptwherewecouldhearthesaltlakespeakinitsanger.Thenwewererulersandsagamoresovertheland.Butwhenapale-facewasseenoneverybrook,wefollowedthedeerbacktotheriverofournation.TheDelawaresweregone.Fewwarriorsofthemallstayedtodrinkofthestreamtheyloved.Thensaidmyfathers,‘Herewillwehunt.Thewatersoftherivergointothesaltlake.Ifwegotowardsthesettingsun,weshallfindstreamsthatrunintothegreatlakesofsweetwater;therewouldaMohicandie,likefishesofthesea,intheclearsprings.WhentheManitouisready,andshallsay"Come,"wewillfollowtherivertothesea,andtakeourownagain.

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