The Experiences of Five Christian Indians, of the Pequod Tribe (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Experiences of Five Christian Indians, of the Pequod Tribe My parents were of the same disposition of the Indians that is, to wander to and fro. And although my father was partly white, yet he had so much of the native blood, that he fashioned after them in travelling from river to river, and from mountain to mountain, and plain to plain, on their jour ney. I was born at Colerain, Massachusetts, a.o. 1798, on the 30th day of January. We lived here but a few months, and then removed to Colchester, Connecticut, within about twelve miles of our native tribe - and there, 'to my sad mis fortune, my father and mother parted I being at this time but a babe, being not more than three years old, and I saw my mother's face no more for twenty years. I was then' placed with my grand parents, on my mothers' side; who, my readers, were not the best people in the world for they would at times drink new-england Rum, and then I was neglected. How awful it is to have parents who will drink spirituous, liquors or alcohol, and by that to neglect their dear little children and leave them to suffer. You will see how much 'i had to s'uffer on the account of rum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.