The White Chief
of the Ottawa
. . . By . . .
Bertha Wright Carr-Harris
With seven full-page illustrations
by John Innes
TORONTO
WILLIAM BRIGGS
1903
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year
one thousand nine hundred and three, by BERTHA WRIGHT
CARR-HARRIS, at the Department of Agriculture.
PREFACE.
"The White Chief of the Ottawa" is not fiction.It is not a tale with a carefully concealed plot,meant to delude the reader at the beginning andto surprise him at the end. It is somethingstranger than fiction, a sketch of the lifeexperiences of Philemon Wright and his family, thefirst settlers in the district of Ottawa. Withthe exception of the love of Abbie and Chrissy,which are based upon fact, the story is mainly asimple recital of actual facts which cannot becontroverted.
The writer is indebted to the following forfurnishing valuable data:
Diary and letters of Philemon Wright, 1806-1816.
Bouchette's Topographical Report.
"Travels in the North"—Sir Alexander Mackenzie, 1803.
"Three Years in Canada"—McTaggart, 1830.
"Shoe and Canoe"—Dr. Bigsby.
Parkman's History of Canada.
Also to traditions of old settlers collected atvarious times and places. May some of thepictures set forth in these pages inspire us withan ever-deepening appreciation of the self-sacrifice,the energy, the enterprise, of those whoseloyalty to the British Crown led them to penetratethe dark recesses of our Canadian forestsand brave the trials and vicissitudes of pioneerlife.
To these conquering heroes Canada owesmuch of her prosperity and greatness.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I.—A Weird Ceremony
II.—The White Chief
III.—Newitchewagan
IV.—An Indian Suitor
V.—Chrissy
VI.—Gay Voyageurs
VII.—"A Ministering Angel, Thou"
VIII.—Convent Days
IX.—The New Tutor
X.—Tobacco Offerings
XI.—Snares
XII.—Mrs. Bancroft's Sugaring Off
XIII.—Accidental and Confidential
XIV.—Machecawa Scalps the Englishman
XV.—A Romantic Wedding
XVI.—A Perilous Journey
XVII.—A Double Tragedy
XVIII.—An Exciting M BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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