It is believed that the scene of this tale, and most of the
information necessary to understand its allusions, are
rendered sufficiently obvious to the reader in the text
itself, or in the accompanying notes. Still there is so much
obscurity in the Indian traditions, and so much confusion
in the Indian names, as to render some explanation useful.
Few men exhibit greater diversity, or, if we may so
express it, greater antithesis of character, than the native
warrior of North America. In war, he is daring, boastful,
cunning, ruthless, self-denying, and self-devoted; in peace,
just, generous, hospitable, revengeful, superstitious,
modest, and commonly chaste. These are qualities, it is
true, which do not distinguish all alike; but they are so far
the predominating traits of these remarkable people as to
be characteristic.
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