Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: OOCHIGEOPCH?THE SCABBED YOUNG BEAVE FAB away in the forest there lived two old Indians with their son. He was their only child. When the boy had grown to be a young brave, the mother said to him one day, "My son, it is lonely here, and I am growing old; and soon I shall not be able to prepare the meat in flakes for drying. Soon I can no longer make your moccasins or your blankets for you. Then we shall need younger hands than mine in our lodge. So, my son, I would have a daughter with me in the wigwam. Seek out a maiden for your wife, and bring her to us in the forest, and then will our hearts be glad." And the young brave said, "That is well, my mother, but where shall I journey to find such a maiden?" The mother prepared his clothing for him, and told him which way to go. "Follow the river up stream until you come to a small Indian village. You will not find the maiden there, but they will tell you the way." The young man set out as his mother had told him. When he reached the small village, he entered one of the humblest lodges. There he found an old woman and a little boy. They welcomed him, and the little boy seemed to be very happy in waiting upon him. The old woman guessed what his errand was. "There are two of our young braves who like adventures. I will speak to them, and one of them will be your guide," she said. The next day the young brave, with the guide, started upon his journey. They passed an Indian village, and after travelling a long, long way, they came to another village. This was a very large encampment. The young brave said, "Here I will seek a wife." Now this young man was so brave and strong that he had gained a little magical power; so, before he entered the village, he transformed himself into an awkward, deformed man, with a br...