[6] Indefatigable in the extreme was the Mohawk; excessive in his expression of gratitude, ha is equally determined in his quest for vengeance; justice, however, being his incentive.
Van Brum refuses to waste his time on this Indian, and in reply to the poor fellow's earnest entreaties, knocks him down.
The remedy is in the form of pellets, a bottle of which the good woman leaves with the squaw, with the injunction to give the baby more at regular intervals.
The little one convalesces immediately, and the innocent squaw looks upon the bottle as cabalistic, in fact the entire tribe regard it a supernatural charm, and so hold it in awe.
The squaw and brave then escort the woman to the river where she is taken aboard the old ferry and carried across to safety in the British camp on the opposite side.