His son awoke as well, and the two of them crept outside where they saw two Pawnee Indian men! Nate called us all out, afraid there would be trouble and he would need backup. We all all scrambled outside when we heard his calls. Paul even fetched his gun and knife. The two men seemed nearly frozen, in fear or shock, i'm not sure which.They wore strange clothes made from animal hide, which Nate later told us was probably buffalo. After they got over their initial shock, they began to back away from the wagons slowly. They spoke words I couldn't begin to understand. Then they took off running in a different direction. Funny it seems to me, that after all the stories we heard Indians attacking and all, these two just left. It’s almost as if they were afraid of us as well. Nate told us all that he had heard of the Pawnee tribe living in these planes, and they were pretty common to come across. After that, we all returned to our sleep. The Indians might have run away, but that doesn't mean I felt safe. In the morning, I almost convinced myself that i dreamt the whole thing, but then I heard the children talking about it excitedly. Then, even later, as the sun was just peaking over the fields, and we were beginning our day's travel, I saw them. Far off, I could see their teepees, and some people even. I kept that part to myself
His son awoke as well, and the two of them crept outside where they saw two Pawnee Indian men! Nate called us all out, afraid there would be trouble and he would need backup. We all all scrambled outside when we heard his calls. Paul even fetched his gun and knife. The two men seemed nearly frozen, in fear or shock, i'm not sure which.They wore strange clothes made from animal hide, which Nate later told us was probably buffalo. After they got over their initial shock, they began to back away from the wagons slowly. They spoke words I couldn't begin to understand. Then they took off running in a different direction. Funny it seems to me, that after all the stories we heard Indians attacking and all, these two just left. It’s almost as if they were afraid of us as well. Nate told us all that he had heard of the Pawnee tribe living in these planes, and they were pretty common to come across. After that, we all returned to our sleep. The Indians might have run away, but that doesn't mean I felt safe. In the morning, I almost convinced myself that i dreamt the whole thing, but then I heard the children talking about it excitedly. Then, even later, as the sun was just peaking over the fields, and we were beginning our day's travel, I saw them. Far off, I could see their teepees, and some people even. I kept that part to myself