Introductory material

The wigwam of Kaf-ne-wah-go—His family—Tula, his only daughter—O-ken-áh-ga, her husband—The Athapuscows steal in at night—The chiefs murdered—Tula a captive—Her infant boy murdered before her eyes—The Chippeways in pursuit of the murderers—Following the trail—The enemy overtaken—Retribution wreaked upon the innocent—The deep grief of Tula—Her weary marches—Her captors encamp—The tempest—She escapes in the darkness—Vain attempts to discover her retreat—Seeks to find her way back to her people—The forest—A midnight intruder—She climbs a tree—Is besieged—Assaulted—Repels and destroys the enemy—Intricacies and dangers of the forest—An opening, but no light—Bewildered—Resolves to go no farther—Finds a convenient spot—builds a cabin—her house-keeping—Her ingenuity, industry and taste—The Hermitess discovered—Her solitude reluctantly abandoned—Indian mode of obtaining a wife—Journeyings—A new party—An unexpected meeting.